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The Fund for Women and Girls’ Fifth Annual Champions of Change Event Leaves Local Business Community Inspired to Elevate Women in the Workplace

The Fund for Women and Girls
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
... collectively spoke about The Fund’s current Executive Leadership search and its upcoming Blueprint Report, a ... video detailing her dedication to her work, community and family. Dr. Reifsnyder highlighted the commitment to care ... and Tim Bell | M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust | WSFS Cares Foundation | Connie and Tom Fogarty | Denise Wine and Neil ...
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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $219,000 in Grants

Monday, June 18, 2018
... dental and behavioral health services for herself and her family; Dwayne and Amy Walton, the Executive Director and ... violence and sexual assault. This year, CCFWG introduced a new two-year funding program , pledging to award three ... Fund for Women and Girls is a grantmaking and education foundation dedicated to addressing the needs of women and ...

CCFWG’S 4th Annual Champions of Change Event Leaves Chester County Business Community Inspired to Elevate Women in the Workplace

2020 COC Collage
Thursday, November 12, 2020
... “The collective goal of our programs is to create new avenues for women to learn our industry and to advance ... are times in our lives when we all need a lighthouse. My family is my lighthouse. Many of us are blessed with people ... when it comes to supporting women on the path toward leadership and growth,” said CCFWG Executive Director ...

Pat Yoder to receive 2020 Kitchen Table Award from CCFWG

Patricia Yoder
Friday, February 7, 2020
... families to much needed resources. Under Pat’s leadership, the nurse home visiting programs in the county ... now include both a more intensive and long-term Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) program for vulnerable first-time ... She has also been awarded the Outstanding National Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) Administrator Award, and is a past ...
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02Jun2022

The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
... How Should Funders Respond? The Turnaway Study - Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) Backgrounder on ... Overview of Abortion Laws - Guttmacher Institute Oshun Family Center - provides racially concordant care to members ... boards of the Abortion Liberation Fund and the Valentine Foundation, as well as Bread & Roses Community Fund. Ms. ...

The Fund for The School District of Philadelphia Awards Grants Designed to Increase Projects in STEM and Inspire Black, Latinx and Female Students

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The Fund for The School District of Philadelphia has announced 16 winning public-school projects that will receive grant funding for programming  aimed at introducing Black, Latinx and female students to potential careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

The Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Fredda Maddox and WSFS Bank at Sixth Annual Champions of Change Event

Fredda Maddox
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
... a law student who was struggling financially without family support. Thanks to Fredda, that mentee went on to become a lawyer and have a family of her own. While working at the Domestic Violence ... gaps in these areas, provide feedback to its Executive Leadership Team, and work with its senior leaders to infuse ...
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Women’s work is, and always has been, “essential” work. It’s time to value it.

Gender Justice_Photo by Josh Howard on Unsplash
Friday, May 8, 2020
... by women has been designated as essential according to a  New York Times  analysis  of census data crossed with the ... has become the new hospital staffed by millions of unpaid family caregivers doing medical jobs, a majority of whom are ... with addressing the escalating health care needs of their family members. According to the GDP and the Federal Reserve, ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls Hosts Inaugural Champions of Change Breakfast

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
... encourages women to become equity partners and hold leadership roles. As a whole, 43% of its chief officers are ... dedication to the advancement of women in professional and leadership roles. Patty shared childhood memories with the ... at a young age that girls could do anything. That solid foundation inspired her to continue to achieve throughout her ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls' Girls Philanthropy Program Awards Grants

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Downingtown, PA (March 28, 2023) – Family, friends, and staff and board members of the Fund for ... support.   A nationally recognized girls’ grantmaking leadership program, GAB provides 20+ local high school girls ...
22Apr2020

Weekly COVID-19 Funder Briefing #6

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
10:15am - 11:15am
Video Conference
... Houstoun, United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey Reminders - The Office of Arts, Culture and the ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Hosts "Yes, All Women!" Dialogue

Yes, All Women!
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
... rightful seat at the table and sparking conversation with family and friends around what might be emotional and ... Fund for Women and Girls is a grantmaking and education foundation dedicated to addressing the needs of women and ...
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DiversityWomen and Girls

The Fund for Women and Girls’ Community-Based Grants Allocation Committee Awards $239,680 in Grants

The Fund for Women and Girls' Girls Advisory Board
Thursday, June 23, 2022
... who felt whole again after receiving furniture for their new homes; Alma Vidal, Manager of Maternal and Child Health ... Health Services which received $8,750 to support bilingual family planning, prenatal care, and health education to ...
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A Peek Inside the CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board

CCFWG Girls Advisory Board
Friday, January 31, 2020
... in community and schools also allows the girls to make new friends who they would never have met or befriended ... organizations. Now, I am able to educate my friends and family about it, in a manner that comes from experience. At ... on the Girls Advisory Board has helped me to form new ideas on what I want to do in the future, and the ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls Launches Highly Anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report at Community Event

The Fund for Women and Girls Blueprint speakers
Thursday, October 6, 2022
...    The event kicked off with a welcome from The Fund’s new Executive Director Kim Andrews , followed by remarks from ... from bringing the Report information back to their own family members, friends, and communities, to crafting or ...
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Enthusiastic Crowd Gathers at CCFWG Summit to Raise Awareness of Workplace Sexual Harassment

Chesco Knows Summit
Monday, October 21, 2019

As a direct response to survey findings on workplace sexual harassment in Chester County, the Chester County Women’s Commission and Chester County Fund for Women and Girls recently hosted a public #ChescoKnows Summit.

The Fund for Women and Girls Hosts 16th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon Celebrating 25 Years of Impact

Making a Difference luncheon
Monday, May 24, 2021
... in 2011 to honor a woman in Chester County for her leadership and philanthropic contributions to her community. In a heartwarming tribute , friends, family, and colleagues of Mary Lou recognized her incredible ... Abbott; Marguerite Adams; Carol Cunningham; Shiel Family Foundation; Barbara Jo Spellman; Lee Ann Sullivan; Carol ...
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15Feb2023

Chester County Funders Community of Practice: Blueprint Report on the Status of Women and Girls in Chester County

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
8:30am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... eight key areas:  Employment and Earnings; Work and Family; Educational Disparities; Poverty and ... for Women’s Health   PA Coalition for Sex Education   Family Care Act   Subscribe to the Women and Girls Fund’s ...

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