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Leeway Foundation announces $55,000 in Art and Change Grants

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Monday, October 7, 2019
... 7, 2019) - Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $55,000 in funding for 31 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a ... propose a project that impacts a larger group, audience or community; have financial need; and live in the Greater ...

Health Department Announces Significant Contributions to the Philly Joy Bank from the William Penn Foundation and Spring Point Partners

Monday, March 20, 2023
... The Philly Joy Bank is a pilot program of the Philadelphia Community Action Network (CAN) a collective impact ... stakeholder group focused on reducing racial disparities in infant mortality. This generous funding will help provide ... design and leadership by directly impacted people, the power of unrestricted cash through guaranteed income ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls to launch 2022 Blueprint Report on September 13th

2022 Blueprint Report
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
... September 13, 2022, from 5pm-6pm at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville . Published every five years, the Blueprint ... and only comprehensive needs assessment of women and girls in Chester County. This fourth edition of the Report ... and areas for improvement, with clear action steps for the community on ways to ignite change.
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The Fund for Women and Girls Bids Farewell to Current Executive Director, Announces Interim Appointee, and Looks Ahead to Diverse Executive Search

Mary Beth Morrissey
Thursday, September 16, 2021
... Director to assume the role on September 20, 2021. In a letter to The Fund’s supporters, partners, and ... and lead in the face of extraordinary challenges in our community and the world around us. It led to the deepening of ... denise.wine4@gmail.com . *** The Fund for Women and Girls: Igniting Change in Chester County leads and unites the ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity announces the Judy Spangler Memorial Scholarship

Judy Spangler
Monday, May 8, 2023
... plan of Integrated Services, Healthy Environments, and Community-Voice for the Greater Coatesville community. She ... too soon, and we are honored to be carrying on her legacy in this way”. In partnership with The Newlin Foundation, The Judy Spangler ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $217,000 in Grants

CCFWG 2019 Grants Celebration
Monday, July 8, 2019
... Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has awarded $217,000 in grants to 27 non-profit organizations serving the needs of women and girls throughout Chester County. Nearly 100 community members, grantee partners, and CCFWG Board and ... of brave female survivors finally finding their voice in the aftermath of trauma; Jill Laufenberg, Executive ...
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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $219,000 in Grants

Monday, June 18, 2018
... Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has awarded $219,000 in grants to 24 non-profit organizations working to improve the lives of women and girls in Chester County. Nearly 100 community members, grantee partners, and CCFWG Board and ...

New Era for New Century Trust

Friday, March 2, 2018
... new era for New Century Trust. After more than 111 years in our home at 1307 Locust Street, we have chosen to sell the ... of how New Century Trust can be most useful to our community. We asked hundreds of people, including historic ... on how we could be of service. Given the enormous need in our city, the growing demand for philanthropic dollars, ...
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Chester County Women’s Commission and Chester County Fund for Women and Girls Partner on County-wide Survey of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Thursday, November 15, 2018
... deadline is December 21, 2018 ; findings will be released in the spring of 2019. The survey is anonymous and ... third party. Although all men and women who work or live in Chester County are encouraged to participate, the survey ... Fund for Women and Girls, looks forward to engaging in community conversations and strategies to encourage healthy, ...
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The Leeway Foundation Announces $48,950 in Support to 22 Individual Artists and Cultural Producers

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Friday, October 16, 2020
... the true heart of our programming and the work of our community relies on in person connections. The realities of COVID have forced us ... our artists and grantees. Leeway continues to adapt in ways that support the immediate needs of artists in ...
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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Susan Elko with Kitchen Table Award

Thursday, January 25, 2018
... honor Susan Elko, a long-time advocate for social change in Chester County, with its annual Kitchen Table Award at the ... May 4, 2018, at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Malvern, PA. CCFWG established the Kitchen Table Award in ... girls today. Susan currently serves on the board of the Community Coalition, and was a former committee member of the ...
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Cheryl Brubaker named Executive Director for The Fund for Women and Girls

Cheryl Brubaker
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
... Fund for Women and Girls, a leading nonprofit organization in Chester County dedicated to empowering women and girls ... commitment to advancing gender equity. With over 7 years in nonprofit leadership at the Women’s Resource Center, she ... strategic planning, program development, fundraising, and community engagement. She will also work closely with the ...
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The Hardest Hit by COVID-19? Women and Girls

Woman in mask
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
... for Women and Girls CCFWG_COVIDBlog.jpg   A juggling act In 2017, the world laughed when the young children of a ... a strutting four-year-old, and the nonchalant baby in his walker went viral. Three years later, for many of us, ... of schools, childcare centers, small businesses and community centers has put further strain on family dynamics. ...

Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
... – Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $42,500 in funding for 17 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a ... informed educator Candy Alexandra González (ACG ‘18), community educator and burgeoning medicine woman Shivon Pearl ...

CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board Awards $19k to Local Nonprofits Serving Women & Girls

CCFWG Girls Advisory Board
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
... Girls Advisory Board (GAB) program awarded $19,000 in grant funding to five local nonprofit agencies serving ... to learn firsthand about the deep and varied needs in their communities, as well as equip themselves with the ... of free contraceptives. *** CCFWG leads and unites the community through philanthropy and advocacy to ensure that ...

WOMEN’S WAY Receives Grant to Advance the Financial Health of Women in the Philadelphia Region

WOMEN'S WAY Gender Wealth Institute
Thursday, April 13, 2023
... health of women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals in the Greater Philadelphia region. The initiative brings ... ambitions and advance financial equity across the nation. In the Philadelphia region, women aged 18-44 are the largest demographic group living in poverty. ¹  Addressing the financial health of women is ...

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

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
... of Change Breakfast Leaves Chester County Business Community Inspired to Elevate Women in the Workplace The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls ... March 1, 2018 at The Farmhouse Bistro at People’s Light in Malvern, PA. The event honored Patricia B. Miller and Fox ...
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Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), reveal that one in four people (26 percent) in Chester County have witnessed or experienced sexual ... kind in Chester County and is among few to be done in any community,” said Wendy Leeper, President of the Chester ...
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The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
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In June of 2022, the Supreme Court is expected to hand down a highly-anticipated decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization . A leaked ... provides racially concordant care to members of the Black community Me and White Supremacy Workbook - by Layla F. Saad ...

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