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Nearly 100 people tuned in for the virtual event that raised over $27,000 in support of local women and girls.
Nearly 75 business leaders, community supporters and elected officials gathered for the annual event that raised over $45,000 in support of local women and girls.
At its sixth annual Champions of Change event on Wednesday, October 26, The Fund for Women and Girls will honor Fredda Maddox and WSFS Bank.
Published every five years, The Fund’s Blueprint Report is the first and only comprehensive needs assessment of women and girls in Chester County.
Contributions from William Penn Foundation and Spring Point Partners will support the activities of the Philly Joy Bank, a pilot program of the Philadelphia Community Action Network (CAN) a collective impact stakeholder group focused on reducing racial disparities in infant mortality.
The Fund for Women and Girls marked 25 years of serving local women and girls at the 16th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon on May 7th at the Desmond Hotel in Malvern.
The Fund for Women and Girls will honor Matrie Johnson – a longtime and devoted advocate for women and girls in Chester County – with its Kitchen Table Award at the 17th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon in May.
WEST CHESTER, PA (August 17, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls will host its 2022 Blueprint Report Launch on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, from 5pm-6pm at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville. Published every five years, the Blueprint Report is the first and only comprehensive needs assessment of women and girls in Chester County.
The report is an in-depth baseline needs assessment of women in Montgomery County, PA and explores eight major areas affecting the lives of women: employment and earnings; work and family; poverty and opportunity; health and well-being; reproductive rights and infant health; violence and safety; political participation; and women veterans.
In the wake of the horrific shooting in Atlanta that killed eight people - including six Asian American women - authors Patricia Eng and Eric Stegman issued a issued a call for philanthropy to take action to stop this violence and hate against AAPI communities.
Following last month’s session we co-sponsored with Gender Justice Fund, The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?, and the subsequent Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v.
CCFWG will present two innovative programs -- the Virtual Girls in Action Summit on May 18th and Virtual 15th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon on June 5th -- to raise awareness about the pandemic’s impacts on local women and girls.
CCFWG’s inaugural Champions of Change Breakfast leaves Chester County business community inspired to elevate women in the workplace.
Results of the #ChescoKnows Workplace Sexual Harassment survey, conducted between November 2018 and January 2019, reveals a range of experiences and insights from current Chester County workplaces.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges faced by working mothers, but it has also provided an opportunity to not only address longstanding inequities but to strive for healing and change of systems that have consistently put women at a disadvantage.
The Fund for Women and Girls hosted its first Champions of Change Summit: Bringing All Voices to the Table on Friday, March 26, 2021, in a virtual format.
The Chester County 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.
