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A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... sanchez family.JPG The Sanchez family at home, at work, and at school — all in the same room.   By Michelle ... have imagined. My “third shift” job has been preparing for the start of this school year and worrying about how to ... plans look right now (believe me… I have plans for my plans), I am privileged with a job that gives me a ...

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
... and individual citizens are praising the “critical” work these workers do to ensure our safety and well-being as ... benefits — more than 30 million Americans  have applied for unemployment benefits — the care workforce at home will ... yet the typical woman has only 36 cents of wealth for every $1 of wealth owned by a typical man. Nearly 50 ...

The Status of Women in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: 2018 Report

The Status of Women in Montgomery County, PA
Published: 
04/2019
... study, conducted by the West Chester University Center for Social and Economic Policy Research, to provide a valuable tool for individuals and organizations interested in improving the ... affecting the lives of women: employment and earnings; work and family; poverty and opportunity; health and ...
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Op-Ed: Families Need Child Care Resources Now More than Ever

Child Care
Friday, October 16, 2020
... health crisis, but it has exposed the existing crisis for quality and affordable child care as well. Parents have ... adjusted to functioning as full-time employees, providing for the daily needs of their children, and helping with ... non-profits, and local businesses have a responsibility to work in tandem, thinking outside the box, to find solutions ...

New Century Trust Adopts Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... Beyond funding, the Trust wants to create an avenue for open communication and mutual learning and work togetther with organizations to connect them  to ... NCT believes they will be better able to add value to the work and reduce the unnecessary administrative burden usually ...

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
WEST CHESTER, PA (September 19, 2022) - The Fund for Women and Girls will host its sixth annual Champions of ... at People’s Light. The event will honor Fredda Maddox for her ability to break barriers in the law enforcement ... that help sex trafficking survivors. Through all of her work in the community, Fredda advocates for justice and ...
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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 Women’s Commission (CCWC) and Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), reveal that one in four people ... action to create workplaces that are safe and productive for everyone.” Additional results from the #ChescoKnows ... 29 percent of workers either do not have a process at work, or are not aware of any process to report concerning ...

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
... WEST CHESTER, PA (November 9, 2021) - The Fund for Women and Girls hosted its fifth annual Champions of ... and Chief Nursing Officer at Genesis HealthCare, for her efforts to support and uplift women in the nursing ... of its robust development programs. The law firm offers work schedule flexibility, including the opportunity to work ...
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Leeway Foundation Introduces Immediate Relief Funds for Individual Artists in the Launch of the 2021 Community Care Fund

Leeway Foundation Community Care Fund
Thursday, February 4, 2021
... as part of their joint relief and recovery support effort for Philadelphia arts and culture organizations. Last March, ... environment. We were forced to examine how our engagement work and grantmaking could move into virtual spaces and ways ... The necessity of immediate, no-strings-attached funds for individual artists was clear to us– particularly for ...

Cheryl Brubaker named Executive Director for The Fund for Women and Girls

Cheryl Brubaker
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
... (2).png WEST CHESTER, PA (June 26, 2024) – The Fund for Women and Girls, a leading nonprofit organization in ... University. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia. As ... with the Board of Directors and staff to further The Fund for Women and Girls’ mission to “lead and unite the ...
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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 ... producers in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a range of social change issues.  The spring ... Change Grant provides grants of up to $2,500 to fund art for social change projects by women and trans* artists and ...

The Leeway Foundation Announces $48,950 in Support to 22 Individual Artists and Cultural Producers

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, October 16, 2020
... Foundation the true heart of our programming and the work of our community relies on in person connections. The ... and feminism were highlighted as trending areas of focus for this round.    Leeway’s Art and Change Grant provides grants of up to $2,500 to fund art for social change projects by women and trans* artists and ...
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The Hardest Hit by COVID-19? Women and Girls

Woman in mask
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Reposted with permission from the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls CCFWG_COVIDBlog.jpg   A juggling act In ... baby in his walker went viral. Three years later, for many of us, this family’s now public moment is our new ... women who bear the brunt of caregiving, homeschooling and work-from-home responsibilities all at once. With women ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $219,000 in Grants

Monday, June 18, 2018
... CHESTER, PA (June 18, 2018) – The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has awarded $219,000 in grants to ... committee members gathered at the Marshalton Inn on June 5 for CCFWG’s 2018 Grants Celebration honoring the hard work and dedication of this year’s grantees. Denise Mahal, ...

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

Yes, All Women!
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
... CHESTER, PA (October 24, 2017) – The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls hosted its second ‘Yes, All Women!’ ... from a range of backgrounds and experiences came together for a thought-provoking discussion on current race and gender ... on election day. “We have many women-related issues to work on. It’s clear that women as a collective should use ...
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Chester County Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Susan Elko with Kitchen Table Award

Thursday, January 25, 2018
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls will honor Susan Elko, a long-time advocate for social change in Chester County, with its annual Kitchen ... she has devoted her career to serving others. From her work at Bridge of Hope – assisting women faced with ...
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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
... “We believe that economic justice is crucial to our work to advance gender and racial equity,” said  Diane ...

A Peek Inside the CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board

CCFWG Girls Advisory Board
Friday, January 31, 2020
... I was unaware of the power of philanthropy, and the need for it in my own backyard. One morning I was drawn to an ... on my high school message board. The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) was interviewing teenage girls ... in a program like GAB involves learning how to work together as a group to gain consensus. CCFWG selects ...
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Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation

Leeway Foundation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
... Change Grant provides grants of up to $2,500 to fund art for social change projects by women and trans* artists and ... the year or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. The next Art and Change Grant ... healthy communities, and works in the service of movements for economic and social justice.

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
Press release via The Fund for Women and Girls WEST CHESTER, PA (June 23, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls has awarded $239,680 in grants to 30 ... Fund’s 2022 Grants Celebration honoring the essential work of our grantee partners who work tirelessly to better ...
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