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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 Change Event on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, from 7:30-8:45am at The ... Fredda Maddox has broken glass ceilings. She started as a Pennsylvania State Trooper in Chester County, then moved on ...
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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
WEST CHESTER, PA (October 6, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls launched its highly anticipated 2022 ... to address pressing needs in Chester County.    The event kicked off with a welcome from The Fund’s new ... gap is actually worse in Chester County than it is in Pennsylvania or the United States. Women are less likely to ...
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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
... WEST CHESTER, PA (November 9, 2021) - The Fund for Women and Girls hosted its fifth annual Champions of Change Event on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at The Farmhouse Bistro ...
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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
... CHESTER, PA (NOVEMBER 12, 2020) - The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) hosted its fourth annual Champions of Change Event on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, in a virtual format. ...

The Fund for Women and Girls to Honor Matrie Johnson with Kitchen Table Award

Matrie Johnson
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... Luncheon on Friday, May 6, 2022 at The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Malvern. This year’s Luncheon will be ... County Single Mothers Conference (SMC), a free one-day event to engage, educate and empower single mothers; and ... Business, both from West Chester University in Pennsylvania. She is committed to social justice, global ...
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Pennsylvania Announces Composition of Census 2020 Complete Count Commission

Governor Tom Wolf
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Press Release from the office of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Harrisburg, PA – Governor ... accurate count of Pennsylvania’s population is essential for fair representation at the federal level,” said ... Pennsylvania Council of Churches Pennsylvania Catholic Conference Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) ...
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Giving USA 2021: In a year of unprecedented events and challenges, charitable giving reached a record $471.44 billion in 2020

Giving USA 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
... Giving USA 2021: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2020 , released today, reports that individuals, ... total of $448.66 billion contributed in 2019. Adjusted for inflation, total giving increased 3.8%. (Please see below ... the Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy and the Women’s Philanthropy Institute. Giving USA Methodology ...

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

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
... to Elevate Women in the Workplace The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) hosted its first annual Champions ... Farmhouse Bistro at People’s Light in Malvern, PA. The event honored Patricia B. Miller and Fox Rothschild LLP for ... about the status of women and girls in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the United States.  The report notes that ...
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CCFWG Unites Women and Girls in Chester County for Virtual Conveings to Raise Awareness About Impacts of COVID-19 on Local Women and Girls

CCFWG 2020 Making a Difference Luncheon
Friday, May 8, 2020
WEST CHESTER, PA (May 8, 2020) – The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has responded to COVID-19 through ... by the morning of May 18 th .   Thank you to our generous event sponsors: Chester County Women’s Commission | ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls‘ Inaugural Champions of Change Summit Inspires Local Business Community to Embrace Inclusive Leadership and Elevate Women in the Workplace

Presentation by Dr. Katrina Sawyer
Thursday, April 8, 2021
WEST CHESTER, PA (April 8, 2021) - The Fund for Women and Girls hosted its first Champions of Change Summit: ... virtual format. Inspired by the annual Champions of Change Event recognizing an individual and company for their ...
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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
WEST CHESTER, PA (August 17, 2022) – The Fund for Women and Girls will host its 2022 Blueprint Report Launch on ... community members and supporters to attend the launch event to spark dialogue and ignite change in Chester County ...
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Pennsylvania Humanities Council announces new grant program for cultural organizations affected by COVID-19

Monday, April 6, 2020
phc.jpg PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC) today announced Pop-Up Grants for Cultural Producers , a new grant program supporting ... Producers was created to provide financial assistance to Pennsylvania organizations migrating to virtual or other ...

Pennsylvania establishes blueprint for successful collegiate recovery programs

Thursday, September 22, 2022
... in Higher Education ( ARHE ) announced yesterday that Pennsylvania now has the nation’s most and is the fastest growing state for collegiate recovery programs (CRPs), which support ... substance use disorder.* Ten new programs have launched in Pennsylvania in the past 12 months, all in Southeastern ...

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
... are on lockdown. A majority of those jobs are held by women. In fact, one in three jobs held by women has been ... benefits — more than 30 million Americans  have applied for unemployment benefits — the care workforce at home will ... Standard Report , households with children in Pennsylvania are at greater risk of not meeting their basic ...

GSK Announces $10M Program to Advance Black People, Latinx People, Women in STEM

STEM Equity
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
... Latinx people, women in STEM careers by Kristen A. Graham for the Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA | Global ... STEM Equity Collective was made during a virtual news conference that included Maya Martinez-Davis, GSK President ... the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The Philadelphia STEM ...

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 ...

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
WEST CHESTER, PA (May 24, 2021) – The Fund for Women and Girls marked 25 years of serving local women and ... on May 7th at the Desmond Hotel in Malvern. A hybrid event welcoming over 150 in-person and virtual attendees, The ...
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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 Commissioners and undertaken by the Chester County Women’s Commission (CCWC) and Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), reveal that one in four people ... Chester County’s workplace. The keynote speakers for the event are Brad Johnson and David Smith, co-authors of ...

Bloomberg-Funded Efforts to Stem Pennsylvania Opioid Crisis Announced

Friday, July 12, 2019
... a $10 million commitment to address the opioid crisis in Pennsylvania. The initiative is part of a three-year,  $50 ... to prevent overdose deaths. The first round of funding for Pennsylvania will support efforts to expand access to ...
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