Supporting Immigrants and Refugees
Immigrant Rights Action
- Fall 2020 |
- 2nd Grant
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Created out of a community response to an ICE raid at a local restaurant, Immigrant Rights Action formed in 2017 to aid undocumented Central Americans in their community. They systematically document local ICE activity, offer immediate support to community members threatened with detention and deportation, and conduct Know Your Rights workshops for immigrants. Immigrant Right […]
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Creating Inclusive Communities
Heartspark Press
- Fall 2020 |
- 2nd Grant
Olympia, Washington
Heartspark Press is a volunteer-led, trans-led organization dedicated to supporting, developing, and amplifying the creative voices of transgender girls, transgender women, and (C)AMAB (coercively assigned-male-at-birth) non-binary people everywhere. They create, publish, and distribute anthologies, children’s storybooks, audio recordings, and videos that spotlight emerging (C)AMAB trans and non-binary artists. This work is an act of resistance […]
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CloseKnit
- Fall 2020 |
- 1st Grant
Minneapolis, Minnesota
CloseKnit focuses on the wellbeing and safety of youth who experience homelessness. Recognizing that to best serve youth facing homelessness, young people’s voices and experiences need to be heard, CloseKnit works to shift the conversation on youth homelessness by investing in connections between youth and their natural supports along with researching, training, and advocating for […]
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Pennsylvania Domestic Workers Alliance
- Fall 2020 |
- 2nd Grant
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Domestic Workers Alliance (PDWA) is a domestic worker-led organization fighting for justice, dignity, and power for house cleaners, nannies, and caregivers. As the only domestic worker organizing group in the state, PDWA organizes and develops the leadership of women — primarily low-income women of color and immigrant women — to win workplace protections that ensure […]
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Ayada Leads
- Fall 2020 |
- 2nd Grant
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ayada Leads (formerly known as Women Organizing Women Network) empowers all women, specifically first and second generation East African immigrants, to become engaged citizens and community leaders, regardless of political affiliation. With the goal of preparing women with the skills to exercise the power of their voice and ensure that they are prepared for a […]
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Women in Science and Engineering
- Fall 2020 |
- 1st Grant
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a grassroots network of scientists working to build a more supportive, collaborative, and equal scientific community female scientists. Along with focusing on the gender disparity in the sciences, WiSE provides outreach to introduce girls in the community to science. They accomplish this […]
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Cultivating Health and Well Being
Sueños Sin Fronteras de Tejas
- Spring 2020 |
- 1st Grant
San Antonio, Texas
Sueños Sin Fronteras de Tejas is a women of color-led organization that aims to increase the health and healing of immigrant women and families by providing direct support, resources, and advocacy that encourages autonomy, empowerment, and self-determination.
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Cultivating Health and Well Being
Star Farm Chicago
- Spring 2020 |
- 1st Grant
Chicago, Illinois
Star Farm Chicago increases access to local organic produce while providing vocational training and horticultural therapy for women, children, and adults with physical and developmental disabilities.
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Project DIVA
- Spring 2020 |
- 2nd Grant
Minneapolis, MN
Project DIVA lives their mission of guiding girls to self-discover without limits by hosting twice monthly groups for their participants focused on their six areas of support: academics, social health, emotional well-being, financial education, health and wellness, and career.
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