Grantees

South Asian Women Project

• Spring 2025
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•   2nd Grant

East Elmhurst, New York

The South Asian Women Project (SAWP) supports survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) and their families through culturally sensitive support groups, trauma-informed counseling, and financial empowerment. South Asian Women Project’s goal is to create a space for women and their children, who have suffered IPV, to feel safe and comfortable to talk about their traumatic […]

Reclaiming Our Options Together (ROOT) Legal

• Spring 2025
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•   1st Grant

ROOT Legal’s mission is to provide means of non-carceral expression for victims of harm, slowly changing a culture centered on individualism and a lack of acknowledging the role played by unaddressed social issues in perpetuating those harms. The organization is comprised of attorneys, former victims of crime, and former defendants who are dedicated to building […]

North Carolina Hmong Women Association (NCHWA)

• Spring 2025
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•   1st Grant

NCHWA was founded to strengthen the voices of Hmong women and girls through education, advocacy, research, and leadership development. It works to create opportunities for Hmong women and girls to thrive, while preserving and celebrating their cultural heritage. The organization acknowledges and addresses the interconnected challenges faced by the entire Hmong community, which exceeds 14,000 […]

Atlanta Doula Collective (ADC)

• Fall 2024
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•   1st Grant

Atlanta Doula Collective works to eradicate Black maternal and infant mortalities in Georgia by providing affordable perinatal support services and culturally responsive, community-based education. ADC serves low and no-income Black mothers facing barriers to accessing affordable healthcare. They work to decrease the rate of preterm births and cesarean births experienced by Black mothers within the program, […]

Sacramento Poderosas

• Fall 2024
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•   1st Grant

Sacramento Poderosas uses art as activism in the service of building a more knowledgeable and equitable society by preserving imperiled Xicanx/Latinx herstories/histories and highlighting culturally responsive, gender-inclusive narratives. It works to counter the history of invisibility and create opportunities for reflection, to amplify community youth voices, create opportunities for personal reflection, and increase hope for […]

The Curve Foundation (TCF)

• Fall 2024
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•   1st Grant

The Curve Foundation (TCF) envisions a world where all lesbians, queer women, transgender and nonbinary people feel valued, supported, and connected. Rooted in the history of Curve Magazine, The Curve Foundation champions the stories and culture of lesbians, queer women, transgender and nonbinary people through intergenerational programming and community building. The Curve Foundation focuses on […]

Idaho Justice Project (IJP)

• Fall 2024
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•   1st Grant

Idaho Justice Project addresses the systemic issues within the criminal justice system in Idaho, raising awareness about disparities in the system, advocating for policy reforms, and supporting marginalized communities. The Idaho Women’s Incarceration Project aims to address the high rate of women’s incarceration in Idaho through collaborative efforts involving public education, policy recommendations, interdisciplinary task […]

The Chicago Hospitality Accountability and Advocacy Database Project (CHAAD)

• Fall 2024
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•   1st Grant

The Chicago Hospitality Accountability and Advocacy Database Project (CHAAD) is an organization created by and for hospitality workers in Chicago to advance accountability and end labor abuses within the food and beverage industry. CHAAD nurtures an intentional community that provides affirmative and equitable resources for workers. Recent national data highlights that the hospitality industry is […]

DemocraShe

• Fall 2024
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•   1st Grant

DemocraShe empowers historically underserved, female-identifying high school students with the leadership and resilience skills necessary to thrive as leaders, voters, civically engaged citizens, and future elected officials. Every public policy skill to help women step successfully into civic leadership is matched with an evidence-based social work practice – at the critical developmental stage of high […]