The WomanHOOD Project
- Spring 2023 |
- 3rd Grant
Bronx, New York
The WomanHOOD Project (HOOD: Helping Ourselves Overcome Discrimination) is an after-school mentorship program for girls, femmes, and trans/gender nonconforming (TGNC) youth of color in the Bronx. Their mission is to celebrate womanhood through a racial and gender justice lens by building the next generation of grassroots leaders. The organization hosts an after-school program and a […]
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Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
- Fall 2022 |
- 3rd Grant
Berkley, California
The Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS) is dedicated to helping grassroots social justice groups fight male supremacism, convening women experts researching supremacists’ ideologies and movements, and educating the public about their work. They provide methods and strategies to properly equip organizations to push back against harmful ideologies and frameworks. After a successful virtual […]
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Cultivating Health and Well Being
Yəhaw̓ Indigenous Creatives Collective
- Fall 2022 |
- 1st Grant
Seattle, Washington
Yəhaw̓ Indigenous Creatives Collective is an urban Indigenous women-led arts nonprofit, dedicated to improving Indigenous mental and emotional health outcomes through art-making, community building, and equitable creative opportunities for personal and professional growth. Yəhaw̓ cultivates opportunities for creatives at every stage of their careers and centers voices of women, two-spirited and young people. They provide […]
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Housing Resource Network
- Fall 2022 |
- 1st Grant
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Housing Resource Network organizes, educates, and empowers renters by providing advocacy training and leadership development to help tenants and tenant leaders sustain their housing. HRN advocates for renters by accompanying them to court, helping them organize. Focusing on women renters, HRN is committed to providing tenants with resources about their housing rights and cultivating new […]
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Data for Indigenous Justice
- Fall 2022 |
- 2nd Grant
Anchorage, Alaska
Data for Indigenous Justice(DIJ) was created from community grassroots efforts to call attention to the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirited people (MMIWG2S). DIJ, an Indigenous-led organization, uses their database to address the issue of MMIWG2S across Alaska and ensure that the data is used ethically and benefits the communities. After […]
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Women in Science and Engineering
- Fall 2022 |
- 3rd Grant
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a grassroots network of scientists working to build a more supportive, collaborative, and equal scientific community for all. WiSE provides a platform for professional development and empowerment of female scientists at CSHL and beyond. Their work includes education on gender disparity, outreach to […]
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Creating Freedom Movements
- Spring 2022 |
- 1st Grant
Richmond, California
Creating Freedom Movements (CFM) cultivates holistic, healing-centered, visionary leaders as they collaboratively incubate social justice projects that nurture cross-issue solidarity to push our changing world in a liberatory direction. With their 1st Mary’s Pence grant CFM will support their 10-month cohort program and social justice project incubator that is designed for emerging and established grassroots […]
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Defend Glendale & Public Housing Coalition
- Spring 2022 |
- 3rd Grant
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Defend Glendale & Public Housing Coalition is a grassroots community organizing campaign for residents living in public housing. Their mission is to protect public housing from privatization and to prevent the displacement of people who rely on public housing, the majority of whom are Black (immigrants, Muslims, East Africans), families with children, and people with […]
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Dreams are Possible
- Spring 2022 |
- 2nd Grant
Bloomington, Illinois
Dreams are Possible prepares women for economically sustainable employment by training them to be first-class, skill-based workers and helping them to secure careers that provide living wages, benefits, and dignity in the workplace. Their 2nd grant from Mary’s Pence will allow Dreams are Possible to provide forklift and OSHA training, which women can include on […]
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