Creating Inclusive Communities
The Empowered Fe Fes
- Spring 2022 |
- 1st Grant
Chicago, Illinois
As a disability justice group of self-identifying folks with cross disabilities The Empowered Fe Fes utilizes collective support and care as resistance to claim presence and highlight women’s issues providing a disabled perspective in mainstream conversations where women with disabilities, especially Black and Indigenous women of color, are historically excluded. Through peer support groups, career […]
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Fuerzas Unidas
- Spring 2022 |
- 1st Grant
Stockton, California
Working throughout San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties in California, Fuerzas Unidas organizes some of the most vulnerable populations throughout the state to influence decision-makers and create long-term anti-racist institutional changes. Composed of members representing groups such as farmworkers, service workers, and monolingual Spanish-speaking immigrants, Fuerzas Unidas strives to develop the leadership of Latinx leaders to […]
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Accompanying Women Experiencing Incarceration
It Takes a Village Collaborative
- Spring 2022 |
- 2nd Grant
Washington, District of Columbia
It Takes A Village Collaborative (ITAVcollab) cultivates thriving communities of color that focus on a holistic approach to wellness to encourage healing and the ability of people to reach their full potential. Their To Be Me Returning Citizens Program helps women navigate the challenges they face when exiting the prison system and reintegrating into society. […]
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Cultivating Health and Well Being
Mama to Mama
- Spring 2022 |
- 3rd Grant
Louisville, Kentucky
Mama to Mama offers social support for mothers as they make the transition into parenthood. Their Community-Supported Doula Project provides doulas to women who are at very high risk for disparities in perinatal health outcomes. Recognizing that the doula profession suffers from a lack of cultural and racial diversity, Mama to Mama funds training costs for […]
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National Equal Justice Association
- Spring 2022 |
- 1st Grant
San Francisco, California
National Equal Justice Association secures equal justice for poor and minority workers and their families struggling to obtain access to living wages, nutritional food, health care, clean and affordable water, and safe working and living conditions free from pesticide and other toxic poisoning. NEJA partners with grassroots, community-based, self-help organizations of farm workers, service workers, […]
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Ready to Launch
- Spring 2022 |
- 1st Grant
Santa Monica, California
Ready to Launch equips women from historically marginalized communities with the opportunities and support to learn, grow, and launch careers in government and political spheres. Their fellowship program helps women aspiring to work in fields of public service to find and secure internships. Through these experiences women gain hands-on experience and provide more diverse representation […]
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Supporting Immigrants and Refugees
Sueños Sin Fronteras de Tejas
- Spring 2022 |
- 3rd Grant
San Antonio, Texas
Sueños Sin Fronteras de Tejas (SSFTX) is a San Antonio-based, 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. The SSFTX Health Advocate Project focuses on creating social change by building empathy and tolerance […]
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The League of Women Voters Minneapolis
- Spring 2022 |
- 2nd Grant
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The League of Women Voters (LWV) Minneapolis is a 101-year-old nonprofit originally founded to ensure the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and to advocate for issues affecting women’s lives. LWV Minneapolis is a women-run, non-partisan organization that encourages informed and active participation in all levels of government. It works to increase […]
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Creating Inclusive Communities
The WomanHOOD Project
- Spring 2022 |
- 2nd 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. This means equipping a generation of young […]
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