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Reading can be a mirror, a window, or sliding glass doors.
Reading can be a mirror, a window, or sliding glass doors. Books are mirrors where you can see yourself in the pages or a window through which you can discover...
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Mary’s Pence Summer Reading List for 2024
Personal Experiences and the Exploration of Identity Belonging: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Loss Michelle Miller with Rosemarie Robotham / 2023 / Memoir The result of her Black father’s...
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Mary’s Pence Announces Spring 2024 Grantees
Mary’s Pence is honored to announce the 11 organizations awarded grants for our 2024 Spring cycle. The following organizations were chosen because they embody our values of justice, dignity, and...
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Sign up for our Grants Info Session on May 7
Join Erin, our Grants Program Manager, for an hour-long Zoom meeting to learn how to apply for a grant from Mary's Pence. We will cover information about our grant criteria...
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2024 International Women’s Day Celebration
A special thank you to everybody who joined us and helped us spread the word about our International Women's Day celebration on March 7th at Urban Growler in Saint Paul....
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Join Us For Saint Paul Saints Game!
We are excited to partner with Saint Paul Saints for a special FUNdraiser this spring! Come support Mary's Pence and enjoy an afternoon of Saints baseball at CHS Field. When...
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Join Us for 2024 Spring St. Paul Art Crawl!
Spring is here, finally! For another year, Mary's Pence will participate in the St. Paul Art Crawl with other nonprofits and artists from Lowertown. We'll have pieces of textile and other...
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Mary’s Pence International Women’s Day Celebration
Join Mary's Pence for an International Women's Day celebration at Urban Growler on Thursday, March 7th, from 3 to 8 p.m. We will have a free drawing with wonderful goodies. Donations welcome....
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Women Leading the Fight Against Oppression
The relentless efforts of women advocating for their rights and activists confronting oppression have played a crucial role in shaping a more equal world, often at considerable personal sacrifice. International...
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Welcoming New ESPERA Partners in Guatemala and Honduras
We are excited to announce a significant expansion of our ESPERA program as we welcome four new organizations into our group of partners. After months of dedicated work, evaluations, and...
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