Your Grassroots Dollars Support Organizations Addressing Many Issues
In the past few years, our Grants Program in the United States has experienced a notable increase in funding applications. The rising number of requests reflects the growing need among women-led grassroots organizations. This increase and our expanding visibility highlight the trust organizations place in us and the urgent need for greater investment in women-focused […]
Brave Communities Making Change
Determination and courage are the words I would use to describe the Mary’s Pence grantees I have had the opportunity to meet in my recent travels. This year, I have been on the road a lot, meeting supporters and visiting several grantees who shared their inspiring stories with me.
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Mary’s Pence Grant at Work in Cincinnati
“We got involved with this kinship care issue,” says lead organizer Lynn Williams, “because many of our members are taking care of relatives’ children or are seeking to take care of children due to a crisis in their family.”
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ESPERA Women Have a Will to Thrive
Each meeting with the women who are part of the ESPERA program in Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico has confirmed for me the positive impact that the program has in the daily lives of every one of the women.
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Breaking the Cycle of Recidivism Through Advocacy—MAYA Organization
Ward established the organization shortly after adopting her daughter, realizing that her daughter’s birth mother was not receiving any postpartum and post-adoption support. Ward became the birth mother’s only support system; she contacted social workers and an attorney to help during this sensitive time.
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Taylor Says Goodbye
As I turn to go, I am struck by the enduring compassion and fiery passion everyone who’s involved in Mary’s Pence holds for the work and the women. Communities of women in working solidarity with one another, this is Mary’s Pence, and this is bigger than any one of us.
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Meet Mary’s Pence: Maggie
Solidarity promotes the recognition of ourselves and others as significant individuals who are part of the human family. This principle disapproves of violence against others and instead stands for peace and the common good.
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What I learned about Mary’s Pence in Kansas City
I have always wondered just how much of an impact our small project grants (c. $4,000) actually make. So I asked both Kim and Kris what difference their grants made. Kris immediately began listing all the things that our $4,000 helped to cover for The Justice Project on a day-to-day basis.
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Drought in Central America: Snapshot from Concertación in El Salvador
At the national level, Eva said it is estimated that during 2015 El Salvador lost 14 million quintales of corn and 142 thousand quintales of beans, affecting more than 104 municipalities located mainly in the eastern part of the country. The food security of families is highly dependent on climate change.
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Drought in Nicaragua Limits Access to Raw Material
“This situation really affects us a lot,” said Doña Trinidad, “because one of the difficulties that we face is that we can’t just tell a client that we don’t have raw material to make their orders; what we do is explain that there is a scarcity.
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