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 […]
Supporting Pregnant Mothers During Sacred, Yet Vulnerable, Experiences
Being pregnant and giving birth are among the most sacred experiences in a woman’s life, and represent a vulnerable time for mother and baby. Disparities in birth outcomes are high,...
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Celebrating Gilda Larios’ Two Decades of Commitment to Justice & Solidarity
For 20 years, Gilda Larios has made significant contributions to the work of Mary’s Pence –– first as a Mary’s Pence grantee in Mexico, then as a Mary’s Pence board...
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Making Justice Come Alive
Dr. Artika Tyner believes it's our communal responsibility to “make justice come alive.” As the founder and executive director of Planting People Growing Justice (PPGJ), a Mary’s Pence grantee based...
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Reflecting on 2020: 5 Creative Ways ESPERA Responded During the COVID-19 Crisis
Photo: Members of La Asociación de Mujeres de Santa Domingo de Guzmán, a member of ESPERA partner La Red Union de Mujeres (RUM), El Salvador, taken at a group gathering...
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ESPERA Loans for Tienda Owners Generate Earned Income for Families and Safe Options for Communities
It was March 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic was beginning to hit El Salvador. The media and official communications in the country were issuing alerts encouraging the population to stay...
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Native Justice Coalition: A Platform for Healing, Social, and Racial Justice by and for Native American People
Cecelia Rose LaPointe, Executive Director of the Native Justice Coalition, believes in the importance of fostering community. They are Ojibway/Métis, Mashkiziibi (Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibway or LaPointe...
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Family Farming in the Time of a Pandemic: Ensuring Food Access in El Salvador
Public transport had been suspended. People in little towns in El Salvador could still get some groceries but they began to worry about accessing essential products in the future. Many...
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Meet Laura: St Joseph Worker at Mary’s Pence
This fall I joined Mary’s Pence as a volunteer with the St Joseph Worker (SJW) Program, a service year for women created by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet...
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COVID Activism Inside a California Women’s Prison
By Michele Rene Scott, Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) This is a brief story shared by the perspective of the people inside the facility about how people at the Central...
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