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Thank you for your interest in The Women's Fund of Winston-Salem's grantmaking. We are committed to providing grants to organizations and initiatives that address the ever changing needs of all women and girls in our community.

The Women’s Fund of Winston-Salem is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2008 grant awards. These nine diverse grants totaling $182,276 will help create change in the lives of women and girls in Forsyth County. The power of collective giving by our members made these grants possible.

  • Bethesda Center for the Homeless was awarded $20,000 for the Toward Independent Living program to support efforts to help homeless women overcome barriers to housing and self-sufficiency.
  • Carver School Road Branch Library was awarded $3,220 to support the Girls with a Purpose program to serve girls ages 11-16 with a variety of workshops and programming to motivate them to pursue their education and dreams and build their self-esteem.
  • Center of Excellence for Research, Teaching, & Learning at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine was awarded $15,620 to partner with Mad Science of the Piedmont to provide hands on science education to 250 5th grade girls in economically disadvantaged schools in Forsyth County.
  • Children’s Law Center of Central North Carolina was awarded $20,000 to train guardian ad litum volunteers to represent the interests of children in domestic violence cases.
  • Crisis Control Ministry was awarded $30,000 for the Breaking the Cycle program to assist women in accessing services and programs to enable them to become more self-sufficient and reduce their dependence on emergency aid programs.
  • Empowering Girls in Real Life Situations was awarded $30,000 for a mentoring and education program targeting girls ages 11 to 19 who have been emotionally or physically abused or live in other situations without a strong adult support system.
  • Experiment in Self Reliance was awarded $5,000 for the Financial Empowerment for Women and Girls program to help impoverished women increase their financial literacy and assets.
  • Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools was awarded $28,436 to fund a bilingual community outreach worker to provide an array of services and resources to Latina teen mothers to help them stay in school.
  • Winston-Salem Youth Arts Institute was awarded $30,000 for the Girl-to-Girl program to provide an arts based education and mentoring program designed to empower, educate and support girls in developing positive solutions to their problems and challenges.

Guidelines for our 2009 grant cycle will be released in the Spring of 2009.
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