Women to Women Announces 2024 Community Grants
$276,000 Marks Largest Grant Year for Programs Serving Women and Families
Women to Women (W2W), a permanent grantmaking endowment of the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro (CFGG), is pleased to announce $276,000 in grants to 12 nonprofit programs assisting women and their families. This amount marks W2W’s largest, single grant year and brings its total giving to over $1.9 million since 2010.
“When women and girls are given the support to step up and out of poverty, the effects are transformative,” said Dena Maginnes-Jeffrey, Director of Community Engagement for CFGG. “In turn, children gain role models for better lives and relationships, opportunities for greater education and health, and bigger ideas about their role in the world,” said Maginnes-Jeffrey.
Below are the nonprofit organizations and programs that W2W is supporting in the areas of healthcare, mobility, housing, food insecurity, education, and workforce opportunities. Individual program summaries are included at the end of this media release.
Fresh Mobile Markets in Greensboro
Fresh Mobile Markets provide fresh groceries to low-income communities, offering food relief that lasts 5-14 days per household.
Community Support & Nutrition Program
Community Support & Nutrition Program increases access to healthy food, healthcare, and support for marginalized communities in Guilford County.
Preventing Illness for Women and Children Through Vaccination
Preventing Illness for Women and Children Through Vaccination covers vaccine costs for women and children, preventing over 20 illnesses. aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Healthy Start Program Capacity Building
Healthy Start Program hires a new Caseworker to provide services to 36-44 additional families, ensuring age-appropriate child development in families facing risk factors.
Family Market Expansion
Expansion will increase capacity to serve more families with food and basic necessities, adding a new family market for personalized shopping and flexible hours. Current services provide food, clothing, and comfort to over 12,000 children annually.
Our Health Our Wealth
Our Health Our Wealth offers activities for adults in low-income neighborhoods and training for caregivers, ensuring a safe environment for seniors and adults with disabilities.
Recovering Hope: Providing Critical Mental Health Supports for Underserved Women and Girls
Recovering Hope provides mental health support for underserved women and girls through counseling, support groups, and resource coordination, serving 200 individuals in need.
Pro Se Support for Family Strength
Pro Se Support for Family Strength offers co-parenting classes, virtual visitation for children with absent parents, and process servers for court documents.
College Pathways Expansion
College Pathways Expansion supports 15 high school juniors with college advising, expanding access through a new school-based site.
Wheels4Hope
Funds assist in repairing 20 donated cars for referred women, ensuring they have safe and reliable transportation.
Family Room Placement Pantry 2024
The Placement Pantry provides groceries and household items for foster families, easing the transition for children entering new homes.
My Sister Susan's House
My Sister Susan's House provides housing and support for pregnant or parenting youth experiencing homelessness, offering resources for long-term independence.
Women to Women is dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty for women and girls through strategic grantmaking. Backed by the enthusiasm and support of individuals and corporations, W2W has invested more than $1.9 million back into the community through grants to over 60 nonprofit programs since 2010.
Women to Women is a permanent grantmaking endowment at the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro dedicated to empowering women and children to create healthy families and vibrant communities in Guilford County. Each year this initiative awards high-impact grants to programs, organizations, and projects that create a positive and measurable impact on women, their families, and their futures. Since 2010, Women to Women has awarded more than $1.9 million to over 60 programs transforming the lives of women and girls and improving the well-being of our entire community. For more information, visit www.womentowomengreensboro.org.
The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro is a charitable organization that inspires giving, maximizes opportunities and strengthens communities for present and future generations. With $300 million in assets and approximately 700 charitable funds under management, it promotes philanthropy by addressing emerging community issues, managing permanent endowments, and collaborating with individuals, families, corporations, private foundations, and nonprofit organizations to achieve their charitable objectives. In 2023, it received $13.6 million in contributions and granted $18.2 million. For more information, visit www.cfgg.org.