The Women’s Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation has extended its application deadline for this year’s cycle of mini-grants to 5 p.m. Friday, April 10.
If you’re a nonprofit in the Cincinnati area that serves women and their families, you’re eligible to apply for the opportunity to receive anywhere from $500 to $1,500 to make programming and services more available and impactful to clients.
The Women’s Fund leads the community “in ensuring the economic self-sufficiency of women in our region and igniting a shared desire to improve it.” By providing local organizations with the capacity to assist in that effort, women receive much-needed support.
“This issue of women in poverty is sort of a hidden issue in our community,” says Vanessa Freytag, executive director of The Women’s Fund. “Especially when we think about who’s poor, who’s struggling and, more importantly, who’s trying to reach self sufficiency.”
In an attempt to enable women to achieve self-sufficiency, programs and projects that receive funding should impact at least one of the following areas: childcare, employment, living wage or training and education.
“Single moms, by far, make up the majority of the population that’s reaching for self sufficiency,” Freytag says. “As we resolve this, I think we lift our whole community.”
Do Good:
• Learn more about mini-grants, and
download an application. Fill it out, and submit it by Friday's 5 p.m. deadline.
•
Contact Barb Linder to volunteer as a grant reviewer. The Women's Fund needs your help evaluating nonprofits' programs and projects.
• Support the work of The Women's Fund by
donating.
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