Look at What YOUR Donor Dollars Do

It’s because of YOU; Women’s fund of Rhode Island is able to grant $48,000 to six of this year’s twenty-four applying agencies to continue the work that is so important to the women and girls in our state.  

Watch video below of Board Member Claire Buck announcing the new grantees at the Grant Award reception.

George Wiley Center: an $8,500 grant to support the Low Income Heat and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) campaign which provides support to women who are facing public utility shutoffs and to advocate on their behalf. The George Wiley Center is a statewide group actively committed to local community organizing to create social and economic justice through changes in public policy. 

Girls Rock! Rhode Island: an $8,000 grant will support the capacity building and development of this organization which works toward helping girls and women empower themselves through the development of musical skills in order to foster self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-efficacy. (www.girlsrockri.org)

Olneyville Neighborhood Association (ONA): a $6,500 grant will support Nuestra Comunidad Segura, a program designed to build the knowledge and capacity of women and men in Olneyville to address domestic violence. ONA organizes low-income families, immigrant communities, and people of color in Olneyville and beyond to create a diverse, community-led movement that wins economic, social and political justice. 

SAGE-RI (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders): an $8,500 grant will support Transforming Health Care for Lesbian Elders. SAGE-RI’s project will empower older lesbians to find quality healthcare, and educate health care professionals and organizations to deliver quality care to this population. SAGE-RI works to achieve a high quality of life for LGBT older adults, supports and advocates for their rights, fosters a greater understanding of aging in all communities, and promotes positive images of LGBT life in later years.

Senior Agenda Coalition: an $8,000 grant to conduct community conversation, develop policy recommendations, and engage the community of women 65 and older to become policy advocates to advance policies that will support the well-being of older women in Rhode Island. 

Socio-Economic Development Center for Southeast Asians (SEDC-SEA): an $8,500 grant will support SEARCH (Southeast Asians Restoring Community Hope) to engage and support Southeast Asian women civically and to develop a policy agenda to advocate for issues that disproportionately affect Southeast Asian women and girls, and benefit the entire Southeast Asian community in Rhode Island.  

Olivia Rodrigues

Thank you once more to our donors for making our grants program possible and to the volunteers who served on our Grant Review committee.