Our Grantees
Celebrating 16 years of grantmaking, the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls is pleased to have awarded more than $1.9 million in grants to 58 organizations addressing the needs of women and girls in Chester County. Fund grants were given in areas concerning:
- Women and girls’ health and well-being.
- Women and girls’economic freedom, security and self-sufficiency.
In 2013, the Fund awarded $250,000 to 24 non-profit organizations serving our county.
2013 Fund Grantees
Bayard Taylor Memorial Library
$6,000 Adult Literacy Program
$6,000 Adult Literacy Program
Chester County Community Dental Center
$14,500 Women and Girls Comprehensive Dental Care
$14,500 Women and Girls Comprehensive Dental Care
Chester County Food Bank
$14,500 Children’s Backpack Program
$14,500 Children’s Backpack Program
Community Volunteers in Medicine
$15,000 Free Primary Healthcare Services for Latina Women and Girls
$15,000 Free Primary Healthcare Services for Latina Women and Girls
Home of the Sparrow
$15,000 Transitional Housing Program
$15,000 Transitional Housing Program
Interfaith Housing Assistance Corporation of Chester County
$11,000 Operating Support
$11,000 Operating Support
Kennett After School Association
$4,500 After-the-Bell Program
$4,500 After-the-Bell Program
Kennett Area Senior Center in collaboration with Oxford Area Senior Center
$10,000 Wellness and Independence Program
$10,000 Wellness and Independence Program
La Comunidad Hispana
$13,000 Prenatal Health Program
$13,000 Prenatal Health Program
Maternal and Child Health Consortium
$17,000 Operating Support
$17,000 Operating Support
The Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc.
$16,500 Group Counseling and Support Groups for Female Sexual Assault Victims
$16,500 Group Counseling and Support Groups for Female Sexual Assault Victims
Volunteer English
$14,000 Operating Support
$14,000 Operating Support
Wings for Success
$1,500 The Finishing Touch Clothing Program
$1,500 The Finishing Touch Clothing Program
Women’s Resource Center
$2,500 Chester County Womens Veterans Program
$2,500 Chester County Womens Veterans Program
YoungMoms
$3,000 YoungMoms Program
$3,000 YoungMoms Program
2013 Girls Advisory Board Grantees
Chester County Community Dental
$2,250 Girls’ Smiles Program
$2,250 Girls’ Smiles Program
Chester County Food Bank
$4,500 Children’s Backpack Program
$4,500 Children’s Backpack Program
Friends Association for Care and Protection of Children
$3,000 Homelessness to Independence Initiative
$3,000 Homelessness to Independence Initiative
Home of the Sparrow
$3,000 Transitional Housing Program
$3,000 Transitional Housing Program
Parkesburg Point
$2,750 Girls-to-Women in the World Program
$2,750 Girls-to-Women in the World Program
The Garage Youth Center
$1,500 After school programs for girls
$1,500 After school programs for girls
YoungMoms
$3,000 YoungMoms
$3,000 YoungMoms