CFWO Dec 1, 2023 press release Final.docx
WOMEN BUILDING COMMUNITY GRANTS Awarded in 2023
The mission of CFWO is to act as a catalyst for the improvement of the lives of all women and girls in Tompkins County, thus making a contribution to the entire community. This month, women and girls in Tompkins County will benefit from the $40,000 in grants being awarded by the City Federation of Women’s Organizations (CFWO).
Eleven grants, up to $5,000 each, were awarded. Winning projects focused on Community Development, Education, Gender Equity, Health, Human Services, or Social Justice. These are the projects receiving Women Building Community grants this year:
College Initiative Upstate: WISE Women
Finger Lakes Toy Library: Support for Rural Playtimes in the Finger Lakes
Free Science Workshop: Equality and Gender Equity in STEM
Greater Ithaca Activities Center, Inc: GIAC Jumpers Ambassadorship Program
Ithaca Free Clinic: Diagnostic Services for Women
Ithaca Welcomes Refugees: Global Roots Play School
Open Doors English Sponsorship Program
Second Wind Cottages, Inc: Dryden House for Women
The Village at Ithaca: Brown Babes Braiding-Phase 2
Tompkins Learning Partners: Improving Access to Computers for Female Literacy and Language
Women’s Opportunity Center: Mary Durham Boutique Cares