The Fund for Women at the Delaware Community Foundation has awarded $249,575 in grants to 18 nonprofit organizations, serving women and girls in all three Delaware counties.

This is the largest amount the Fund for Women has granted in a single year. Since it began awarding grants in 1994, the Fund for Women has awarded 377 grants totaling more than $3.2 million dollars.

The Fund for Women’s one-year grant offers organizations seed money for innovative, creative programming, or funding to continue or expand programs where effectiveness has been demonstrated.

Grant awardees:

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware – $15,000 to expand Girls On The Run teams and programming to 10 more clubs.
• CHILD, Inc. – $15,000 to fund transitional housing for 11 victims of intimate partner violence and their 21 children.
• Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition – $15,000 for a culturally competent breast health outreach program to reach underserved Hispanic populations in Delaware.
• Delaware Center for Justice – $15,000 to provide training and case management to help women re-entering the community after incarceration.
• First State Abortion Fund – $15,000 to provide education and resources to break down barriers for women's healthcare services.
• First State Community Action Agency – $15,000 for a homelessness prevention program for households headed by single mothers.
• Fresh Start Scholarship Foundation – $15,000 for partial education scholarships for at-risk Delaware women.
• Jewish Family Services of Delaware – $15,000 for mental health care for women experiencing perinatal and postpartum depression.
• Junior League of Wilmington –$15,000 to provide period products to the community through a network of partners.
• La Esperanza, Inc. – $5,200 to establish a digital and financial literacy program for Hispanic women.
• La Red Health Center, Inc. – $15,000 for prenatal care for uninsured patients.
• Latin American Community Center – $15,000 for life skills, career and mental health workshops for Hispanic women in abusive relationships.
• Read Aloud Delaware – $15,000 to teach Hispanic mothers to support their children's literacy development from an early age through music, movement and storytelling.
• Survivor Ventures – $15,000 to help survivors of trafficking to re-enter the workforce by supporting local startup ventures.
• Survivors of Abuse in Recovery – $15,000 to provide therapy to victims of sexual abuse and assault who are either uninsured or unable to afford recovery services
• Urban Bike Project of Wilmington – $9,375 to fund GirlCYCLE Summer Camp, including biking, art projects and training on bicycle mechanics.
• Vision To Learn – $10,000 to provide eye exams and glasses to girls in Delaware underserved communities.
• YMCA of Delaware – $15,000 for job training and a pathway to employment for teen girls.