Grant Information - NYWF 2003 Grantee Partners ACCION New York, $25,000 To support ACCION New York's work to increase access to credit and technical assistance for low-income, immigrant, and minority female microentrepreneurs typically underserved by mainstream credit-granting institutions. Amethyst Women's Project, Inc., $30,000 To fund a multilingual outreach program that helps sex workers, addicts, and homeless women in Coney Island get treatment; provides peer support to recovering addicts; and distributes information on HIV/AIDS prevention. Andolan Organizing South Asian Workers, $25,000 To support Andolan's organizing work with South Asian domestic workers and to fund the expansion of a new project to reach out to young women working in the retail and service industry. Battered Women's Resource Center, Inc.,$30,000 To help battered women build the first citywide organization of survivors to advocate for improved response to domestic violence from the criminal, child welfare, and welfare systems. Beit Shalom, $30,000 To continue support in the Bukharian Orthodox Jewish community to build leadership skills of women, establish community awareness about domestic violence, and run education programs about conflict resolution. Casa Atabex Aché, $30,000 To support two programs, Entre Mujeres/Between Womyn and Fuerza/Power, that help women of color reconnect with their individual and collective strength to transform their lives, families, and communities. Center for Immigrant Families, $30,000 To fund outreach efforts, workshops for immigrant women, and initiatives to build sustainable leadership in Harlem's immigrant community. Child Care, Inc., $25,000 To improve the ability to develop, expand, and ensure the quality of nearly 100 family child care networks in New York City. Child Welfare Organizing Project, $25,000 To fund a cyclical six-month peer-led training on parents' rights and responsibilities that will build a network of parent advocates to improve the child welfare system. Coalition for the Homeless, $25,000 To provide homeless and low-income women with the professional training and personal confidence they need to enter the workforce and gain economic independence. Community Voices Heard, $25,000 To fund advocacy work to increase access to jobs, job training, and education programs for women on welfare. Families United for Racial and Economic Equality, $30,000 To help women on public assistance organize to advocate for access to education and training. The Forest Hills Community House, Inc., $25,000 To provide opportunities for girls to develop leadership, improve life skills and self-esteem, and interact in a positive and supportive environment. Girls Inc. of New York City, $25,000 To continue a program that trains twenty agency partners on Girls Inc. programming (Operation SMART, Will Power/Won't Power, and Action for Safety). Gay Reunion In Our Times, $30,000 To support a project that offers older lesbians, isolated from their communities, supportive services and critical assistance to help them obtain public benefits and healthcare services. Girls Education & Mentoring Services, $25,000 To support GEMS' preventive and transitional services to young women ages thirteen to twenty-one who are at risk of, or involved in, sexual exploitation. Grand Street Settlement, $25,000 To continue to support programming for Lower East Side girls, ages nine to nineteen, to help them envision their future and build the skills they need to achieve their life goals. The HOPE Program, $20,000 To strengthen documentation and analysis of client assessment, computer curriculum, on-site mental health services, research and data collection strategies, and internship program. Hour Children, $35,000 To improve the employment training and internship program for formerly incarcerated women to help them gain economic independence. Ifetayo Cultural Arts Facility, Inc., $30,000 To support their peer mentoring program which helps young girls of African descent by building their life-skills and self-esteem. Local Development Corporation of East New York, $25,000 To fund entrepreneurial education and technical assistance to African-American and Latina low-income women microentrepreneurs. Make the Road by Walking, $35,000 To develop leadership skills of low-income immigrant women and engage them in New York City's policymaking process. National Mobilization Against Sweatshops, $25,000 To develop the leadership of low-income immigrant women workers injured on the job to advocate for benefits, safe working conditions, and fair pay for their work. New Destiny Housing Corporation, $35,000 To expand HousingLink, a program designed to improve the access of domestic violence survivors to safe, permanent housing. New York Asian Women's Center, $20,000 To update human resource policies and procedures, volunteer program, staff technical skills, Board recruitment and training, and fundraising capacity. NYAWC addresses domestic violence in the Asian- American community. New York Youth At Risk, $30,000 To fund a prevention and intervention program for pregnant and parenting teenagers enrolled at a local public elementary school. Nontraditional Employment for Women, $30,000 To support programs such as Blue Collar Prep courses, NEW at Night, and Project Superwomen that train, place, and advocate for women in skilled trades. North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence, $25,000 To expand their domestic violence services to Latinas living in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Bushwick, Brooklyn. Picture the Homeless, $25,000 To support the work of homeless women who are striving to improve conditions in the Emergency Assistance Unit and to develop real solutions for low-income women to obtain permanent and affordable housing. Project Hospitality, $30,000 To maintain a job access and leadership training program for immigrant Latina day laborers in Port Richmond, Staten Island. Sakhi for South Asian Women, $30,000 To continue Sakhi's work to end exploitation and violence against South Asian women. Sex Workers Project-Urban Justice Center, $25,000 To fund advocacy efforts within a context of harm reduction and human rights for sex workers, former sex workers, and those who are profiled or at risk of engaging in sex work. Sista II Sista, $25,000 To support the intellectual, creative, and physical development of young women in East Williamsburg/Bushwick through the Freedom School for Young Women of Color and youth-led community organizing. Welfare Rights Initiative, $20,000 To assist in their organizational transition to a co-directorship model that is student-driven, help establish systems for sharing and managing information, and support reconstruction of its advisory board. Women and Work Program, $25,000 To conduct a multi-pronged anti-poverty program that combines comprehensive job training services with financial counseling, individual advocacy, policy advocacy, and post-employment services. Women's Center for Education and Career Advancement, $25,000 To continue employment services for low-income women and to support nonprofit training on the "Self-Sufficiency calculator" that screens working individuals' eligibility for work supports and tax credits. Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation, $25,000 To fund comprehensive job training services with financial counseling, individual advocacy, policy advocacy, and post-employment services. ^ back to top		< Back to Grant Info