2011 Grant Recipients
The Appalachian Women’s Fund has completed grant allocations with a record breaking $68,000 total to twelve non-profit agencies serving impoverished women and children. That brings us up to more than $250,000 in grants since our inception four years ago.
Domestic Violence
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A.S.H.E. (A Safe Home for Everyone) $5,000 towards core domestic violence services, including safe shelter, a 24-hour crisis hotline, crisis counseling, court advocacy, information and referral services, and support groups. |
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D.A.N.A (Domestic Abuse is Not Acceptable) $5,000 to help employed women who are trying to reestablish their independence after leaving a violent relationship by helping them maintain financial needs (rent, electric, phone, water, and transportation) for a specific amount of time when they lose financial assistance due to their entering the workforce. |
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New Day of Avery County $6,700 for an emergency safe shelter for victims who have been displaced from their homes due to domestic violence or sexual assault. |
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OASIS $5,000 for support groups for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Groups are designed to promote self-growth, personal identity and knowledge about the effects of violence. Group dynamics build a community of strength that promotes belonging and respoect. Facilitators use expressive arts and group curriculum to foster healing. $5,000 to renovate and expand the emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children. |
Substance Abuse
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Family Solutions Supportive Housing Program $4,800 to the Family Solutions Supportive Housing, a program for single mothers and their children who are in outpatient treatment and recovery from stimulant abuse disorders. The program requires residents to practice recovery skills and work toward independent housing while in this recovery and wellness environment. |
Homelessness
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Hospitality House $5,000 toward the construction of the Women's and Children's Dormitory in the new Hospitality House facility. |
Education
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Appalachian State ACCESS Program $5,000 to help women whose family income is below the federal poverty level attend summer school, which is often necessary for graduation. ACCESS is unable to fund summer school and because the program promises a debt-free education, participants cannot take out loans to cover their expenses. |
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Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture $4,000 for improving the economic sustainability of farming in the High Country by connecting producers and consumers and by providing female farmers witht eh skills to manage their farm businesses successfully. |
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W.A.M.Y. Community Action $5,000 for the Financial Literacy and Credit Asset Opportunity (CAO) Program. The CAO Progra is designed to encourage individuals to increase financial knowledge through training and improve credit through repayment of small loans to relect a positive repayment history. |
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Western Youth Network $5,000 to continue "The Girl's Circle" model program one time per week for 32 weeks to approximately 36 - 40 adolescent females in the local school ssytem and in the mentoring progam. |
Healthcare
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Community Care Clinic $6,000 to the Women's Health Program, which provides primary and preventative health care services to uninsured women and girls. Services include annual women's wellness exams and nutritional supplement distribution, as well as referrals for follow-up GYN care, mammograms, bone density tests, eye exams and glasses. |
Hunger
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Hunger & Health Coalition $6,500 to support efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of Watauga County women over age 60. Funding is used for two purposes: 1) to purchase foods to be distributed two times per month to eligible women through the Food Pantry Program, and 2) to purchase and distribute vitamins and supplements needed by older women. |
