14 Groups Supporting Women and Girls in Central Minnesota Get Grants

(KNSI) — Two foundations supporting women have doled out $90,000 to 14 organizations around the St. Cloud area.

The Central Minnesota Women’s Fund and the Julianne Williams Fund teamed up to support nonprofits dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls.

The grant recipients are:

$8,000 to Anna Marie’s Alliance for operating support
$8,000 to Crisis Nursery for their Enhanced Childcare to support the Vulnerable Mothers program
$8,000 to Code Savvy for their Empowering Female learners through R.C. explorers and tech program
$8,000 to the Central MN Sexual Assault Center for building repairs
$8,000 to Catholic Charities of St. Cloud for their Homeward Transitional Housing program
$4,500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters for their Dr. Potter Bigs on Campus program
$4,500 to The Village Family Service Center for their Girls 360 program
$8,000 to the Center for Victims of Torture for their CVT-St. Cloud focus Somali Women program
$7,500 to Mid-MN Legal Aid for their Justice Bus program
$7,500 to Terebinth Refuge for their Hope and Healing Store Expansion program and winter and summer recreation programs
$6,000 to Recovery Community Network for their Trekking in the Woods while in Recovery program
$5,000 to Girls on the Run for their St. Cloud Girls program
$4,000 to the Girl Scouts for their Summer Adventure Camp program
$3,000 to Friends of Career Solution for their Introducing Girls to Manufacturing program

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