Central Minnesota Community Foundation Grants Boost Area Women’s Programs

(KNSI) – The Women’s Fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation and the Julianne Williams Fund have announced the winners of $165,000 in grant awards.

The Women’s Fund is distributing $150,000 to 14 groups. The Julianne Williams Fund is allocating an additional $15,000 to three groups. HIKE LEARN BE got awards from both funds, so there are 16 organizations in total.

A press release from the Central Minnesota Community Foundation has a list of all the groups chosen.

For the Women’s Fund:

– $10,000 was awarded to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central MN for its Expanding Bigs on Campus Mentoring Initiative.
– $15,000 was awarded to Lutheran Social Service of MN to support emergency childcare services for vulnerable women caregivers in the workforce.
– $15,000 was awarded to Anna Marie’s Alliance to support families experiencing domestic violence.
– $10,000 was awarded to the Central Minnesota Sexual Assault Center for the girls empowerment program.
– $6,000 was awarded to Terebinth Refuge for technology support.
– $8,000 was awarded to the Center for Victims of Torture to support ongoing programming.
– $10,000 was awarded to RSVP for its elder women community engagement program.
– $15,000 was awarded to Recovery Community Network for its Path to Recovery program.
– $13,000 was awarded to ConnectAbility of MN to purchase assistive devices and educational materials for women and girls living with disabilities.
– $12,100 was awarded to the Whitney Senior Center for its nutrition and wellness program.
– $15,000 was awarded to What Would Bri Do for expanding its grief and loss support program.
– $15,000 was awarded to QUEERSPACE Collective for its St. Cloud Mentorship program.
– $4,100 was awarded to GREAT Theatre for its 2024 Summer Theatre Camp program.
– $1,800 was HIKE LEARN BE INC. for its women leaders program.

From the Julianne Williams Fund:

– $5,000 to the Girl Scouts for their Summer Action Camp program
– $8,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN for its SMART Girls program.
– $2,000 to HIKE LEARN BE INC. for its young women leaders program

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