Grant funds will support the Lighthouse Black Girls Project in the development of a new project: Young Women’s Policy and Advocacy Council. Since its founding, the Lighthouse Black Girls Project has created original programming and support for Black women and girls across the state of Mississippi.
Grant funding from the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi will help power the organizational programming for the Mississippi Low Income Child Care Initiative (MLICCI). MLICCI is a statewide nonprofit that focuses on the needs of working moms, prioritizing public policy advocacy as one solution to income inequalities in the state. Their goal is to strengthen women’s […]
Funds from the Women's Foundation of Mississippi will go towards supporting Mississippi 2's general organizational programs and priorities, improving conditions for women and girls in the state.
Funds from The Women's Foundation of Mississippi will go towards advancing organizational priorities by the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence (MCADV).
Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative (MLICCI) will use grant funds from the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi to support their Employment Equity for Single Moms (EESM) project. EESM aligns state childcare and workforce systems to targets employment and training opportunities that help single moms acquire higher paying jobs. EESM also provides direct services and child-care assistance […]
The Parents As Teachers (PAT) Program is an international organization that follows specific outlined structures and procedures that entails the optimal early development, learning and health of young children by supporting and engaging their parents or caregivers. With grants from the Women’s Foundation, Parents As Teachers will provide continued certifications for caregivers wanting to become […]
Grant funds from the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi will provide organizational support for The Gradus Project. “Gradus,” meaning “another step” in Latin, evokes the mission and goals of The Gradus Project: creating opportunities for women who are at risk for or have experienced domestic violence (DV), their families, and autistic youth to find economic security […]
Based in Booneville, MS, Strategic Solutions for Families, Inc. provides resources, programs, and activities that empower children, teens, adults, and community-focused organizations in order to promote economic stability across the state. With grant funds from the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi, Strategic Solutions was able to create Mommy-N-Me, an initiative centered on providing parents and caregivers […]
Grants from the Women's Foundation will be used to support Midtown Partners general operations, including strategic planning and staff capacity building to allow for increase programming for Mississippi's women and girls.
Created by the Madison County Youth Court, Madison County Jobs4Youth aims to help young people in the justice system have a better future. With support from community volunteers, partnering organizations, and grant funds from The Women’s Foundation, Jobs4Youth provides educational resources for juveniles to use to obtain their High School Equivalency Diploma, career readiness certificates, […]
Children of incarcerated parents are significantly more likely than are other children to drop out of school, to have difficulty securing employment once their education is complete, to participate in abusive and violent relationships, and to face arrest and incarceration themselves as adults. The proposed program is the only one of its kind that addresses […]
Tutwiler Community Education Center will: Teach two generations to quilt and become entrepreneurs Recruit 10 single mothers and their children – ages 12-16 years old Increase the quilting knowledge of program participants Teach participants how to make quilting items Increase access to financial literacy and entrepreneurship education Increase program participant’s knowledge on how to market […]
