$1.5 million is a really big number! That's how much in grants AAWGT has given to local nonprofits as of last night's meeting, where this 2022's recipients were announced. $1.5 million represents 121 grants to 47 nonprofits. This year, our grants fund totaled $159,265. Our members were thoughtful in their voting and had 16 well-vetted nonprofits from which to choose.
Our members voted for proposals in three focus areas: children, food insecurity, and education/support for women and/or families. In the end, 11 nonprofits will receive grants from AAWGT. They include:
- Asbury Church Assistance Network, $4,998, for mobile food pantry expansion
- Assistance League of the Chesapeake, $4,998, for school uniforms for students at Tyler Heights Elementary School
- Center of Help, $15,080, for programs assisting bilingual families
- Charting Careers, $20,000, for their mentoring, college and career readiness and family partnership program
- Co-op Arundel, $20,000, for the My Sistah's Keeper program, which is designed to give women the tools and skills to identify and reach their goals
- Community Alliance of South County, $6,125, for summer overnight camp scholarships for ten low-income children, plus follow-up
- Marshall Hope Corporation, $20,000, to purchase diapers, formula and feminine pads for the food pantry, plus supplies for the Marshall Hope Learning Center
- Providence Center, $8,064, for consent, healthy relationship and abuse prevention training for women with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- STAIR-Annapolis, $20,000 for the Start the Adventure in Reading program, including purchase of books, lesson plans and take-home books for students
- Tahirih Justice Center, $20,000, to provide trauma-informed legal and social services support to immigrant survivors of gender-based violence
- We Care and Friends, $20,000, for the women-empowerment program that trains and counsels women to become self-reliant entrepreneurs and business leaders
I can't thank our Grants Committee enough for all their hard work, plus the support help from our Grants Systems and Web/IT experts. And a hearty congratulations to all of our new grantees.
