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Grantee Partners

Since 1998, The Women’s Foundation has funded community-based organizations working to improve the lives of women and girls and help them reach their full potential.  As of April 2010, The Women’s Foundation has invested more than $6.6 million to support over 140 organizations.  The full list of our Grantee Partners is below.

For more information on how to become a Grantee Partner, please visit our Become a Grantee Partner page.

And to learn more about these organizations, including how to connect with them, visit our Grantee Partner Profile page.

Grantee Partner Organizations

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

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African American Women’s Resource Center (AAWRC) (DC)
Alternative House: Girl Power Program (VA)
Art League, The (DC)
Ascensions Community Services, Inc. (DC)
Asian Women’s Self-Help Association, Inc. (ASHA) (DC)
A Wider Circle (MD)
Ayuda (DC)
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B
Beacon House (DC)
Bethel House (MD)
Boat People SOS (MD, VA, DC)
Borromeo Housing, Inc. (VA)
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Calvary Women’s Shelter at Calvary Women’s Services (DC)
Campagna Center, The (VA)
Capital Area Asset Building Corporation (CAAB) (DC)
CASA de Maryland: Women’s Program (MD)
Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) (DC)

CFED (DC)
Centro Familia (MD)
CentroNia (DC)
Child Center and Adult Services (CCAS) – Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Program (MD)
Child and Family Network Centers (VA)
Children’s National Medical Center: Teen Life Clubs
Chinatown Service Center (DC)
City at Peace DC (DC)
Community Bridges: Jump Start Girls! Adelante Ninas! Program (MD)
Community Ministry of Montgomery County: Friends in Action Program (MD)
Community Preservation Development Corporation (CPDC) (DC)
Community Tax Aid
Computer C.O.R.E. (Community OutReach and Education) (VA)
Council of Latino Agencies (DC)
Covenant House
Crittenton Services of Greater Washington: SNEAKERS Program
Crossway Community, Inc. (MD)
Cultural Academy for Excellence (MD)
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DAARA, Inc. (Developing AIDS & Addiction Response Alternatives):
SECRETS (Sisters Empowered Can Redefine Events Through Sharing) Program (MD)
DC Abortion Fund (DC)
DC Appleseed (DC)
D.C. Coalition on Long Term Care (DC)
D.C. Employment Justice Center (DC)
D.C. Rape Crisis Center (DC)
D.C. Redwings: GoGirlGo! Program (DC)
DC Volunteer Lawyers Project (DC)
D.C. Women’s Agenda (DC)
Digital Sisters (DC)
Divine Images Network, Inc. (MD)
Doorways for Women and Families (VA)
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Education Strengthens Families Public Charter School (DC)
Empower DC (DC)
Empower Girls, Inc. (VA)
End Time Harvest Ministries, Inc. (ETHM) (MD)
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Facilitating Leadership in Youth (FLY) (DC)
Fairfax Futures (VA)
FAIR Fund (DC)
Family Preservation and Strengthening Services (Family PASS) (VA)
Family Support Center: SISTERS (Self, Image, Strength, Tenacity, Empathy, Responsibility, Success) Program (MD)
Foster & Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center (DC)
Foundation for Appropriate and Immediate Temporary Help (FAITH) (VA)
Friends of Guest House, Inc. (VA)
From Streets to Skills, Social Services, Inc. (DC)
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Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital (DC, MD, VA)
Girls, Inc. of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area
(DC)
Goodwill of Greater Washington/WORC (DC)
Greater Washington Board of Trade (DC)
Greater Washington Workforce Development Collaborative (DC)
H
Hispanics Against Child Abuse and Neglect: Morning Star Program (VA)
Homestretch (VA)
Hopkins House (VA)
Horton’s Kids, Inc. (DC)
House of Ruth (DC)
Housing Counseling Services (HCS) (DC)
Human Services Coalition of Prince George’s County (MD)
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IMPACT Silver Spring (MD)
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (DC)
Interfaith Works (MD)
International Migrants Development Fund (FIDMi) (DC)

Interstages, Inc. (DC)
Into Safe Arms of Northern Virginia (VA)
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JHP, Inc. and Living Wages (Literacy Works) (DC)
Jubilee Jobs (DC)
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K
Kidsave (DC)
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La Colectiva – Multi cultural Non profit Village (MD)
Latin American Youth Center (DC)
Latino Federation of Greater Washington
Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services (LARS) (MD)
Life Skills Workshop, Inc. (MD)
Lydia’s House (DC)
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Manna, Inc. (DC)
Marshall Heights Community Development Organization, Inc. (MHCDO) (DC)
Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care, Inc. (DC)
Mautner Project (DC)
Metropolitan Washington Airports Interfaith Chapel: Project 77 (DC)
Montgomery College Foundation (MD)
Muslim Community Center Medical Clinic (metro area)
My Sister’s Place (DC)
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New Neighbors Education Center of Northern Virginia (VA)
Northern Virginia Coalition of Churches, Inc. (NOVACO) (VA)
Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS): Training Futures Program (VA)
Nueva Vida (DC)
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Our Place, D.C. (DC)
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P
Parklands Community Center (DC)
Passion for Learning, Inc. (MD)
Polaris Project (DC)
Potomac Healthcare Foundation: Avery House-Halfway House for Women and Children Program (MD)
Pregnancy Aid Centers, Inc. (MD)
Prince George’s Child Resource Center (MD)
Prince George’s Tennis & Education Foundation (MD)
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Ramona’s Way (DC)
Rebecca Project for Human Rights (DC)
Restaurant Opportunities Center of DC
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Second Chance Employment Services (DC)
Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) (DC)
Silver Spring Interfaith Housing Coalition (SSHIC) (MD)
Sister to Sister/Hermana a Hermana (DC)
So Others Might Eat (SOME) (DC)
Southeastern University (DC)
Southern Institute on Children and Families – Southern
Business Leadership Council

St. Ann’s Infant and Maternity Home (MD)
Strategic Community Services: Teen Parents Rite of Passage Program (MD)
STRIVE, DC (DC)
Suitland Family Life and Development Corporation (MD)
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T
Tahirih Justice Center (VA)
Tenants & Workers Support Committee (TWSC): Pa’Adelante/Moving Forward Program of the TWSC UNITY Chapter 74. 75. (VA)
Tenants Empowerment Network of Catholic Community Services (DC)
Thrive DC
Through the Kitchen Door International, Inc.
Training Source, Inc., The (MD)
Trinity University (DC)
U
Urban Alliance Foundation (DC)
Urban Institute, The (DC)
V
Vehicles for Change (MD, VA)
Virtuous Enterprises, Inc. (VEINC) (MD)
Voices for Virginia’s Children (VA)
W
Washington Middle School for Girls (DC)
Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) (DC)
Women’s Center, The (VA)
Women’s Collective, The (DC)
Women Empowered Against Violence – WEAVE (DC)
Workforce Organizations for Regional Collaboration (WORC) (DC)
WVSA Arts Connection – ARTiculate Employment Training Program (DC)
Y
Year Up (Metro Area)
YWCA of the National Capital Area (Metro Area)
Young Women’s Project, The (YWP) (DC)

INACTIVE ORGANIZATIONS:

Barrios Unidos: Girl Power Program (VA)
Capital Commitment, Inc. (DC)
Empower Program, The (DC)
Generations Closet (VA)
Hope Abounds, Inc. (MD)
Life Skills Workshop (DC)

Ophelia’s House (DC)
Women’s College Assistance Project (DC)