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Stories of Washington Area Women’s Foundation Grantee Partners

Grantees of Washington Area Women’s Foundation make a real difference in the lives of the women they serve. Here are the stories of just a few of our Grantee Partners and the women they’ve touched.

Profiles of Grantee Partners

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The Campagna Center
Funding from The Women’s Foundation’s Rainmakers Giving Circle helped start the Latinas Empowered to Achieve Their Potential program at The Campagna Center.  The program provides the girls with leadership skills, mentoring and activities focused on science, technology, engineering and math.

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FAIR Girls works to prevent the human trafficking of young people – especially girls – worldwide through advocacy, activism, training and education.

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Restaurant Opportunities Center of Washington, DC
ROC-DC is dedicated to winning improved conditions & raising industry standards for all D.C. restaurant workers. (Photo credit: Sekou Luke)

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CAFE uses the performing arts to ensure that students are academically, mentally and spiritually prepared to become leaders of tomorrow.

Human Svcs Coalition of PGC

Human Services Coalition of Prince Georges County HSC aids and supports nonprofits in Prince George’s County by helping organizations build capacity, offering classes & workshops, advocating on behalf of local nonprofits, and serving as an information clearinghouse.

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Year Up Since 2006, Year Up has worked with high school grads and GED recipients to “close the Opportunity Divide by providing urban young adults with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education.”

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Through The Kitchen Door International, Inc.
TTKD uses food as the fuel for economic development, family stability and healthy eating.  Students learn how to prepare and serve healthy food on a budget and are trained for jobs in the food service, restaurant and catering industries.

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Calvary Women’s Shelter Calvary provides a safe, caring place as a transition between emergency shelters or the streets — when women are at a great risk for violence — and permanent housing.
The Rebecca Project for Human Rights advocates for better treatment options for drug-addicted women and their families in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. (Photo courtesy of The Rebecca Project) DSCF2888DAARA, Inc. Fatoumata Thiam helps young women in Prince George’s County reclaim control of their lives. She’s the founder of DAARA (Developing AIDS & Addiction Response Alternatives). SOME Logo
So Others Might Eat (SOME) For 40 years, So Others Might Eat has been the only interfaith, community-based organization in Washington, D.C. that offers a comprehensive, holistic approach to caring for the homeless and extremely poor citizens of the city.		 Urban Alliance Foundation Urban Alliance nursing students are working their way to a brighter future in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy of The Urban Alliance Foundation)