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2004 Grant Recipients
In 2004, the Wyoming Women's Foundation provided grants to 14 non-profit organizations across Wyoming, totaling over $50,000. Following are examples of grants awarded.
Grant Recipient
|
Purpose |
Amount |
| Cathedral Home for Children |
Funding for continuation of a very successful off-campus, week long program for junior high and high school students entitled “Girl Power Self-Esteem”
|
$5,000 |
| Comea, Inc. |
Funding to allow staff of this homeless shelter to attend a transitional housing program training in Denver
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$2,000 |
| Community Safety Network |
Funding to allow staff of this safe house to attend a transitional housing program training in Denver
|
$2,500 |
| Girls Actively Participating |
Funding for their after school programming targeting seventh and eight grade girls to enhance networking, relationship building and self-esteem building exercises
|
$2,620 |
| Healthmap/El Puente |
Program to benefit medical interpretation and support services for maternal, infant and child health care
|
$7,500 |
| Laramie County Adolescent Health Program |
Program dealing with teen sexuality, pregnancy prevention and reproductive health
|
$5,000 |
| Laramie County Community College |
Emergency funding to fill a gap left by the departure of Carl Perkins Vocational funding for their Transitional Services Program for women
|
$5,000 |
| Project Safe |
Funding for planning materials for an area woman-to-woman mentoring program
|
$3,500 |
| Sheridan College |
Funding for the emergency needs component of their Transitional Services program for female students
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$5,000 |
| Women’s Self Help Center |
Funding to allow staff of this safe house to attend a transitional housing program training in Denver
|
$2,000 |
| Women’s Studies Department at U.W. |
Funding to initiate establishment of a scholarship program in the Women’s Studies department for women from Wyoming
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$5,000 |
| Wyoming Council on Women’s Issues |
Funding for a program relating to young girls with eating disorders to be presented in Rock Springs, Cheyenne and Jackson
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$2,000 |
| Wyoming Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery Center |
Funding for a one of a kind research project addressing the special needs of women with addiction problems
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$5,000 |
| Wyoming Women’s Business Center |
Funding for integrated client and loan management software for their micro-loan program. 95% of participants in this program are Wyoming women |
$5,000 |
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