by Women's Fund | Jul 27, 2020 | Equity, Stories
Written by Brandi Davis-Handy. Brandi is the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Project Lead The Way. She is a member of Women’s Fund Sage Society and the Women’s Fund Engagement Committee. Eleanor Bumpurs, Aiyana Stanley Jones, Rekia Boyd, Renisha...
by Women's Fund | Jul 6, 2020 | Grants, Stories
Written by Judy Donner who is a Sage Society donor and is currently a Co-Chair of the Women’s Fund Engagement Committee. Imagine finally finding safety from interpersonal abuse then support staff is taken from you. Or the substance abuse relief that was in site...
by Women's Fund | Jul 2, 2020 | Grants, Stories
Strong, smart, bold. Those three words are ones that Girls Inc. works to instill in the lives of the girls who participate in their programs. During the global pandemic, those three words served as the foundation for how Girls Inc. of Johnson County and Girls Inc. of...
by Women's Fund | Jun 30, 2020 | Grants, Stories
When Lisa Shafran, President of Turning Point, was interviewed for this story, we were just three weeks into a global pandemic –three pivotal, life-changing weeks that have morphed into a completely different way the 40-year-old organization is now serving victims of...
by Women's Fund | Jun 24, 2020 | Equity, Stories
Written by Courtney Cameron. Courtney is a Product Owner at KAR Global. She was an OPTIONS Class 19 participant and is currently a member of the Women’s Fund Engagement Committee. On May 27, Women’s Fund donors and friends gathered for a Community Conversation...
by Women's Fund | Jun 23, 2020 | Grants, Stories
Advocating for survivors of interpersonal violence, Coburn Place has continued to serve some of our most vulnerable population, even during this new uncertain reality. While the world around them is in chaos caused by a global pandemic, Coburn Place has held steadfast...
