Women's Giving Circle of Fayetteville

Grant Information

2010 Grantees

Cumberland County Department of Public Health is awarded $20,000 for their Baby Store Project.  This incentive program will provide over 2,000 maternity patients the opportunity to purchase baby items and post partum supplies with “Baby Bucks” earned by attending scheduled appointments and participating in educational programs focused on reducing infant mortality and increasing safe parenting.

Center for Economic Empowerment and Development (formerly Women’s Center of Fayetteville) is awarded $12,500 to support their Lease to Home Program.  This housing program provides home rentals to low-income families, primarily women and children, with an opportunity for the families to eventually purchase the home.  This grant will assist in funding for a new employee position to provide case management to these families as they work toward economic self-sufficiency.

St. Ann Neighborhood Youth Center is awarded $7,500 for their Community Afterschool and Summer Program.  This is an outreach program that provides children residing in public housing and other impoverished neighborhoods with tutoring and cultural enrichment that would not otherwise be available to them, in addition to nutrition. 

Planned Parenthood of Central N.C. is awarded $4,500 for education materials for teen pregnancy prevention.  Through their Cumberland Connects program, a trained instructor will provide medically accurate information to 40 at risk teens and their parents regarding pregnancy/HIV/STI prevention. 

Child Advocacy Center is awarded $4,000 for child abuse prevention materials.  These materials will be used in several programs to include Darkness to Light (Child Sexual Abuse Prevention), Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse, and Period of Purple crying (Shaken Baby Syndrome).

Hungry Angelz is awarded $1,500 to provide food for homeless and in-need school children on the weekends.  This project is a grass roots organization of volunteers that strives to provide food and toiletry items for children identified by school social workers at 14 Cumberland County Schools. 

Scorecard

The Women's Giving Circle of Fayetteville is pleased to make available to the Cumberland County Community its Scorecard of data related to the status of women and children in Cumberland County.  This Scorecard highlights the focus areas of our grantmaking - food security, shelter or healthcare.

• 2010 Scorecard (pdf) - This Scorecard also includes information on education.
• 2009 Scorecard (pdf)

2009 Grantees

The Women's Giving Circle of Fayetteville is pleased to announce the recipients of its first grant awards.  The selected projects focus on meeting the basic needs of food, shelter or healthcare for women and girls.

• Cumberland Interfaith Hospitality Network - $13,500
• Cumberland Co. Medication Assistance Program - $6,000
• CARE Center Family Violence Program - $3,500
• Second Harvest Food Bank - $1,500
• The Salvation Army - $1,500

Funding Priorities

The Women’s Giving Circle of Fayetteville awards high-impact grants to projects focusing on women and children in Cumberland County, NC.  Basic needs is the focus area chosen by the membership for the 2010 grant cycle.  This can include but is not limited to health care, food and shelter.  Special considerations will be given to projects that incorporate any of the following:

• provide a new, creative approach to a critical community need
• offer opportunities to collaborate and foster partnerships, as well as leverage other funding sources
• projects that demonstrate the ability to achieve measurable results and have a high probability of successful continuation beyond the grant period
• projects that impact a larger population will be given priority

Eligibility

• Organizations must be located and provide services in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
• Applicants must qualify as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be classified as a unit of government.
• Organizations must not discriminate on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief nor be a religious organization that serves exclusively sectarian purposes.

 Areas Not Funded

• Capital and endowment campaigns
• Fraternal Organizations
• Organizations for re-granting purposes
• Travel and conferences
• Individuals
• Projects promoting religious or political views
• Scholarships                                                                                     

A letter of inquiry is a short form to be completed by an organization that wishes to make the Grants Committee aware of a potential project.  The Grants Committee will review the Letters of Inquiry during the initial research phrase of the grants process and invite projects of their choosing from this pool to complete full grant applications.

IMPORTANT

Letters of Inquiry are not grant proposals.  They are strictly for preliminary information-gathering purposes.  Submitting a Letter of Inquiry does not guarantee formal consideration for funding.

Documents needed

Introduction to the Grants Process

Frequently Asked Questions

Letter of Inquiry: Procedures and Form (word document)

Application for 2010 nonprofits that are invited to apply only