Published: 12:00 AM, Sun Jun 19, 2011
Women's Giving Circle awards grants to help homeless women, children
The Women's Giving Circle of Fayetteville has chosen three organizations to receive grants totaling $49,340 to help homeless women and children.
Fayetteville Area Operation Inasmuch will receive $25,000 for its Frink Street Transformation Project. A home will be renovated for homeless women who will be selected for character, work ethic and desire to improve their lives. The project will increase housing for women and children.
Cumberland Interfaith Hospitality Network is awarded $15,000 to support the security fencing project. The program helps provide a safe and secure environment for homeless women and children who participate in the Cumberland Interfaith Hospitality Network program and Ashton Woods Transitional Housing. The money will be matched 2-to-1 by a grant from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Grace & Mercy House Inc. will get $9,340. The program helps prepare women to get back on their feet and be independent.
In the past three years, the Giving Circle has awarded a total of $125,340 to nonprofits in Cumberland County for the benefit of women and children. The organization has grown to more than 130 women who seek to make substantial, positive changes for women and children through philanthropy and education. Funding is held and maintained by Cumberland Community Foundation.
