[The Women’s Fund’s $10,000 grant] funded “The Making Opportunities Program.” One participant who was a current resident at One Safe Place had this to say about her experience. “The Making Opportunities Program reminded me that whatever I will to happen will happen and that knowledge is power. As a survivor of domestic violence and a single mother of two children under two, this was a profound realization.

Through the generous grant [$30,000] from The Women’s Fund, the Family Resource Center (FRC) continued to serve families with mothers as head of household. Walk-in/drop-in services were on Mondays from 9am-4pm and the FRC was able to continue to offer home visiting case management throughout the week. Our target was 75 mothers and … our numbers were more than double serving 168 unduplicated mothers came to the FRC.

We taught 99 financial literacy lessons throughout the North State this last year and continue to expand into other organizations. The Women’s Fund support [$12,500 grant] was a HUGE for us in reaching that many youth in our community. It’s so incredibly empowering to see the shift happen in the conversations with our students in the program.

Prior to the grant [of $12,500] from The Women’s Fund, we only have one drug and alcohol advocate (counselor) handling between 20 to 30 cases. After receiving the grant, we have been able to support 7 [additional] women to be a successful substance abuse disorder professional.

The Women’s Fund’s grant [$20,000] has allowed us to fund the Job Developer position at CHYBA. Our Job Developer performs a multitude of tasks which benefit the students at CHYBA, but one of the most important is transportation, as many students have no transportation of their own. She has helped transport students to a number of activities including meetings at the SMART Center, job fairs and educational training events, the DMV and the Social Security office, and even to businesses for job interviews and application drop-offs.