GRANT AWARDS HISTORY

Since that initial gathering of women in 2010, the FW&G has awarded seven grants to local nonprofits.  The size of the grants over those 7 years has grown from $2,000 the first year to the $8,200 which was awarded in 2017. The recipients of those grants have been:

2017-18:   The Benji Project 

The Benji Project was formed to honor the memory of a teen victim of suicide. Funds from this grant support the organization’s course “Making Friends with Yourself”. The course is offered in collaboration with the Jefferson County School-based Health Centers under the guidance of Susan O’Brien.

2016-17:   Dove House: Healthy Meals Project

The funds from this grant are providing shelter residents the opportunity to plan healthy meals, learn how to obtain affordable ingredients for meals made from whole unprocessed foods, prepare those meals, and share them together in a familial atmosphere.

2015-16:   Centrum: DANCE THIS! Scholarships

This grant provided scholarships for six Jefferson County girls ages 14-18 to attend Centrum’s Dance This!, which provides a total-immersion, residential experience in cultural and contemporary dance training.

2014-15:   Marine Science Center: TEENS (Teens Envisioning & Engineering New Solutions) Project

This intensive weeklong summer camp for middle and high school girls explored public health and environmental challenges facing their communities, working together to create solutions utilizing the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

2013-14:   Clemente Course and Dove House: Clemente Family Financial Literacy and Empowerment Project

This collaborative program integrated elements of the Clemente Course in the Humanities with Dove House’s existing Financial Management Course, providing a stepping stone for students to be accepted into the Jefferson Clemente Course and/or Team Jefferson’s Business Planning class.

2012-13:   Olympic Community Action Program (OlyCap): Emergency Solution Project

This project assisted families with transition costs as they moved from temporary to permanent housing.

2011-12:   Port Townsend Friends of the Library: Women in Transition Program

This project supported women age 20+ in identifying and clarifying a targeted career plan that would help them create employment goals and work toward financial stability.

2010-11:   Marine Science Center: GIRLS (Girls in Real Life Science)

This workshop assisted young women in Jefferson County to learn how to develop their greatest potential in math and science by engaging them in a real-time scientific research project.