Women play an integral role in their families, as well as society as a whole. When a women’s well-being is suffering, those that depend on them are directly affected. This is especially true in impoverished households, which often suffer from hunger, sickness, disempowerment, and marginalization. Therefore, when well-being is addressed it benefits not only women but those around them as well.
However, the issue of improving well-being is complex since it’s more than just being physically healthy. It involves numerous aspects of health including physical, mental, emotional, and social. It also includes having a sense of purpose and high life satisfaction.
Understanding the importance of the well-being of women, who make up half of the US population, many organizations have begun offering grants designed to help improve the well-being of women and families. Here is a list of some of the grants that are available for this purpose in the US.
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
WIC is a grant that is available for individuals. It is a grant program that is designed specifically for women, infants under 1, and children under 5. This program is intended for low-income applicants. WIC is a nutrition program and applicants must be at risk for poor nutrition or malnutrition. This grant provides food packages, breastfeeding support, and immunization referrals. Making sure families are getting the proper nutrition is the first step towards improving overall well-being.
Women’s Fund of Central Indiana Grant Program
The Women’s Fund of Central Indiana Grant is available for organizations, not individuals. These organizations must have gender-specific programs intended to empower women and help improve their well-being. Special consideration is given to organizations focusing on poverty and domestic violence. It is limited to applicants serving women and girls in Central Indiana.
Women’s Fund of Central New York Grant Program
The Women’s Fund of Central New York Grant is available for nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations. It is a grant for organizations empowering women and girls in Central New York. Each year, nine grants are awarded to provide funding to organizations that have innovative solutions for their constituencies.
Women’s Fund
The Women’s Fund by Austin Community Foundation is focused on providing funding for programs that focus on improving the lives of women and children in Central Texas. It is a grant program available to nonprofits throughout Central Texas that focus on housing, child care, education, and pregnancy prevention.
The Women’s Fund Grants
The Women’s Fund Grant from the Wayne County Community Foundation is available to nonprofit organizations in Wayne County, Ohio. These organizations must provide support to women and girls in the area. The grant is specifically available to those organizations that provide educational, economic empowerment, and health and wellness opportunities for women and girls.
The Women’s Fund of Posey County
The Women’s Fund of Posey County Grant is available to 501(c)(3) and 509(a) organizations. Eligible organizations must serve women and girls in Posey County. These organizations must offer programs that address issues faced by women and girls in the area. Special consideration is given to programs that deal with domestic violence, health and education, developing confidence, and securing jobs to support their family.
The Women’s Fund of Spencer County
The Women’s Fund of Spencer County Grant is another grant available to charitable organizations. These organizations must provide programs geared towards making a difference in the lives of women and children in Spencer County. Programs must address issues faced by the women and children of Spencer County.
The Women’s Fund of Greater Green Bay Community Foundation
The Women’s Fund of Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Grant is again geared towards nonprofit organizations. However, their specific emphasis is on programs that provide leadership and self-esteem initiatives for girls and women in the community. Programs must be gender-specific and geared towards helping girls and women be safe, healthy, and realize their dreams. Special consideration will be given towards those programs that fill a need in the community.
Women’s Fund Grants
The Women’s Fund Grants from the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation is a grant available to organizations. It is intended to help fund programs that make a difference in the areas of education, economic self-sufficiency, safety from abuse and crime, and health and well-being of women of all ages in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Special consideration is given to programs that focus on middle school girls’ mental health, safety from abuse and crime, body image, financial literacy, and self-reliance.
Look In Your Local Community
As you can see, many of these grants are available for nonprofit organizations and are community specific. If you are an organization that offers gender-specific programs for women and girls in your community look at different foundations and organizations in the community to see if they offer women’s fund grant programs. If you are an individual looking for assistance in receiving payments with your own well-being consider WIC if you meet the eligibility requirements. Otherwise, look for charitable organizations in your community and see if they have any programming that may help you with your specific needs.
There are many programs available specifically for women and girls. It is just a matter of figuring out which programs can help you with your specific needs.
