Increasing Economic Security

The Kitchen Table

• Spring 2017
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• Spring 2018
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•   3rd Grant

Together the women of The Kitchen Table combat poverty, homelessness, and oppressive economic systems as a support group and a business team.

Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera

• Spring 2017
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•   2nd Grant

Austin, Texas

Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera supports maquiladora women workers to form alliances and advocate for improved labor conditions, human dignity, and fair trade.

Su Casa Catholic Worker Community

• Spring 2017
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•   1st Grant

Chicago, Illinois

The Su Casa Catholic Worker Community provides transitional shelter for immigrants from Mexico who are survivors of domestic violence. This first Mary’s Pence Grant will support Su Casa Mothers’ Collective, a group of immigrant women who are previous and current residents of Su Casa interested in starting their own sustainable food co-op.

Wishwas

• Fall 2017
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•   3rd Grant

New York, New York

Wishwas is a community of Bangladeshi immigrant women in New York City. It is also a sewing cooperative, an educational initiative, and a legal resource.