Mary’s Pence Grantees Are
WOMEN CENTERED
Women-led and improving the lives of women and their communities
COMMUNITY FOCUSED
Responsive to needs identified from within a community, and collaboratively developed by members of that community
LOCATED IN THE US AND CANADA
Small but mighty start-ups or grassroots organizations with projects in the United States and Canada
CREATING SOCIAL CHANGE
Working for social justice and sustainable social change
Beyond the Money
Our granting process is intentional and holistic. In order to meet emerging needs, we do not restrict funding to prescribed issue areas. Rather, the kinds of social justice issues that we fund arise organically as needs change and emerge within a community. We also provide our grantees with additional support including networking, retreats, information sessions and publicity.
Issues We Recently Funded
Increasing Economic Security
WishWas
- Spring 2017 |
- 2nd Grant
New York, New York
Wishwas gives Bangladeshi immigrant women who are unable to access traditional employment opportunities a space to gain financial independence and serves as a safe space for those struggling with domestic abuse.
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Advocating for Just Systems
Worker’s Rights Center
- Spring 2017 |
- 2nd Grant
Madison, Wisconsin
This second Mary’s Pence Grant will fuel leadership training for young women peer educators who lead at events, marches, and rallies, as well as organize direct actions on behalf of the Workers’ Rights Center.
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Accompanying Women Experiencing Incarceration
Center for Women in Transition
- Spring 2017 |
- 2nd Grant
Little Rock, Arkansas
CWIT staff work to prevent recidivism by mentoring women in prison personally, teaching life skills classes prior to release, and supporting the women in completing education and finding steady employment once they re-enter society.
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Liberating Women from Trafficking
The Justice Project
- Fall 2016 |
- 3rd Grant
Kansas City, Missouri
Eighty percent of women The Justice Project serves have been sexually exploited through prostitution. Many of the women’s lives are unstable due to homelessness, mental illness, domestic violence, or addiction.
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Welcoming Immigrants and Refugees
Centro de Rescursos Educativos para Adultos (CREA)
- Fall 2016 |
- 1st Grant
New York, New York
CREA provides educational resources for the Spanish-speaking adult immigrant community in East Harlem and Upper Manhattan.Life skills workshops, seminars on leadership development and computer skills classes supplement CREA’s focus on adult literacy.
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Empowering Women Leaders
Isuroon
- Fall 2016 |
- 1st Grant
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This project will created social spaces and workshops for Somali women to learn about political processes in the United States, increase women’s presence and voice in their communities, and build leadership skills.
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Cultivating Health and Well Being
Collinwood Neighborhood Catholic Ministries
- Spring 2017 |
- 2nd Grant
Cleveland, Ohio
In 2014, infant mortality records in Collinwood were nearly double the national average. CNCM started a community garden, offers nutrition and sustainable agriculture classes, as well as a support group for pregnant women and new mothers.
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