Grantee Partners

 “Career Tools for Women” $13,000 This program will work with KCMO, women living in an at-risk environment to assist them in ending their generational poverty by learning the skills needed to gain employment and to become financially self-sufficient. Many of the participants are ex-offenders, persons with limited education, living with HIV, overcoming substance abuse and or homeless.

“Education/workforce development Component of Services to Pregnant Women” $19,500 Through this component of the program, low-income women and girls who are experiencing crisis or unplanned pregnancies, gain access to financial literacy and a core education/occupation module inclusive of GED preparation, occupational soft skills and computer literacy.

  “New Roots for Refugees” With partial funding from Eulah M. Bush Fund for Business Initiatives $14,050 This project supports the development of entrepreneurial skills and small agricultural businesses among vulnerable refugee women resettled through Catholic Charities’ Refugee Migrant Services program.

“Work Express” With partial funding from Marion Bloch Fund for Mothers and Their Families $19,500 This program will assist low-income women in Eastern Jackson County to obtain or retain employment through the provision of job-readiness skills and career coaching.

“Por un Futuro Mejor Financial Literacy Project for Latinas” $19,500 This program targets Latinas who are at-risk or are victims/survivors of domestic violence. The program teaches skills and knowledge related to financial self-sufficiency and job readiness to ensure a better future for themselves and their dependent children, in a bilingual and culturally competent environment.

“Girl Scout Leadership Experience Financial Literacy Badge” program $19,500 Our funding will underwrite program supplies and financial assistance for low-income, urban-core Girl Scouts, ages 5-17, to earn this badge which teaches skills for financial self-sufficiency through age appropriate activities, such as creating budgets, managing credit and savings/investment strategies. GUADALUPE CENTERS, INC. “Wise Latinas”, Financial Literacy program $14,250 A second year of funding will allow the Guadalupe Centers to expand their provision of financial education, credit establishment and individual development accounts using the FDIC’s Money Smart curriculum to Latinas participating in their Alta Vista Charter High School and Middle School, Teen Pregnancy and Emergency Assistance programs.

“Self-Sufficiency Project” $15,000 This Independence and Lee’s Summit-based program uses individual case management and group facilitation to assist adult female domestic violence survivors in enhancing their financial literacy and employability, with the one-term goal of attaining independence.

“Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Project” $16,000 This field project of Legal Aid will ensure that at least 80 immigrant women will achieve independence from abusive or exploitative partners, employers or traffickers by restoring stolen immigration and identity documents or through self-petitions for legal employment status.

“Despertando Sueños, Pláticas on Financial Literacy, Self-Sufficiency and Wealth” $15,000 This volunteer-run organization will provide workshops for Kansas City-area Latinas focusing on the knowledge, tools, skills and attitudes that will empower them to recognize the important role they can play in charting their fiscal direction and aiming it toward realization of their dreams and financial security.

“Assimilated Money Program” $15,343 This shelter for homeless teens who are pregnant and/or parenting will continue to teach them how to earn money, develop and follow a personal budget, save money, how to balance a checking account, write a check, and pay simulated bills. In addition, the teens attend in-house classes that focus on career opportunities and financial independence.

“Fundamental Tools for Building Economic Self-Sufficiency” $19,600 This residential facility for youth in crisis in the heart of KC’s urban core will serve its girls, ages 10 and up, with a program designed to help them better understand basic financial practices that improve their improve their financial literacy, thus advancing them toward future self-sufficiency. They will learn how to establish and manage bank accounts; use credit/debit cards responsibly/wisely, invest for the future, increase savings and reduce debt.

“Empowering Girls through Teen Health Mentorship” $11,788 This career development program implemented in the Hickman Mills and Independence school districts encourages girls to take a closer look at the three designated fields of teaching, dietetics and culinary arts. The teen participants serve as near-peer role models and are trained to lead classes teaching younger girls about nutrition and cooking, while preparing a healthy snack with the students.

“Financial Education Component of Encompass Program” $6,160 This program focuses on the mothers who use Operation Breakthrough for their childcare by pairing them with 2 volunteer mentors who provide personal support and life coaching. The grant will allow the Encompass program to expand its offerings to include financial literacy education for the mothers.

“Road to Empowerment” With partial funding from The Sara Morgan Fund $19,500 This grant will allow PFHC to expand on its WFGKC- funded program from last year to reach women in 5 additional low-income housing communities. The women are taught critical financial and employment skills needed to obtain and maintain a stable and livable wage and to make progress on personal and professional goals.

“Economic Empowerment” $15,000 This program will meet a critical need for economic empowerment training and a financial literacy curriculum aimed at improving the financial skills and knowledge of the victims of domestic violence served through Rose Brooks Center’s continuum of care.

“Economic Empowerment” $15,000 This Johnson County-based domestic violence shelter will provide critical education and support to help victims recognize their strengths and options for career development, education and money-management to move toward financial independence.

“Expanding Your Horizons” $9,000 This career development program is designed to ignite 6th to 8th grade girls’ interest in the high-paying science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.

“Take Charge!” $3,709 This treatment and transitional living program focuses on homeless mothers and their children. Our grant will provide the residents a functional understanding personal finance, checking accounts, personal budgeting, credit, housing, basic computer skills and basic business concepts.

“Women’s Workforce Initiative” $10,000 This program provides personal finance, job search skills and career development to women and girls residing at the SafeHaven Women’s Domestic Violence Center in the Northland using the U.S. Bank’s Financial Wellness seminars/curriculum.

 “Community Carves New Paths for Disadvantaged Teenage Girls” $6,400 The goals of this program are to break the cycle of poverty and to increase the self-esteem of underserved female, Hispanic and other minority juniors and seniors in high school in both Kansas City, KS and Kansas City, MO. Girls will learn to develop and ive on a budget, dress for success within the budgets they create and understand how they can progress into post secondary education.

“Financial Self-Sufficiency Module of the Healthy Teens=Healthy Futures” program $10,000 This Wyandotte County-serving mentoring program for teen girls will teach financial and vocational skills, provide placement in paid summer internships for the teens and will facilitate a girl-led, social-entrepreneurial project designed to create positive impact in the community.

“YWomen Can” With partial funding from the Fund for Gender Equity $8,200 YWomen Can educates women about the advantages of non-traditional/green careers and links them to mentors, employers, training institutions, apprenticeship programs and social service agencies necessary to meet their career goals.

$5,000- To support an intern who will be responsible for the development and implementation of summer program specifically for girls in the Northeast neighborhood of Kansas City, MO.

 $3,110 - To support an intern who will be responsible for the development of program at the “Emancipation Station” day shelter for homeless women and the intake process for the new “Freedom House” facility that will provide longer-term shelter for homeless women.

$5,500 - This grant will support the community service project component of the Awesome Ambitions girls’ requirement for graduation from the Kansas City Missouri School District. The girls will be responsible for planning and implementing a full-scale service project to benefit the community. This will involve researching the needs, budgeting, shopping, delegating tasks, soliciting donations and finally, implementing the project.

$2,200 - This grant will benefit the “Discovery Girls” group at Marillac which is comprised of girls with Asperger’s or similar difficulties. The program will teach these teens appropriate social behaviors that will assist them in job-related communications. They will work on skills such as public speaking, meeting new people, going on job interviews, conducting business at a bank and workplace behavioral skills such as proper attire, hygiene, manners and more.

$3,300 - This grant will support the E4 program for girls ages 11-13 at Operation Breakthrough. The purpose of E4 is to equip, empower, explore and experience their talents and possible career paths. Participants will investigate average salaries in desired careers, college or trade school paths, budgeting and how education levels can impact their desired lifestyle and income.

$4,000 - This grant will provide support the expansion of the Latinas Sin Limites program. This support group for the daughters of migrant farm workers promotes healthy behaviors, life skills, financial management, goal setting and college readiness. With the support of the RAGGP funding, Latinas Sin Limites will this year initiate a shift to participant leadership, where a small group of the experienced young women will assume program implementation and evaluation tasks.

Carol Glaser Belove Fund for Women with HIV/AIDS -$3,200- Benefits women living with HIV/AIDS.

$3,000 - To provide “Post Incarceration AIDS Prevention” workshops in a bilingual, gender-exclusive environment for adult and juvenile women.

The Central Exchange Leadership Fund -$3,000- Supports leadership programs bringing women and girls of diverse backgrounds together to stimulate interaction and create opportunities for their personal, volunteer and professional growth.

$3,000 - To support Awesome Ambitions’ new “Capstone Project” which will assist Junior and Senior girl members in fulfilling this new KCMSD graduation requirement which focuses on service learning and the completion of a community service project.

Choice Fund -$3,500- Funds efforts to improve the quality of life for women and girls in the areas of reproductive health and sexuality education.

$3,500 - To provide the “Dramatic AIDS Education Project” to over 4,000 females, ages 13-18. Through a combination of a professional actor and a medical student, accompanied by slides and music, these presentations highlight and educate young people about HIV-infected youth.

Danielle’s Fund for Challenged Girls -$3,600- This fund is intended to help the physically challenged turn their disabilities into possibilities!

$3,600 - To provide assistance with program fees for 125 young girls with disabilities to participate in Challenger adaptive sports and social activities, including cheer clinics, swimming, arts, fitness, tennis and soccer.