Thanks to its generous supporters and volunteers, The Women’s Fund has granted more than $2.6 million to 160 unique nonprofit organizations supporting women and girls throughout Middle Tennessee.
The following 45 Grantees received $282,650 in our 2022 discretionary grant cycle.
| ORGANIZATION | BRIEF DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| End Slavery Tennessee | To provide holistic, long-term, trauma-informed, comprehensive aftercare to assist human trafficking survivors on their journeys towards healing. |
| Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence | Funds will assist with providing legal services/referrals to wrap around services for 15 immigrant sexual assault and trafficking survivors. |
| Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition | Our Emergency Access Fund provides financial assistance to Tennesseans facing dire financial struggles while undergoing active breast cancer treatment. |
| Meharry Medical College | To provide formula to high risk infants whose mothers engaged in substance use disorder treatment at the Rainbow program. |
| Community Resource Center | To provide period products for the 12,000 girls within Metro Nashville Public Schools who cannot otherwise afford these basic essentials. |
| The New Beginnings Center | To empower women and teenage girls to improve their health trajectories through nutrition education, lifestyle coaching and strength training. |
| The Next Door | To provide emergency transportation (420 rides) to treatment and to/from legal and medical appointments for low-income women dealing with addiction. |
| Domestic Violence Program, Inc. | Provide Sexual Assault Forensic Exams and free supportive services assisting adult victims of sexual assault find hope, healing and recovery. |
| Rock The Street, Wall Street | To provide 10 high school and college-level internships, job shadow opportunities, or entry-level positions to Middle Tennessee girls. |
| Bridges of Williamson County dba Bridges Domestic Violence Center | To provide specific assistance to domestic violence victims in the form of prescriptions, physical and mental healthcare, diapers, certificate replacements. |
| Mending Hearts, Inc. | Providing Partial Hospitalization Program with individualized treatment therapy and coping resources to 125 women moving from addiction to long-term sobriety. |
| EPIC Girl Inc. | To use screening and case management to recruit, retain and link 100 high risk girls to EPIC Girl's programs |
| Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee Inc | Troop 6000 teaches girls experiencing homelessness practical life skills, provides mentoring, and helps overcome barriers to a healthy, productive lifestyle. |
| Maury Regional Healthcare Foundation | To bridge the gap for at-risk women battling cancer by providing the support and resources needed during and after treatment. |
| Sexual Assault Center | To provide specialized therapy, advocacy, and support to 30 low-income girls and women who have been sexually assaulted. |
| Rejoice School of Ballet | Rejoice empowers youth to realize their potential by training, nurturing, and celebrating dancers from diverse racial, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds. |
| Hispanic Family Foundation | To support the cultural dance instruction in Baila Folklorico for up to 20 low-income girls between 5-18 years. |
| A Step Ahead Foundation of Middle Tennessee | A Step Ahead Foundation of Middle Tennessee (ASAFMT) will enhance the client experience for 360 clients receiving long-acting reversible contraception. |
| Nashville Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition | To perform 30 interventions and rescue women and children from the bondage of human trafficking and addiction. |
| Doors of Hope | The objective of this program is to provide wrap-around services to women who are in recovery from substance use addiction |
| Starlings Nashville | The guiding concept of providing an opportunity for girls (ages 5 to 18) to participate regardless of their socioeconomic background. |
| Nashville Diaper Connection | To provide “Diapers for Diplomas” support for 125 parenting-students enrolled in any of the four Middle Tennessee community colleges. |
| Friendship House | To provide help for more women recovering from alcoholism through in-person and hybrid support for them and their families. |
| Legal Aid Society of Middle TN & the Cumberlands | To provide educational and informational brochures to victims of domestic and sexual violence regarding family law matters. |
| Rest Stop Ministries, Inc | Through trauma informed care, Rest Stop Ministries comprehensively restores survivors and works to stop the oppression of human trafficking. |
| Stepping Stones Safe Haven, Inc | To provide transportation, childcare, or medical co-pay assistance for shelter/case management clients seeking to achieve stability for themselves/their families. |
| Center of Hope | To provide therapeutic counseling to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking to heal from trauma. |
| Nurses for Newborns of Tennessee | To prevent infant mortality, child abuse and neglect through home visitation by registered nurses. |
| Pink Christmas | Increase the number of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with gift cards by 50%, for the Day of Diagnosis Program. |
| Southeast Community Capital dba Pathway Lending | Pathway Lending will provide training and business coaching to 250 entrepreneurs and capital infusions to 25 woman owned businesses. |
| Renewed | To continue to provide life-changing programs and support groups for those who affected by eating disorders in our community. |
| Healing Housing, Inc. | To provide Healing Housing residents with 33 therapeutic workshops and 2 learning sessions focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. |
| Girls Write Nashville | Girls Write Nashville Writers Guilds empower teen artists through curriculum-based songwriting, production, mentorship and longterm positive community building. |
| AGAPE | To provide funds for emergency expenses for residents at Morning Star Domestic Violence Shelter |
| Advocates for Women's and Kids' Equality (AWAKE) Tennessee | To provide evidence-based education to historically marginalized youth and women survivors on self-advocacy, leadership, and creating change in their communities. |
| Building Entrepreneurs for Success in Tennessee | Provide trauma and parent programming for 30 women and 30 mentors through collaboratives with transitional housing agencies in Middle Tennessee. |
| Palmer Home for Children | To provide essential personal/baby supplies for 15 mothers reentering the community after prison release and/or reunifying with their child. |
| Thistle Farms | To provide safe housing and physical, psychological, and financial healing to women survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and addiction. |
| Haven of Hope, Inc. | To provide enhanced domestic and sexual violence victim services in undeserved rural counties through case management, counseling, and emergency assistance. |
| Girls on the Run of Middle Tennessee | Girls on the Run strengthens the social-emotional development of girls while engaging in physical exercise, character, and confidence building. |
| YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee | To provide emergency shelter and wrap-around supportive services to over 200 victims of domestic violence and 150 children. |
| Renewal House, Inc. | To provide gender-specific intensive outpatient addiction treatment for 90 women of low income, including specialized pregnant and postpartum women's programming. |
| Viable Inc. | To connect survivors of abuse in the state of Tennessee into meaningful employment opportunities using an innovative trauma-informed approach. |
| Galaxy Star Drug Awareness / Nashville Peacemakers | Provide classes to 10 teen girls from North Nashville in the 7 areas of Home economics. |
| The F.I.N.D. Design | To support the economic empowerment and wellbeing of black and brown girls through entrepreneurship and leadership education. |
