"Since I've been involved in WGA, my approach to giving has become much more thoughtful."
Since its inception, the Women’s Giving Alliance has invested more than $3.3 million in the Northeast Florida community.
Note: Grants are designated by the year in which they are awarded; evaluation takes place during the year[s] in which a program is operating with WGA support. Thus, a 2005 one-year grant refers to activities conducted and evaluated in 2006. Discretionary grants are an exception to this rule; often time-sensitive, they typically are completed in the year in which the grants are awarded; agencies/programs then submit final reports for review by Evaluation Team co-leaders.
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11 South 11th Street Fernandina Beach, FL 32034Susan Holden-Dodge 904-261-7000 904-277-2984 fax
2011: $22,500The grant funds the expansion of women’s health services at the Samaritan Medical Clinic from one evening to two per month and an increase in breast and cervical cancer screenings for women who are at risk of these cancers and have no other access to screening. State budget cuts significantly reduced these services that had been provided by the Nassau County Health Department. In 2009, WGA granted $2,985 to staff a Clinic Coordinator position and to pay the cost of pap tests and supplies.
1122 3rd St. No. 5Neptune B each, FL 32266Kathie McGuinness904-249-1450904-249-1460
(confidential address)Joyce Mahr904-808-8544904-808-8338 fax
1824 Pearl StreetJacksonville, FL 32203Davalu Parrish904-354-7799 x122904-354-6352 fax
4063 Salisbury Road, Suite 107Jacksonville, FL 32216-8056The Rev. Kimberly Hyatt904-28-5599904-281-0059 fax
134 East Church St.Jacksonville, FL32202Michelle Karolak904-354-4646 Ext.226
487-1 East Tennessee StreetTallahassee, FL 32301Roy Miller850-425-3600x-16
Through advocacy and education the grant continues the work begun in 2007 (totaling $133,000 including $18,000 in partner funding) to improve the service structures in Northeast Florida that will result in changes in the treatment of girls in the juvenile justice system. To date this has included identifying essential services for justice-involved girls, raising community awareness and involving Duval’s legislators in policy and appropriations issues. Outcomes have included the development of a certification/ training program to upgrade the education and skills of practitioners serving girls in law enforcement, juvenile court and provider settings. The work has ushered in a fairer, safer and more accountable treatment of girls, but constant changes in the political, legislative and financial landscape underscore the need for vigilant monitoring and education.
327 East Duval StreetJacksonville, FL 32202Patricia I. Hannan904-350-9949904-350-9775 fax
See National Council of Negro Women Grant, for description.
74 Riberia StreetSt. Augustine, FL 32084Kathy Drake904-829-6481 x351904-824-2388 fax
6999-02 Merrill Rd., Suite 294Jacksonville, FL 32277Patricia Warren904-696-8771
50 Executive WayPonte Vedra Beach, FL 323082Mary Marx904-280-0614904-280-0616 fax
501West State StreetJacksonville, L 32202-4030Susan Chappell904-632-3357904-632-3134
1000 Shearer StreetJacksonville, FL 32205-6055Sandra B. Tysver904-388-4653 x1132904-384-1542 fax
1627 Rogero RoadJacksonville, FL 32211Laura L. Lasko904-731-9933904-731-9934 fax
See National Council of Negro Women Grant for description.
2610 Countess of Egmont StreetFernandina Beach, FL 32034Deborah Dunham904-321-4315904-261-2451 fax
644 Cesery Blvd., Ste. 320Jacksonville, FL 32211Vanessa Boyer904-854-7100 ext 13904-854-7102 fax
(confidential street address)Ellen Siler904-354-0076904-354-1342 fax
611 Adams St.Jacksonville, FL 32202Cindy Funkhouser904-359-0457
2434 Atlantic Blvd.Jacksonville, FL 32207Charles R. Cramer904-396-3052904-398-1469 fax
P. O. Box 330192Atlantic Beach, FL 32233Joan Monsky904-247-8337904-247-8388 fax
5000-3 Norwood AvenueJacksonville, FL 32208Sandy Bartow904-924-1100 (x224)904-765-8966 fax
6261 Dupont Station Court, EastJacksonville, FL 32217Colleen Lloyd Rodriguez904-394-5791904-448-0349 fax
1137 Cleveland StreetJacksonville, FL 32209Maralouise Snyder904-630-6540904-630-6727 fax
4049 Woodcock Dr., Suite 200Jacksonville, FL 32207Elizabeth Paulson904-398-9944904-398-3530 fax
9700 Phillips Highway, Suite 102Jacksonville, FL 32256Cynthia D. Harpman904-224-1489904-224-2401 fax
4615 Phillips HighwayJacksonville, FL 32207R. Wayne Rieley904-448-5995
P. O. Box 16287Fernandina Beach, FL 32035Jan Christiansen904-225-3110904-225-3116 fax
1934 Lentie RoadJacksonville, FLGertrude Peele904-764-1544904-354-0545 fax
2004: $10,000 for Reed Educational Campus program, 2005: $10,960 Renewal, 2006: $20,000 Renewal, 2007: $23,300 Renewal, 2008: $25,000 Renewal, 2009: $20,000 Renewal, 2010 $15,000 RenewalThis after-school and summer program for disadvantaged girls (currently aged 9 to 12) is located in the heart of Northwest Jacksonville. The 15 girls served in the after-school program receive customized, structured learning experiences in reading, computer skills, health, nutrition and physical fitness.
2006: $850 (Discretionary Grant)This grant allowed Reed Educational Campus to add a math tutor for its summer program.
Collaboration Grant: Taking Our Measure and Finding Our Strength; 2002: $50,000, 2003: $70,000In its first year, this collaboration among six agencies provided girls aged 12 to 18, chosen by the agencies, with a seven-month gender-specific learning experience to help them build self-esteem, recognize their special talents, respect their bodies, value education and develop leadership skills. In addition, in 2002, this grant supported a 12-week program for three groups of some dozen women each—held at three separate sites—to develop self-esteem, creative self-expression and assertiveness. In 2003, the collaboration focused entirely on girls, and the program was expanded to include those aged 9-11. Participating agencies were The Bridge of Northeast Florida, Community Connections of Jacksonville, Girls, Incorporated of Jacksonville, PACE Center for Girls of Jacksonville, Planned Parenthood of Jacksonville and the Women’s Center of Jacksonville (2002 only).
1022 Park St., Suite 207Jacksonville, FL 32204Dr. Lawanda Raviora
School failure is a fundamental pathway to involvement with the justice system. WGA-funded research found that more than 800 elementary-age girls a year were being given out-of-school suspensions. This grant provides a portion of the local match required for a four-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The project is designed to provide culturally competent and gender responsive interventions for elementary school age girls at risk of out-of-school suspension and/or expulsion. The goals are to provide positive alternatives, to keep girls in school and to increase school connectedness and academic and social success. Partnering with Duval County Schools, NCCD has implemented the program at North Shores K-8 and at George Washington Carver Elementary School.
2715 Oak St.Jacksonville, FL 32204904-356-1612
2011: $5,000 (Discretionary Grant)Established in 1989 as a regional community-based organization, NFAN plans and coordinates HIV/AIDS services and provides compassionate leadership, services and advocacy in meeting the prevention, health, spiritual and social needs of individuals, families and communities. The WGA grant supports The Princess Club, formed to educate and empower HIV negative girls between the ages of 5 and 15 through education on HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
6850 Belfort Oaks PlaceJacksonville, FL 32216Carol Brady904-279-0620
2007: $38,050, 2008: $40,000 Renewal, 2009: $12,000 Renewal for maintenance of outreach storefrontThis grant restored a critical outreach component to the Azalea Project, which offers preconceptual and pregnant women long-term, intensive services, including one-on-one counseling and group activities focused on health, life skills development, decision-making and goal-setting. The target audience is African-American women of childbearing age (15-44) who are at risk for sexually-transmitted diseases, HIV-AIDS and unwanted pregnancy—all factors in prematurity/low birthweight, a primary cause of poor birth outcomes. The infant mortality rate for African-Americans in Duval County is over twice that of the state and nation as a whole (16 per 1,000). Azalea provides a new angle of vision on where and how to intervene in the cycle from preconception to neonatal care, in order to improve the odds that babies born in Duval County will live and thrive.
2010: $5,000 (Discretionary Grant)Project funding to train adult women in New Town to use donated cameras to document conditions in their community. Goal is to develop “photo voices” and acquire confidence and skills to become effective community advocates.
2933 University Blvd., NorthJacksonville, FL 32211Lynn H. Bertram904-448-8002904-448-2808 fax
2002: $50,000 (partner agency) Taking Our Measure and Finding Our Strength, 2003: $70,000 (partner agency) Renewal
2005: $20,000 for Inspiring the Spirit of BeautyThis grant allowed the expansion of PACE Center’s Cooperative Educational and Spirited Girls programs, with activities aimed specifically to develop girls’ self-image, wellness and positive attitude.
2008: $30,000 (PACEWorks), 2009: $45,000 Renewal, 2010: $38,000 Renewal, 2011 $37,000 RenewalIn 2008, WGA identified the need to locate PACE alumnae ages 16-25 who also have been in foster care and to engage them in this intensive program of life skills, individual therapy and career exploration and preparation leading to credentials and on-the-job experience. The girls are fragile. Keys to the program’s success are transition counselors who build relationships of trust with each girl so she believes she can succeed. Prior WGA program grants in 2008, 2009 and 2010 total $113,000.
2012: $115,000Integrates mental health access at the Center with a pilot initiative to expand the depth of psychological services offered, increase documentation of services and develop a model to be implemented in other centers. Many of the girls who come to PACE, including those from Jacksonville who live in high risk zip codes as identified by the Department of Juvenile Justice are in need of specialized counseling and therapeutic health services that go beyond basic individual and group counseling. The needs include substance abuse, post-traumatic stress, and severe depression. The two year grant will assist by increasing the on-site treatment from an additional Licensed Counselor for 25 more girls. The service (although not part of the grant funded) will be supervised by a consultant so that it can serve as a pilot for the 17 other PACE Centers throughout the state through the codifying of standards, procedures and training using evidence based practices in trauma-informed and gender responsive care.
3850 Beach Blvd.Jacksonville, FL 32207Carole Ann Steiger904-399-2800904-399-2525 fax
(confidential street address)Sharon Youngerman904-284-0340904-284-5407 fax
2004: $60,000 (over two years) Transition House (Partial amount reallocated to the 2005 grant pool)WGA’s two-year grant supported an additional case manager for Transition House, a shelter for victims of domestic violence, and provided funding that allowed residents to extend their stay from12 to 18 months. The money also covered the cost of a job coach and computer skills training for new residents. Because the program could not be completed as planned, a portion of the grant was reallocated to the 2006 grant pool.
2795 County Road 220Middleburg, FL 32068Dean Moretz904-269-5144904-276-6655 fax
2002: $8,100 for Computer-based Literacy Training (awarded but canceled and reallocated for 2003 grant pool)Because this program—aimed to develop both literacy and computer skills of girls and women—did not materialize, the grant money was reallocated to the 2003 grant pool.
41 E. Duval St.Jacksonville, FL 32202Jeff Matthews904-399-2766
2012: $10,000VIM through its volunteer medical professionals provides primary healthcare for qualified low-income, working, uninsured people in the Jacksonville area at no charge. One day each week is set aside at the center (on Duval Street) specifically for women for pap smears and mammograms, as well as mental health screening and counseling. The two year grant will support the cost of a complete patient clinical appointment with a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker or a Psychiatrist at the center for 133 women over the two year period. (In 2011 VIM provided 211 women with these appointments at a cost of $75 each.)
479 Houston StGreen Cove Springs, FL 32043Jeannie Gallina904-351-9504
2011: $5,000 (Discretionary Grant)The clinic improves access to health care and services for the uninsured and indigent men, women and children of Clay County. The grant supports funding a pilot program, “My Baby and Me,” to provide education, support and direct services for teen mothers in Clay County. The funds will contribute to the cost of curriculum material, instructor salary, bus vouchers and infant supplies.
5644 Colcord AveJacksonville, FL 32211Shirley K. Webb904-722-3000904-722-3100
See National Council for Negro Women Grant for description.
2002: $9,520 for Literacy Curriculum DevelopmentAfter working for a year to increase literacy among women living with HIV, the Women’s Center determined that a gender-specific model of literacy education suited to the unique needs of HIV-positive clients was needed to achieve successful outcomes. Our grant supported professional development of a curriculum that combined best practices from national models of literacy training with counseling that addresses self-esteem and self-efficacy issues prevalent among women living in a constant state of crisis.
2003: $35,000 for Learning for Leadership, 2004: $ 8,000 Renewal (to package and market curriculum)Our grant helped launch this 12-week program that helps women be positive role models and function as advocates for themselves and their families. Four 12-week sessions engage eight to ten participants each in self-discovery to reframe negative thoughts, obtain practical life skills, and improve and advocate for their families’ health. This project involved participants from Community Connections, PACE Center for Girls of Jacksonville, Hubbard House, Magnolia Project and Sable Palms Apartments.
2003: $40,000 Expanded Horizons, 2004: $20,000 Renewal, 2005: $20,000 Renewal, 2006: $25,000 Renewal, 2007: $20,000 RenewalExpanded Horizons is a gender-specific literacy program based on WGA-funded research in 2002. The basic education it provides is customized for the unique needs and abilities of women. Small classes, flexibility, transportation, child are and life skills development are among the support services that help make this program’s retention and completion rates significantly higher than the average for adult literacy programs. The 2007 grant funded the salary of a part-time classroom instructor. The additional staff would allow the program to reach more students, both at the Women’s Center and through partnerships with Head Start and Hubbard House, and develop a literacy component.
2006: $5,000 (Discretionary Grant) Bosom BuddiesThis grant supported the Women’s Center’s program for breast cancer victims and survivors.
2008: $25,000 Unrestricted Operating Grant, 2009 $30,000 Renewal, 2010 $32,000 RenewalThis grant provides general operating funds for one year in support of the organization’s new strategic plan, which includes goals to shift the revenue mix toward more private donors and more unrestricted funding; to improve information management; to increase community awareness; and to match board development to the needs of a growing agency.
2012: $100,000The two year grant will expand “no cost counseling services” to an additional 130 women, doubling the number of low-income women receiving 'no cost ' therapy in Duval, Clay and St. Johns Counties by allowing the Center to hire two additional counselors, secure an additional unpaid counseling intern, utilize a contract counselor for 10 hours per week, and clinically and administratively support the additional staff and clients. The Center averages 55 requests for counseling each month. The number of requests has increased over the years from an average of 30 per month in 2008 to a high of 75 in July 2011.
3015 Parental Home Rd.Jacksonville, FL 32216Mandi Patania904-720-0002
2009: $2,000 (Discretionary Grant)Funding for development of gender specific curriculum for “Touchstone Village”, a new residential center that will serve approximately 30 young women. The program includes life coaches and therapists and is designed to provide skills for the transition to adulthood and independent living.
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