Current Grantees
2011 - 2012 GRANTEE PARTNERS
Leadership
Opening Word, Wyandanch - Suffolk County
Opening Word Program
To provide literacy education, job readiness, computer instruction and life skills to Hispanic women participants to increase their economic position, emotional health and feelings of empowerment.
Albright - Freund Grant for Women’s Leadership
League of Women Voters of the Hamptons - Suffolk County
Running and Winning Program
To coordinate a leadership conference where high school girls will spend quality time with successful female elected officials and will be given the opportunity to ask questions and learn about a life in public service.
Horace Hagedorn Award for the Empowerment of Women & Girls
COPAY, Inc., Great Neck - Nassau County
Leadership, Empowerment, and Self-Esteem Program
To implement a leadership development program for U.S.-born Latina daughters of undocumented immigrants by teaching them about the laws and policies that protect their rights and by learning important skills that promote self-advocacy.
Slomo & Cindy Silvian Foundation Grant for Health, Education, & Child Well-Being
i-tri, East Hampton - Suffolk County
Youth Distance Marathon Program
To develop the physical and emotional health of at-risk adolescent girls through a unique triathlon training program that builds self-esteem and confidence, encourages leadership development and mentoring skills, and develops and reinforces long-term healthy habits.
Terian Foundation Grant for Women & Children
Hispanic Counseling Center, Hempstead - Nassau County
Mothers’ Education Initiative
To provide Hispanic immigrant mothers of school-aged children with the necessary skills to become more involved in their children’s educational success, more aware of their legal and educational rights and responsibilities, and more empowered to take an active role in their children’s development.
"Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it." - Marian Anderson
Gender Equity & Women's Rights
Latino Justice - PRLDEF - Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Latinas at Work Project
To advocate for Long Island Latina immigrant workers who have been victimized by exploitive labor conditions by raising awareness about workplace rights and by providing legal information and representation.
Terian Foundation Grant for Women & Children
Victims Information Bureau (VIBS) - Suffolk County
SANE Outreach Advocate Services
To sustain and support the necessary services for assault clients in need of court accompaniment, legal advocacy, medical follow-up information, and Crime Victims Board application assistance and counseling.
Planned Parenthood of Nassau County - Nassau County
Trust Women Campaign
To support a pilot advocacy program for African American women that will increase knowledge about reproductive and health care services and will educate about pro-choice advocacy while working to dispel myths, misinformation and distortions about family planning among the general public and within the African American community.
"The connection between women's human rights, gender equality, socioeconomic development and peace is increasingly apparent." - Mahnaz Afkhami
Economic Opportunity & Financial Security
Literacy Nassau, Freeport - Nassau County
Targeting Tutoring: Helping Immigrant Women Weather America’s Economic Crisis
To sustain and grow the organization’s summer tutoring workshops by training volunteer tutors and matching them with female adult literacy students who have been on a waiting list for services.
Selma Greenberg Memorial Fund Grant
Hempstead Public Library, Hempstead - Nassau County
Higher Education, Economic Opportunity and Financial Stability for Teen Girls
To support the library’s education and financial literacy program for teen girls by emphasizing the importance of higher education, providing instruction on how to apply to college, and sharing strategies for pursuing careers that will provide long-term economic stability.
Horace Hagedorn Award for the Empowerment of Women & Girls
Long Island Latino Teachers Association (LILTA), Inc. - Nassau & Suffolk Counties
Women Leaders Paving Paths for Young Women Conference
To coordinate a conference for Latina youth from both Nassau and Suffolk Counties where they will interact with successful career women who will share their professional struggles and triumphs and how they gained the education and work experience needed to achieve their goals.
Slomo & Cindy Silvian Foundation Grant for Health, Education, & Child Well-Being
Community Action Southold Town (CAST), Inc., Southold - Suffolk County
Girls Reach for Academic Success Tutoring (GRASP) Program
To guide low-income high school minority girls through the college admissions process, including strategies for pursuing a two- or four-year college and information about tuition assistance programs.