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Margaret Brown
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Leesburg, VA – May 2, 2018– Loudoun County-based 100WomenStrong, a group of concerned local residents seeking to strategically invest in organizations and programsthat enrich their county, is donating $279,550 to 27 area nonprofit organizations to help them initiate, complete or supplement programs in 2018. With this year’s funding, the philanthropic group has now given more than $1.5 million to Loudoun County nonprofits to support transformational change in the areas of shelter, health, hunger and education.
“In December 2008, 12 people passionate about finding ways to improve the quality of life for Loudoun County residents came together to learn the best ways to help make that happen. Almost 10 years later, 40 passionate people continue that mission,” said Karen G. Schaufeld, 100WomenStrong founder and president. “We strive to grant the right amount to the right non-profit at the right time. We will not rest until all residents of our county achieve their full potential as active, contributing members of our community. We encourage all those who are inspired by this mission to join us.”
100WomenStrong also provides ongoing support of long-term impact grants, including a Community School Initiative at Sterling Elementary and the LCPS Backpack Coalition.100WomenStrong 2018 grant recipients are as follows:
A Farm Less Ordinary – $5,000*
- Provide training and employment to adults with special needs, so they can develop a skillset in a food/farm industry
- Expand offerings to include additional music therapist
- Initiate homebound music therapy program
Ability Fitness Center – $8,000*
- Purchase a NuStep recumbent cross-trainer
All Ages Read Together – $20,000
- $10,000 to support existing class at Sterling Library
- $10,000 to create inclusive classroom with LCPS Early Childhood Special Education
- Purchase double door for efficient, safe delivery of food and increase commercial donor base
Children’s Science Center – $2,000*
- Expand Family Science Night STEM program to more Title 1 schools in Loudoun County
Dulles South Food Pantry – $10,000
- Construction of a missing sidewalk link and expand hours for part-time operations staff
- Launch new ECHO Training Academy to teach social skills, money management, etc., in simulation Practical Assessment Exploration System (PAES) Lab
- Support Loudoun’s Serving Together program, which coordinates resources and improves service navigation to optimize outcomes for veterans, service members and their families
Five Stones Institute – $5,000
- Support partnership program with INMED – mindfulness training for children
Friends of Loudoun Mental Health – $8,400
- Provide 24 months of housing subsidies for A Place to Call Home program to prevent homelessness by allowing people to stay in their homes
- Support second year of Maternity Care Coordinator program
- Support summer day camp for low-income elementary school children in Sterling
Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter (LAWS) – $25,000
- Enhance LAWS’ Legal Services by updating equipment, expanding security systems and engaging expert witnesses
Loudoun Habitat for Humanity – $2,000*
- Create reference manuals for classes at the new Homebuyer Education Center
Loudoun Hunger Relief – $12,000
- Purchase a pallet lift for warehouse operations
Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers – $5,000
- Support for food-delivery program
Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) – $5,000
- Resiliency-based parenting intervention with Early Head Start families
Northern VA Human Trafficking – $5,000*
- Create materials for human trafficking awareness and prevention
Piedmont Environmental Council – $5,000*
- Start volunteer programs at Roundabout Meadows Community Farm to engage residents to grow vegetables and fruits for donation to food-insecure families
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) – $5,000
- Expand parent education initiatives to provide a series of Immigrant Parent Reunification workshops and add a Parenting Wisely Program
Stroke Comeback Center – $7,500*
- Conduct small-group communication classes led by speech-language pathologists
- Engage paid administrator for “school without walls” program
The Arc of Loudoun Paxton Campus – $10,000
- Fund A Life Like Yours (ALLY) educational serieson disability rights, guidance and support to the estimated 48,300 people in Loudoun County with disabilities, their families, caretakers and the community at large
The Fenwick Foundation – $10,000*
- Fund the Adult Dental Access, Prevention and Treatment (ADAPT) program, which is focused on addressing the financial and logistical impediments that keep older adults from getting needed dental care
- Provide 10 laptop computers to underserved youth participating in NetWorks after school program at Blue Ridge Middle School
- Purchase a LiftNStore Overhead Lift
- Investment in volunteer management software
- Purchase software and office equipment
About 100 Women Strong
Formed in 2008, 100WomenStrong is committed to improving the quality of life for residents of Loudoun County, Virginia, through strategic grants to non-profits working in the areas of shelter, health, hunger and education. Members of 100WomenStrong connect and collaborate to leverage their philanthropic resources as a donor-advised fund of the Community Foundation of Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties. For more information about 100WomenStrong, contact Pam Ray at info@OneHundredWomenStrong.org.
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*First-time recipient
Photo Gallery Credit: Alex Erkelitian/Loudoun Times-Mirror
