In 2016 a $74,000 grant was made to Catawba Lands Conservancy (CLC) to fund a new program coordinator position to enable CLC to advance its mission to connect people to the natural spaces that CLC works to protect. Nine hundred fifty-seven members, 3,079 youth, and 9,306 individuals from the general public participated in a variety …
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In 2017, WIF wisely invested $100,000 to sustain the WINGS for Kids Afterschool program. Wings uses an early and comprehensive approach utilizing evidence-based social-emotional learning practices. This fosters the mindsets, skills, and confidence within each child to behave well, make good decisions, and build healthy relationships. Our grant was used to help fund stipends for UNCC …
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Did you know that Charlotte is the third largest refugee first stop on the east coast? In 2017, Women’s Impact Fund made a two-year $100,000 grant to ourBRIDGE for KIDS to create and support an arts-based curriculum for its after school and summer programs for immigrant and refugee children. Infusing arts into its existing literacy …
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