Grant Awards

Supported by two endowments and generous donors, we work to remove barriers and help women and girls in our community thrive.

Learn more about our grants and awards.

2023 Grantees

Advancing Women in the Workforce (AWW) – Western Technical College’s AWW focuses on promoting self-sufficiency in low-income women and marginalized single mothers through education and mitigating barriers women face. The project helps with certification/licensure fees, supplies, assessments, background check fees, and other unexpected expenses. Additionally, the project will expand its support for single mothers and increase peer support for single mothers through holding events and proactively programming outreach.

CASA for Kids – The mission of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is to support and promote court-appointed volunteer advocacy so every child who has experienced abuse or neglect can be safe, have a permanent home, and have the opportunity to thrive. Their vision is a world where every child who has experienced abuse or neglect can thrive in a safe and loving home. Their local program serves La Crosse, Monroe, and Vernon counties.

Empowering Health Education for Girls & Young Women in La Crosse – Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will partner with educators and wellness staff at middle/high schools, UW-La Crosse, Viterbo, and Western Tech, and nonprofit agencies to provide education and outreach (including distribution of barrier methods) reaching 4,000 youth and adults (50% girls/women) in La Crosse. The project will empower girls/young women to make healthy choices as they enter adulthood and improve access to barrier methods that prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

Farm to Early Care and Education Conference for Child Care Professionals – The Parenting Place will host a Childcare Conference centered around Farm to Early Care and Education. This conference will be an all-day event held in La Crosse that will support these, primarily women, business owners in implementing Farm to ECE practices to support child nutrition, the financial viability of their business, and children’s social and emotional well-being. The event will be designed to offer networking opportunities for ongoing support.

Housing and Stabilizing Homeless Families – Family Promise of Monroe County is a family homeless shelter in Monroe County, WI. The key to their success is case management, which involves several possible services in our homeless prevention, diversion, shelter, and housing stabilization programs. They select the services in each program that will most impact a family’s success. Funding will be used to provide resources to families so they may build skills to help them overcome future hardships without being overwhelmed and prevent them from returning to homelessness.

La Crosse Logan High School FEM Club – Acknowledging the need for free and accessible period products for their students, Logan High School’s FEM club will use funds to purchase menstruation and hygiene supplies for Logan School Period Packs.

La Crosse Moms United – Since December 2018, the La Crosse System of Care (SOC) has hosted monthly groups, trainings and social activities that serve as a place for self-care, support and resource sharing for marginalized moms/caregivers living in La Crosse. The SOC provides a meal, childcare and transportation as needed to help eliminate barriers to participation. This project intends to continue these groups to create opportunities and change for women who otherwise would not have a voice.

Raising & Empowering Authentic Leaders Girls (REAL Girls) – REAL Girls is a comprehensive, five-week character-building program offered to 4th-5th grade girls at Northside Elementary/Coulee Montessori and State Road Elementary Schools. The program addresses issues our young girls face and encourages physical activity. Life skills training topics include hygiene, bullying, healthy eating and self-defense. Confidence building happens through regular running and training for a 5K race.

SPARK! – SPARK! is a cultural program for people with early to mid-stage memory loss and their care partners, the majority being women. Programs are designed to keep participants actively engaged in their communities by providing experiences that stimulate conversations, provide peer support and inspire creativity through creative engagement, workshops and programs. SPARK! programs are FREE for families to attend together in a comfortable environment led by specially trained staff and volunteers.

Strengthening Social Supports – Safe Families for Children (SFFC) creates family-like support for families in our community by recruiting and vetting volunteers motivated by compassion. SFFC advances relational, physical and emotional health equity by preventing child abuse through hosting, supporting and stabilizing families in crisis by providing mentoring and referrals to appropriate resources and deflecting children from entering the child welfare system by keeping healthy families intact.

Support Group for Survivors – Bluff Country Family Resources is re-starting our in-person support group for victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault for the first time since before the Covid-19 pandemic. This support group will be female-centered and allow participants to be in a community with women who have had similar experiences, learn from presenters and each other, and enjoy community outings that would otherwise be economically difficult to access.

Survivor’s Fund – New Horizons Shelter and Outreach’s Survivor’s Fund helps women avoid homelessness by covering gaps in rent to keep families housed and safe in our community. Funds are often used for the first month’s rent or security deposit, application fees, camera doorbells and the purchase of a new cell for and/or plan to ensure victims feel safe.

Training and Mentoring for Women Entrepreneurs* – The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) will provide ten women entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs in La Crosse County with one-on-one business mentoring, training, and access to responsible capital. This project aims to increase the success rate of women-owned businesses in promoting economic growth and empowerment for women entrepreneurs through one-on-one mentorship with La Crosse area business experts.

Training, Continuing Education, Technology and Peer Support for Women – Next Steps for Change, Inc is addressing the need for Peer Support for women with substance use disorders (SUD) who want to recover. This is done by offering training to hire more women with lived experience to be “Peers” and more funding for Peer Support to happen. They will provide the technology for those working with us to utilize our new data-tracking software to track outcomes and provide resources to serve women better.

Women and Girls Hygiene Program – WAFER, Inc will use funds to purchase hygiene supplies to supplement a shortfall in donated products and provide essential personal care products for girls, women, and their children. Providing personal care products for women and their children served by WAFER; encourages proper self-care, personal wellness, and socially acceptable hygiene habits, decreases risks for potential health or physical issues, and makes available equitable opportunities for personal growth and advancement.

Women’s Clothes Closet Hygiene, Sneakers and Leggings Project – Funds will be used to purchase items most needed by the women they serve, including period hygiene products, deodorant, sneakers and leggings. Receiving comfortable, stylish, safe, new, unopened items promotes dignity and self-esteem.

Women’s Craft Program – Coulee Recovery Center’s Women’s Craft Program is a step in our commitment to fill the gap in local gender-responsive addiction and recovery services. A woman in long-term recovery facilitates the Craft Program. She has become an asset to those who rely on mentor-ship, fellowship, self-confidence building, and sober recreational opportunities. This program has encouraged others with the skill of crafts to share their expertise and provide learning opportunities for others without asking for compensation.

Women Helping Girls – To build meaningful connections between female coaches and players on and off the field, Boys and Girls Club of Greater La Crosse will use funds to educate female coaches on proper mental health protocol, create “off the field” opportunities for our teams to connect via team outings and community service opportunities and provide uniforms & equipment to ensure players are safe and everyone can participate.

Women of Melanin* – Hope Restores’ Women of Melanin support group creates a supportive social environment to build confidence, connectedness, and resilience. Using a support-with-education model, Women of Melanin creates a sisterhood and increases knowledge, coping skills, and self-advocacy. Women identify specific personal goals they would like to achieve and learn about mental health, wellness and life skills.

Women’s Transportation Fund – Administered by La Crosse County, the Women’s Transportation Fund assists women experiencing transportation barriers that negatively impact their ability to gain or maintain self-sufficiency. It offers flexible funding to meet a variety of transportation-related needs. Over the past 17 years, approximately 1,212 women have benefitted from the WTF by receiving various transportation-related assistance.

*Grant made possible by the Helen K. Laux Field of Interest Fund dedicated to providing education assistance and support toward entrepreneurship, business ownership or empowerment of women and girls.

2022 Grantees

Annual Grants

Western Technical College- Access for Women’s Education 2022 (AWE) promotes self-sufficiency in low-income women and student parents from rural areas and marginalized single mother students through education and the mitigation of barriers women face that prevent success. AWE aims to increase peer support for single mother students by holding events and programming and assisting in making Western a more family-friendly campus.
Adult & Teen Challenge of Western Wisconsin- ATCWW Room to Bloom Garden is a year-long, inpatient drug and alcohol treatment program for women. In order to support their nutritional needs, this project has integrated a garden behind their facility that assists with holistic therapy that builds life-long skills, and self-esteem, and offers relief from emotional stressors.
Family Promise of Monroe County- Day Center for Homeless Families provides day center services for unhoused families, such as a space to apply for jobs, fill out rental applications, take care of their children, and receive case management. This also provides a location for school bus drop-off/pick-up. Funding will be used to make improvements to the center to serve families- such as washer/dryer hookups, shower/bath facilities, computer stations, and a kitchen area.
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin- Empowering Health Education for Girls & Young Women program focuses on Community Outreach and Education staff working with educators and wellness staff at middle schools, high schools, post-secondary learning institutions, nonprofit agencies and correctional settings serving youth to provide education and outreach reaching 3,000 youth and adults (50% girls/women) in La Crosse. Workshops will empower girls and young women to make the healthiest possible choices for their successful transition from the teen years into adulthood.
Hope Restores Corperation- Girl Groups program will support girls to grow up healthy, and learn how to be safe, educated, resilient, and independent. Girls will learn different lessons about self-respect, positive self-talk, healthy eating, body image, peer pressure, and bullying. The program will focus on fun community activities and events. Girls Groups will help girls be their best, culturally authentic selves.
GROW La Crosse- GROW Summer Farm Camp at Deep Roots Community is a non-profit program on a mission to connect youth with healthy food and nature through hands-on garden-based experiences to nourish growing minds and bodies. During summer, a total of 136 youth will have an opportunity to attend camps. GROW La Crosse will use the funding to provide scholarships to 20% of students during our fee-based camps. This program creates a supportive environment to help girls realize they are brilliant, creative, and fully capable of being the next generation of STEM leaders.
Onalaska School District- Menstrual Equity program is committed to providing free and equal access to period products. Many students often look to district staff to provide these products, and when funds run out, and they can no longer offer them, students have nowhere else to turn for these necessary products. No one should go without the essential supplies or have it interfere with their school day and attendance.
Boys & Girls Club of Greater La Crosse- Progress for Girl’s Athletics project will focus on continuing the expansion & relevance of girls’ athletic opportunities at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse (BGCGL) along with increasing community knowledge of the benefits of sports participation. BGCGL athletic programs are often a girl’s first organized sports experience. The program strives to offer the best experience possible to keep girls interested in sports for years to come.
Cia Siab, Inc.- Rice Pantry Project Expansion intends to provide 200 Hmoob families with bulk rice and other nutritious food each month at Drive Thru Rice Pantry Project (RPP) events. RPP recipients are essential workers, female heads of household, elders, and youth.
La Crosse County Human Services- Southside/ Northside Moms United project creates a space where the La Crosse System of Care (SOC) hosts monthly groups, training and social activities that serve as a place for self-care, support and resource sharing for moms living in La Crosse. The SOC provides meals, childcare and transportation as needed to help eliminate barriers to participation. This project intends to continue these groups to create opportunities and change for women who otherwise would not have a voice.
Bluff Country Family Resources- Survivors Household Essentials provides victims/survivors and their families with essential household necessities that are both culturally specific and for universal use.
Couleecap, Inc.- Technical Assistance for Women Entrepreneurs will be implemented through Couleecap’s Job & Business Development Program, which helps aspiring business owners turn their business idea into reality. This project helps develop strong business models such as business plan writing and other necessary business skills. Funding will be used to provide technical assistance and training to 10 low-moderate income female entrepreneurs in La Crosse and Monroe counties.
The Parenting Place- Unity Parent Cafe brings parents together to talk about issues that matter. Trained staff and parents host and plan an evening with food, childcare, and a comfortable casual setting in which parents sit in small groups guided to talk about specific questions. Unity Parent Cafe focuses on topics related to social justice, including race.
WAFER, Inc.- Women and Girls Hygiene Project provides personal care products for women and their children served by WAFER, encourages proper self-care, personal wellness, and socially acceptable hygiene habits, and creates equitable opportunities for personal growth and advancement. Program funds will be used to purchase to supplement a shortfall in donated products and provide essential personal care products for girls, women, and their children.
Habitat for Humanity- La Crosse Area- Women Build program empowers women to build Habitat homes, letting them positively impact lives by making homeownership a reality for families. This project provides a comfortable atmosphere for women to gain skills & confidence by building with crew leaders and volunteers in an empowering environment as well as provides an outlet for community networking among low-income women and women struggling with the criminal justice system.
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church/ Women’s Clothes Closet- Women’s Clothes Closet Technology and Communication focuses on providing gently used clothes to women entering the workforce. To increase professionalism for the women they serve, these funds assist women in printing business cards, improving technology and communication, and creating community awareness of the WCC.
Coulee Council on Addictions- Women’s Craft Program is a step in a commitment to fill the gap in local gender-responsive addiction and recovery services. The Craft Program is facilitated by a woman in long-term recovery. It has become an asset to those who rely on mentorship, fellowship, self-confidence building, and sober recreational opportunities. This program has encouraged others, with the skill of crafts, to share their expertise and provide learning opportunities for others without asking for compensation.
New Horizon’s- Survivors Fund helps women avoid homelessness by covering gaps in rent to keep families housed and safe in our community.
La Crosse County- Womens’ Transportation Fund assists women experiencing transportation barriers that negatively impact their ability to gain or maintain self-sufficiency. It offers flexible funding to meet a variety of transportation-related needs. Over the past 17 years, approximately 1,212 women have benefitted from the WTF by receiving various transportation-related assistance.
YWCA- YWCA La Crosse CASA for Kids program eliminates and/or reduces the waiting list of court appointments for children in Monroe, Vernon, and La Crosse Counties, ensuring that victims of child abuse or neglect have access to an advocate who will work to ensure his/her safety, work towards his/her permanency, and ensure the well-being of the child.

2021 Grantees

Annual Grants

La Crosse County Health Dept – Women’s Transportation Fund
New Horizons Shelter and Outreach Centers, Inc. – Survivor’s Fund
Western Technical College – Foundation Educational Access for Women Students
LGBT Resource Center for the Seven Rivers Region Inc. – Brightening the Rainbow
YWCA La Crosse – CASA for Kids
Couleecap, Inc. – Homeless Program
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin – Empowering Health Education for Girls & Young Women in La Crosse
Blair Taylor School District – Feminine Hygiene
First Teen Clothes Closet – Ethnic Hair Kits
Family & Children’s Center – Healthy Families Program
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse – Reviving Girls’ Athletics
Couleecap, Inc. – Skills Enhancement Program
La Crosse County Human Services – Southside/Northside Moms United
Bluff Country Family Resources – Survivors School
School District of La Crosse – Sustainable Period Project
Shelter Development Inc. – theExchange
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church – Women’s Clothes Closet
WAFER, Inc. – Women and Girls Hygiene Project
Bountiful Harvest of Faith Ministries, Inc. – Women of Melanin
Coulee Council on Addictions – Women’s Craft program
The Salvation Army – Women’s Fund Assistance Program
YWCA La Crosse – Justice Circles

Additional Off-Cycle Grants

Boys and Girls Club of Greater La Crosse – Girls in construction

2020 Grantees

Annual Grants

La Crosse County Health Dept – Women’s Transportation Fund
New Horizons Shelter and Outreach Centers, Inc. – Survivor’s Fund
YWCA La Crosse – Ruth House
Western Technical College – Foundation Educational Access for Women Students
The Salvation Army – Rent Assistance
UW-L Self-Sufficiency Program SSP – Academic Skills and More
WAFER, Inc. – Women and Girls Hygiene Project
Couleecap, Inc. – Homeless Programs
La Crosse County Human Services – Southside/Northside Moms United
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) – Supporting Child Care Programs During COVID19 Through the WI Early Education Shared Services Network
School District of La Crosse – Healing & Hope
Family & Children’s Center – Healthy Families Program
theExchange/Shelter Development Inc. – theExchange
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse – Back to School
Marine Credit Union Foundation -Finding HOME (Hope, Opportunity, Mastery, Empowerment)
Couleecap, Inc. – Skills Enhancement Program
Cia Siab, Inc. – Viv Ncaus Sawv Ua Ke: Hmoob Womxn Intergenerational Healing Retreat
Coulee Council on Addictions – Women’s Craft program
First Teen Clothes Closet – Ethnic Hair Kits
YWCA La Crosse – Justice Circles
GROW La Crosse – Empowered Girls
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin – Empowering Health Education for Girls & Young Women in La Crosse
Bluff Country Family Resources – Survivor II Investment Fund
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church – Women’s Clothes Closet

Additional Off-Cycle Grants

La Crosse County Health Dept – Women’s Transportation Fund
Couleecap/Coulee Region Immigrant Task Force – Period products for immigrant families
School District of La Crosse – Installation of free pad & tampon dispensers
La Crosse Community Foundation – La Crosse Area Emergency Response Fund

2019 Grantees

AAUW – Equal Means Equal Film screening
Aptiv Foundation – 2019 Miss RemarkAble Pageant
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the 7 Rivers Region – Big Sisters Little Sisters Service Learning
Bluff Country Family Resources – Women and Girls Empowerment
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse – Junior Girls Mentoring Program on the North Side
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse – Care packages for homeless women
Coulee Council on Addictions – Women’s Craft Program
Couleecap, Inc. – Homeless Programs
Family & Children’s Center – Hope Academy
First Teen Clothes Closet – First Teen Clothes Closet Racially Diverse Hair Kits
FSPA Franciscan Spirituality Center – Girls Connect: Developing Mindfulness in Adolescent Girls
GROW La Crosse – Empowered Girls Camp
Habitat for Humanity- La Crosse Area – Women Build Educational Program
Independent Living Resources – Recovery Avenue’s Women Supporting Women Group
La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation – Leadercast Women
La Crosse County Health Department – The Women’s Transportation Fund
La Crosse County Historical Society – Juxtapose Exhibit
La Crosse County Human Services – Southside and Northside Mom’s United
Mississippi Valley Conservancy – Partners Empowering Women Outdoors
New Horizons Shelter and Outreach Centers, Inc. – Survivors’ Fund
School District of La Crosse – Hamilton Elementary-Community School Initiative
The Parenting Place – Dinner and Diapers
The Salvation Army – Rent Assistance
UW-L Self-Sufficiency Program – Writing and Math Instruction
WAFER, Inc. – Women and Girls Hygiene Project
Western Technical College Foundation – Educational Access for Women 2019
YWCA La Crosse – Ruth House
YWCA La Crosse – Teen LEAD

2018 Grantees

Aptiv – Miss RemarkAble Pageant
Bluff Country Family Resources – Survivor Future Investment Fund
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse – “Time with Laquita” mentoring program
Catholic Charities – Care Packages for Homeless Women
Coulee Council on Addictions – Women’s Craft Program
Couleecap – Transitional Housing Program
Family & Children’s Center – Hope Academy
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration – Survivors Safe and Free event sponsorship
Independent Living Resources – RAVE Women Supporting Women support group
La Crosse County Health Department – Women’s Transportation Fund
La Crosse County Human Services – La Crosse Area Family Collaborative
Mississippi Valley Conservancy – Women in Conservation internship
New Horizons – Survivor’s Fund
The Parenting Place – Play Groups for Positive Relationships
The Salvation Army – Rental Assistance
UW-L Self Sufficiency Program
WAFER – Menstrual Products Pantry
Western Technical College – Educational Access for Women
YWCA La Crosse – Ruth House, Teen LEAD

2017 Grantees

Big Brothers Big Sisters – REnew Activities
Bluff Country Family Resources – Eliminating Roadblocks to Safety Fund
Boys and Girls Club of Greater La Crosse – Smart Girls Program
Catholic Charities – Care Packages for Homeless Women
Consumer Credit Counseling – Financial Education and Budget Counseling
Coulee Council on Addictions – Women’s Craft Program
Couleecap – Transitional Housing Program
Essential Health Clinic – Puberty Curriculum Expansion
Family & Children’s Center – Hope Academy
Habitat for Humanity – Women Build Program
Hunger Task Force – I’m Hungry Project
Independent Living Resources – Independent Living Program
La Crosse County Health Department – Women’s Transportation Fund
La Crosse County Human Services – La Crosse Area Family Collaborative
New Horizons – Survivors Fund
Riverfront – Miss RemarkAble Pageant
The Parenting Place – Play Groups for Positive Relationships
The Salvation Army – Rental Assistance
University of Wisconsin La Crosse – Self-Sufficiency Program
WAFER – Women’s Hygiene Project
Western Technical College – Educational Access for Women
YWCA La Crosse – Ruth House, Teen LEAD

2016 Grantees

New Horizons Shelter – Survivor’s Fund
Family & Children’s Center – Hope Academy
WTC – Education Access for Women
YWCA – CASA for kids program
UWL Self Sufficiency – SSP Pre College Skills & Sustaining the Educational Journey Project
Coulee Council on Addictions – Women’s Craft Program
Couleecap, Inc – Transitional Housing Program
WAFER – Women and Children Hygiene needs
The Parenting Place – Play Groups for Positive Relationships Among Parents
La Crosse County Health Department – Women’s Transportation Fund
La Crosse County Health Department – 2017 HPV Education & Awareness Campaign
La Crosse County Health Department – Safe Sleep/Cribs for Kids
Independent Living Resources – Independent Living Program
Independent Living Resources – RAVE
Catholic Charities – Back to School Project
YWCA – Teen LEAD
YWCA – Ruth House
Bluff Country Family Resources – Housing Supports
Riverfront Activity Center, Inc – Miss Remarkable Pageant
The Salvation Army – Rental Assistance and Personal Hygiene
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church – The Essentials: Undergarments & Hygiene
Consumer Counseling of La Crosse – Financial Education & Budget Counseling
La Crosse County Human Services – La Crosse Area Family Collaborative
The Hunger Task Force – I’m Hungry Project

2015 Grantees

La Crosse County Health Department – Women’s Transportation Fund
New Horizons Shelter – Survivor’s Fund
Family & Children’s Center – Hope Academy
WTC – Education Access for Women
YWCA – CASA for kids program
UWL Self Sufficiency – The Learning Journey continues
Coulee Council on Addictions – Helping Women Recover Scholarship Fund and Craft Program\
Boys and Girls Clubs – Jr Smart Girls
Couleecap, Inc – Couleecap Transitional Housing Program
WAFER – Women’s Hygiene needs
The Parenting Place – Free diaper project
La Crosse County Health Department – Coulee Region Immunization Coalitions Preteen & Teen Vaccination Catholic
Independent Living Resources – Independent Living Program
YMCA – New Moves for Girls and the Teen Center
Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse – Transition from Homelessness
YWCA of the Coulee Region – Ruth House
Gundersen Health – Use of Mobile Media to enhance care of pregnant women with addictions
Big Brothers Big Sisters – Girls RULE (Respect, Unity, Leadership and Empowerment)
Riverfront Activity Center, Inc – Miss Remarkable Pageant
The Salvation Army – Tampons for Women who are Homeless

2014 Grantees

African American Mutual Asst. Network – Healthy Foods for kids
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse – Wages for Transitional Jobs
Couleecap, Inc – Couleecap Transitional Housing Program
Family & Children’s Center – Healthy Families
Family & Children’s Center – Hope Academy
La Crosse County Aging – Caregiver Coach Program
La Crosse County Health Department – Women’s Transportation Fund
La Crosse County Health Department – Coulee Region Immunization Coalitions Preteen & Teen Vaccination
The American Red Cross – NAT Scholarship
The Salvation Army – Helpful kid stuff
UWL Self Sufficiency – Pre-college Skills Class
WAFER – Women’s Hygiene needs
Boys and Girls Clubs – Jr Smart Girls
Coulee Council on Addictions – Helping Women Recover Scholarship Fund and Craft Program
Independent Living Resources – Independent Living Program
YMCA – New Moves for Girls and the Teen Center
The Parenting Place – Brown Bag Parent Education
YWCA – CASA for kids program
New Horizons Shelter – Survivor’s Fund
WTC – Education Access for Women

2013 Grantees

WAFER for personal hygiene products
Gundersen Medical Foundation – Y Teen Center
New Horizons Shelter
Family and Children Center – Healthy Families child abuse prevention
Family and Children Center – HOPE Academy (teen moms and babes)
Alzheimer’s Association Woman to Woman Program
Coulee Council on Addictions—Women Recovery
Parenting Place parent/child development program
Great Rivers 211 women awareness about
UWL Single Parent Self Sufficiency Program
Western Tech Foundation education and testing fees
Our Saviors Women’s Clothes Closet
CouleeCap – Transitional housing
La Crosse County – Aging Unit – caregiver coach
La Crosse County – Community Liaison transportation fund
Salvation Army
Independent Living Resources
Wafer
Coulee Council on Addictions

2012 Grantees

UW-La Crosse Self-Sufficiency Program – adult education program to provide refresher courses in math and
composition
Family & Children’s Center – to provide services, promote opportunity, health and self-sufficiency to a single-woman lead family
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse – for Jr. Smart Girls which promotes healthy attitudes and lifestyle choices to girls in 3rd through 5th grade
YWCA of the Coulee Region – to provide employment training for disadvantaged women lacking job skills and self-sufficiency
La Crosse County Community Liaison Program – support for the “Women’s Transportation Fund” to provide assistance to women experiencing transportation problems that impact their ability to be self-sufficient
HOPE Academy – support for a program that allows single teen mothers to move towards self-sufficiency
Western Technical College – assistance for low-income women to obtain their GED and/or pursue higher education
Couleecap, Inc. – funding to support households headed by women to become self-sufficient.
Women’s Clothes Closet – to purchase light fixtures and fans
The Parenting Place – to provide assistance to women who wish to open or maintain an in-home childcare business
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation – to support a program that will allow adolescent girls to develop skills in leadership, marketing and fundraising as well as creativity and communication
New Horizons Shelter & Outreach Centers – assistance to eliminate the barriers for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or harassment and allow them to become self-sufficient
The Salvation Army – funding for a program which will provide childcare for women using the shelter while they look for employment

2011 Grantees

WAFER – to purchase feminine hygiene products for women using the food pantry
New Horizons Shelter and Outreach Centers – assistance to eliminate the barriers for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or harassment and allow them to become self-sufficient
Western Technical College – assistance for low-income women to obtain their GED and/or pursue higher education
Women’s Clothes Closet – to purchase socks, underwear and bras and for women who are working or seeking employment
The Salvation Army – to purchase feminine hygiene products for women who are underemployed and/or homeless
YWCA of the Coulee Region – to provide employment training for disadvantaged women lacking job skills and self-sufficiency
Hmong Mutual Assistance Association – La Crosse Area – for a leadership retreat that will address issues affecting women such as self-esteem, traditional gender roles and inequity as well as domestic and sexual violence
Learning Together Family Literacy – support for a program that allows single teen mothers to move towards self-sufficiency
The Parenting Place – to provide 150 women and children scholarships to attend the carnival
Family & Children’s Center – to provide services, promote opportunity, health and self-sufficiency to a single-woman lead family
UW-La Crosse Self-Sufficiency Program – adult education program to provide refresher courses in math and composition
UW-La Crosse Self-Sufficiency Program Student Parent Community – for a support network to help student mothers become self-sufficient while advancing through college
Workforce Connections – to provide a unique opportunity for single mothers to enter a high-paying apprenticeships in the energy sector that will enable them to become self-sufficient
Hamilton Dance Shoppe – K-5 girls learn dance in a safe, after-school supervised environment
La Crosse County Community Liaison Program – support for the “Women’s Transportation Fund” to provide assistance to women experiencing transportation problems that impact their ability to be self-sufficient

2010 Grantees

Hunger Task Force – to purchase and supply community food programs with personal hygiene products such as
toothpaste, toilet paper, shampoo, and feminine hygiene items
Family Resources – to provide 150 women and children scholarships to attend the carnival
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse – for SMART Girls on the Go which promotes healthy attitudes and lifestyle choices to adolescent girls
La Crosse County Community Liaison Program – – support for the “Women’s Transportation Fund” to provide assistance to women experiencing transportation problems that impact their ability to be self-sufficient
A Place of Grace – to provide assistance in emergency situations when no other sources of funding or shelter are available
New Horizons Shelter and Women’s Center – to provide financial assistance to domestic violence and sexual assault victims
UW-La Crosse Continue Education and Extension – sponsorship for the Re-Claiming Girlhood Conference which will provide tools and strategies to understand, resist and counteract the sexualization of girlhood
Western Technical College Foundation – assistance for women enrolling in non-traditional career programs
Hamilton Dance Shoppe – K-5 girls learn dance in a safe, after-school supervised environment
Family & Children’s Center – to provide services, promote opportunity, health and self-sufficiency to a single-woman lead family
YWCA of the Coulee Region – to provide employment training for disadvantaged women lacking job skills and self-sufficiency
UW-La Crosse Self-Sufficiency Program – adult education program to provide refresher courses in math and composition
LGBT Resource Center for the Seven Rivers Region – to teach skills and provide knowledge on self-defense and safety
WAFER – to purchase feminine products for women using the food pantry
Learning Together Family Literacy – support for a program that allows single teen mothers to move towards self-sufficiency
Coulee Region Transitional Housing Ministry Our Saviors Lutheran Church – to provide emergency assistance and support services to women in shelter or in transitional housing

2009 Grantees

Western Technical College Foundation – assistance for women enrolling in non-traditional career programs
UW-La Crosse Self-Sufficiency Program – adult education program to provide refresher courses I math and composition
Hamilton and Franklin After School Program – K-5 girls learn dance in a safe, after-school supervised environment
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse – for SMART Girls on the Go which promotes healthy attitudes and lifestyle choices to adolescent girls
Christ Episcopal Church – to support the Hmong Sewing Program where women of all ages learn sewing and quilting
La Crosse County Community Liaison Program – support for the “Women’s Transportation Fund” to provide assistance to women experiencing transportation problems that impact their ability to be self-sufficient
Learning Together Family Literacy – support for a program that allows single teen mothers to move towards self-sufficiency
Family & Children’s Center – housing and transportation assistance for female youth aging out of the foster care system
Women’s Clothes Closet – to purchase personal hygiene products for women
Domestic Violence Intervention Project – to assist domestic violence victims and their families with gift cards for emergency assistance

2008 Grantees

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation – to support an event raising awareness of domestic violence and elder abuse
UW-La Crosse Self-Sufficiency Program – adult education program to provide refresher courses in math and composition
Hamilton and Franklin After School Program – K-5 girls learn dance in a safe, supervised environment
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation/Unity House for Women – to purchase drums and stands for residents
Family Resources – scholarships to women and children to attend the Children’s Summer Festival
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse – for SMART Girls on the Go which promotes healthy attitudes and lifestyle choices to adolescent girls
New Horizons Shelter and Women’s Center – to make wheelchair accessibility modifications
Christ Episcopal Church – to support the Hmong Sewing Program where women of all ages learn sewing and quilting
La Crosse County Community Liaison Program – support for the “Women’s Transportation Fund” to provide assistance to women experiencing transportation problems that impact their ability to be self-sufficient
Learning Together Family Literacy – support for a program that allows single teen mothers to move towards self-sufficiency
Learning Together Family Literacy – support for registration fees for teen mothers to obtain their GEDs
WAFER, Inc. – to purchase feminine products for women using WAFER
Children’s Museum of La Crosse – admission passes given to local human service organizations for clients and their families
Women’s Clothes Closet – to purchase locks, signs and socks

2007 Grantees

Christ Episcopal Church – to support the Hmong Sewing Program where women of all ages learn sewing and quilting
Women’s Clothes Closet – purchase of locks, a vacuum cleaner and a bench for the shoe department
La Crosse County Association for Home and Community Education – book sets will be given and read to preschoolers
Children’s Museum of La Crosse – admission passes given to local human service organizations for clients and their families
UW-La Crosse Self-Sufficiency Program – scholarships for Self-Sufficiency graduates
Western Technical College Foundation – support for Women’s Fund accounts for GED and registration fees
La Crosse County Community Liaison Program – support for the “Women’s Transportation Fund” to provide assistance to women experiencing transportation problems that impact their ability to be self-sufficiency
Hamilton and Franklin After School Program – K-5 girls learn dance in a safe, supervised environment
Coulee Council on Addictions – educating recovering women on the importance of health, leisure and social education
Viterbo University – CARING: For Victims of Domestic Violence to help women at New Horizons Women’s Shelter focus on their own health and wellness and that of their children
Learning Together Family Literacy – support for a program that allows single teen mothers to move towards self-sufficiency
Learning Together Family Literacy – support for registration fees for teen mothers to obtain their GEDs
Coulee Region Transitional Housing Ministry – providing utility hook up and/or legal assistance

2006 Grantees

Options In Reproductive Care – support age-appropriate workshops to help teen girls learn “The 7 Respect Basics”
Coulee Council on Addictions – a multi-faceted program for women to mentor other women recovering from addiction
Women’s Clothes Closet – purchase room dividers and improve air conditioning
La Crosse County Community Liaison Program – support for the “Women’s Transportation Fund” to provide assistance to women experiencing transportation problems that impact their ability to be self-sufficient
Learning Together Family Literacy – support a program that allows single teen mothers to move towards self-sufficiency
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse – for a project to promote healthy attitudes and choices that will enable girls to reach their potential
Hamilton and Franklin After School Program – K-5 girls learn dance in a safe, supervised environment
La Crosse County Health Department – to promote wellness in the life of Hmong women
Family & Children’s Center – support Healthy Families which prevents child abuse before it begins
UW-L Self-Sufficiency Program – adult education program at the Hamilton Family Learning Center to assist women in developing and improving writing, math and computer skills
Family Resources & New Horizons – to help with educator fees and supplies
La Crosse Jail Ministry – to help incarcerated women stay in contact with their children by recording storybooks & personal messages
La Crosse Jail Ministry – provide underclothing for incarcerated indigent women
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation – provide support for victims of domestic violence

2005 Grantees

Alzheimer’s Association – educational materials for women caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease
Coulee Region Mediation and Restorative Justice – anger management classes for women in the La Crosse County Jail
Coulee Council on Addictions – support for “The Courage to Craft” a program to provide leisure activities for women in recovery; and “Women’s Outreach” to provide transportation, information and referral services to women with potential substance abuse issues
Hamilton After School Program – K-5 girls learn dance in a safe, supervised environment
La Crosse County Community Liaison Program – support for the “Women’s Transportation Fund” to provide assistance to women experiencing transportation problems that impact their ability to be self-sufficient
Options in Reproductive Care – to fund “Mother/Daughter Nights – Talking about the Tough Stuff”
UW-L Self-Sufficiency Program – adult education program at the Hamilton Family Learning Center to assist women in developing and improving writing, math and computer skills
Workforce Connections, Inc – to provide a YES AmeriCorps member to develop a business entrepreneurship program with 14-18 year old women at Logan LaCrossRoads High School

2004 Grantees

Central High School – students record and preserve memories and experiences of military women serving our country
Community Liaison Program of La Crosse County – provides assistance to women experiencing transportation problems that negatively impact their ability to be self sufficient
Coulee Council on Addictions – recovering women have a venue to give and receive support
Gertrude Salzer Gordon Children’s Museum of La Crosse – “Girl Power Overnight” scholarships to girls to learn and enhance their physical, emotional and societal power
Hamilton Elementary School – dance lessons for girls to increase their self-confidence, enhance self-esteem, improve communication skills, build healthy bodies and encourage teamwork
Lincoln Middle School – assistance to low income girls to obtain physicals needed to participate in sports
Options in Reproductive Care – a program to increase employability of low income women by helping them set attainable education and career goals
Women’s Clothes Closet – a computer and printer purchase
WWTC Opportunity Center – provides financial assistance to low-income women for GED, HSED or driver’s education

2003 Grantees

Community Liaison Program – Women’s Transportation Assistance Fund
Coulee Council on Addictions, Inc. – Women’s Craft Social
Essential Health Clinic/Options in Reproductive Care – Mother-Daughter Night: Talking about the Tough Stuff
Francisan Skemp Healthcare – Exploring Body Image
School District of La Crosse- Hamilton – Hood Park Hip Hop
Self-Sufficiency Program – SSP Pre-College Skills Workshops
Western Technical College Foundation – Revolving Account
Workforce Connections, Inc. – Girls Experiencing Science
YWCA La Crosse – Transitional Housing Program
YWCA La Crosse – YWCA CASA for Kids Program

2002 Grantees

Children’s Museum of La Crosse – Girl Power Camp-in
Coulee Region Mediation and Restorative Justice – Working with Juvenile Offenders
Essential Health Clinic – Options in Reproductive Care – Interpreters by Telephone
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation – Eating Disorders Treatment Program
School District of La Crosse & Misty’s Dance – Arts in Motion
The Salvation Army – Children’s Playroom
YWCA La Crosse – CASA for Kids

2001 Grantees

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse – SMART Girls
Children’s Museum of La Crosse – Girl Power Camp-in
Family Resources – National Refugee & Immigrant Women Leadership Conference
New Horizons Shelter & Outreach Centers – Transitional Housing Program
YWCA La Crosse – The Women Inmate Nurturing Program

2000 Grantees

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse – SMART Girls
CESA #4 – La Crosse Choices Task Force
Domestic Violence Intervention Program – Sexual Assault Education Program
Museum of Modern Technology – Amazing Girl Scientists
New Horizons Shelter & Outreach Centers – Transitional Housing Program

1999 Grantees

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse – SMART Girls
Essential Health Clinic/Options in Reproductive Care – Hmong Interpreter
La Crosse Jail Ministry – The Storybook Project
New Horizons Shelter & Outreach Centers – Financial Support for Advisory Board