Grant Awards

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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