In 2008, the Women's Foundation granted $59,500 to ten organizations.
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Bozeman |
Provide continuing support to disadvantaged teenage girls from Gallatin and Park Counties for the opportunity for personal empowerment through Girl Power 2008 which features outdoor activity and life skills workshops. |
$10,000 |
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Missoula
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Supports Girls Using Their Strengths (GUTS!) Girls Leadership Project, a Missoula-based leadership and empowerment project designed by and for young women, ages 9-18, to encourage young women to explore their personal values and discover their strengths. |
$10,000 |
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Statewide
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Provide operating assistance to support current programs such as financial education including Montana Students Save, Rural Montana Saves, Youth Experiencing Security and Success, payday loan alternatives, individual development accounts, and volunteer income tax assistance. |
$10,000 |
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Blackfeet Reservation
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Provide assistance to support the development of a new American Indian chapter of WEEL on the Blackfeet Reservation |
$10,000 |
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Statewide
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Supports the Building a Healthy Future for Young Women In Montana project, which focuses on legislative and administrative approaches to comprehensive sex education and improving Montana’s guidelines on sex education. |
$5,000 |
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Helena
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Provides continuing support for Girl Tech, which encourages young girls to engage in technology and science. |
$5,000 |
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Missoula
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Supports the development of the Real Meals and Community Kitchen Project by providing low-cost meals and a venue for exploring women-led food enterprises. |
$2,500 |
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Helena
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Provides support for a progressive training and mentorship network to facilitate the transfer of practical policy skills and experience from current women leaders to future women leaders. |
$1,000 |
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Bozeman
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Sponsorship for an annual conference for girls and a workshop for women. |
$1,000 |
