At the dinner on March 6, 2020, we awarded a total of $156,000 to six amazing causes. This brings the 13-year giving total of the 100 Women Charitable Foundation to $1,752,900. Check out our past grant recipients as well!
ELEVATE TUTORING
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Grant Received from 100 Women Charitable Foundation = $40,000Elevate Tutoring advances social justice by bridging economic and achievement gaps on the path to-and-through college. They provide training, work experience, and scholarships to disadvantaged first-generation college students who, in turn, provide high-quality STEM tutoring, mentorship, and growth mindset coaching to their younger peers in middle and high school. The program will provide members instruction in computer literacy, interpersonal skills, anger management, and financial literacy, as well as community field trips. In the end, members will gain new confidence in their skills. Elevate’s work is driven by the following: |
RECOVERY CAFÉ |
Grant Received from 100 Women Charitable Foundation = $40,000Recovery Café San Jose (RCSJ) is a healing community for those traumatized by addiction, homelessness and mental health challenges. In this sanctuary from the streets, people who cannot afford long-term recovery services come to belong, heal, grow and know themselves as loved. RCSJ was founded in 2014 and began to build a supportive community. Since opening, RCSJ has touched over 1,500 lives, impacting members with longer periods of sobriety, better overall mental health, and increased hope. RCSJ provides School for Recovery classes, teaching skills to manage mental and physical health, maintain sobriety, and help individuals reclaim their lives and identities as persons worthy of giving and receiving love. |
UPLIFT FAMILY SERVICES |
Grant Received from 100 Women Charitable Foundation = $40,000Uplift Family Services is one of California’s leading providers of social services helping children and their family members with emotional, social, and behavioral support. Their Continuum of Crisis Services addresses the threat of suicide and self-harm in youth. The goal of their program is to support children and adolescents experiencing a mental health crisis in the least restrictive and most normative environment appropriate to their needs. Uplift’s crisis services attempt to divert clients from hospitalization and maximize the natural support in their family and community. The Continuum of Crisis Services is a three-pronged approach that includes a 24-hour Mobile Crisis Program, a Crisis Stabilization Unit, and Community Transition Services. Youth who receive all three services have the highest rate of success by remaining in their home and avoiding hospitalization. |
Recipients of $12,000 Investment Grants
SOMOS MAYFAIR
SOMOS Mayfair (SOMOS) supports children, organizes families, and connects neighbors to uplift the dreams, power, and leadership of the largely Hispanic community and address systemic inequities. Established in 1996, SOMOS has evolved into an organization that complements direct services with community building. The organizational strategy focuses on early school success and relies on a network of community residents to close the opportunity gap. They have centered their work on the Promotor/Leader Model, recruiting and training residents to take ownership of their neighborhood to catalyze significant gains in parent engagement, literacy skills, economic development, and advocacy.
MORGAN AUTISM CENTER
After several years of saving, searching and planning, The Morgan Autism Center has settled into a permanent home in San Jose. With 50 years of experience, MAC is the San Francisco Bay Area’s leading provider of individualized educational services for students, aged 5 through 22, and adults, ages 22 and over, with autism.
Students receive daily speech therapy, physical fitness, academic instruction, social and independent living skills training and participate in weekly community outings. Additionally, the Adult Program provides vocational training with local businesses to improve work skills. While the newly acquired property is a huge success for the Morgan Autism Center, the “backyard” has many opportunities for upgrades to make it a state-of-the-art facility.
REBUILDING TOGETHER SILICON VALLEY
Founded in 1973, Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley (RTSV) is an independent affiliate of the national Rebuilding Together organization, which preserves homeownership for low-income members in the community. Locally, over 2,000 RTSV volunteers gather annually to complete safety and accessibility repairs and critical improvements at no cost to the owner. To qualify for assistance, clients must own their own home and lack the resources or ability to do the work themselves. The average monthly household income for RTSV clients is $2,433, well below the Santa Clara County “very low income” limit. RTSV is the only organization in Santa Clara County that provides critical repairs at no cost to low-income homeowners and non-profit facilities by utilizing a volunteer labor force.