Grants awarded in November and Decmber

The following organizations were awarded grants in November and December:

• Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation –  this organization provides free legal services to those most in need. Their ask is to help with legal services to those who are experiencing domestic abuse .
• Guardian Angels Foundation –  from Pennsylvania that works to provide various different needs and resources to their community, in-particularly for women and children in need.
• FareStart –  from Seattle who works to helps adults who experiencing employment issues. Their wraparound services offer various way for folks to gain employment.
• Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada –  funding for their Immigration Services Program .
• Healing Hands of Joy – from Charlotte and works with women in Ethiopia who have undergone trauma while giving birth. Healing Hands works to help these women get physically better and gain financial independence.
• Justice Rising International – this organization works with folks in the Congo, primarily working to open and operate schools. They are asking for their SMoLL steps programs that teaches safety in these dangerous areas and how they can continue in school and with their education even when conflict is high.
• One Yard Away –They serve a  niche area in that they come in and help maintain yards and landscaping for folks who undergo serious illness. 
• Global Learning Exchange – from Missouri and works with teachers and trainers in Guatemala, helping bridge the learning gap that students in this country face.
• Science Buddies – from California, and focuses of STEM related education. They work to provide STEM education while trying to keep it relevant and interesting to students, who often lose interests in STEM related fields. They work with schools and organizations across the country.
• UNFCH – from NY works with women within larger cities, working to help the most marginalized of them (many of whom are immigrants) to provide them with skills to help with their economic livelihood.

All doing munch needed work during these difficult times,