Women’s Fund Awards $276,450 to 20 Groups for 2010!

 For some women, it will open the path to financial literacy, skills training and a way to support their families.  For others it will mean counseling and a way out of an abusive relationship.  Some girls it will find a way to express themselves through art, design or poetry.  Others will find new meaning in their own family histories as they prepare for Bat Mitvah.

The Boston Jewish Community Women’s Fund grants for 2010 range across a gamut of needs – girls’ healthy development, issues of aging, employment, women’s rights in Israel’s religious courts and more.  Awards ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 have been given to 20 groups in Boston and Israel for innovative and established programs.

  Half the grants are focused on girls, and include:

• An innovative physical education and wellness program at a traditional girls’ high school.
• Science education for poor and immigrant girls in Israel.
• Legal support for young adolescent rape victims.

Grants to benefit women include:

• Mentoring and job search support in Boston and Israel
• Advocacy to promote woman-friendly legislation in the Knesset
• Literacy skills for women in Boston’s inner-city.

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