INTERNATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ($5,000)

WOMEN OF GUILFORD ($5,000)

OUT OF THE GARDEN PROJECT ($45,000)

Fresh Mobile Market
Provides bulk groceries, including fresh produce, meat, and shelf-stable items, to low-income communities through the Fresh Mobile Market program. Funding ensures families receive food relief lasting 5 to 14 days per household.

ONE STEP FURTHER ($30,000)

Community Support & Nutrition Program
Addresses food insecurity and health disparities in Guilford County with innovative solutions like healthy food access, positive health outcomes for marginalized groups, and healthcare support for immigrants and the uninsured. Funding supports these impactful services.

MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITY HEALTH ($28,000)

Preventing Illness in Women and Children Through Vaccination
Seeks funding to cover the cost of vaccines for women and children to prevent over 20 illnesses. The program addresses the high expense of life-saving vaccinations.

BACKPACK BEGINNINGS ($25,000)

Food Market Expansion
This program ensures continued access to nutritious food for underserved communities through its food market. Funding will support operational costs to maintain and expand food distribution. Families facing food insecurity will benefit from reliable access to healthy food.y food.

FAMILY SERVICE OF THE PIEDMONT ($25,000)

Healthy Start Program Capacity Building
This program supports families with risk factors for child abuse and neglect by providing case management and developmental support. Funding will hire an additional caseworker to serve 36-44 more families annually. Families in Guilford County will benefit from reduced waitlists and enhanced services.

JOURNEY ADULT DAY CARE ($25,000)

Our Health, Our Wealth
This program provides adult day services and caregiver training, offering a safe and engaging environment for seniors and adults with disabilities. Funding will expand access to low-income families. Seniors and their caregivers will benefit from improved safety and quality of life.

KELLIN FOUNDATION ($20,000)

Recovering Hope - Providing Critical Mental Health Supports for Underserved Women and Girls
This program offers counseling, support groups, and resource coordination for mental health care. Funding will provide services to 200 women and girls who lack access to care. Underserved women and girls will benefit from improved mental health and wellness.

COURT WATCH OF NORTH CAROLINA ($20,000)

Pro Se Support for Family Strength
This program provides co-parenting classes, supervised virtual visitation, and court document delivery to support family stability. Funding will enhance program offerings to create safer, more supportive family environments. Families navigating legal and custodial challenges will benefit.

COLLEGE PATHWAYS OF THE TRIAD ($18,000)

College Pathways Expansion
This program offers college advising and support to high school juniors, removing barriers to higher education access. Funding will launch a new site to serve 15 students at Page High School. Low-income students will benefit from individualized guidance and expanded opportunities.

WHEELS4HOPE ($15,000)

Wheels4Hope
This program repairs donated cars to provide safe, reliable transportation for women referred by partner agencies. Funding will cover repair costs for 20 vehicles. Women in need of reliable transportation will benefit, enabling them to achieve greater independence.

FAMILY ROOM ($15,000)

Family Room Placement Pantry 2024
This program provides groceries and household items to foster families during initial child placements to ease transitions. Funding will stock the pantry with child-friendly food and essentials. Foster children and families will benefit from reduced stress and improved well-being.

YOUTH FOCUS ($10,000)

My Sister Susan's House
This program supports homeless pregnant and parenting youth, ages 16-21, by providing housing, counseling, and life skills training. Funding will cover living expenses and program costs for up to 18 months. Young mothers and their children will benefit from stability and long-term success.

GUILFORD ADULT HEALTH; GUILFORD COMMUNITY CARE NETWORK ($13,000)

Strengthening the Safety Net

Guilford Adult Health (GAH); Guilford Community Care Network (GCCN) aims to strengthen the infrastructure of services to provide consistent, comprehensive health care to uninsured people aged 19 to 64 with incomes ranging from 0 to 200% of the federal poverty line. W2W funding will support a dedicated dental office that is open and staffed full-time and provides comprehensive services for a flat, affordable fee. Patients will have access to general and preventative care, specialized oral care, education, and telehealth.

GUILFORD BACKPACK MINISTRY ($15,000)

Guilford Backpack Ministry Expansion Program

Guilford Backpack Ministry partners with Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast North Carolina to provide food and necessities to students and their families in need in northern and northwest Guilford County schools. The grant from W2W will allow the Guilford Backpack Ministry to increase the number of schools served as well as the options offered to families, including more nutritious foods, grooming products, and household items.

UNCG CENTER FOR NEW NORTH CAROLINIANS ($20,000)

Community Centers for Refugees and Immigrants

The Center for New North Carolinians (CNNC) Community Centers reduces access to barriers by locating their programming in areas with a high immigrant population The CNNC employs a unique model of cultural brokering and accompaniment-based care coordination that is trauma- informed, client-centered, and prioritizes women and families. With funding from Women to Women, the CNNC will be able to offer targeted support to immigrant and refugee women in the form of job placement and readiness, in addition to setting up groups focused on housing rights and responsibilities, health and nutrition, and driving education.

YWCA ($20,000)

Teen Parent Mentor Program

The YWCA Teen Parent Mentor Program serves pregnant and parenting mothers ages 19 and younger. Funding from W2W will allow participants in the program the opportunity to learn about health and social factors that affect their families, including the value of education, nutrition, prenatal care, positive parenting, breastfeeding, and job readiness skills, while also receiving individual and peer group support. The information and support offered helps moms deliver healthy babies, raise school- ready children, and postpone subsequent births to beyond adolescence.

BACKPACK BEGINNINGS ($25,000)

Rising To The Challenge: Operational Expansion

BackPack Beginnings will expand its capacity to serve more children and families who cannot afford or obtain food and other basic necessities.
As space becomes available, collaborations to provide expanded food menus/options and fresh produce/meals will grow. A new family market will be added as part of the expansion, providing more direct client product selection, a more personalized shopping experience, and flexible operating hours. BackPack Beginnings’ current child-centered services to feed, clothe, and comfort those in need serves over 12,000 children each year.

COMMUNITY HOUSING SOLUTIONS ($30,000)

Critical Home Repairs for Women and Children in Need

The Community Housing Solutions Home Repair Program preserves homeownership for low-income families, who are not physically or financially able to repair their homes on their own. In 2022, CHS provided critical repairs to 128 homes. 76.5% were owned by women whose income was below 80% of the area median income for Guilford County. The funding from W2W will help provide critical home repairs to these female head of households enabling them to stay in their homes that will be made warmer, drier, and safer.