Be a Part of The Women's Fund Grant Selection Committee!
As a Women’s Fund member, you have the opportunity to help select
our grantee partners for 2010 by being part of the Grant Selection
Committee. Grant Selection Committee members learn about some of the
most meaningful work being done with women and girls in our
community by visiting the location of projects that have applied for
a 2011 Women’s Fund grant.
All site visits will take place between
October 8th and November 2nd. You will qualify to take part in
this activity if you are a valid member who has made a membership
contribution of at least $100 in 2010.
To
Become a Member Click Here
For
more information
"Paths to Reproductive Justice"
Reproductive Justice includes the full spectrum of reproductive
issues that impact women's lives:
-Rights
around parenting or not parenting children
-Accessing
quality reproductive health care and information
-Living
and working in an environment that is free of toxins.
As
the only gender-specific grantmaking organization in Miami-Dade
County, Women's Fund has awarded a variety of grants for
reproductive justice work. Join us to hear speakers who have been
affected by this year's reproductive justice grant funding.
Featured Speakers:
W.E.N., M.U.J.E.R. & AMIKids WINGS
Women's Fund Grantee Partners
Tuesday, September 21st 2010
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
5:30 Registration
5:45 Program Begins
Pinecrest Garden
11000 Red Road
Pinecrest, Florida 33156
Donation: $20 Member of Women’s Fund
$30 Non-Member of Women’s Fund
To RSVP Click HERE
Walk-ins Welcome
Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade Announces Its 2011 Grant
Cycle
We fund organizations and programs
within Miami-Dade County that are committed to creating long-term
gender, racial, economic and social justice. This year, proposals
are being accepted for two separate funding initiatives:
Community Grantmaking
(PDF)
(WORD)
&
Reproductive Justice
(PDF)
(WORD)
For Women of Color Led Organizations
Please
note that a organization may apply for only one of these funding
initiatives. Each application includes our guidelines and funding
priorities. All funding requests must address gender-specific needs
of women and girls to be considered. The
deadline for all proposals is
Thursday September 2nd
at 5:00 pm.
Click Here for more information
Study:
Craigslist a hotbed for illegal sex acts
Company says its
‘casual encounters’ ads within law
Through coercion, abuse and imprisonment, as many as 300,000
American children – particularly girls – are at risk for being
commercially sexually exploited each year in our neighborhoods,
through escort services and online.
The
Gainesville Times reports on the promotion of prostitution
via Craigslist, referencing A Future. Not a Past’s Demand
Study measuring the demand that fuels the prostitution of adolescent
girls in Georgia.
While
the study was conducted in Georgia, trafficking is a global problem.
Florida is commonly known amongst law enforcement personnel to have
one of the highest incidences of human trafficking in the country.
In fact, Florida is commonly cited along with New York and
California as being one of the top three destinations for
trafficking victims in the United States. Victims of sex trafficking
typically wind up in large cities, vacation and tourist spots, and
near military bases, where the demand for sex trafficking is
incredibly high.
It’s
time to create a zero-tolerance zone for the commercial sexual
exploitation of our children and you can help. Join
A Future. Not a Past in taking action to protect our girls by:
S
igning their petition
to boycott Craigslist until they do more to block criminals from
buying and selling girls for sexual services on their site. Over 30
supporters of Women’s Fund have signed the petition.
