Dear :
The past year of serving as Chair of the Board has truly been an honor. The Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis has continued to have a measurable impact in our community. We've helped over a thousand families move closer to economic independence through the Memphis HOPE program. We've identified new opportunities to expand the reach of HOPE initiatives through health care, education and career training. HOPE gives promise to women and children - hope of breaking the cycle of poverty and increasing self-reliance. The Foundation has also served 12,350 women and children through partnership with our 33 grantee organizations. Our Board of Directors gladly welcomes the challenges ahead on the road to a greater Memphis. Working together, we have the vision and the energy to make it happen. Thank you for your partnership and support.
Becky Jones West
Chair of the Board |
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Annual Fund Campaign Success
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Karen Garrison Goff,
WFGM Development Chair |
We asked and you said YES! Your gift helped us meet our 2010-2011 Annual Fund goal of $1,309,433! The entire community, including board members, volunteers, staff, foundations and corporate funders, came together for the purpose of providing economic self-sufficiency for women and children. We thank Hyde Family Foundations for continuing to motivate new and returning donors with the $50,000 Challenge Grant. Thanks to Urban Strategies, Inc. who presented a gift of $125,000 at our Annual Meeting on June 16, 2011 and honored WFGM with the inaugural Stellar Leader Award.
The Development Committee and I appreciate everyone for contributing to our Campaign success. We look forward to working together to strengthen and empower women and children across Memphis. We invite you to continue to support the Women's Foundation.
FedEx Awards $375,000 to support Memphis HOPE
FedEx recently announced a donation of $375,000 over three years to the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis to support Memphis HOPE Comprehensive Community Supportive Services for Cleaborn Homes revitalization project. Read more ...
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LEADERSHIP
Announcing New Board Members and Officers
We are pleased to welcome four dynamic women to serve on the 2011-2012 Women's Foundation Board of Directors.
- Meri Armour, President/CEO, Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center
- Toni L. Boland, Specialist - Sustainable Business and Innovation, NIKE
- Gretchen W. McLennon, Program Officer, Hyde Family Foundations
- Nisha Powers, Majority Owner/President, Powers Hill Design, LLC
Women's Foundation Board Members Leading the Way Anita S. Vaughn - A Proponent of Women's Health Care
Learn more... Appointees by Governor Bill Haslam to State commissions: Learn more ... Mary H. McDaniel - Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Western Division Nisha Powers - Tennessee Aeronautics Commission
Karla Davis, former Director of Memphis HOPE - new commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Jennifer Dabbs Scuibba, Ph.D., Women's Foundation Annual Grants Committee volunteer - recognized in the Summer 2011 edition of Memphis Crossroads as one of ten exceptional young professionals Tomeka Hart - recently appointed to the Education Commission of the States |
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ADVOCACY IN ACTION PARTNERSHIPS
57th Annual Tennessee Association for the Education of Young Children (TAEYC) Conference
Policy Luncheon hosted by Women's Economic Security Campaign (WESC)
in partnership with WFGM
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd.
Learn more about the conference...
The Urban Child Institute
2011 Data Book - The State of Children in Memphis and Shelby County |
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GRANTEE AND COMMUNITY PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
A Bridge of Hope - Changing Lives One Person at a Time
"The Women's Foundation's support made the Women's Self-Sufficiency and Leadership Program possible. They believed in a project like ours that was developed to answer a major need and to address issues that people weren't talking about."
- Kimberly Benson, Co-Founder and President
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Kimberly Benson and her mentees |
Kimberly Benson and her husband Daryl founded A Bridge of Hope in 2007 to provide abuse recovery services to clients of agencies that were already in existence. Since that time, the organization has blossomed into helping people discover purpose in their lives. With a passion for people, Kimberly Benson works tirelessly to help restore people through education, edification, empowerment, equipping and enhancement of their personal lives.
Staffed completely by volunteers, A Bridge of Hope's programs assist men and women who have been abused, abandoned, addicted, incarcerated, homeless or involved in human trafficking. The organization's volunteers help their clients get re-established, re-unified, and re-entered into a life of promise and future of hope.
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Technology and Community Youth Employment Program (TCYEP)
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TCYEP participants celebrating graduation. |
The Technology and Community Youth Employment Program (TCYEP) is an 8-week program that offers 40 youth a holistic and unique summer training experience. The program, held at the University of Memphis, is designed to teach skills relevant to the workplace while addressing the complex needs of adolescents. The 2011 TCYEP partnership between Memphis HOPE, Memphis Challenge and the University of Memphis provided participants with conflict resolution skills, resume writing, college preparation and career exploration.
Read more...
The University of Memphis Herff College of Engineering STEM Teacher Workshop Saturday, August 20, 2011, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. A fun, hands-on way to learn how to implement STEM standards into the regular curriculum. Free and open to all math and science teachers, grades 6-12!
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Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis Now Accepting Applications of Interest for the 2012-2013 Grants Cycle.
Application Deadline
Friday, August 5, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. |
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Now accepting
2012 Legends Award Nominations
Download the nomination form
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Upcoming Events
Soulsville Charter School
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Monday, August 8, 2011
10:00 a.m.
On Cable Tonight
with the Women's Foundation
Cable TV 17
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
6:30 p.m.
2011 Annual Grants Showcase and Volunteer Recognition - Save the Date Monday, October 24, 2011 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Hilton Memphis,
939 Ridge Lake Blvd.
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Strong Cities - Strong Communities
Memphis is positioned as 1 of 6 cities to participate
Strong Cities, Strong Communities
is a new pilot initiative that aims to strengthen neighborhoods, towns,
cities and regions around the country
by strengthening the capacity of
local governments to develop and execute their economic vision and strategies. Learn more ...
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Students and Families Gain Access to Technology
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Share a Story!
If you have a story about a phenomenal woman who is impacting the community, transforming women's lives and the face of poverty and supporting the work of the Women's Foundation, we want to hear from you! Please make suggestions or submit information regarding potential e-news stories to jackieoselen@wfgm.org or
call 901.578.9346 x212. |
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