Women’s Giving Circle Awards Seven Groups Emergency Funds

The Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County has granted $5,600 of its 2011 grants budget in emergency funds to local nonprofits serving women and girls.

Emergency Grants are provided to selected nonprofits organizations on an annual basis to be used throughout the year toward immediate relief of emergencies in the lives of women and girls they serve. 

Recipients for 2011 are Bridges to Housing Stability, Community Action Council, Domestic Violence Center, Family and Children’s Services and Howard County General Hospital for the Healthy Families program, FIRN, and Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center. Each of this year’s recipient organizations was granted $800.

WGC is a community of women philanthropists addressing the needs of women and girls in Howard County. Among its activities, WGC has established a scholarship fund at Howard Community College for women who are seeking training to improve their employment options.  WGC has also founded a summer residential camp for middle school girls, Journey, which is held at Washington College.

WGC was founded in 2002 and has over 900 donors, who have contributed and pledged over $900,000 to its donor advised fund with The Columbia Foundation, Howard County’s community foundation. 

For information, visit www.womensgivingcircle.org.