WGC's 2025-2026 Young Women's Giving Circle (YWGC)

The Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County (WGC) hosts our Young Women’s Giving Circle (YWGC) for high school aged young women to learn about philanthropy, leadership, community, and specific issues like women’s health and period poverty.
The 2025-2026 WGC Young Women’s Giving Circle:
The 2025-2026 WGC Young Women’s Giving Circle:
- Is a 9-month program for high school Juniors and Seniors beginning in September 2025 and ending in May 2026.
- Will focus on supporting the WGC’s Break the Cycle: Period Poverty Drive by engaging in and learning about philanthropy, fundraising, grantmaking, leadership, and advocacy.
- Will include opportunities such as: monthly virtual educational meetings, period product drives and other support efforts, participation in the WGC’s 2026 Annual Celebration and other WGC events, and participation in the WGC’s Big Give and Mini Give 2026, where YWGC members will give a $5,000 grant award to a local nonprofit partner.
- Is accepting applications through July 31, 2025 with the goal to enroll one student from each of Howard County’s 13 high schools. Apply here.
- Has no cost to participate, and all YWGC members will receive a $500 stipend at the end of the 9-month program.
- Is chaired by WGC Advisory Board Member Paula Seabright and is managed by the WGC Grants Committee.
- Questions: Contact WGC here.
WGC's 2024-2025 Young Women's Giving Circle (YWGC)
WGC’s 2024-2025 Young Women's Giving Circle: (Formerly Called WGC's "Break the Cycle" Student Interns)
We hosted seven Juniors and Seniors in high school as part of the WGC's Young Women's Giving Circle in the 2024-2025 school year.
We hosted seven Juniors and Seniors in high school as part of the WGC's Young Women's Giving Circle in the 2024-2025 school year.
- The focus was on women’s philanthropy, the continuum of women’s health, and in particular period poverty.
- The goals were to engage students through a nine month program of exploration with learning and activities that will highlight the power of women’s collective giving, the continuum of women’s health, how philanthropy is making a difference, and highlighting period poverty.
- The activities were focusing on monthly educational opportunities, support for the product push, fundraising efforts, and grantmaking through the WGC's "Mini Give!”, where they gave a $5,000 grant to Voices for Children.
WGC's YWGC Awards $5,000 "Mini Give" Grant
The WGC's Mini Give was part of the May 2025 WGC's Big Give, where women pool their dollars and collectively award grants. Our YWGC interns reviewed 30 Big Give applications and together made a decision on their $5,000 Mini Give grant award to Voices for Children to provide feminine hygiene products for one year to 40 girls and young women ages 11-25 in the foster care system and in the Foster Youth to Independence program.
"We are so proud of these amazing young women" said Paula Seabright, WGC Break the Cycle Chair. "They spent the last nine months learning about philanthropy and how to affect change, which they most certainly have done."
"We are so proud of these amazing young women" said Paula Seabright, WGC Break the Cycle Chair. "They spent the last nine months learning about philanthropy and how to affect change, which they most certainly have done."
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WGC's Young Women's Giving Circle - In Their Words!
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