Young Women's Giving Circle (YWGC)
The Young Women's Giving Circle (YWGC) is sponsored by the Women's Giving Circle of Howard County.
In 2019/2020 the YWGC was comprised of girls in 7th - 12th grade who shared the same passion: helping women and girls in need. This group of young women met regularly, raised over $1,500 in funds, and held a feminine product drive for several months that collected donations all over the county that were delivered to the Howard County Food Bank at the Community Action Council, and HopeWorks.
In 2020/2021 we are excited to announce that the WGC's Young Women's Giving Circle will be merging with the Community Foundation of Howard County's Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) Program! This will include a meaningful track throughout the year specifically for young women about women's philanthropy.
The WGC will fund the YWGC/Youth in Philanthropy program and will help to shape and guide its growth jointly with the Community Foundation's YIP Committee. The WGC is proud to be a fund of the Community Foundation of Howard County, and this partnership continues to leverage and strengthen our joint efforts to promote philanthropy in the community to focus on programs that benefit women and girls.
Stay tuned for more information this Fall about this new effort on both the WGC and CFHoCo websites! Contact WGC Executive Director Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz with any questions at wgcexecutivedirector@wgchowardcounty.org.
In 2019/2020 the YWGC was comprised of girls in 7th - 12th grade who shared the same passion: helping women and girls in need. This group of young women met regularly, raised over $1,500 in funds, and held a feminine product drive for several months that collected donations all over the county that were delivered to the Howard County Food Bank at the Community Action Council, and HopeWorks.
In 2020/2021 we are excited to announce that the WGC's Young Women's Giving Circle will be merging with the Community Foundation of Howard County's Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) Program! This will include a meaningful track throughout the year specifically for young women about women's philanthropy.
The WGC will fund the YWGC/Youth in Philanthropy program and will help to shape and guide its growth jointly with the Community Foundation's YIP Committee. The WGC is proud to be a fund of the Community Foundation of Howard County, and this partnership continues to leverage and strengthen our joint efforts to promote philanthropy in the community to focus on programs that benefit women and girls.
Stay tuned for more information this Fall about this new effort on both the WGC and CFHoCo websites! Contact WGC Executive Director Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz with any questions at wgcexecutivedirector@wgchowardcounty.org.
