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$25,000 in grant funding available for women & girl focused programs

Mar 8, 2019
2 min

$25,000 in grant funding available for women & girl focused programs

Up to $25,000 in grant funding is available to aid nonprofit programs designated for Lower Shore women and girls. The funding is made possible by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore’s Women’s Fund, and applications are due by April 1st. The Women’s Fund focuses its grant making efforts to address the unmet needs of women or girls in Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset counties. Each eligible organization may receive up to $5,000 this spring, and recipients will be pre

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Women’s Fund raises $5,000 for the Christian Shelter

Jan 7, 2019
2 min

Women’s Fund raises $5,000 for the Christian Shelter

Members of The Women’s Fund, a component fund of The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, recently raised over $5,000 in donations for The Christian Shelter at the annual Women’s Fund holiday reception in December. The Christian Shelter is a nonprofit which provides emergency temporary shelter, nutritious meals and related services and has assisted over 28,000 individuals and provided over 500,000 meals since 1980. The reception, held at the Community Foundation of the

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Women’s Fund Awards $25,000 in Grants

Jun 18, 2018
1 min

Women’s Fund Awards $25,000 in Grants

Funding focuses on addressing unmet needs of women, girls The Women’s Fund at the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) granted $25,000 to area nonprofits during its 7th annual grant reception on June 13th. The Foundation’s Women’s Fund focuses its grant making efforts on addressing the unmet needs of women and girls in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties. “Our Women’s Fund allows a group of likeminded people to make a charitable impact on causes that matter

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