Grants announced

The Windham Women & Girls Fund met its second year of the Ossen Challenge, raising $67,000 in 2013 for endowment. The same amount was generated for grants. 

With 99 gifts added in the last month of 2013, the Community Foundation’s Windham Women & Girls Fund increased its permanent endowment to $275,000 and directed another $27,000 in grants to social concerns in the region.

     Six grants went to:  Covenant Soup Kitchen, $1,400,  to provide food assistance to women and children.

Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, $4,500, to provide access to health care for uninsured women and teens.

Windham Area Interfaith Ministry, $5,000, for its Partners in Independence Program which engages community mentors to work with low-income adults. 

Windham County 4-H Foundation, $1,000, for camperships for middle school Latina girls.

Connecticut Legal Services, $10,000, to provide assistance to local residents.

Windham Region No Freeze Hospitality Center, $5,000, to help shelter women and assist the shelter meet the needs brought on by this extra-ordinarily cold winter season. 

The six grants are in addition to 13 totaling $39,000 that were announced in December.