Women's Foundation of Massachusetts Awards $325,000 to Two Nonprofits; Girls Inc. of the Valley and Women's Money Matters Receive Multi-Year Grants
The Women's Foundation of Massachusetts announced in Boston on November 13 that it is awarding $325,000 in funding to two nonprofits providing financial literacy resources for women and girls in Central and Western Massachusetts. The foundation says it is the only funder in the state dedicated exclusively to women and girls through large, multi-year grants, and that it has cumulatively committed $11.7 million since 2018, impacting more than 23,000 women and girls.
Girls Inc. of the Valley received a three-year grant to implement Dollars, Sense & She, a financial literacy program for elementary and middle school girls in Holyoke, Springfield, and Chicopee, covering saving, investing, budgeting, and career preparation. Women's Money Matters received a two-year grant to expand its Life Launch program in Central and Western Massachusetts, helping girls and young women build financial knowledge and confidence through workshops, peer support, and one-to-one coaching.
Co-founder and CEO Christina Gordon said the targeted investment reflects the foundation's commitment to advancing the economic empowerment of women and girls. The foundation cited data showing that just 12 percent of girls feel confident in their ability to manage money, that Massachusetts is one of only nine states without a K-12 financial literacy requirement, and that 27 percent of children in Hampden County live in poverty, more than double the state average of 12 percent.
Source: Women's Foundation of Massachusetts
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Photo: 图中是受资助方之一Girls Inc.的机构建筑（印第安纳波利斯分会）。来源：Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons。
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