Cary Women’s Giving Network

The Cary Women’s Giving Network is a giving circle of the North Carolina Community Foundation. The Giving Network leverages the power of collective giving through a local network that supports the community in a purposeful way. The Network supports charitable organizations serving women, children and families in the Cary community.

The Giving Network is designed to maximize women’s leadership in philanthropy by engaging and educating its membership and increasing charitable contributions.

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2023

The members of the Cary Women’s Giving Network awarded $15,000 through their competitive grants program to the following:

$3,000 to the Cary Downtown Farmer’s Market for Eat-A-Rainbow nutrition programs
$2,000 to the Cary Town Band
$5,000 to GiGi’s Playhouse for Down’s Syndrome Achievement Center: educational, therapeutic and career training programs
$5,000 to InterFaith Food Shuttle for Pathways to Ending Hunger in the Town of Cary and the Food Rescue Distribution Program

2022

$2,508 to Esteamed Coffee, Inc. for e-commerce startup
$5,000 to Note in the Pocket for Clothed in Confidence
$5,000 to PLM Families Together, Inc. for affordable housing for homeless families

2021

$5,000 to Alliance Medical Ministry for comprehensive healthcare for working, uninsured adults living in Cary, NC
$5,000 to Hope Center at Pullen to bring long-term stability to former foster youth
$2,500 to FIGS of Wake County for the Dorcas/FIGS Partnership Program
$1,500 to The Center for Volunteer Caregiving for updating technology to build capacity to serve more older adults

2020

$6,000 to Christian Community in Action (Dorcas) for food security
$5,000 to NAMI Wake County for support for virtual mental health programs
$5,000 to PLM Families Together, Inc. for COVID-19 response for homeless families

2019

$2,000 to The Carying Place, Inc. for life and fiscal management skills and transitional housing for homeless, working families with children
$5,000 to StepUp Ministry for employment and life skills training for Cary Women and Children
$7,000 to Wake Technical Community College Foundation for Fostering Bright Futures

2018

CASA for quality, affordable rental housing – $3,000 – for low income families and individuals
Fill Your Bucket List Foundation – $3,000 – for wishes for Cary residents
Green Chair Project – $5,000 – for providing “Sweeter Dreams” beds for kids in Cary
Hope Center at Pullen – $3,000 – for preventing homelessness with young people aging out of foster care

2017

Center for Volunteer Caregiving – $5,000 – for capacity building through staff development
PLM Families Together – $4,500 – for the Home for Families Program
Triangle Family Services – $4,500 – for the DOSE Batterer’s Intervention program

2016

Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities – $5,000 – for Respite Care for Cary citizens
Rebuilding Together of the Triangle – $2,500 – for providing a safe and happy home for a Cary family
Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian – $2,500 – for their outreach to the Wrenn Drive Neighborhood in Cary

2015

Cary Family YMCA – $5,000 – for support of the Y Learning program at Kingswood Elementary
Note in the Pocket – $5,000 – for updates to their Distribution Center, allowing more families to be served
The Hope Center at Pullen – $5,000 – for general operating support for services to young adults aging out of the foster care system
Transitions LifeCare (formerly Hospice of Wake County) – $2,000 – a music therapy program for children dealing with grief

2014

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle – $5,000 – for support of the Backpack Buddies program, which will provide 12 local elementary school students healthy weekend meals for a whole year
The Mariposa School for Children with Autism – $5,000 – renovating the Parent Observation Room
BEGINNINGS – $5,000 – for an ongoing parent support program for parents with children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
CASA (Community Alternatives for Supportive Abodes) – $2,000 – for plumbing and HVAC costs at a CASA-managed property in Cary.