{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Grants awarded","url":"\/giving-circle\/cary-womens-giving-network\/grants-awarded","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":2,"content":"<p>The Cary Women&rsquo;s Giving Network membership was eager to use their collective giving power to make a difference in the lives of people in need.<\/p>\r\n<h2>2023 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The members of the&nbsp;Cary Women&rsquo;s Giving Network awarded $15,000 through their competitive grants program to the following:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$3,000 to the Cary Downtown Farmer&rsquo;s Market for Eat-A-Rainbow nutrition programs&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to the Cary Town Band&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to GiGi&rsquo;s Playhouse for Down&rsquo;s Syndrome Achievement Center: educational, therapeutic and career training programs&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to InterFaith Food Shuttle for Pathways to Ending Hunger in the Town of Cary and the Food Rescue Distribution Program<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","excerpt":"","media":0,"custom":{"blocks":{"blocks":[{"fieldset":"9a2c8836701c4608b7a82a5f971b54ea","fieldset_slug":"_accordion","title":"Grants awarded","description":"","item_title_1":"Past years","item_content_1":"<h2>2022<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$2,508 to Esteamed Coffee, Inc. for e-commerce startup<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Note in the Pocket for Clothed in Confidence<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to PLM Families Together, Inc. for affordable housing for homeless families<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2021<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Alliance Medical Ministry for comprehensive healthcare for working, uninsured adults living in Cary, NC<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Hope Center at Pullen to bring long-term stability to former foster youth<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to FIGS of Wake County for the Dorcas\/FIGS Partnership Program<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to The Center for Volunteer Caregiving for updating technology to build capacity to serve more older adults<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2020<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$6,000 to Christian Community in Action (Dorcas) for food security<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to NAMI Wake County for support for virtual mental health programs<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to PLM Families Together, Inc. for COVID-19 response for homeless families<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2019<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$2,000 to The Carying Place, Inc. for life and fiscal management skills and transitional housing for homeless, working families with children<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to StepUp Ministry for employment and life skills training for Cary Women and Children<\/li>\r\n<li>$7,000 to Wake Technical Community College Foundation for Fostering Bright Futures<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2018<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>CASA for quality, affordable rental housing - $3,000 - for low income families and individuals<\/li>\r\n<li>Fill Your Bucket List Foundation - $3,000 - for wishes for Cary residents<\/li>\r\n<li>Green Chair Project - $5,000 - for providing &ldquo;Sweeter Dreams&rdquo; beds for kids in Cary<\/li>\r\n<li>Hope Center at Pullen - $3,000 - for preventing homelessness with young people aging out of foster care&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2017<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Center for Volunteer Caregiving - $5,000 - for capacity building through staff development<\/li>\r\n<li>PLM Families Together - $4,500 - for the Home for Families Program<\/li>\r\n<li>Triangle Family Services - $4,500 - for the DOSE Batterer's Intervention program<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2016<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities -&nbsp;$5,000 -&nbsp;for Respite Care for Cary citizens<\/li>\r\n<li>Rebuilding Together of the Triangle -&nbsp;$2,500 -&nbsp;for providing a safe and happy home for a Cary family<\/li>\r\n<li>Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian -&nbsp;$2,500 -&nbsp;for their outreach to the Wrenn Drive Neighborhood in Cary<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2015<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Cary Family YMCA - $5,000 - for support of the Y Learning program at Kingswood Elementary<\/li>\r\n<li>Note in the Pocket - $5,000 - for updates to their Distribution Center, allowing more families to be served<\/li>\r\n<li>The Hope Center at Pullen - $5,000 -&nbsp;for general operating support for services to young adults aging out of the foster care system<\/li>\r\n<li>Transitions LifeCare (formerly Hospice of Wake County) - $2,000 -&nbsp;a music therapy program for children dealing with grief<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2014<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Inter-Faith Food Shuttle - $5,000 &ndash; 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