Past FIWF Grant Recipients
2021: Steps To End Domestic Violence
Steps To End Domestic Violence assists those who have been affected by domestic abuse in transitioning into a safe and independent life while promoting a culture focused on fostering justice, equity, and safety. Check out their website.
2020: Northeast Disabled Athletic Association
NDAA works to provide opportunities and support for people with physical disabilities that like to participate in recreational and competitive athletics. Check out their website!
2019: Trinity Children Center
Trinity Children's Center (TCC) is an inclusive and therapeutic preschool that operates on a full-day, full-year schedule. They serve preschool children ages 3-5 years. Check out their website!
2018: Vermont CARES
2017: DREAM
The DREAM Program builds communities of families and college students that empower youth from affordable housing neighborhoods to recognize their options, make informed decisions, and achieve their dreams. Check out their website and Facebook!
2016: Burlington's Children Space
Burlington Children's Space works embrace, enrich, empower and educate young children and families in our community. Check out their website and Facebook!
2015: Steps to End Domestic Violence
(formerly Women Helping Battered Women)
Steps to End Domestic Violence, formerly called Women Helpind Battered Women, believes that all adults and children have the right to live without fear of physical, emotional, sexual or financial abuse. We provide services, support and education to end domestic violence in our community. Visit their website, or follow them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Google+.
2014: The Vermont Ibutwa Initiative
The Vermont Ibutwa Initiative works towards bettering the lives of women and children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo affected by rape and HIV/AIDS. Visit their website, or follow them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
2013: Visiting Nurse Association: "Family Room Preschool Program"
The Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) is a nationally recognized leader in preventing homelessness, violence, and adverse health conditions in Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties for 106 years. The VNA used the FIWF $10,000 grant for their Family Room Preschool Program with the intent of increasing school readiness and decreasing child abuse for at-risk children. Check out their website!
2012: Boys and Girls Club of Burlington: “EARLY PROMISE PROGRAM”
Early Promise: Bridge to a Better Future is a program of year round social and academic support that aims to close the marked achievement gap that exists for the Club’s low-income and racially diverse youth membership. The program guarantees college admission and financial support for low income students if those club members commit to and complete a series of social and academic requirements. The 2012 grant was used to support this program, furthering the contractual relationship between parents/guardians, the Club and the Vermont State Colleges designed to give children a better future. Check out their website!
2011: Committee on Temporary Shelter: “Bridge Back into Housing”
COTS is driven by their belief that housing is a fundamental human right and that emergency shelter is not the solution to homelessness. FIWF provided funding for their program, “Bridge Back into Housing,” in which 10 apartments were leased in an effort to end homelessness and work towards sustainable change. After an initial “screening” period in an emergency shelter, COTS selects families who are on track with savings and employment to move into these apartments. Check out their website!
2010: Spectrum: “Youth and Family Program”
Spectrum is a nationally recognized leader in homeless youth programs that has been offering shelter to Vermont's homeless and at-risk youth for 41 years. Their goal is to transform lives by empowering teenagers, young adults, people with a history of violence, and their families to make and sustain positive changes through prevention, intervention, and life skills services. Spectrum used the FIWF $10,000 grant to turn an office space into an additional room for their clients. This allowed them to increase the availability of their services, furthering their long-term commitment to social change. Check out their website!
