The Young Women’s Initiative (YWI) was launched by the Women’s Fund in 2017 with the first cohort in Springfield graduating in 2018. YWI, a leadership, social justice, and economic empowerment…
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Young Women’s Initiative Awards $25,000 in Grants The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts is pleased to announce that our Young Women’s Initiative awarded $25,000 in grants to Springfield-serving organizations for...
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Young Women’s Initiative Awards $30,000 in Grants The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts is pleased to announce that our Young Women’s Initiative awarded $30,000 in grants to Springfield-serving organizations for...
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Powerful Words from Machaela, YWI '19 The following speech was written and delivered by Machaela, a 2019 graduate of the Young Women's Initiative, for a Women's Fund press conference in...
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YWI Alumnae Ready to Lead Our Young Women's Initiative (YWI) alumnae are taking on new leadership positions or seeking to create positive social change in their lives and their peers’...
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YWI Alumnae Assist the Fund Recruitment for this year's Young Women's Initiative is still open! Visit the Application. At the Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts (WFWM), we value the young...
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Young Women's Initiative Alumnae Spotlight Hot off the press! Read the Springfield Young Women's Initiative Blueprint for Action 2021 As the new school year begins, we took the opportunity to...
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Young Women's Initiative Alumnae Spotlight The Young Women’s Initiative will be underway starting on Tuesday, November 17th with 18 Degrees back at the helm. In anticipation of the new program...
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Young Women's Initiative 2020 Grantmaking The Set-Up: Task Forces With guidance from the facilitators of 18 Degrees, the young women of the Young Women's Initiative divided themselves into four task...
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#ShePersists in LIPPI and YWI to advance gender equity in Western MA. Perhaps we should say #TheyPersist because all of the women, girls, and men who work together to make...
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