A group photo from the Young Women's Initiative 2018 cohort.

In 2018, the Springfield Young Women’s Initiative tasks forces awarded the following organizations through a participatory grant making process. The young women awarded funds to support programs that aligned with the identified barriers to success each task force chose. 

TASK FORCE  GRANTEE  PROJECT 
Women in Leadership  Girls, Inc. of Holyoke  Girls, Inc.’s Teen Leadership Academy 
Rape Culture  Springfield School Volunteers  Human In Common 
Health and Wellness  Center for Human Development  Caring Together Residential Treatment Program 
Economic, Community and Workforce Development  Cambridge Credit Counseling  Financial Literacy Education Program