The Women’s Philanthropic Giving Circle (WPGC) narrowed down their choices for the 2024 grant cycle to six local nonprofit organizations. A representative from each organization presented their proposal projects to the WPGC.
Congratulations to this year’s finalists:
- Find, Feed, Restore: Offers multiple housing options and programs for homeless families with children. Their programs include Housing First, Affordable Housing, and Homeless Avoidance.
- Brother’s Keeper: Committed to serving the poor and needy regardless of race, creed, sex, or ethnicity. Their services include a thrift store, soup kitchen, and assisting people in becoming self-sufficient.
- iDignity: Assists vulnerable people in the Central Florida area in obtaining their personal identification. The documents iDignity requires allows their clients to apply for housing, jobs, and even education.
- Liz Legacy: Ensures children in the Central Florida area receive professional mental health assistance so they can heal. Liz Legacy grants scholarships to children and teens who would not be able to afford it otherwise.
- Matthew’s Hope: Focuses on providing basic needs to the homeless community and building back their dignity and independence. Their services include medical checkups, dentist visits, showers, washing of clothes, food pantry, soup kitchen, and more.
- St. Matthews Catholic Chruch, St. Kateri Habitat: A garden meant to bring St. Matthew’s youth group closer to God. Vegetables and fruits grown are sent to Matthew’s Hope to feed the homeless.
The WPGC now has to vote on who and how much each organization gets. Click here to learn more about the WPGC and stay up to date on their voting process.