2023 Grant Partners
Thanks to the generosity of our investors and volunteers, the Women’s Fund awarded $500,000 in general operating support to 15 organizations working to support the economic mobility of women in Central Texas.
We’re thrilled to announce our 2023 grant partners, beginning with the top finalists in each of our five impact areas: Child Care, Education, Housing, Unintended Pregnancy Prevention, and Women’s Health.
Child Care
Expanding access to safe, quality, culturally competent and affordable child care that is conveniently located for families with low incomes.
Todos Juntos Learning Center
$55,000 / Two-year grant
Todos Juntos Learning Center is a non-profit organization that serves primarily (but not exclusively) Latino, Spanish-speaking families in the Austin and surrounding areas. They use a four-pronged approach to combat intergenerational poverty among Central Texas’ immigrant and refugee communities.
Education
Providing access to an ecosystem of support—academic, emotional, and financial—for women pursuing educational dreams.
Empowering Women Out of Prison
$55,000 / Two-year grant
EWOP helps women in prison define who they are and understand their full potential. Through leadership, mentorship,
and entrepreneurial training, they bring about change in women’s lives inside prison and post-release. For EWOP, measuring success starts with recidivism—they aim to keep women from returning to prison and halt generational cycles of incarceration.
Housing
Investing in affordable housing opportunities for women that include a network of support and/or opportunities for long-term wealth building.
LifeWorks
$55,000 / Two-year grant
LifeWorks is a fearless advocate for youth and young adults pursuing a life they love and a stable future for themselves and their families. They are committed to innovative problem-solving, shared accountability and a relentless focus on achieving real, sustainable and measurable results for the clients we serve.
Unintended Pregnancy Prevention
Increasing access to consumable, unbiased pregnancy prevention resources.
Lilith Fund
$55,000 / Two-year grant
Lilith Fund provides financial assistance and emotional support while building community spaces for people in Texas who need abortions—unapologetically, with compassion and conviction. Through organizing and movement-building, they foster a positive culture around abortion, strengthen people power, and fight for reproductive justice in and with our communities.
Women’s Health
Reducing health disparities faced by women of color.
Any Baby Can
$55,000 / Two-year grant
Any Baby Can focuses on a whole-family approach to creating stability and addressing physical, developmental and emotional well-being. They aspire to create a community that empowers parents, prioritizes healthy families, and invests in child development. Any Baby Can partners with families to build stability, develop skills, and unlock each child’s full potential.
Semifinalist Grant Partners
Child Care
- Jeremiah Program / $30,000
- Andy Roddick Foundation / $15,000
Education
- AVANCE – Austin / $30,000
- Ladies Let’s Talk / $15,000
Housing
- Asian Family Support Services of Austin / $30,000
- Saint Louise House / $15,000
Unintended Pregnancy Prevention
- Lirios Pediatrics / $30,000
- Healthy Futures of Texas / $15,000
Women’s Health
- Center for Survivors of Torture / $30,000
- People’s Community Clinic / $15,000
