Girls' Mental Health in the News

The Metrowest Women's Fund Continues to Prioritize Girls' Mental Health

The Metrowest Women’s Fund is committed to continue our work in support of girls’ mental health. The recent CDC report raises alarming concerns about the mental health of girls. Identifying and amplifying the needs of girls is integral to our mission, and girls’mental health and their safety from violence is a priority. The MWF Needs Assessment of Middle School Girls: Metrowest identified the growing concern for girls’ mental health during the pandemic.

The Metrowest Women's Fund recently awarded a new Girls' Mental Health Impact Grant in support of a program for Metrowest middle school girls to improve mental well-being on social media. This exciting new grant will support the expansion of a free digital well-being and STEM summer workshop for middle school girls from low incomes in Metrowest. The program focuses on improving healthy digital relationships that will promote positive self-image and healthy habits.

Metrowest Women's Fund Opens 2023 Grant Applications

The Metrowest Women's Fund is now accepting applications from nonprofit organizations serving women and girls in the Metrowest area.

We welcome applications from first time applicants, those who have applied before, and organizations that have received MWF grants previously.

Applications close on Friday, March 24, 2023.

Supporters of MWF play an important role in our grants process: Please share this opportunity with organizations that are making a difference in the lives of women and girls in your Metrowest community!

Applicants can visit our Grant Making page for details.

Metrowest Women's Fund Opens 2023 Grant Applications

Metrowest Women's Fund Receives Capacity Building Program Grant

The Metrowest Women’s Fund recently received a Capacity Building Program grant from the Middlesex Savings Charitable Trust.  This grant will fund an initiative that will grow the organization's marketing and communications capacity in order to better fulfill their mission: to improve the lives of women and girls in Metrowest. 

By investing in an improved marketing and communications capacity, the Metrowest Women’s Fund will educate the community about the particular needs of women and girls in Metrowest, thereby increasing philanthropy with a local gender lens.