The Metrowest Women’s Fund Announces Grant Awards

The Metrowest Women’s Fund announces grant awards to twelve (12) non-profits serving the needs of women and girls in Metrowest. The Metrowest Women's Fund invests in women and girls in Metrowest through education, community building, grant making and strategic partnerships. 

“We are extremely inspired and proud to support our community through these grants and to bring new resources in support of the needs of women and girls in Metrowest,” said Rebecca Parkhill, Co-Founder, of Weston.

“Our grants support several programs concerned with the crisis of domestic violence. The pandemic has caused an escalation of violence and barriers to finding resources,” added Rachel Sagan, Co-Founder, of Sudbury.

Grants are awarded to the following organizations:

Boys and Girls Club of MetroWest: Support the Framingham Clubhouse for girls providing homework assistance, career development, STEAM programming.

Congregation Beth El of Sudbury: Scholarships for first-generation students at Framingham State University.

Dignity Matters: Provide free access to period protection and underwear for women and girls who are homeless and economically disadvantaged.

Discovering Hidden Gems: Support the Sister Circle program, a youth-led program serving teen and college-age young women in underserved communities.

DOVE: Support YouthSpeak program into the Middle and High Schools in Walpole. Which teaches teens about healthy relationships and dating violence prevention.

Family ACCESS of Newton: Support counseling and consultation services for multilingual women and their children who have experienced trauma.

Family Promise Metrowest: Support mothers and teens, at risk of homelessness, pursuing advanced education.

MassBay Community College Foundation: Emergency childcare needs of students who are single mothers from low incomes.

MetroWest Legal Services: Legal representation to victims of domestic violence and their families of low incomes.

REACH Beyond Domestic Violence: Support their community advocacy program for domestic abuse survivors.

RIA House: Support a direct services Peer Mentor for survivors of the commercial sex-trade.

Voices Against Violence: Support their School Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention Program, their primary prevention training in schools.

The Metrowest Women’s Fund grants program focuses three impact areas:

Education with a focus on opportunity for low-income women and girls including first-generation.

Girls: The Next Generation with a focus on particular needs of girls from low incomes.

Safety From Violence with a focus on domestic violence, senior abuse, sexual assault, and survivors of the commercial sex trade.

As Co-Founders of the Metrowest Women's Fund, Rachel of Sudbury and Rebecca of Weston are driven by a single goal: to do their part in making our community a place where women and girls are supported and get the services they need and deserve.

Service area includes the 33 towns in the Metrowest: Acton, Ashland, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Dedham, Dover, Framingham, Harvard, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Marlborough, Maynard, Medfield, Medway, Milford, Millis, Natick, Needham, Sherborn, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, Walpole, Waltham, Wayland, Wellesley, Westborough, Weston and Westwood.