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Women's Fund Grants

Funder: Ashland County Community Foundation - Women's Fund (donor-advised)

Geographic Scope: Ashland County, Ohio

Purpose: Support initiatives that improve the lives of women and girls in Ashland County, with focus on childcare access, emergency services, youth programs, and community needs.

Funding Areas:

  • Childcare access and affordability

  • Youth programs for girls and young women (ages 8-18)

  • Emergency medical services equipment

  • Women's health and safety services

  • Community development benefiting women and families

    • Recent Award Examples:

  • Pathfinder Farms: Equipment and program development for Fields of Grace (ages 13-18) and Gem Seeker programs (ages 8-13), including kitchen appliances, laundry equipment, woodworking tools, and archery/outdoor activity materials

  • Firelands Ambulance Service Volunteer Association: Pediatric and neonatal emergency response kits for rural areas with high home birth rates

  • Foundations Community Childcare Initiative: $4.5+ million raised for construction, startup, and endowment of new childcare center (completed 2024)

    • Women's Fund Childcare Initiative:

  • Launched in 2020 with goal of expanding access to high-quality, affordable childcare

  • Developed unique funding model with income-based and employer-supported tuition assistance

  • Foundations Community Childcare opened spring 2024 in Ashland's industrial park

  • Women's Fund Steering Committee raised $4.5+ million from 8 grants, 249 individual donors, 50 businesses, and 15 faith/service organizations

    • Contact Information:

  • Phone: (419) 281-4733

  • Email: accf@ashlandforgood.org

  • Website: www.ashlandforgood.org

    • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    womennonprofitschild-careyouth-programshealthcare

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