The Power of the Purse, a women’s giving circle sponsored by the Community Foundation of West Georgia, has issued grants totaling $16,000 to nine local nonprofit organizations. A total of $172,400 in grants has been issued by the Power of the Purse since 2009 to nonprofit organizations supporting women’s and children’s initiatives in Carroll, Haralson and Heard counties.
This year’s grants were issued to:
- Adell Foundation – funding for their homeless student program;
- Circles of West Georgia – working towards alleviating poverty in West Georgia;
- Carroll Ferst Readers – books for pre-school children;
- Giving Hearts Inc. – supporting grandparents with hunger needs within their home;
- JoJo’s Closet – diapers and shoes for foster children;
- Keep Carroll Beautiful, Inc. – STEAM in the garden;
- M-PACK – Summer Camp;
- Rapha Clinic of West Georgia – women’s preventative healthcare initiative 2023;
- St. Vincent de Paul Society – providing hope for the future with food.
Power of the Purse offers donors the opportunity to join others in donating funds and then deciding where the money will be used in support of women’s and children’s initiatives. Anyone can be a member with an annual pledge of $100. In addition to membership pledges, the Power of the Purse Fund raises money by sponsoring an event annually such as plays featuring local actors and this year’s show featuring Dancing Dream, a nationally known ABBA tribute band. These events are designed to be fun for members and participants in addition to raising funds. A focus group of fund members considers possible initiatives of unmet needs of women and children in the community each year. For more information about joining the Power of the Purse, contact Community Foundation President Kim Jones at [email protected] or (770) 832-1462.
