Congratulations To Our Grant Award Recipients
A+ Foundation (Empowered Women of the Future Club at West Aurora High School), Alive Center, Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, Aurora Public Library District Foundation, Boys & Girls Club of Aurora, Document The Abuse, Farm Worker & Landscaper Advocacy Project, Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois, Indian Prairie Educational Foundation (District 204 High Schools), Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley, Paramount Arts Centre, Rush Copley Foundation, VNA Health Care, Women’s Business Development Center
~ Newest AWEF Grant Recipients ~
ALIVE Aurora Awarded Multi-Year Grant to Bring Unique Empowerment and Leadership Programs to Teen and Tween Girls
Sam Serrano and Diana Riviera, ALIVE Teen Leads for Dare to Be Rare teen-led club, ALIVE Aurora, 78 S. LaSalle Street in Aurora
Boys & Girls Club of Aurora Awarded Grant to Bring Enrichment and Mentoring Programs to Students at Blackhawk Academy for 2022-23 School Year
Cathy Russell, CEO serving Boys & Girls Clubs in Aurora, Elgin, Hanover Park, Schaumburg, South Elgin, and Streamwood
Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley Awarded Grant to Help Empower Aurora Women
Hear how Aurora women benefit from Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley program
VNA Health Care Awarded Grant to Help Advance and Empower Frontline Medical Staff
Blanca Vargas, VNA Health Care, CMA Pathway Program Participant
Women’s Business Development Center Awarded Grant to Help Aurora Childcare Business Owners Recover and Thrive
Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) Aurora Leadership Team
Document The Abuse Awarded Grant to Help Empower Abuse Victims
Norma Peterson, Executive Director, Document The Abuse
We Are Enough!
Luncheon at West Aurora High School Builds Self-Acceptance, Empowerment, Resilience, and Respect
Shani Klapheck’s inspiring “We Are Enough” presentation at West Aurora High School’s Empowered Women Luncheon
Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP) Awarded Grant to Help Aurora Latinx Women and Girls Overcome Inequity and Exclusion
Alexandra Sossa, Executive Director with FLAP
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois Awarded Grant to Help Bring “Latina’s Taking the Lead” Program to Aurora Women
Vicki Jacobson, Director of Philanthropy at Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois
Aurora Public Library District Foundation Awarded Grant to Bring Financial Education to Marginalized Young Women
Mireya Luna, MPA,
Board Member, Aurora Public Library District Foundation
Rush Copley Foundation’s Waterford Place Cancer Resource Center Awarded Grant to Expand Ethnically Inspired Medical Wig Options for Patients
Omar Ramos, Program Development and Operations Manager at Waterford Place Cancer Resource Center
Paramount Arts Centre Awarded Grant to Create and Bring Female-Focused Theatre Experiences to Aurora Schools and the Community
Be the first to learn how the Paramount Theatre will use its grant from the Aurora Women’s Empowerment Foundation to bring to Aurora two high-impact and female-focused programs.
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry Awarded Grant to Bring Monthly Pop-Up Pantries to Disadvantaged Women
Shannon Cameron, Executive Director, Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry
Alive Center Awarded Grant to Bring Unique Empowerment and Leadership Programs to Teen and Tween Girls
Ady Rubio, Drop-In Supervisor, Alive Center, 78 S. LaSalle Street in Aurora
Indian Prairie Educational Foundation Awarded Grant for Elevate: Educate and Empower and The Valley Runway Programs
Ann Cluxton, teacher and club advisor at Metea Valley High School, with Elevate: Educate and Empower club student board members, Jadyn Enas (right) and Madelyn Schotz (left)
A+ Foundation Awarded Grant for West Aurora High School’s Empowered Women of the Future Club
(Left to right) West Aurora High School’s Empowered Women of the Future Club led by Mariella Acevedo (Co-President); Terri Shepard (Teacher Sponsor); and Melissa Flores (Co-President)
~ Aurora Women’s Empowerment Foundation ~
OUR MISSION
We elevate and empower Aurora-area women and future women by making grants to tax-exempt non profits engaged in meaningful, measurable work that helps women over the hurdled of inequity and exclusion, propelling them forward with life changing programs and services.
OUR VISION
We envision a prosperous and vibrant Aurora that fully embraces and supports a reimagined women’s empowerment movement so that women and girls of all ages, races, ethnicities, and income levels feel respected and valued, and are nurtured to achieve their fullest potential
