~ Our Grant Award Recipients ~
A+ Foundation Receives Five-Year Grant to Benefit the Empowered Women of the Future Club
at West Aurora High School
Sitting in front left to right: Kali Klapheck, Kayla Sanchez, Parker Smith. Standing left to right: Lavender Bean, Ms. Mayra Rios, Ms. Terri Shepard, Barbie Nunez
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
Document The Abuse Awarded Grant to Help Empower Abuse Victims
Norm Peterson, Executive Director, Document The Abuse
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
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 Focusing on Female Empowerment
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)