The Fund for Women and Girls, a field of interest fund under Jefferson County Community Foundation, envisions a world where women are safe, economically secure and free from discrimination so that they can reach their full potential. 

The mission of the JCCF Fund for Women and Girls is to empower women and girls through local investment in their future.

2011 Grant Award:

Port Townsend Marine Science Center's GIRL's PROJECT!

2012 Grant Award:

Port Townsend Friends of Library:  Women in Transition – Career Fit Program

Save the Date for Wearable Art Show: May 12, 2012 Last year's show, From Beautiful to Beyond Belief Wearable Art Show was SOLD OUT to an audience of 140 people eager to witness an unbelievable display of creativity, energy, and inspiration! It was an amazing night, complete with a champagne reception following the event! Put May 12, 2012 in your calendar now! Click here for more information here.

Fund for Women & Girls Core Operating Principles:

The Fund for Women and GIrls is designed for high impact. It is important for us to measure efforts, not just in money given, but also the process by which is was given. We believe in:

• Worth of Women:  valuing women and girls is fundamental to creating a just and equitable society.
• Equity and Empowerment:  all women and girls have a basic right to physical, mental and spiritual health and well-being.
• Justice and Integrity:  change in our larger systems and institutions is necessary to improve the status and conditions of women's lives.  We identify and learn about the root causes of issues facing women and girls and work with organizations that address them.
• Respect and Inclusiveness:  we strive to be inclusive, responsive and accountable to our community in our grantmaking processes. 
• Diversity:  each individual is inherently equal regardless of gender, race, culture, age, economic status, sexual orientation, ability or spiritual belief.  We strive to be a learning organization that evaluates its own assumptions that guide our perceptions in order to be a progressive and effective funder.
• Collaboration:  seizing opportunities to collaborate, learn and give are essential to success.

What the Fund Will Do:

The Fund for Women and Girls is a voice, amplifying the most pressing issues impacting women and girls by engaging donors and other partners to invest in solutions to the challenges they face. When women and girls thrive—we all prosper. We hope to have a positive impact on women and girls in Jefferson County by:

• Convening: Through convening agencies, women and girls, grantmakers and other specific populations, we want to listen and learn about community needs and opportunities to collaborate.  We hope to learn about emerging programs and projects addressing identified needs.
• Collaborating: There is power and synergy in working together.  We want to initiate and participate – we want to foster and encourage collaboration in our community.
• Building Capacity: We explore ways to support an organization's ability to operate efficiently and effectively by considering its capacity – the assets it has built to enable mission fulfillment.
• Grantmaking: The FWG invests strategically in community-based organizations that address the root causes of problems affecting women and girls' well-being.  We promote nonprofits agencies to work for positive, lasting change for women and girls by providing funding and capacity building support.

If you would like to involved in the Fund for Women and Girls, or would like to donate to continue to grow the fund, email us now! The women and girls of Jefferson County need you!