Each day, over 300,000 women in our community face challenges such as struggling to provide for themselves and their children, securing their health and safety, and overcoming poverty and lack of opportunity. Our mission is centered around addressing these critical issues, focusing on the empowerment and support of these women to help lift them from their circumstances.
The Western Suburbs Giving Circle (WSGC), under the Chicago Foundation for Women, combines funds from women in Cook County and DuPage County to meet the needs of women and girls in the western suburbs. Since 2016, WSGC has granted over $225,000 to local organizations aiding women and girls. It invites proposals that require funding for general operating and program support (including both direct service and advocacy) focusing on three core areas:
CFW seeks to address systemic barriers to women's prosperity through comprehensive support, including education, job training, entrepreneurship, legal assistance, credit cleanup, domestic violence services, childcare, and leadership opportunities. They focus on workforce development, childcare crisis solutions, ending gender-based violence, enhancing healthcare access, and defending reproductive health services rights.
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