Contact: Brooke Findley
Chrysalis Foundation, Director of Policy and Programs
515-255-1853
For Immediate Release
December 13, 2011
CHRYSALIS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $60,000
IN COMMUNITY GRANT AWARDS
Des Moines: The Chrysalis Foundation has awarded $60,000 to 10 local organizations serving women and girls through its 2011 Community Partners Grant Program. Funding supports the operations of organizations aligned with the mission of Chrysalis, which is to increase resources and opportunities for women and girls in Greater Des Moines.
"We view the Community Grant Program as a partnership because we’re working together in a number of ways,” noted Chrysalis Executive Director, Terry Hernandez. “Chrysalis fully invests in partner organizations with funds, training, education, and volunteer recruitment to build their effectiveness. In turn, we learn from them what the changing issues and challenges are.”
Grantee organizations are provided one-on-one technical assistance and monthly learning opportunities through the Chrysalis Women’s Alliance. Christine Halbrook, Chrysalis Grant Programs Committee Chair adds “We’re in a unique position among foundations, and we value the relationship that is created from this investment. We can assure our donors that Chrysalis is supporting the success of the most effective and sustainable organizations that serve women and girls in Polk, Dallas, and Warren counties.”
Awards for work during 2012 were presented to:
Bernie Lorenz Recovery Center
Children and Family Urban Ministries
Des Moines Chapter: Dress for Success
FreeStore
Hawthorne Hill/New Directions Shelter
Iowa Homeless Youth Center
L.U.N.A. (Latinas Unidas po un Nuevo Amanecer)
Youth Emergency Services and Shelter
Young Women’s Resource Center
We Learn Independence for Tomorrow (WeLIFT)
Chrysalis grants are funded by contributions from individual donors. Because of founder Louise Noun’s provision of an endowment, every dollar given to Chrysalis returns to the community through its grant making and educational programs. For more information, please visit www.chrysalisfdn.org.
Established in 1989, Chrysalis is a Des Moines-based community foundation serving Polk, Warren, and Dallas Counties. For more information, call 255-1853 or e-mail to: info@chrysalisfdn.org.
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