Arizona Women’s Partnership Awards Grants
The Arizona Women’s Partnership, an all-volunteer philanthropic nonprofit organization formed in 2002 and based in Phoenix, provides grants to grassroots charities that assist underserved women and children at risk in Arizona. This year, the organization has hit the $500,000 mark, as it awards another $52,500 in grants. “This is a huge milestone,” notes Paula Cullison, Arizona Women’s Partnership founder and president. “We are definitely the little engine that could.”
2020 Grant Recipients
About Care for the Elderly—provides services to the underserved elderly in the East Valley
Alice’s Place—provides counseling and shelter for victims of domestic violence in Winslow
Angel Heart Pajama Project—provides PJs and books to abused/neglected/foster-care children in Tucson
Arizonans for the Protection of Exploited Children and Adults (APECA) – provides shelter for sexually abused teen girls
Billy’s Place—provides grief counseling to children of deceased parents in the Phoenix metro area
Constructing Circles of Peace—provides domestic violence counseling services in Nogales, Ariz.
Desert Sounds Performing Arts—provides musical instruments and instruction for low income youth in Mesa
Dignity House—provides shelter for sexually trafficked/domestically abused women in the Phoenix metro area
Grand Canyon Music Festival—Native American Composer Project for Youth (Navajo/Hopi/Salt River-Pima)
H.A.V.E.N. Family Resource Center—provides domestic violence and family counseling services in Lake Havasu
Helping At Risk Teens (HART)—provides food and supplies for underserved youth in the West Valley
Hope’s Crossing—reentry program for women released from incarceration in the Phoenix metro area
Kids in Focus—provides photography programs and mentoring to at risk youth in the Phoenix metro area
Laptops4Learning—provides laptop computers to underserved high school and college students in the Phoenix metro area
Neighbors Who Care—provides services for the underserved elderly in the East Valley
Pan de Vida—provides intergenerational social services in Queen Creek and the East Valley
Rim Country Literacy—provides literacy and ESL classes and books for children and adults in Payson
Somali American United Council of AZ—serves a variety of different refugee groups in the Phoenix metro area
Unlimited Potential—ESL and GED programs for Hispanic women and their families South Phoenix
Welcome to America Project —provides household furnishings and services to refugee families the Phoenix metro area
West Yavapai Guidance Clinic Foundation—provides mental health services in Prescott
Widow’s Link—provides services for underserved widows in Cottonwood
Will2Walk—provides services to those with spinal cord injuries in the East Valley
Y.E.S. for Navajo Youth/Dine’Bike’yah—provides leadership programs for youth on the Navajo Nation
The AZWP Grant Selection Committee (who met via email) was unanimous in its decision. The grants committee comprises 16 residents from across the Valley.
“We are so pleased that we have been able to assist over 80 charities that address critical needs; most are multi-year grant recipients,” notes Pamela Gill, AZWP vice president.
“The Arizona Women’s Partnership is especially grateful to the Violent M. Johnson Family Foundation for their generosity, which has amounted to $340,000 over the past 13 years. In this wonderful way, they continue to honor their maternal grandmother,” Cullison added.
