SPARK Change!
Our annual fundraiser will ignite change in your own unique spaces, with your closest friends while being virtually connected to hundreds of people passionate about systems-level change.
Host a SPARK partyThe Women's Fund
Through leadership, research and policy advocacy, the Women’s Fund works to identify and address employment barriers affecting working women and their families.
Our mission is to ensure the economic self-sufficiency of women in the Greater Cincinnati area and ignite a shared desire to improve it. We focus on child care, employment, living wage, and training and education interventions for women and their families at a systems level.
Our Impact
2020 IMPACT REPORT
The Women’s Fund activated 2020 by empowering all segments of our community to speed the pace of change on gender equity.
Learn MoreWhy Women?
Women are disproportionately affected by poverty, as they tend to hold jobs in low-paying sectors and bear greater responsibility for caregiving in their family. In our region, nearly 18% of women are living in poverty and 69% of the children in poverty reside in a single female-headed household. The Federal Poverty Level is not a true representation of who is struggling financially as families continue to be economically vulnerable until they reach self-sufficiency levels (generally 200%-250% of the Federal Poverty Level) or more. We believe, and research shows, by improving the circumstances for women, the entire community will benefit.
Learn MoreNews & Events
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United States Senator Sherrod Brown introduced an emergency paid sick days legislation to provide workers in Ohio paid…
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Registration ends today at 11:59pm!
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Make a splash in the movement for gender equity, register for our SPARK Parties fundraising event!
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Special shout out to the Rhine Stones Synchronized Swimming Team for being a part of our program!
“New research from Columbia University's Center on Poverty and Social Policy finds that the first child tax credit payment has already contributed to the child poverty rate dropping from 15.8% in June to 11.9% in July, or a decline of 25%.
The authors note that this monthly decline was driven by the first advance child tax credit payment where the credit alone kept about three million children out of poverty. Families getting advance monthly payments are receiving up to $250 a month per child for children between 6 to 17 and up to $300 a month per child for children under 6 years old. Coronavirus relief measures altogether seem to have been effective in reducing child poverty, keeping 6 million children out of poverty in just July.”
Discover more: https://www.businessinsider.com/child-tax-credit-expansion-reduce-child-poverty-rate-research-2021-8
We are getting closer! We can’t wait for you to see our program for the watch-party style fundraiser SPARK Party.
Sign up to view our program today!
https://www.gcfdn.org/events/spark-party-general-registration/
Thank you Prestige AV & Creative Services and Dancefix by HBDCf or helping us with our program!
In January 2021, Hamilton County Commissioners launched the COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Relief Task Force to meet the critical needs of families and businesses affected by COVID-19. Find direct economic relief resources below and find out when the 513 Relief Bus is coming to a neighborhood near you for one-on-one assistance.
Discover more here: https://513relief.org/
We are almost finished filming for our watch-party style fundraiser SPARK Party. Sign up to view our program today!
https://www.gcfdn.org/events/spark-party-general-registration/
Thank you Prestige AV & Creative Services and Heroes Rise for helping us with our program!
Today, we are filming for our watch-party style fundraiser SPARK Party. Sign up to gain access to our program today!
https://www.gcfdn.org/events/spark-party-general-registration/
Thank you Dr. Fernando Figueroa and Prestige Av and Creative Services for helping us with our program.
Congratulations to our very own Kamara Douglas!
SPARK with us!
Women’s Fund SPARK Parties, our annual fundraising event will connect hundreds of people from across our region to ignite change for gender equity. Join our “watch-party” style event, with a program design to entertain, inspire, and empower!
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https://www.gcfdn.org/events/spark-party-general-registration/