Spring, 2009

Tour includes visit to Equinox, a Women's Fund-supported shelter

New York First Lady Michelle Paige Paterson recently toured the Equinox Domestic Violence Shelter in Albany, highlighting the need for such programs — including those funded by The Women's Fund — to break the cycle of abuse in families.

May, 2009

Thank you to everyone who contributed toiletries to the Fresh Start Project as part of the Third Annual Trailblazers Luncheon in May. Altogether five large boxes of supplies were collected, which were delivered to a domestic violence shelter in each of the five counties served by The Women’s Fund.

May 20, 2009

A sell-out crowd of over 300 people who share the Women’s Fund’s belief in investing in the future of the women and girls in our community attended at our third annual Trailblazer Luncheon at Wolferts Roost Country Club on May 20th.

February 1, 2009

The Women’s Fund is always looking for groups of women to talk to. Recently Steering Member and Events Committee Chair Alicia Lasch (center) attended Story Sunday at The Glen Sanders Mansion, a storytelling dinner series for adults now in its tenth season, where she introduced the audience to The Women’s Fund.

October 8, 2008

Nonprofit organizations serving women and girls were invited to an informational program on October 8 to learn about The Women’s Fund of the Capital Region’s 2009 grants process. The session included distribution of the new pre-application form and answering questions regarding our new application process. The brief program also included a case study of a previous successful grant recipient.