Glasgow Girls Football Club received the biggest grant of the evening of £10,000. On receiving the grant Jim Strathdee of Glasgow Girls Football Club said: “We will be able to offer the girls a whole range of options including careers advice, allowing them to reach their full potential.” Their plans for the money are to…
Scottish Churches Housing Action
Scottish Churches Housing Action received a £1,000 grant from the evening and are delighted to announce that they have begun planning their developments. The organisation brings together the main churches and local community groups to eliminate homelessness in Scotland which affects around 80,000 people each year. Scottish Churches Housing Action has partnered up with Grampians…
Dress for Success Strathclyde
“2013 was a very successful year for Dress for Success Strathclyde. Presenting at the Women’s Fund for Scotland event was a great bonus” said Ann Marie, the charity’s treasurer. Dress for Success Strathclyde received £3,000 from the Women’s Fund which will cover power and maintenance bills for the next nine months. Another donor, who also…
Women Influencing Change
How has the Women’s Fund for Scotland has helped Women Influencing Change (WIC) ? With the help of the grant made by the Women’s Fund, Women Influencing Change were able to continue a six week programme called “Reaching High”, which had been running once a week for five years. The programme is aimed at women aged between 24 and…