Current Grant Recipients
2011-2012 Grant Recipients
International Rescue Committee Tucson 
The IRC in Tucson is one of 22 domestic offices of the
International Rescue Committee, a global leader offering
relief, protection, and when necessary, resettlement
for those who have fled their homes to save their lives.
The IRC in Tucson’s Well-Being Promotion Program
builds economic independence and leadership skills for
refugee women and provides services that increase their
employability and economic independence by; 1) raising
awareness regarding women’s issues and community
resources, 2) building skills that are crucial to becoming
a thriving American and 3) empowering refugee women
and their daughters to advocate for themselves.
Literacy Connects – Women’s Literacy Network
The Women’s Literacy Network (WLN) provides networks
of support for women, helping to overcome exigencies
and barriers to self-sufficiency: low levels of literacy, self-esteem,
self-advocacy, and communication skills. WLN
participants develop marketable skills that transfer to the
workplace, enabling families to improve their quality of
life. Neighborhood women inspire, teach and support
other neighborhood women, setting up a dynamic
whereby women in the Sunnyside neighborhood become
empowered. Helping WLN women achieve GEDs, access
higher education, and contribute to their families and
communities provides pathways to self-sufficiency.
Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc.
SALA is committed to providing civil legal services to low income
persons in southern and southeastern Arizona in
matters that affect their health, safety and welfare. SALA
uses the legal system to gain economic self-sufficiency
for women victims and to aid victims with escaping
family violence. Economic self-sufficiency increases the
likelihood that women will remove themselves from
family violence, and not be compelled to return to violent
relationships. SALA accomplishes this by providing direct
civil legal assistance to women victims, and educating
victims on their legal rights and responsibilities in family
matters. Legal assistance includes representation in
court and administrative proceedings where SALA seeks
to end the legal entanglements associated with a violent
marriage or relationship and to ensure that victims seek
all economic benefits, including spousal maintenance and
child support, to which they are entitled in a court of law.
The Primavera Foundation
Primavera’s programs provide a holistic approach to
long-term self-sufficiency which includes; stable and
safe affordable housing, job skills and job placement,
and opportunities for asset building into the future.
Primavera’s programs offer support and partnership to
women and their children as they identify their own
goals for developing an individual success plan. In
addition, Primavera provides women and girls with
opportunities for participating in advocacy campaigns
and community engagement projects that build
leadership skills.
Planned Parenthood Arizona
Planned Parenthood Arizona (PPAZ) is the largest sexual
health organizations in Arizona serving more than 70,000
health care patients and more than 30,000 teens and
adults through education, outreach and advocacy efforts.
PPAZ believes the economic independence of a woman
is directly linked to her ability to choose: she chooses to
protect herself against pregnancy and sexually
transmitted disease, she manages her own reproductive
health through regular preventive exams, she decides
when, or if, she wants to be a parent and she seeks out
comprehensive abortion care and services should an
unintended pregnancy occur. In addition, PPAZ is the
only nonprofit provider of abortion care and miscarriage
management training in Arizona for medical students,
OB/GYN and family practice residents, nurse practitioner
students, and physician assistant students.
Educational Enrichment Foundation
The Educational Enrichment Foundation (EEF) is an
independent non-profit organization founded to support
the students and teachers within Tucson Unified School
District. EEF serves 53,000 TUSD students annually,
including more than 38,000 impoverished children.
Through its grants, professional development programs,
and community activities, EEF actively removes barriers
to attending school for impoverished children and
provides enhanced and enriched learning resources for
all TUSD students, teachers, and schools. EEF helps low-income
girls in TUSD build a foundation for economic
self-sufficiency by finding meaningful engagement in
school through interscholastic activities which help keep
students engaged in school and contribute to academic
achievement.
Arizona’s Children Association dba
Southern Arizona Center Against
Sexual Assault
Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault
(SACASA) is the oldest and largest provider of sexual
violence treatment and prevention in the state of
Arizona and the only organization in the state that
provides the full continuum of sexual assault services.
The agency philosophy is one of personal empowerment
and self-determination. SACASA believes that ongoing
financial stability education and training should be
incorporated into traditional treatment modalities that
address all issues associated with the violence that has
deeply affected a survivor’s life. SACASA is committed
to improving money management and credit literacy
among survivors of sexual violence.