WFSA - philanthropy

Past Unidas Programs

Unidas Girls’ Philanthropy Program 2007-08

Unidas teaches young women about leadership, philanthropy and social justice issues and gives high school-aged girls hands-on experience in grantmaking. This year participants allocated $17,500 to agencies in Tucson and Sierra Vista.

The Women’s Foundation would like to thank the Lovell Foundation and Every Voice in Action Foundation for their continued support of the Unidas program.

Tucson Unidas Grantees:
El Rio Foundation -Teenage Parent Program
Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services - TOPS Teen Education Network (TOPS TEN)

Sierra Vista Grantee:
Forgach House Domestic Crisis Shelter, Healthy Relationships…Dating and Beyond

http://www.elrio.org/foundations/default.htm
http://www.teenoutreachaz.org/
http://www.ccs-soaz.org/ccssa/forgachhouse.html
Unidas 2007 - Tucson
The Tucson Unidas program awarded $15,000 to three nonprofit organizations. The three organizations, the Center for the Prevention and Resolution of Violence, a program of the Hopi Foundation, Las Familias Center for Treatment of Childhood Sexual Abuse, a program of Arizona’s Children Association and Sin Puertas, a program of Pima Prevention Partnership were each awarded $5,000. Thanks to Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall for providing an additional $5,000 in RICO funds for grantmaking. The dollar amount of the requests received was more than ten times the amount available to distribute - a dramatic illustration of the unmet mental health needs of women and girls in Tucson. [read more]
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Unidas 2007 - Sierra Vista
The young women in the 2007 Sierra Vista Unidas program selected mental health issues as their focus area and created an RFP around that topic. They received three grant proposals from nonprofits addressing mental health issues in Sierra Vista. They interviewed two of the organizations and awarded $7,500 to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - Southeastern Arizona. [read more]
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Unidas 2006 - Tucson
The Unidas girls’ philanthropy program successfully culminated this year’s efforts by awarding $10,000 to ELLA Group on May 13, 2006. ELLA (“Empowering Lives of Latinas in America”) Group is a newly established nonprofit organization focused on creating a safer environment for women and girls, particularly Latinas. The organization will use the $10,000 to fund its Unidas for ELLA program that will offer classes in the Rape Aggression Defense Systems (RAD) for women and radKIDS ("Resist Aggression Defensively") for children aged 5-12. Both are nationally recognized safety and empowerment programs. Courses include physical technique training combined with awareness education delivered in English and Spanish. All courses are taught by certified instructors at low or no cost to participants. [Read more]
Unidas 2006 - Ajo
The Ajo Unidas program, facilitated by Norma Gomez from the International Sonoran Desert Alliance, was completed successfully with the awarding of two grants totaling $7,500. Five young women actively participated in the program where they learned about the nonprofit sector, philanthropy, and social justice issues facing young women in the Ajo community. [Read more]
2003: Although there was a new set of girls, they held similar interests concerning where the $10,000 would be put to the best use. Three of the four programs remained funded by Unidas: (Big Brothers / Big Sisters One to One Mentoring ($3000), Boys and Girls Club of Tucson Smart Girls ($3000), Planned Parenthood Teen Advisory Group ($4000).
2002: During the first year of Unidas' existence, the girls used their $10,000 to fund four programs: Big Brothers / Big Sisters One to One Mentoring ($2666.70), Boys and Girls Club of Tucson Smart Girls ($2000), Planned Parenthood Teen Advisory Group ($2666.70), and the Pima County Women's Commission Young Women's Leadership Program ($2666.70).