Grants & Applications

Roberta, a 37 year old African American woman from Chicago, came into the Women's Clothes Closet this spring originally looking for dresses to wear to church. A few weeks later she came back very excited because she had just been hired at Chileda and needed clothing for work. Five weeks later she returned to thank us and to let us know that she and her husband had just moved into a house a few blocks away. They now were able to reunite their family and bring their children who had been living in Chicago with relatives to La Crosse.
-Women's Clothes Closet

Sarah, a 32 year old mother of two teenage boys who lives in Boscobel, drives to La Crosse about every other month to visit the Women's Clothes Closet. Her employer has a dress code and she is required to wear skirts. Clothing from the Women's Clothes Closet helps this divorcee who does not get child support and earns $8.00/hr stretch her tight budget to support her growing boys.
-Women's Clothes Closet

"Hmong women felt that with the changing nature of marriage and family relationships in the Hmong community, further guidance and education was needed to help promote healthy family relationships. We are grateful for the support we received from the Women's Fund to help us fulfill a need that was voiced among Hmong women in the community."
-Pa Chia Vue, Public Health Fellow
Promoting Wellness in the Life of Hmong Women

"The program just changed me and my child's life. It helped me to set new goals because I know I need to support my daughter."
-Teen Mom
Learning Together Family Literacy

"To date, the Women's Transportation Fund has assisted 184 women work towards gaining or maintaining self sufficiency through assistance with transportation related needs. This would not have been possible without the support of the Women's Fund."
-Lindsey Schwarz-Nichols, Coordinator Community Liaison Program
Women's Transportation Program