SPONSORED: The Women & Girls Development Fund supports nonprofit organizations that serve women and girls in the San Antonio area.
San Antonio Area Foundation/Women & Girls Development FundWhen business consultant Celina Montoya joined the steering committee of the San Antonio Area Foundation’s Women & Girls Development Fund, she was surprised to discover that there didn’t seem to be a concerted community effort to boost young women and girls.
Montoya joined WGDF’s volunteer steering committee as co-chair in 2017. “We brought in a bit more structure to the program, which allowed us to attract more local leaders to serve on the Steering Committee,” she said. “Today, the women who make up the leadership of this fund are absolutely dedicated to serving and empowering girls and women in our community.”
The steering committee has developed a study of the assets and needs of Bexar County, established a standard of operations and investing, created an annual grant process, recruited new members and developed a leadership pipeline. “The Girl Connect program is our flagship school partnership program,” said Chloé LaPorte, GEN’s Program Director. “We have established Girl Connect programs in the Austin, Houston and Dallas areas, but this grant enables us to launch a presence in San Antonio and Bexar County.”
Montoya noted that the past two years of dealing with the pandemic have forced many community groups to face financial struggle, and WGDF was no different. But now at least things seem be looking up.
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