UNFCU FOUNDATION INC

HEALTHCARE:MOUNT SINAI ADOLESCENT HEALTH CENTER (MSAHC) WILL PROVIDE INTEGRATED MEDICAL, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, AND BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZING A WELLNESS AND PREVENTATIVE APPROACH. THEY WILL PROVIDE THESE MUCH NEEDED SERVICES TO 50 ADOLESCENT GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 10 TO 26. THEIR SERVICES WILL INCLUDE A MYRIAD OF DIFFERENT HIGH QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED YOUTH SPECIFIC SERVICES. THE FLOATING HOSPITAL WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR OVER 700 WOMEN AND CHILDREN. MANY OF THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER TRAUMAS, AND ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THE "HIDDEN HOMELESS" POPULATION. CLIENTS WILL RECEIVE BEHAVIORAL-HEALTH SCREENINGS TO EVALUATE LEVEL OF CARE, WILL RECEIVE BEHAVIORAL-HEALTH THERAPY APPROPRIATE TO THEIR LEVEL OF NEED, AND WILL BE REFERRED TO TFH'S LIFE-SKILLS DEPARTMENT FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE OUTSIDE OF MENTAL HEALTH.

LIVELIHOOD TRAINING:GLOBAL FUND FOR WIDOWS IS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING WIDOWS AND FEMALE HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS TO OVERCOME POVERTY THROUGH SKILLS-BASED TRAINING, JOB CREATION, AND MICRO-FINANCE. GFW WILL SUPPORT 150 WIDOWS TO CREATE SIX SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS TO BRING ECONOMIC SECURITY TO OVER 1,650 INDIVIDUALS IN KENYA. THE SIX SAVINGS AND LOANS GROUPS WILL BE OWNED, MANAGED AND GOVERNED BY 25 WIDOWS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL. 150 WOMEN WILL BE TRAINED IN PARALEGAL SKILLS TO INSTIGATE LEGAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE. HOT BREAD KITCHEN CREATES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND WOMEN OF COLOR IN NYC, THROUGH JOB SKILLS TRAINING, FOOD ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS AND AN ECOSYSTEM OF HOLISTIC CARE. HBK WILL ENROLL 260 WOMEN IN THEIR CULINARY FUNDAMENTALS TRAINING PROGRAM ACROSS NYC, INCLUDING 40 MEMBERS WHO WILL PARTICIPATE CULINARY FUNDAMENTALS TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS. GRADUATED PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PLACED IN HIGH-QUALITY JOBS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY WITHIN HBK'S NETWORK OF 200+ EMPLOYER PARTNERS.IMAGINE HER'S MISSION IS TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO ACCELERATE THE POWER AND POTENTIAL OF WOMEN, GIRLS, AND YOUTH AS ACTIVE LEADERS AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS CREATING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN UGANDA. IMAGINE HER WILL SUPPORT 500 RURAL YOUNG WOMEN AND YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN "IMAGINE ACADEMY," A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATION INCUBATOR PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM TRAINING IS AN ACCELERATED, MENTORED MBA-STYLE BUSINESS, LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING COURSE. ITS PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO ACCESS TAILORED, START-UP FINANCING VIA INTEREST FREE LOANS.MISSION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (MCODE) EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL AREAS OF UGANDA. MCODE WILL SUPPORT 180 YOUNG WOMEN IN THEIR ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH-DEMAND VEGETABLES, HABANERO AND CAYENNE PEPPERS. THEY WILL PROVIDE COACHING AND MENTORSHIP THROUGH A HORTICULTURE TRAINING COMPANY TO PROVIDE A MARKET FOR THE PRODUCTS, AND SUPPORT TO ACHIEVE CERTIFICATIONS AT AN ACCREDITED FARMING INSTITUTE. REFUSHE'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER ORPHANED, UNACCOMPANIED, AND SEPARATED REFUGEE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN SO THEY CAN BUILD HEALTHIER AND MORE RESILIENT FUTURES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN. REFUSHE'S ARTISAN COLLECTIVE IS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT WILL GRADUATE 20 YOUNG WOMEN INTO TWO-YEAR APPRENTICESHIPS TO GAIN ADVANCED TAILORING SKILLS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO SMALL LOANS.SANCTUARY FOR FAMILIES IS NEW YORK'S LARGEST NONPROFIT PROVIDER OF WRAP-AROUND SERVICES EXCLUSIVELY FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEX TRAFFICKING, AND RELATED FORMS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. SANCTUARY'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (EEP) WILL COVER STIPENDS FOR 150 WOMEN AND YOUTH TO MAKE INTERNSHIPS ACCESSIBLE FOR PARTICIPANTS AND HELP PREPARE THEM FOR LIVING-WAGE JOBS.TOGETHER WE BAKE'S (TWB) MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED WOMEN. TWB WILL RECRUIT AND TRAIN 45 WOMEN, AND PROVIDE POST PROGRAM SUPPORT TO 150 ALUMNI TEAM MEMBERS. ALUMNI TEAM MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE POST-PROGRAM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST.TRICKLE UP WORKS WITH ULTRA-POOR WOMEN IN GUATEMALA TO HELP THEM ACCESS FINANCIAL INCLUSION SERVICES. THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES TO ASSUME THE FINANCIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS TO IMPLEMENT ITS GRADUATION APPROACH. TRICKLE UP WILL SUPPORT 500 EXISTING WOMEN PARTICIPANTS AND 200 NEW WOMEN PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THE LIVELIHOOD TRAINING PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL INCLUSION SERVICES, INCLUDING PROVIDING SEED GRANTS FOR INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES, MONITORING PROJECT ACTIVITIES, COACHING AND MENTORING, AND DIVERSIFYING PARTICIPANT INCOME STREAMS.VILLAGE ENTERPRISE UTILIZES THE GRADUATION APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF WOMEN LIVING IN RURAL POVERTY IN UGANDA BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO BUSINESS SAVINGS GROUPS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, SUSTAINABILITY TRAINING, MEMBERSHIP AND A CASH GRANT AS SEED CAPITAL. THE PROGRAM WILL START 51 BUSINESS, IMPACTING THE LIVES OF 153 WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, AND FORM FOUR NEW BUSINESS SAVINGS GROUPS.INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC) PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFUGEES, ASYLEES, VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, SURVIVORS OF TORTURE, AND OTHER IMMIGRANTS TO THRIVE IN AMERICA. IRC'S WOMEN'S EMPLOYABILITY PROGRAM (WEP) WILL PROVIDE SPECIALIZED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TRAINING TO 150 REFUGEE WOMEN AND INDIVIDUAL FINANCIAL COACHING TO 40 WOMEN.UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND (UNFPA) WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE EXISTING FISTULA TREATMENT INTERVENTION IN GOMBE STATE, WHERE THERE IS A HIGH PREVALENCE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AFFECTED BY OBSTETRIC FISTULA. THE GRANT WILL SUPPORT ENROLLMENT OF 40 INDIGENT FISTULA SURVIVORS IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES. THE 40 WOMEN WILL RECEIVE TRAINING FOR VARIOUS VOCATION AND TRADE SKILLS. UNFPA WILL SUPPORT 200 FISTULA SURVIVORS' REINTEGRATION EXPERIENCES THROUGH PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING, AND PEER AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT.KONEXIO IS DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACED BY REFUGEE WOMEN AND YOUTH THROUGH DIGITAL ACCESS AND EDUCATION. KONEXIO WILL ENROLL 60 YOUNG REFUGEE WOMEN IN THE "DIGITAL INCLUSION PROGRAM" IN KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP IN KENYA. THE PARTICIPANTS WILL COMPLETE FOUNDATIONAL DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING, JOB-SPECIFIC SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, AND ONLINE BUSINESS OPERATIONS TRAINING. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE LINKED TO DIGITAL JOB PLATFORMS AND PROVIDED WITH ONGOING MENTORSHIP, PEER LEARNING, AND DIGITAL RESOURCES.WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME SENEGAL WORKS TO BUILD RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE SHOCKS THROUGH SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS AND AIMS TO TACKLE CHORNIC POVERTY AND STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCE OF VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. WFP SENEGAL'S "KAOLACK RURAL WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM" WILL SUPPORT 500 PARTICIPANTS OF AN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC INTEREST GROUP THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING, HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS TRAINING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING, AND LICENSE COACHING TO INCREASE LIVING WAGE JOBS AND INCOME.