Lawrence’s Womanspace Gets Grant For Work With Women, Children

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ - The Fund for Women and Girls celebrated 25 years recently by awarding $250,000 in grants to local nonprofits that help improve the lives of women and children.

Lawrence Township-based Womanspace received a two-year grant, totaling $50,000 for their work with women and children.

Womanspace provides extensive services for victims of domestic violence, including food, clothing, transportation, and other essential items for families living in the shelter and those who have been placed in motels.

The organization also runs five hotlines and trains Domestic Violence Victim Response Teams, which work closely with police departments throughout Mercer County. The nonprofit serves more than 11,000 survivors each year.

“We are incredibly fortunate to have 25 years of support from our fund members,” said Carolyn Sanderson, Fund Chair. “We want to congratulate our grantee partners and thank them for the tremendous impact they make in our communities every day.”

The Fund is comprised of members who make individual donations. Then applying the concept of collective philanthropy, they meet annually to recommend grants to local nonprofits.

In 25 years, the Fund has awarded more than $2 million to nonprofits in the region, including a quarter of a million dollars awarded in November.

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