Driven by a desire to support women and children in need, a group of visionary wormen generously donated funds to launch an endowment fund at the Southfield Community Foundation. The Women's Fund has created, and insures, a legacy of giving -- a purse -- to support women for generations to come. The Mission of the Fund is to:

• Establish a permanent source of support for women in need of assistance living in Southfield and Lathrup Village.
• Advance equity for women and children
• Ensure social justice for women and children

Administered by the Foundation with the advice of a volunteer board of advisors, The Women's Fund seeks to provide grants to 501(c)(3), non-profit organizatons and programs that provide direct charitable assistance to women and their families.

Tea Committee Amber Patterson, Chair Paulette Anderson Linda B. Cooper Susan Cuevas Amy Dickerson Janie Fulton Marcia Griffin Cynthia D. Johnson Christine Redmond Maggie Reese Rhonda Terry Barbara VanderBrug Betty Ann Wright

Sunday, April 25, 2010 - 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tea, Tea-Time Speaker, Auction & Fun A Friend Raiser for the Southfield Community Foundation's Women's Fund Plum Hollow Country Club S O L D   O U T ! TEA SPONSORS Event: Program Book: Tea & Pastry: Invitation: Darjeeling Tea: Earl Grey Tea: Design: Location: Auction Hats Fifth Third Bank Comerica Bank Providence Hospital Michigan First Credit Union Center for Financial Planning Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss Paul L. & Linda Blake Cooper Michael A. & Cynthia D. Johnson Angela Rankin-Yohannes Roderick L. and Margaret R. Reese Sassy Sista's of Southfield Southfield-Lathrup PTSA Katherine Bradley Plum Hollow Country Club Roloni's Boutique Radical Weft Mr. Song Millinery Call 248-327-6125 for 5th Annual Women's Fund Tea Sponsorship Opportunities

Women's Fund Programs

Get Your Purse In Order:
Money Mangement Skills for all the Stages of Your Life

Women's Fund Grants

Fiscal Year 2008

A $1,000 grant was given to HAVEN for a communications campaign to education women and girls in our community about physical and mental abuse and resources available to individuals in abusive relationships.

A $400 grant was given to the Southfield Human Services Department to assist and support women in Southfield and Lathrup Village who are struggling to regain their independence.

A $400 grant was given to the Southfield Human Services Department to help subsidize a program at McDonnell Towers (subsidized housing for seniors and those with disabilities) to participate in a program designed to improve physical strength, mental health and continued independence.

Fiscal Year 2007

A $100 grant was given to PAWS 4 Ability to help provide a therapeutic dog for a community child in need.

A $400 grant was given to the Southfield Human Services Department to assist a woman and her children in meeting an emergency need.

The Women's Fund Founding Members