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.

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 Tickets - $35.00 Click here to purchase TEA SPONSORS Event: Program Book: Tea & Pastry: Invitation: Darjeeling Tea: Earl Grey Tea: Design: Location: Fifth Third Bank Providence Hospital Comerica Bank Michigan First Credit Union Center for Financial Planning Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss Paul L. and Linda Blake Cooper Roderick L. and Margaret R. Reese Gale Cengage Plum Hollow Country Club Call 248-327-6125 for 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