The Women’s Fund of Greater Green Bay recently announced the grant recipients from the fund’s summer grant cycle.
Among the summer 2025 grant recipients are:
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Wisconsin: Grant funding will help match girls facing adversity with caring female mentors through Big Brothers Big Sisters. With 42 girls currently on the waitlist, this support will provide critical mentorship that builds confidence, strengthens mental health and empowers girls to reach their full potential.
• Encompass Early Education and Care: The program helps stabilize single-mother households by empowering women and ensuring their children thrive in high-quality early education. By addressing barriers mothers face — like housing and food security — and providing their children with one-on-one support for developmental/behavioral setbacks, they’ve increased retention of these at-risk families from just six months to more than three years.
• Family and Childcare Resources of Northeastern Wisconsin: Grant support will expand access to child care by supporting women in launching home-based child care businesses. The Family Childcare Program offers training, startup funds and licensing support to reduce barriers for low-income women, including in rural areas. By creating 10-15 new providers serving up to 120 children, the program boosts employment and economic stability for women while addressing urgent childcare shortages across Brown, Kewaunee and Oconto counties.
Grants are awarded twice per year, and in each cycle, the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation invites fundholders to co-invest in applications that align with their giving goals. During this cycle, fundholders contributed more than $75,000, significantly boosting the total amount awarded.
The Women’s Fund awards funds to organizations with programs and services that positively impact women and girls in the community. Grants are awarded based on a competitive application process which includes a review by a grants team of community volunteers.
