Women Helping Women is a non profit that offers a hand up to women in SEK, providing one time financial support for unexpected crisis that no other community organization is able to help with. Women Helping Women (WHW) is an idea that grew from several local women who saw the work of similar programs in Salina, Manhattan, and Lawrence, Kansas. Through an application process, women needing assistance that is not already available in our community can receive help from the fund. WHW can help with car repair, dental care, air conditioning or plumbing repair, short term assistance with childcare, or a host of other possible needs. Fairy Godmothers are known for quietly helping in crisis. We won’t be turning pumpkins into carriages, but we may very well help with transportation for women in greater need than Cinderella. Women all over Kansas are Fairy Godmothers in similar efforts; our fund will help spread the network of Fairy Godmothers to Southeast Kansas! Gifts of any size are welcome to help establish and grow the Women Helping Women fund. Women who contribute $500 or more, over a two year period, will be listed as Fairy Godmothers. Where Does the Money Go? Women Helping Women has established a fund with the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas. Gifts to the funds are permanent, and income is used to make annual grants to women in need. The larger the fund, the more women we can help. Along our journey, the Fairy Godmothers may also choose to host fund raising events. The Community Fund of Southeast Kansas is a public charity. All gifts to the Women Helping Women Fund are tax deductible to the highest extent allowable by the Internal Revenue Service. How it works
Money stays in our community Vendors are paid directly Applicants come to us through trusted service agencies Money is available throughout the year Grants go to women with no other options Recipients are encouraged to “pay it forward” and find a way to help someone else in need
How can YOU become a Fairy Godmother? Through your tax deductible contribution to the Women Helping Women Fund, you can make a gift that will help another woman take the next step toward independence or relief from poverty. You can make a gift in your name, or honor a woman who has been a Fairy Godmother in your life by making the gift in her name. Friends might join together to honor a particular woman. See Women Helping Women in the news:
Women Helping Women In Need. http://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/women-helping-women-in-need
WHW Promotional Video https://vimeo.com/164518477
KOAM Coverage of Rummage Sale Fundraiser 2016 http://www.koamtv.com/category/164379/video?clipId=12351522&autostart=true
Women Helping Women Benefits Community. Morning Sun. http://www.morningsun.net/news/20160407/women-helping-women-benefits-community
Local Organization Seeks to Help Women in Need. The Pittsburg Appeal https://pittsburgappeal.com/2016/02/01/local-organization-seeks-to-help-women-in-need/
Marcee Binder’s Letter to the Editor. The Joplin Globe. http://www.joplinglobe.com/opinion/columns/your-view-letters-to-the-editor/article_07dabfae-b9d8-50d2-ad67-ff5427161ff5.html
Businesses, Organizations Use Event for Exposure. The Morning Sun. http://www.morningsun.net/article/20150619/NEWS/150619810
PSU Panel Discussion to Focus on Women in Poverty. http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/psu-panel-discussion-to-focus-on-women-in-poverty/article_814aa168-d258-11e4-a1d4-4766cd7258bb.html?mode=jqm
Letter to the Editor. Thanks for Helping Fairy Godmother Fund. http://www.morningsun.net/article/20141123/Opinion/141129916
Letter to the Editor. WHW Thankful for Fundraiser Help. http://www.morningsun.net/article/20150110/OPINION/150109860/0/SEARCH
New Foundation in Pittsburg Aims to Help Women in Crisis. Joplin Globe. http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/new-foundation-in-pittsburg-aims-to-help-women-in-crisis/article_d78f78c5-0d00-5a8e-84a9-b5add36c7e01.html
