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Congratulations To Our Grant Award Recipients Meet Our Grant Recipients Meet Our Grant Recipients Four Awarded Full Scholarships to Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerces 2024 Leadership Academyideo Charley Co. Boxing Club Receives Grant to Help Knock Out Dispirit Among Youth Document The Abuse Awarded Grant to Help Bring Resources to Victims of Abuse Stalking or Harassment Safe Families for Children Awarded Grant to Help AuroraArea Children and Families in Crisis Imperfect Angels Awarded Grant to Help Girls Navigate Challenges of Adolescence while Giving Back to Others Jetara Perry Founder and Executive Director at Imperfect Angels Organization Fox Valley Music Foundation Awarded Grant to Bring Women in Song Series to Aurora Literacy DuPage Awarded Grant to Serve Even MoreWomen in AuroraArea DVSA Communities Awarded MultiYear Grant to Help Bring CulturallySpecific Domestic Violence Awareness Training and Programs to Underserved Aurora Women HELM Foundation Awarded MultiYear Grant to Bring Unique Healthy Living Program to Aurora Cara Jacob President HELM Foundation A Foundation Awarded Grant for West Aurora High Schools Empowered Women of the Future Club Left to right West Aurora High Schools Empowered Women of the Future Club led by Mariella Acevedo CoPresident Terri Shepard Teacher Sponsor and Melissa Flores CoPresident Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley Awarded Grant to Help Empower Aurora Women Hear how Aurora women benefit from Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley program ALIVE Aurora Awarded MultiYear Grant to Bring Unique Empowerment and Leadership Programs to Teen and Tween Girls Sam Serrano and Diana Riviera ALIVE Teen Leads for Dare to Be Rare teenled club ALIVE Aurora 78 S. LaSalle Street in Aurora Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry Awarded Grant to Bring Monthly PopUp Pantries to Disadvantaged Women Shannon Cameron Executive Director Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois Awarded Grant to Help Bring Latinas Taking the Lead Program to Aurora Women Vicki Jacobson Director of Philanthropy at Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois AWEFoundation Awards Grant to Document The Abuse to Help Empower Abuse Victims Norm Peterson Executive Director Document The Abuse Norm Peterson Executive Director Document The Abuse Boys Girls Club of AuroraAwarded Grant to Bring Enrichment and Mentoring Programs to Students at Blackhawk Academy for 202223 School Year Cathy Russell CEO serving Boys Girls Clubs in Aurora Elgin Hanover Park Schaumburg South Elgin and Streamwood Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project FLAP Awarded Grant to Help Aurora Latinx Women and Girls Overcome Inequity and Exclusion Alexandra Sossa Executive Director with FLAP Indian Prairie Educational Foundation Awarded Grant for Elevate Educate and Empower and The Valley Runway ProgramsFocusing on Female Empowerment Ann Cluxton teacher and club advisor at Metea Valley High School with Elevate Educate and Empower club student board members Jadyn Enas right and Madelyn Schotz left New Alive Center Awarded Grant to Bring Unique Empowerment and Leadership Programs to Teen and Tween GirlsAdy Rubio DropIn Supervisor Ady Rubio DropIn Supervisor Alive Center 78 S. LaSalle Street in Aurora New Aurora Public Library District Foundation Awarded Grant to Bring Financial Education to Marginalized Young Womenvideo Mireya Luna MPABoard Member Aurora Public Library District Foundation Paramount Arts Centre Awarded Grant to Create and Bring FemaleFocused Theatre Experiences to Aurora Schools and the Community Be the first to learn how the Paramount Theatre will use its grant from the Aurora Womens Empowerment Foundation to bring to Aurora two highimpact and femalefocused programs.