Women's Endowment Fund of Greater Vancouver

2006 Approved Grants

Burquest Jewish Community Association	ESL program for immigrant Jewish women
Jewish Community Centre	Costumes and costume making workshops for girls in the JCCGV Israeli dance group Or Chadash
Jewish Family Service Agency	Investing in Self Sufficiency – an asset development program to assist economically vulnerable women to become financially self sufficient
White Rock/South Surrey JCC	Rosh Chodesh - a program for Jewish women to increase their knowledge of Judaism and women’s traditions

2005 Approved Grants

Jewish Community Centre	Kolot’s Rosh Hodesh: It’s A Girl Thing! – A program that strengthens the self-esteem and Jewish identity of adolescent girls in grades 6-12.
Jewish Family Service Agency	Fiscal Fitness for Women – a program that provides financial counselling services to help economically vulnerable women take control of their lives.
Or Shalom	Walking with Rachel and Leah – financial support for the Women’s Resource Library.

2004 Approved Grants

Burquest Jewish Community Association	Ritual Services Training - to train five women to read from the Torah, lead services and assist the ritual committee with life cycle events.
Jewish Community Centre	Showtime Dancers - a group of intergenerational women who perform a variety show of singing, dancing and storytelling to seniors who live in assisted living facilities and nursing homes.
Jewish Community Centre	Healthy Relationships, Healthy Teens - a project to provide a forum for young adolescents to address issues surrounding the development of healthy relationships and related issues.
Jewish Family Service Agency	Protecting our Daughters: Training Youth Professionals - to educate, mainly teens, about developing healthy relationships, dating violence and abuse.
Okanagan Jewish Community	"Out of Shadows… In to the Light" - to create public awareness about breast cancer and the options available.
Vancouver Hebrew Academy	Partners in Young Women's Distance Education-Video Conferencing Pilot Project - education program via videoconferencing with other girls in the United States and Israel.

2003 Approved Grants

Most-Bridge Russian Jewish Seniors Society	Judaism, Jewish history and customs literacy program for Russian-speaking women - teacher salary and lecture materials
Burquest Jewish Community Association	Moms and tots program - Baby change table and program supplies
Congregation Schara Tzedeck	"Mishpachah Meals" - food supplies and advertising costs
Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver	JCC Maccabi Games - athlete registration fees for two female athletes.
Or Shalom Jewish Spiritual Community	"Rekindling the Jewish Heart" - offset costs of Shabbaton retreat
Ovarian Cancer Canada	Ovarian cancer awareness evening - advertising/promotion and printing/postage

2002 Approved Grants

Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society for Education and Remembrance	Ravensbruk: The Unique Experience of Women During the Holocaust – publicity
Okanagan Jewish Community	Women and the Jewish Experience, Films and Discussion – monthly film series dealing with Jewish women – purchase of videos/honorarium
Temple Sholom Sisterhood	Sisterhood Seder Workshop – multi- faceted one-day Pesach workshop – fixed cost to launch program
Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver	JCC Maccabi Games – athlete registration fees for two female athletes.
Jewish Family Services of Greater Vancouver	Jewish Single Parents Symposium – a half day forum – publicity, childcare and print materials
L’Chaim Adult Daycare Society	Rides to L’Chaim – HandyDART fares for frail elderly Jewish women

2001 Approved Grants

Norman Rothstein Theatre	The One That Got Away- to fund the script preparation for performance piece
Centre of Greater Vancouver	Arts Exhibit – to assist female artist to mount exhibit
Burquest Jewish Community	Library – to purchase Jewish books on women’s issues
Shaarey Tefilah	Shabbat T’lamdeini- a once a year study Shabbat for women – to pay for speaker’s fee
Jewish Family Service Agency	Ending the Violence – to fund a trainer to work with volunteers/rebbetzins to counsel abuse victims
Israel	Breaking Down Barriers – a forum for teens & their parents – to cover advertising
Louis Brier Home & Hospital	Dealing with Families of Holocaust Survivors in Crisis – funding speakers fee & partial staff wages for educational workshop

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