Cincinnati Womans Club

Community impactin keeping with our mission established 130 years ago, the cwc members undertakes philanthropic projects which make a difference in our community. The community impact fund provides funding for service / collection / recycle / handicraft projects, and gift research grants. Blanket projectcwc provided 297 fleece blankets to eight non-profit organizations who serve men, women, and children. The agencies are joseph house, mary magdalen house, st. Anthony center, and the salvation army, episcopal retirement center, lighthouse youth services, santa maria community services, and welcome home.center for respite care this over-the-rhine agency provides holistic medical care to people experiencing homelessness who need a safe place to heal. Clients are taught skills to function independently in the community and break the cycle of homelessness. Cwc members prepared and delivered meals to the agency.fernside center / welcome housecwc members gathered to create jars of cookie mix for fernside center for grieving children, and jars of soup mix for the clients of welcome house. These were distributed to children participating in grief counseling. The cookie mix provided a positive activity for a child to share with a significant adult in his/her life. In addition, each bag contained a note of encouragement for the recipient. Joseph housejoseph house serves veterans affected by addiction through treatment and recovery programs, culminating in steps toward community reintegration and sustained recovery. Twenty cwc members made four casseroles yielding 104 meals. Lighthousemecum houselighthouse offers free help and a safe shelter for youth who have nowhere else to turn. Mecum house is a safe haven for youth aged 1017 who are physically or sexually abused, neglected, or are not safe in their own homes. In january 17 cwc volunteers prepared recipes which were delivered to mecum house. The staff and youth at mecum house were very appreciative of our kindness and support. Off the streetsoff the streets provides comprehensive case management for women who are recovering victims of sex trafficking. The service includes housing, health care, and community integration through job skills training. Cwc volunteers provided dinner to 24 residents and staff.oyler schooloyler school serves its lower income community as a public school, learning center, and neighborhood anchor. Members assembled personalized literacy kits for 40 second and 39 third graders. The bags contained a reading book, an activity book, a dry erase board, and markers. Project carecwc members filled 40 boxes for service men and women around the world. The care packages contained items such as snacks, games, books, socks, toiletries, etc. And a note to show our appreciation and support for their sacrifices.victorian at riversidethis project benefitting the residents, produced 30 gift bags. Cwc volunteers assembled a tote bag which included sun hats, coloring books, art pencils, activity books, and sunscreen. The victorian is a senior care home in kentucky, focusing on the region's elderly women.arts and crafts projectcwc assembled gift bags donated to interfaith parish ministries & made fleece blankets that were donated to mater filius queen city and our lady of lourdes pantry.clara gates irving memorial knittersthe knitters knitted and gave away 122 children's sweaters to the first step home, the salvation army, ymca christ child nursery, and bethany house. Dress-a-doll and bearcwc contributed 55 dolls and 29 bears, dressed by cwc sewists and needleworkers. A total of 531 volunteer hours were logged. The dolls and bears were distributed to children at christmas time by the salvation army.collection cornercwc supported meiser's grocery with a food drive providing 84 totes with non-perishable items, paper products and canned goods. The lighthouse youth and family services agency was the recipient of a holiday toy collection.eyeglass collectionclub members donated 164 pairs of eyeglasses to lion's clubs. The frames will be recycled and used to aid those who live in underserved communities.holiday sock and mitten driveour members generously donations socks, mittens, hats, and underwear. These items were donated to interfaith parish ministries. Ronald mcdonald house ronald mcdonald house provides for families using the services of cincinnati children's hospital. They collects aluminum pull tabs and sells them to scrap metal dealers, generating funds to support their activities. Gift researchthis program offers cwc members an opportunity to recognize non-profit 501(c)(3) agencies benefitting the cincinnati area. The grant is intended to have an impact on continuing or expanding services in the community. Cwc members were matched with an agency. They gathered information, met with a spokesperson(s), and prepared a presentation. After hearing the presentations, members voted for their favorites. The funds allocated totaled $62,500.

Scholarshipits 95th year, the scholarship endowment fund awarded scholarships to women students at uc, msju, nku, the art academy, miami university and tennessee state university. Cwc members also volunteered to serve as mentors to our scholars. There was a total of 29 scholarships awarded totaling $126,000 during the year.