The WHO Foundation (Women Helping Others) recently awarded $208,250 to 11 not-for-profit organizations dedicated to serving the needs of women and children. The following organizations were this year’s deserving recipients. The smallest, most innocent in our society deserve protection and the best of care, which is why Angels Foster Family Network needs more foster families for their innovative parenting program. Their Infants in Crisis Project recruits, trains and provides support for new foster families to help care for the more than 7,000 children in San Diego County, CA. The WHO Foundation awarded $5,000 to enable Angels to meet its goal of making 50 new infant placements in stable, nurturing homes.
Early detection is critical when diagnosing breast cancer and yet many female low-wage earners are not able to afford preventative health screenings. With a recently awarded $30,500 WHO grant, Creating Healthy Lives, Inc., an organization that currently screens for many high-risk health problems, will be able to expand their screening service to offer free mammography screenings and clinical breast exams. These screenings will be available to 150 at-risk, underserved or low-income women during breast cancer awareness months (October, November and December) each year, along with follow-up care, education and evaluation. With this new program, Creating Healthy Lives, Inc. will help create a better quality of life for the community of Indian Wells Valley, CA.
About WHO
The WHO Foundation (Women Helping Others) established in 1993 is committed to encouraging women everywhere to help others through community service; supporting organizations dedicated to the needs of women and children in crisis; and, informing people about health and education issues. Since its inception, the WHO Foundation has granted more than $2 million to other non-profit organizations supporting such issues as teen pregnancy, rape, education, homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, and domestic violence.
Many of BeautiControl’s 100,000 Independent Consultants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico volunteer their time leading fund-raising activities to benefit local groups and the WHO Foundation. Each year, the WHO Foundation Awards recognizes BeautiControl Consultants who have demonstrated outstanding volunteerism in their communities. Winners of the WHO Foundation Community Service Awards each receive a check from the WHO Foundation made payable to the charity for which they volunteer. Each year, the foundation also selects several national grant recipients.
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