Rosie Fund - Grants

"Rosie Fund" Success
A Tribute to Community

These are some examples of benefits from The Rosie Fund.

It has:

Provided textbooks for victims of domestic abuse to help give women the training they need to better help themselves.
Paid for transportation costs to and from the hospital for victims of rape or sexual assault.
Helped pay for retesting those women whose gynecological exam indicates there may be a problem but who don't have insurance to pay for a follow-up.
Paid for a locksmith to change the home locks to protect a women and her children from their abuser.
Paid the first month rent after a woman and her child were victimized by a landlord.
Provided medical services for women with no other coverage for blood pregnancy tests, blood thyroid tests, pelvic ultrasounds, antibiotics, and anti-virals.
Provided gas cards and telephone cards to help women with emergency travel and lodging expenses.

Administered through the Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley, the Rosie Fund in 2005 provided grants to three organizations on a pilot program: Harbor House, KC-CASA, and Riverside New Life Center. The 2006 grant program will be announced after discussion and input from members.




		"Rosie Fund" Success A Tribute to Community These are some examples of benefits from The Rosie Fund. It has: Provided textbooks for victims of domestic abuse to help give women the training they need to better help themselves. Paid for transportation costs to and from the hospital for victims of rape or sexual assault. Helped pay for retesting those women whose gynecological exam indicates there may be a problem but who don't have insurance to pay for a follow-up. Paid for a locksmith to change the home locks to protect a women and her children from their abuser. Paid the first month rent after a woman and her child were victimized by a landlord. Provided medical services for women with no other coverage for blood pregnancy tests, blood thyroid tests, pelvic ultrasounds, antibiotics, and anti-virals. Provided gas cards and telephone cards to help women with emergency travel and lodging expenses. Administered through the Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley, the Rosie Fund in 2005 provided grants to three organizations on a pilot program: Harbor House, KC-CASA, and Riverside New Life Center. The 2006 grant program will be announced after discussion and input from members.