$40,000 Grants AWARDED in 2021 First Grant cycle
#BeMoreLikeClaire is thrilled to announce $40,000 in grant awards to five non-profit organizations in 2021.
The funds will support projects that are working to respond to child abuse, provide healthy foods to women fighting addiction, support breastfeeding in low-income and marginalized communities, prevent gender-based violence and improve birth outcomes for BIWOC mothers and their babies.
Funding will go to three Lawrence, Kansas-based projects: the Children’s Advocacy Center of Douglas County, the Community Mercantile Education Foundation’s Growing Food Growing Hope garden at First Step, and Success by 6 Coalition of Douglas County’s Doula Project for BIWOC mothers. Awards will also go to Jana’s Campaign for a state-wide program to prevent gender-based violence in faith-based communities and to Flourish, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Bloomington, Indiana, that works to connect the community to free, high-quality breast-feeding support and education.
“We are so excited to announce the first grants for 2021. Our mission is to carry on Claire's legacy by cultivating the power of collective generosity so that all may live a safe and healthy life. Our donors give what they can, and together they make a transformative difference in many lives,” said Shannon VanLandingham, Claire’s mother and executive director of #BeMoreLikeClaire. “These projects align with our Guiding Principles, which include all people having access to healthy food, comprehensive health care, safe and affordable housing, role models and mentors, relationships free from cruelty, and protecting the earth. It is an honor to support these wonderful organizations as they work toward a world where all may live a safe and healthy life.”
The funds will support projects that are working to respond to child abuse, provide healthy foods to women fighting addiction, support breastfeeding in low-income and marginalized communities, prevent gender-based violence and improve birth outcomes for BIWOC mothers and their babies.
Funding will go to three Lawrence, Kansas-based projects: the Children’s Advocacy Center of Douglas County, the Community Mercantile Education Foundation’s Growing Food Growing Hope garden at First Step, and Success by 6 Coalition of Douglas County’s Doula Project for BIWOC mothers. Awards will also go to Jana’s Campaign for a state-wide program to prevent gender-based violence in faith-based communities and to Flourish, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Bloomington, Indiana, that works to connect the community to free, high-quality breast-feeding support and education.
“We are so excited to announce the first grants for 2021. Our mission is to carry on Claire's legacy by cultivating the power of collective generosity so that all may live a safe and healthy life. Our donors give what they can, and together they make a transformative difference in many lives,” said Shannon VanLandingham, Claire’s mother and executive director of #BeMoreLikeClaire. “These projects align with our Guiding Principles, which include all people having access to healthy food, comprehensive health care, safe and affordable housing, role models and mentors, relationships free from cruelty, and protecting the earth. It is an honor to support these wonderful organizations as they work toward a world where all may live a safe and healthy life.”