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Who We Help
SIGNK has supported the following community projects thru the "Bras For A
Cause" auction, our main fund raising event. If you know of other Kitsap
women, children, and families in need, please
contact us or
apply for funding.
2011 Beneficiaries were:
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In Support of Oncology Department
Nurses and Equipment.
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Oncology nurses provide care for people with cancer. Our donations provide
them support.
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Habitat for Humanity - Women Build Project |
Women make a difference in their communities by building homes and raising
awareness of local housing needs.
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Grief Counseling
Program for Children
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This program provides support to
our county's young people, in providing quality bereavement services
designed to help kids to cope with the death of their loved one.
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YWCA Alive Shelter
& Eli's House |
The Alive Shelter provides temporary, emergency housing
and support services for survivors of domestic violence and their children,
each year providing housing for at least 130 at risk women and children.
Eli’s House provides transitional housing for families who previously
resided at the Shelter. Funds will be used toward operational expenses of
these shelters.
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Stand Up For Kids |
This program of volunteers provides help and support to the at-risk children
within Kitsap County. Their clients are generally homeless or "couch
surfing" at friends' homes. Stand Up for Kids services include anything
from providing a bus ticket so they can attend school. a backpack full of
school supplies, or a toiletry kit.
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Assistance for homeless and near-homeless women and children. |
Funding was also given to our local food banks to help with food and other
services geared towards helping women and children.
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Sharenet Kingston Food Bank |
Provided funding for the weekend "Food to Grow" program that provides snacks
to children when not in school.
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Central
Kitsap Food Bank
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Funding was also given to our local food banks to help with food and other
services geared towards helping women and children.
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Soroptimist
Women's Opportunity Award |
This award is given to women who are going back to school to improve their
ability to provide for their families. They are the primary breadwinners in
their families and can use the award for tuition, book, childcare, or even
transportation to classes.
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Kathleen Sutton Inspirational Fund |
This fund helps women with their transportation costs to and from cancer
treatment. In memory of Olympic Peninsula resident Kathleen Sutton.
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Violet Richardson
Award |
Each year we honor a young lady, between the ages of 14
and 17 for her service in the community.
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W.I.N - Women In
Transition |
Transition services designed for women still inside, by women now
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Supports women being released from Washington
Corrections Center for Women (WCCW), Mission Creek, or Pine Lodge with
transition, charitable, and/or educational services. Provides a network of
women to help, empower, and serve our sisters as they build their new lives
in the community following incarceration.
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North Kitsap's After-School Program. |
We support their after-school program for middle school students, providing
a safe place to learn and grow.
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Young Parents & Partnership Project |
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Throughout a series of workshops, this program provides information, support
and skill building for parents and their children.
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If you know of other Kitsap women, children, and families in
need, please
contact us.
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