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Reproductive Rights - Grants - 2001 Annual Report
| The Abortion Access Project | $25,000 |
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552 Massachusetts Avenue Suite 215 Cambridge, MA 02139 The Abortion Access Project is a coalition of statewide groups, medical providers, public health officials and activists working to reverse the trend of decreasing numbers of abortion services and abortion providers. This grant supported the Project's efforts to advocate for increased training of abortion providers and provision of abortions and to work toward long-range change in attitudes and opinions about abortion. (Second year of a two-year grant totalling $53,500. Total grants since 1995: $167,000.) Susan Yanow, Director | |
| Phone: 617-661-1161 | Fax: 617-492-1915 |
| E-mail: info@abortionaccess.org | Web: www.abortionaccess.org |
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| ACCESS/Women's Health Rights Coalition | $30,000 |
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P.O. Box 3609 Oakland, CA 94609 The ACCESS/Women's Health Rights Coalition is a grassroots organization of women's health activists who have been working since 1974 to make the health care system more responsive to the needs and concerns of women through public education and public policy campaigns. This grant provided general operating support to improve statewide access to comprehensive health care by ensuring that all women have the information, support and resources they need to implement their reproductive decisions and also to affect public policy. (Second year of a two-year grant totalling $55,000. Total grants since 1998: $110,000.) Jennifer Parker, MSW, Director | |
| Phone: 510-923-0739 | Fax: 510-923-0135 |
| E-mail: jparker@whrc-access.org | Web: www.whrc-access.org |
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| African-American Women Evolving | $20,000 |
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P.O. Box 814 Chicago, IL 60690-0814 African-American Women Evolving is an outgrowth of the Chicago Abortion Fund, which was founded in 1985 by health workers, physicians and pro-choice activists to overturn economic barriers to reproductive choice. This grant supported increased activism and leadership development of African American women around reproductive health and rights. (Total grants since 1998: $43,000.) Toni M. Bond, President & CEO | |
| Phone: 312-566-0983 | Fax: 312-566-0992 |
| E-mail: aawemail@yahoo.com | |
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| Alaska ProChoice Alliance | $20,000 |
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P.O. Box 254 Haines, AK 99827 Founded in 1992, the Alaska ProChoice Alliance is a permanent statewide coalition of diverse nonprofit organizations committed to protecting reproductive rights and promoting reproductive services through education, advocacy and community organizating. This grant supported efforts to increase access to reproductive health services in the state, and to disseminate the message that reproductive freedom and safety are fundamental in a just and healthy society. Of this grant amount, $2,000 was used to help defray costs for an Alaska Emergency Contraception Project booth at a major statewide event, including travel stipends for volunteers. (First year of a two-year grant totalling $40,000. Total grants since 1999: $38,000.) Beth Landon, President | |
| Phone: 907-766-3717 | Fax: 907-766-2739 |
| E-mail: apca@aptalaska.net | Web: www.alaskaprochoice.org |
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| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | $30,000 |
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Reproductive Freedom Project 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004-2400 The American Civil Liberties Union Reproductive Freedom Project plays a key role in identifying legal and constitutional issues raised by state and federal policies on access to family planning and abortion in the U.S. and abroad. It has a strong legislative office in Washington, DC, a public education department in New York, and a nationwide affiliate network of experienced litigators, advocates and pro-choice organizers. This grant supported the national office in providing ongoing technical and staff support to its state chapters. (Second year of a two-year grant totalling $60,000. Total grants since 1985: $601,500.) Catherine Weiss, Project Director | |
| Phone: 212-549-2500 | Fax: 212-549-2652 |
| E-mail: rfp@aclu.org | Web: www.aclu.org |
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| Aradia Women's Health Center | $20,000 |
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1300 Spring Street Seattle, WA 98104 Founded in 1972, the Aradia Women's Health Center focuses on introducing femininst self-help ideals and practices into the community through active education and advocacy. This grant supported the Physician Residency Training Program in Abortion Services that serves the Northwest region. (First year of a two-year grant totalling $45,000. Total grants since 2000: $40,000.) Marcy Bloom, Executive Director | |
| Phone: 206-323-9388 | Fax: 206-323-0120 |
| E-mail: aradiawhc@msn.com | Web: www.aradia.org |
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| Asians and Pacific Islanders for Reproductive Health | $30,000 |
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310 Eighth Street Suite 309 Oakland, CA 94607 Asians and Pacific Islanders for Reproductive Health is dedicated to building the capacity of Asian and Pacific Islander women and girls to ensure their health and well-being, and to advocating for the reproductive health of others in their communities. This grant supported efforts to build a diverse and powerful base of Asian and Pacific Islander women and girl leaders to advocate and organize for reproductive freedom, and to promote community health at the local, state and national level. (Second year of a two-year grant totalling $64,000. Total grants since 1993: $137,000.) Eveline Shen, Executive Director | |
| Phone: 510-434-7900 | Fax: 510-434-7902 |
| E-mail: apirh@apirh.org | Web: www.apirh.org |
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| Bienestar Familiar | $20,000 |
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10189 Socorro Road El Paso, TX 79927 In 1997, Bienestar Familiar (Bienestar) was organized in response to a group of health workers (promotoras) concerned about the effects of community development led by outside interests. Bienestar uses a variety of popular education and organizing strategies that have enabled them to become an effective and popular multi-issue grassroots organization. This grant provided general support for organizing and community education efforts along the Mexico-Texas border in the El Paso area using promotoras specially trained in the reproductive wellness project. Imelda G. Garcia, Executive Director | |
| Phone: 915-859-4230 | Fax: 915-872-9451 |
| E-mail: Bienestar2000@aol.com | |
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| Breast Cancer Action | $29,000 |
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55 New Montgomery Street Suite 323 San Francisco, CA 94105 Breast Cancer Action has worked for over a decade to end the breast cancer epidemic by empowering individuals to make informed choices about treatment and prevention strategies with up-to-date and accurate information, and by challenging media misrepresentations, government inaction, pharmaceutical and pesticide manufacturers and polluting industries on issues related to this disease. This grant supported activities, including public education on the role of corporate interests in the breast cancer epidemic, and advocacy efforts that work to change governmental and corporate policies in order to reduce toxic threats to the environment and public health, particularly reproductive health. Of this grant amount, $4,000 supported organizational development efforts. (First year of a two-year grant totalling $54,000. Total grants since 2000: $54,000.) Barbara A. Brenner, Executive Director | |
| Phone: 415-243-9301 | Fax: 415-243-3996 |
| Toll Free: 1-877-2STOPBC | |
| E-mail: info@bcaction.org | Web: www.bcaction.org |
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| Center for Women Policy Studies | $34,000 |
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1211 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 312 Washington, DC 20036 The Center for Women Policy Studies is a feminist policy research and advocacy institution founded in 1972. It concentrates on complex policies that affect women and cut across issues, particularly those affecting the least powerful women in our society. This grant supported efforts to educate activist, pro-choice legislators in order to preserve women's reproductive rights in their states. Of this grant amount, $4,000 was used to defray the cost of a web site upgrade. (First year of a two-year grant totalling $64,000. Total grants since 1990: $234,000.) Leslie R. Wolfe, President | |
| Phone: 202-872-1770 | Fax: 202-296-8962 |
| E-mail: cwps@centerwomenpolicy.org | Web: centerwomenpolicy.org |
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| Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity And Reproductive Rights (COLOR) | $20,000 |
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P.O. Box 201061 Denver, CO 80220-1061 The Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights grew out of the first national coalition-building efforts of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health in 1996. Two years later the Colorado Caucus started working to create a voice and presence in the area of reproductive health. This grant provided general operating support to protect the reproductive rights of Latinas in Colorado, and to implement an organizational development process to ensure long-term sustainability. (First year of a two-year grant totalling $45,000. Total grants since 1999: $50,000.) Melanie Herrera Bortz, MPA, President | |
| Phone: 303-393-0382 | Fax: 303-316-7772 |
| E-mail: info@colorlatina.org | |
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| Committee on Women, Population and the Environment | $25,000 |
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c/o Population and Development Program/CLPP Hampshire College Amherst, MA 01002-5001 The Committee on Women, Population and the Environment is an informal network of women's health activists, environmentalists, community organizers, health practitioners, and scholars of diverse races, cultures and countries of origin. This grant enabled the Committee to provide alternative analyses, data documentation, and perspectives to improve policies and programs concerning population and environmental issues. (Second year of a two-year grant totalling $50,000. Total grants since 1993: $178,500.) Rajani Bhatia, Coordinator | |
| Phone: 413-559-5506 | Fax: 413-559-6045 |
| E-mail: info@cwpe.org | Web: www.cwpe.org |
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| Hampshire College | $25,000 |
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Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program Amherst, MA 01002-5001 In 1981, Hampshire College launched the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program (CLPP), placing reproductive rights on the college curriculum. CLPP was designed as a resource for, and a link between, the academic community and the reproductive rights movement. This grant supported increased student awareness and activism around women's health and reproductive rights and the development of young women as leaders in the pro-choice movement. (Second year of a two-year grant totalling $50,000. Total grants since 1991: $300,000.) Marlene Gerber Fried, Director | |
| Phone: 413-559-5416 | Fax: 413-559-6045 |
| E-mail: clpp@hampshire.edu | Web: hamp.hampshire.edu/~clpp/ |
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| The HIV Law Project, Inc. | $30,000 |
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161 William Street, 17th Floor New York, NY 10038-2707 Founded in 1989, the HIV Law Project's (HLP) mission is to protect the legal rights of traditionally underserved HIV-affected populations: low-income women and their families, communities of color, injection drug users, undocumented and recent immigrants, and low-income lesbians and gay men. The Project has devoted the vast majority of its resources toward eradicating gender discrimination in response to the epidemic. This grant supported HLP's Reproductive Rights Advocacy Program that works to protect the reproductive rights and health of HIV-infected childbearing women through grassroots leadership development, public education and advocacy efforts on a local, state and national level. (Second year of a two-year grant totalling $66,000. Total grants since 1996: $290,000, including an Organizational Strengthening Award of $100,000 in 2000.) Steven Thomas, Esq.] z, Chair, Board of Directors | |
| Phone: 212-577-3001 | Fax: 212-577-3192 |
| E-mail: info@hivlawproject.org | Web: www.hivlawproject.org |
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| Idaho Women's Network Research and Education Fund | $35,000 |
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419 South 13th Street Boise, ID 83702 The Idaho Women's Network (IWN), a nonprofit coalition of 25 member organizations and 725 individual members, is the only organization of its kind working in Idaho to promote justice and equal rights, and to improve the quality and opportunity in the lives of Idaho women and their families through citizen education and democratic participation. This grant supported the continued cultivation and strengthening of the coalition, including the development and implementation of proactive issue education and coalition activism around abortion rights, access to reproductive health care and other related coalition issues. Of this grant amount, $5,000 supported constituency-building efforts in the Latina community; and completion of their statewide focus group report to be used in the enhancement of IWN's Leadership Development Program curriculum. (Second year of a two-year grant totalling $65,000. Total grants since 1997: $245,000. Organizational Strengthening Award of $100,000 in 2001, payable in 2002.) Lee Flinn, Executive Director Delores Anastasio, Associate Director | |
| Phone: 208-344-5738 | Fax: 208-344-7509 |
| E-mail: iwn@rmci.net | Web: www.idahowomensnetwork.org |
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| Indigenous Women's Network | $42,000 |
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13621 FM 2769 Austin, TX 78726 The Indigenous Women's Network (IWN) emerged from a 1985 gathering in Yelm, Washington. It is an organization that works to break the isolation of women leaders, support Native American women's projects, and make indigenous women's collective experience and leadership available to the larger Native community. This grant supported programs that foster reproductive health and rights of Native women ($25,000); and an additional grant, under the Foundation's Related Interests: Strengthening the Non-Profit Sector program, provided support to increase the role and visibility of Native women in protecting the earth and indigenous values ($15,000). Of this grant amount, $2,000 helped to defray the expenses of several emerging activist leaders for travel to, and participation in, the IWN Sustainable Communities gathering in Fonda, NY, and to visit various foundations in New York City. (Second year of a two-year grant totalling $82,000. Total grants since 1994: $207,500.) Pamela Kingfisher, Executive Director | |
| Phone: 512-401-0090 | Fax: 512-258-1858 |
| E-mail: almademujer@igc.org | Web: www.almademujer.com |
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| Medical Students for Choice | $30,000 |
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436 14th Street Oakland, CA 94612 Medical Students for Choice, founded in 1994, works through a network of campus chapters to serve as a communication group, a support group and a forum for joint activism for pro-choice medical students. This grant supported work to address the lack of information, education and training on abortion in U.S. medical schools. (Total grants since 1994: $162,000.) Lois V. Backus, MPH, Executive Director | |
| Phone: 510-238-5000 | Fax: 510-238-5213 |
| E-mail: msfc@ms4c.org | Web: www.ms4c.org |
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| Ms. Foundation for Women | $30,000 |
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120 Wall Street, 33rd Floor New York, NY 10005 The Ms. Foundation promotes women's self-confidence and self-help organizing efforts, and emphasizes projects that challenge racial, economic, age, cultural and lifestyle barriers that divide women. This grant supported the Reproductive Rights Coalition Fund, which provides money, technical assistance and networking opportunities to statewide, regional and national reproductive rights coalitions. (Second year of a two-year grant totalling $64,000. Total grants since 1989: $399,000.) Margaret Hempel, Director of Program Pat Jerido, Program Officer | |
| Phone: 212-742-2300 | Fax: 212-742-1653 |
| E-mail: Pjerido@ms.foundation.org | Web: www.ms.foundation.org |
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| La Mujer Obrera Program | $31,000 |
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c/o Centro del Obrero Fronterizo Inc. P.O. Box 3975 El Paso, TX 79923 La Mujer Obrera is a 20-year-old community-based, independent worker center dedicated to social change and the empowerment of immigrant women workers and their families living on the U.S./Mexican border. This grant provided support for the ongoing development of the Instituto de Mujeres, that works to strengthen relationships among Hispanic women living in the Southwest to broaden the reproductive rights movement. Of this grant amount, $6,000 was for the production of an annual report for development purposes. (First year of a two-year grant totalling $56,000. Total grants since 2000: $56,000.) Maria A. Flores, Executive Director | |
| Phone: 915-533-9710 | Fax: 915-544-3730 |
| E-mail: info@mujerobrera.org | Web: www.mujerobrera.org |
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| National Asian Women's Health Organization | $30,000 |
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250 Montgomery Street, Suite 900 San Francisco, CA 94104 The National Asian Women's Health Organization was formed in 1993 to improve the health status of Asian women and to promote a national Asian women's health agenda through self-empowerment, community-based research, education, advocacy and policy development. This grant supported efforts to address the reproductive health needs of Asian women nationally. (Total grants since 1994: $230,000.) Mary Chung, President and CEO Afton Hirohama, Executive Director | |
| Phone: 415-989-9747 | Fax: 415-989-9758 |
| E-mail: nawho@nawho.org | Web: www.nawho.org |
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| National Black Women's Health Project | $30,000 |
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600 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E., Suite 310 Washington, DC 20003 The National Black Women's Health Project (NBWHP) has played a seminal role in articulating an African American woman's perspective on reproductive rights and has galvanized a movement of women-of-color organizing on reproductive health issues. This grant provided support for the continuation of health education and advocacy work among NBWHP members nationwide, and for institutional strengthening and development. (Total grants since 1990: $424,870.) Lorraine Cole, President & CEO | |
| Phone: 202-548-4000 | Fax: 202-543-9743 |
| E-mail: nbwhp@nbwhp.org | Web: www.BlackWomensHealth.org |
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| National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health | $25,000 |
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P.O. Box 610456 Queens, NY 11361 The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health is an outgrowth of the Latina Initiative established in 1991 by Catholics for a Free Choice to provide technical assistance and resources to national Latina organizations and to encourage their inclusion in existing pro-choice coalitions. This grant supported an extensive organizational Revitalization Campaign designed to expand the voice of Latinas at the national and state level; broaden the agenda of the pro-choice movement to encompass Latina concerns; and protect and promote the reproductive health and rights of Latinas nationwide. (Total grants since 1995: $170,000.) Catherine Albisa, Chairperson | |
| Phone: 718-229-1716 | Fax: 718-229-7112 |
| E-mail: latinainstitute@aol.com | |
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| National Network of Abortion Funds | $25,000 |
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c/o Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program Hampshire College Amherst, MA 01002-5001 Established in 1993, the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF) is the only national organization that combines reproductive rights advocacy with direct aid to women seeking abortion services. NNAF includes 51 member funds in 29 states and has dispersed over $3 million in grants and loans to more than 22,000 women and girls. This grant enabled NNAF to provide direct assistance to women needing abortion services; technical support to grassroots abortion funds, and education and media outreach to influence public opinion and policy. (Second year of a two-year grant totalling $50,000. Total grants since 1993: $270,000, including an Organizational Strengthening Award of $100,000 in 1998.) Marlene Gerber Fried, Board President | |
| Phone: 413-559-5645 | Fax: 413-559-6045 |
| E-mail: info@nnaf.org | Web: www.nnaf.org |
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| National Women's Health Network | $20,000 |
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514 Tenth Street, N.W. Suite 4 Washington, DC 20004 Founded in 1976, the National Women's Health Network is a grassroots national membership group working for social change in the area of women's health and rights. This grant supported efforts that advocate for national policies to protect and promote women's health, and provide evidence-based, independent information to empower women to make fully informed reproductive health decisions. (Total grants since 1996: $127,000.) Cynthia A. Pearson, Executive Director | |
| Phone: 202-347-1140 Information Clearinghouse: 202-628-7814 | Fax: 202-347-1168 |
| E-mail: cpearson@womenshealthnetwork.org | Web: www.womenshealthnetwork.org |
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| Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center | $30,000 |
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P.O. Box 572 Lake Andes, SD 57356-0572 Fiscal sponsor: Native American Community Board The Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center spearheaded the formation of the first Native American Women's Reproductive Rights Coalition, and has been effective in defining what reproductive rights mean for Native American communities. The Center addresses environmental issues as part of its reproductive health program, and makes connections between cancer, birth defects and the environment. This grant supported continued work on reproductive rights and reproductive health care issues affecting Native Americans. (First year of a two-year grant totalling $60,000. Total grants since 1989: $345,500, including an Organizational Strengthening Award of $100,000 in 1999.) Charon Asetoyer, Executive Director | |
| Phone: 605-487-7072 | Fax: 605-487-7964 |
| E-mail: nativewoman@igc.apc.org | Web: www.nativeshop.org |
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| New Jersey Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice | $21,000 |
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P.O. Box 13 Mt. Freedom, NJ 07970 Since its inception in 1994, the New Jersey Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice remains the only interfaith coalition for choice in the state. The Coalition has fifteen member organizations representing the mainstream views of people of faith and countering anti-choice, religiously-based arguments. This grant supported a statewide public education and mobilization campaign targeting the faith-based community concerning reproductive health and rights issues and religious freedom. Of this grant amount, $6,000 was for organizational development; and travel expenses associated with a counter-rally in Wichita, Kansas. (First year of a two-year grant totalling $41,000. Total grants since 2000: $36,000.) Avianca Marie Hansen, Executive Director | |
| Phone: 908-508-0351 | Fax: 908-508-0352 |
| E-mail: njrcrc@juno.com | |
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| New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice | $12,000 |
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P.O. Box 66433 Albuquerque, NM 87193 Founded in 1978, the New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice has maintained an active pro-choice presence through the publication of its newsletter, joint sponsorship of an annual Roe v. Wade rally and the provision of information at events throughout the state. This grant supported education and advocacy efforts that bring together the moral power of religious commuinities in New Mexico to ensure reproductive choice. Joan LaMunyon-Sanford, Director | |
| Phone: 505-890-1010 | Fax: 505-890-4573 |
| E-mail: nmrcrc@qwest.net | |
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| Northwest Women's Law Center | $25,000 |
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3161 Elliott Avenue Suite 101 Seattle, WA 98121 Founded in 1978, the Northwest Women's Law Center (NWLC) is the only legal resource advocating for the civil rights of women and girls in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The NWLC plays a critical and unique role amoung reproductive rights advocates in the region, providing extensive technical support to clinics, medical providers, consumers and attorneys on reproductive law, policy and advocacy. This grant supported the organizing of the Northwest Network for Reproductive Freedom, a pro-choice network advocating in five Northwest states to advance and protect reproductive rights, and to ensure that reproductive health services are part of mainstream health care throughout the region. (Second year of a two-year grant totalling $50,000.) Lisa M. Stone, Executive Director | |
| Phone: 206-682-9552 | Fax: 206-682-9556 |
| E-mail: nwwlc@nwwlc.org | Web: www.nwwlc.org |
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| ProMujer | $30,000 |
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Universidad de Puerto Rico Cayey Campus Cayey, Puerto Rico 00736 Since its inception in 1986, ProMujer, a project of the Women's Studies Program at the University of Puerto Rico in Cayey, has conducted innovative research on women and health, curricular reform, and women and science. ProMujer has also conducted research on the legal background of abortion policy in Puerto Rico, and has documented the morbidity outcomes and health behavior associated with unsafe abortion. This grant supported ProMujer's efforts to impact the issue of scarcity of abortion providers by working directly with the schools of medicine, public health and nursing to ensure curricular reform and training of health professionals in the provision of abortion services. (Second year of a two-year grant totalling $63,000. Total grants since 1990: $138,000.) Yamila Azize Vargas, Senior Researcher | |
| Phone: 787-738-2161, Exts. 2184, 2490 | Fax: 787-738-7545 |
| E-mail: azize@coqui.net | Web: www.saludpromujer.org |
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| Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice | $35,000 |
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1025 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Suite 1130 Washington, DC 20005 The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice is the national voice for 36 pro-choice mainline Protestant, Jewish and other faith groups in the U.S. It works through 55 chapters across the country to provide an alternative religious voice to that of the religious right, and to mobilize interfaith coalitions around local, state, and national needs. This grant was used to strengthen religious grassroots work around a broad reproductive health and rights agenda by interjecting issues of morality, spirituality, and faith-based support for full reproductive choice. Of this grant amount, $5,000 supported initial efforts in developing a Latina Initiative. (Second year of a two-year grant totalling $69,000. Total grants since 1992: $274,000.) Rev. Carlton W. Veazey, President and CEO | |
| Phone: 202-628-7700 | Fax: 202-628-7716 |
| E-mail: info@rcrc.org | Web: www.rcrc.org |
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| Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice of Massachusetts | $15,000 |
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P.O. Box 1129 Brookline, MA 02446 Founded in 1975, the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice of Massachusetts ensures reproductive choice through education and advocacy by giving a clear voice to the reproductive issues of people of color, those living in poverty and other underserved populations. This grant sought to educate and mobilize the religious community to create a public opinion climate that is conducive to pro-choice policy making and that affirms women as moral decision-makers. (First year of a two-year grant totalling $35,000. Total grants since 1999: $30,000.) Rev. Rick Chrisman, President Rosemary Candelario, Executive Director | |
| Phone: 617-522-2964 | Fax: 617-522-2964 |
| E-mail: info@rcrcofma.org | Web: www.rcrcofma.org |
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| Women of Color Resource Center | $5,000 |
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2288 Fulton Street Suite 103 Berkeley, CA 94704-1449 The Women of Color Resource Center has a history in bringing to the front lines the issues of women of color who are often under acknowledged in the reproductive rights movement, and is a leader in convening conferences, workshops, dialogues and media opportunities whereby women of color can share their experiences. This grant provided support for the production of a report that includes, among other issues, an exploration of reproductive rights and their impact on women of color. Linda Burnham, Executive Director | |
| Phone: 510-848-9272 | Fax: 510-548-3474 |
| E-mail: info@coloredgirls.org | Web: www.coloredgirls.org |
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| Women's Institute for Leadership Development | $30,000 |
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1375 Sutter Street,Suite 407 San Francisco, CA 94109 The Women's Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) was founded in 1996, after the 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. WILD develops the capacity of women and girls to understand and use international human rights standards to improve their lives and the conditions in their communities. This grant supported efforts to provide young women in California, and eventually nationally, with training in leadership, critical thinking and advocacy within the framework of human rights and reproductive freedom. (Second year of a two-year grant totalling $55,000. Total grants since 1999: $75,000.) Krishanti Dharmaraj, Executive Director | |
| Phone: 415-345-1195 | Fax: 415-345-1199 |
| E-mail: wild@wildforhumanrights.org | Web: www.wildforhumanrights.org |
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