The annual Grants Showcase is a highlight of the year for AAWGT. It features presentations by current and prior grantees who share impactful stories that show how, by pooling member resources, we are able to make strategic investments in our community that make a real difference in the lives of women and families.

At the event, held on September 12, the 2018 grantees were introduced. They included Start the Adventure in Reading (STAIR), Anne Arundel County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Anne Arundel County Public Library Foundation Laptop Lab and WiFi Bar at Brooklyn Park Branch, Arundel Child Care Connections: Mujeros Suirgiendo—Women on the Rise, Associated Catholic Charities: Sarah’s House, and Seeds 4 Success: Academic and Career Exploration Club.

2017 grantees each gave short presentations about the important work they do in Anne Arundel County thanks to funds received from AAWGT. 2017 grantees included Anne Arundel County CASA, Anne Arundel Community Action Agency: Green Summer Works, Arundel Lodge/Go GRRLS, Creating Communities Art Education Program, He Opens Paths to Everyone-Transitioning Homeless Families, Planned Parenthood of MD’s Cancer Prevention Program, STAIR, and YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County/Crisis Intervention and Management. Some grantees read letters received from families and people they have helped. A Green Summer Works graduate spoke about her experience and the difference it made in her life. All grantees engaged the audience with inspiring stories.

Unsung and Unserved: The Double-Edged Sword Facing Today’s Women Veterans

Wednesday, October 17

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Maryland Hall, Room 308, 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, MD 21401

An unprecedented number of women joined the military after 9/11. As the number of active duty women soldiers has soared, so has the number of women veterans. Yet progress has been agonizingly slow towards ensuring honorable recognition of female service and delivery of women’s mental and physical health care in a gender-sensitive way. As we approach Veterans’ Day, we proudly present several women who are driving changes in how America recognizes and cares for female veterans, and to hear the first-hand experience of one who has served.