What We Do
Women to Women is a source of last resort for women in Weld county experiencing a financial crisis. Our partner agencies submit requests via our web based system(WAM). The agency can request a one time gift for their client in one of the following categories: Auto Transportation, Child Care, Education Assistance, Health/Wellness, Home Improvement/Repair, Insurance, Rent/Housing And Utilities. Awards are limited to $750 and can only be awarded once in a lifetime.
Year-to-date (2019) the three top referring agencies are United Way (211), Catholic Charities, and North Range Behavioral Health. Top categories Rent/housing assistance, Auto transport, Health/Wellness assistance.
Each application provides a profile of the client and a detailed description of the need and the situation that created the deficit. The bill holder is contacted by a W2W volunteer to validate the need. When approved the check is sent to the bill holder. No monies are paid directly to the client.
The client receives a follow-up letter of encouragement that indicates the bill has been paid and with suggestions of how to ‘pay it forward’ that do not require money.
Who We Serve
2020-2021 People Served by Area of Weld County
- Carbon Valley (Berthoud, Dacono, Erie, Firestone, Frederick, Longmont, Mead, Northglenn, Thornton): 7
- County Seat (Evans, Garden City, Greeley): 234
- Outback (Briggsdale, Grover, New Raymer): 0
- Poudre River Corridor (Severance, Windsor): 4
- South County (Brighton, Fort Lupton, Hudson, Keenesburg, Lochbuie): 16
- Thompson River Valley (Johnstown, Milliken): 6
- US-85 Corridor South (Platteville, Gilcrest, LaSalle, Kersey): 10
- US-85 Corridor North (Eaton, Ault, Pierce, Nunn): 3
- Outside Weld County: 0
How We Impact
We had a request from a grandmother for funds to purchase a special helmet for her grand child whose skull was exposed. This enabled the child to have a more active/normal playtime with other children.