CCFWG to honor Miles, May 3

Cheryl Miles The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) will honor Cheryl Miles – a connector, convener and passionate advocate for underserved communities in Chester County – with our Kitchen Table Award at the 14th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon on Friday, May 3, 2019, at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Malvern, PA. CCFWG established the Kitchen Table Award in 2011 to...

Free screening of The Hunting Ground April 18

Join the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls, the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County and Colonial Theatre during Sexual Assault Awareness Month for a free documentary film screening of The Hunting Ground from 7:00-9:30 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA. Join us after the screening for a thoughtful and informative panel discussion, with the goal...

Fund for Women and Girls adds new staffers

Cynthia Jaros WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) welcomed two seasoned professionals, Cynthia Jaros and Maeve Kelly, to its dedicated and growing staff. In her new role as Development Director, Cynthia will direct and support CCFWG’s development program, including building relationships with community stakeholders to advance the mission and resource development goals...

Fund’s teen advisors select grant recipients

Awards going to groups deemed to be addressing needs of women, girls The 2013 Girls Advisory Board Class of the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls announced its selection of eight grant recipients. Eight Chester County agencies have received grants totaling $25,000 from the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls, the foundation announced in a news release. The Chester County Fund for Women...

Nominations open for outstanding female advocate

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls seeking annual award-winner The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls is now accepting nominations for its 2014 Kitchen Table Award. The award was established in 2011 to honor a member of the community who represents the fund’s mission and values, an “outstanding Chester County woman who has made substantive contributions through service and/or philanthropy...

Chester County nonprofit gets new leader

Susan Mostek to serve as executive director of Fund for Women and Girls Susan Mostek will assume her new post on Nov. 18. The former executive director of the Phoenixville Public Library Foundation will head the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls. A news release from the Chester County Fund last week announced the appointment of Susan Mostek as executive director. “We are pleased to engage...