马萨诸塞州妇女基金会拨款32.5万美元支持两家非营利组织，Girls Inc. of the Valley与Women's Money Matters获多年期资助
马萨诸塞州妇女基金会11月13日在波士顿宣布，向两家非营利组织拨款共325,000美元，用于支持马萨诸塞州中部与西部地区妇女和女童的金融素养项目。该基金会称，其为全州唯一专注于妇女和女童、提供大额多年期拨款的资助方，自2018年以来累计承诺拨款1,170万美元，惠及超过23,000名妇女和女童。
受资助方之一Girls Inc. of the Valley获得一笔三年期拨款，用于实施名为「Dollars, Sense & She」的金融素养项目，服务对象为霍利奥克、斯普林菲尔德和奇科皮的小学与初中女生，内容包括储蓄、投资、预算与职业准备。另一受资助方Women's Money Matters获得一笔两年期拨款，用于在该州中西部扩展其「Life Launch」项目，通过工作坊、同伴支持与一对一辅导帮助女童与年轻女性提升财务知识与信心。
基金会联合创始人兼首席执行官Christina Gordon表示，这笔定向投资体现了基金会对促进妇女和女童经济赋权的承诺。基金会在发布中引用的数据称，仅12%的女童对自己的理财能力有信心；马萨诸塞州是全美仅有的九个没有K-12金融素养必修要求的州之一，汉普登县儿童贫困率为27%，高于全州12%的平均水平。
Women's Foundation of Massachusetts Awards $325,000 to Two Nonprofits; Girls Inc. of the Valley and Women's Money Matters Receive Multi-Year Grants
The Women's Foundation of Massachusetts announced in Boston on November 13 that it is awarding $325,000 in funding to two nonprofits providing financial literacy resources for women and girls in Central and Western Massachusetts. The foundation says it is the only funder in the state dedicated exclusively to women and girls through large, multi-year grants, and that it has cumulatively committed $11.7 million since 2018, impacting more than 23,000 women and girls.
Girls Inc. of the Valley received a three-year grant to implement Dollars, Sense & She, a financial literacy program for elementary and middle school girls in Holyoke, Springfield, and Chicopee, covering saving, investing, budgeting, and career preparation. Women's Money Matters received a two-year grant to expand its Life Launch program in Central and Western Massachusetts, helping girls and young women build financial knowledge and confidence through workshops, peer support, and one-to-one coaching.
Co-founder and CEO Christina Gordon said the targeted investment reflects the foundation's commitment to advancing the economic empowerment of women and girls. The foundation cited data showing that just 12 percent of girls feel confident in their ability to manage money, that Massachusetts is one of only nine states without a K-12 financial literacy requirement, and that 27 percent of children in Hampden County live in poverty, more than double the state average of 12 percent.
来源：马萨诸塞州妇女基金会
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图片来源：图中是受资助方之一Girls Inc.的机构建筑（印第安纳波利斯分会）。来源：Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons。
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