Six organizations received grants totaling $412,017, the largest amount ever awarded by Roanoke Women’s Foundation. Since the first grants were awarded in 2005, this brings our total giving to an impressive $5.7 million!

Huddle Up Moms $100,000 Help establish Huddle Up Diaper Distribution & Lifeline Endeavor (H.U.D.D.L.E.), the first diaper bank in Southwest Virginia.

Restoration Housing $94,000 Furnish and equip the Grove on Patterson, a residential treatment center in Western Virginia for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorder and their babies.

LEAP for Local Food $65,000 Support LEAP's year-round markets and Harvest Bucks program, enhancing food access and stretching budgets for local families.

West End Center $65,000 Renovate an after-school teen program space into a health and wellness center, enhancing accessibility, programming, and job skills training.

Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley $55,617 Provide a full-time attorney to deliver free legal services to underserved domestic violence survivors and collaborate with local agencies.

DePaul Community Resources $32,400 Sustain services and support for kinship families in Roanoke for the 2025 calendar year.

The projects supported by these six recipients address a diverse range of needs in our community. As in previous years, our grant recipients were selected by vote of the membership. The 2024 recipients will provide progress updates at the Power of the Purse event in the spring.