Press Releases

3 December 2019

Partnerships jumpstart Win's (Women in Need) Income Building Program in New York City shelters.

28 May 2019

UNFCU Foundation announced today that it is accepting grant applications from 1 to 30 June 2019 for funding requests of up to $50,000.

23 January 2019

UNFCU Foundation announced today that it has given grants to support the projects of 14 organizations in 2019.

10 December 2018

UNFCU Foundation recently honored Cynthia Davis, Director of Outreach for The Floating Hospital's Community Health Center, with its 2018 Women's Empowerment Award.

4 January 2018

We are supporting 13 organizations in 2018, all helping the communities they are in to sustain the path out of poverty through healthcare and education for women and children.

17 November 2017

UNFCU Foundation awarded Dr. Erin Anastasi, coordinator of the Campaign to End Fistula being led by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, with its 2017 Women's Empowerment Award.

5 January 2017

We awarded grants to 11 organizations that are working to end poverty globally, and want to thank all of the organizations that submitted grant requests last year.

29 November 2016

UNFCU Foundation today announced that Ritu Sharma, a leading voice for women’s empowerment and a builder of coalitions among international organizations to drive positive change, is the recipient of its 2016 Women’s Empowerment Award.

14 September 2016

UNFCU Foundation announced today the appointment of Jodi Pulice, Founder and CEO of JRT Realty Group, Inc., to its board of directors.

4 January 2016

UNFCU Foundation announced today that it has awarded grants to 11 organizations that align with its purpose to reduce poverty through education and healthcare, especially among women and children in developing countries and in New York City.

7 December 2015

UNFCU Foundation celebrated the achievements of causes it supported in 2015 to fight poverty and presented its inaugural Women’s Empowerment Awards.