Dedicated to creating a world full of opportunity for everyone, Women United® focuses on education, poverty prevention and safety net—the building blocks for a better life for women who have been leading the way for their communities since time immemorial. Tackling the issues that matter most and empowering one another to leverage our passions, ideas, expertise and resources, together we transform the very conditions in which people live.
2024 Women United Fund Grant Application Is Now Open!
We are excited to announce the Aloha United Way Women United Fund's 2024 Grant Opportunity! This year, we are focusing on three crucial pillars to support our female community:
1. Economic Mobility for Women
2. Food Security for Female-Led Households
3. Education or Childcare for Female-Led Households
Current AUW Partner Agencies with initiatives involving 1 of those 3 pillars are invited to apply for this one-year grant! Applications are open from June 3, 2024 – July 1, 2024
Key Dates:
Applications Open: June 3rd, 2024 at 9:00 AM (HST)
Deadline: July 1st, 2024 at 4:00 PM (HST)
Grant Award Notifications: On or about July 24, 2024
Grant Period: August 1st, 2024 – July 31st, 2025
Join us in our mission to empower women and transform our communities!
Chocolate, Champagne, & Couture For-A-Cause 2024
It was a joy to toast with you as we raised glasses and support for women at Chocolate, Champagne, & Couture For-A-Cause 2024 this past Saturday!
Thank you again to our title sponsors ~ Alaska Airlines and Neiman Marcus ~ and event hosts ~ BMW of Honolulu, Hawaiian Host Group, HONOLULU Magazine, and Johnson Brothers of Hawaiʻi ~ for helping us create such a fun and unique experience!
Click here to explore photos from the 2024 event!
Here are some of the highlights!
2023 Grant Recipients
In 2023 Women United Grant awards were made to the three organizations below.
- Purple Maiʻa Foundation – Digital Transitions ~ The Digital Transitions program is a partnership between Purple Maiʻa and WorkNet to provide incarcerated women (20) at the Women’s Community Correctional Center with basic computer and software knowledge to aid in their transition from prison back to their communities.
- Family Promise of Hawaiʻi – Mana Wahine Fund ~ The Mana Wahine Fund is a comprehensive assistance program designed to support female-led households in crisis, helping them achieve long-term stability through various essential services.
- Women In Need – Bridge to Success ~ The project will implement a housing first option to transitional housing. A minimum of 10 victims of domestic violence will be served each year of the project.
Women United has also made a three-year commitment to supporting the ALICE Initiative with a $10,000 gift each year starting in 2022.
Past Grant Recipients
~ The Holohuma Na Wahine Program (2022)
~ The Hale Wahine Fund (2022)
~ Waimanalo Health Center (2022)
~ The Aloha Medical Mission Welcome Smile Program (2021)
~ IHS Holomua Na Wahine Program (2021)
~ Aloha United Way COVID-19 Rent & Utility Assistance Program (2020)
~ YWCA
~ Domestic Violence Action Center
~ Waikiki Health
~ Child & Family Service
~ Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii
~ Catholic Charities Hawai‛i
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~ You create powerful, lasting change through an internationally recognized group of dedicated female philanthropists.
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