Children's Defense Fund Grant

Organization - Children's Defense Fund
Grant Amount - $825,000
Foundation - Kellogg Foundation
Grant Purpose - create self-sustaining rural economies to improve the quality of life for women and their families in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi by increasing employment (including self employment), providing livable wages, developing growth industry s


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