This year the Westwood Young Women’s Club (WYWC) was pleased to distribute more than $20,000.00 in Community Outreach Grants. The funds were awarded to local organizations to support their community service efforts. The grants will help the Westwood Public Library fund a non-fiction author series for elementary students and their parents; enable the Westwood Council on Aging to provide evening meals and entertainment for seniors, and support the Early Childhood Council’s Parent/Child Social Hours, Barn Babies Program, and the popular Active Gym with Mr. Foley program at the Deerfield School. Other grant recipients include Mothers Morning Out, Inc., Westwood Youth Hockey, Hale Reservation, Westwood Chinese Cultural Association, Westwood Community Chest, Westwood Youth and Family Services, Westwood Integrated Preschool PTO, and the Westwood Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC).

The WYWC Community Outreach Grant Program assists public and non-profit organizations by providing grants to fund programs or projects that will benefit members of the Westwood community. Applications for the next round of funding will be accepted in early 2009.

If you would like more information or would like to join the WYWC, please visit www.wywc.org.