The Mary Kay Foundation is supplying critical funds to 150 domestic violence shelters across the U.S. through its annual grant program.
The charitable arm of Mary Kay Inc. is awarding $3 million in grants, each in the amount of $20,000, throughout Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October.
Since its inception 20 years ago, the foundation has invested $38.6 million in its annual shelter grant program. The funds are provided on an unrestricted basis, meaning organizations can apply them where they are needed most.
For example, Mary Kay reports that one recipient, the Family Crisis Center in LaFayette, Georgia, will use its grant to hire a part-time counselor to run domestic violence groups for women and teens in the shelter. Another, Carteret County Domestic Violence Program of Morehead City, North Carolina, will be able to