A Woman of Worth is worth celebrating!
Through the Women of Worth program, Points of Light and L'Oréal Paris recognize, celebrate and support women who make a beautiful difference in their communities.
Beginning April 2 – May 31, nominate your Woman of Worth and let us celebrate her story! You know her. She is someone who saw a need in her community and took action. She embodies dedication and the spirit of volunteerism. She’s a role model and living proof that all women are worth it.
For exceptional commitment to service, each of the ten honorees will receive a $10,000 grant to donate to her most cherished cause. In addition, one honoree selected by an open online vote in November, will receive an additional $25,000 grant. Each honoree will also receive a trip to New York City in December 2012 to be recognized at a special Awards Event.
Your Woman of Worth has been an inspiration to her community. This is your opportunity to introduce her to the world.
Honorees Award
The 2011 Women of Worth Honorees were honored at Hearst Tower on December 8, 2011 in New York City. Representing a variety of causes, including nutritional education, preventing bullying and helping women veterans, the 2011 honorees are all making a difference.
Meet the 2011 Honorees
Ann Brownell - San Jose, CA
Ann founded The Amanda Network after her daughter, Amanda at 16 years old, tried to take her life in a bathroom at her High School in 2008 due to the bullying, sexual and cyber bullying she received the month before her suicide attempt. Ann now works tirelessly on getting the message out about bullying and that all of us need to take a stand against this form of violence against our teens and children.
Stephanie Clark - Atlanta, GA
Stephanie founded Project Single Moms Worldwide, Inc. (PSM) to serve and empower women and girls to tap into their talents and passions to live their best lives ever. PSM is a national advocacy & empowerment movement designed to educate, engage, energize, equip and enhance the quality of life for single mothers and their children.
Gina Keatley - New York, NY
Gina created from the ground up Nourishing NYC/USA - a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) community food program - that strives to achieve “nutrition for all” in New York City and throughout the USA. At Nourishing NYC, we strive to achieve the mission of ”Nutrition for All“ through a three-pronged approach of feed, educate and advocate
Barbara Marshall - Fayetteville, NC
Barbara founded Steps & Stages to connect transitioning women veterans and their families with necessary services and support. Steps & Stages offers short and long term housing for homeless women and their children, intensive case management, help with VA claims, emergency food assistance, hot showers and a basement clothing boutique.
Susan Munsey - San Diego, CA
GenerateHope provides a comprehensive and uniquely designed long-term recovery program for young women who have been trafficked, prostituted, or otherwise sexually exploited. The GenerateHope program provides dedicated housing and recovery, including continued education, job training, life-skills training, individual and group therapy, recreational activities and other support services.
Pilar Pinel - Long Beach, CA
Pilar Pinel founded an organization called Embracing Latina Leadership Alliances (ELLAS). ELLAS is dedicated to the educational, professional and political advancement of underserved Latina youth.
Shanta Stubbs - Orlando, FL
At the age of 21, Shanta created New Image when her family moved their church into an impoverished neighborhood. She noticed the high number of children running the streets and created New Image Youth Center to help by offering educational opportunities, life skill lessons and a safe haven for underprivileged youth.
Sheila Warnock - New York, NY
Sheila knew personally how difficult and taxing being a sole caregiver could be so she came up with Share The Care concept to help others be involved in caregiving. The Share the Care Model seeks to improve the "quality of life" of persons who are seriously ill, disabled, or experiencing the challenges of aging, and to reduce stress, depression, isolation and economic hardship often suffered by their family caregivers.
Cora White - Madison, WI
Cora has fostered over 200 children in the last 30 years. Knowing personally what these children were missing, she founded Foster Care Children and Family Fund to bridge the gap between government agencies and businesses to provide services and gifts to foster children.
Gretchen Witt - New York, NY
Gretchen, inspired by her son Liam's battle with cancer, cofounded Cookies for Kid’s Cancer, which is an organization at the heart of a movement to fund new less toxic cancer therapies developed specifically for children. Her non profit is committed to raising funds to support research for new and improved therapies for pediatric cancer, the leading cause of death by disease for children under the age of 18.