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GRANT INQUIRY for The Los Angeles Womens Foundation Inc.

It is my honor and privilege to contact the Los Angeles women’s foundation on behalf of Southern California’s Tradeswomen Network, Inc. I am a volunteer and former Board member requesting a grant writing opportunity in your upcoming event calendar. I am a 15 year apprentice mechanic and a woman. I would like to impose a wonderful opportunity for you to reach tradeswomen in southern California and women of diverse ethnical backgrounds all over the world.

First I would like to share a brief history of how the Southern California’s Tradeswomen Network became a non-profit group in 1993. The group for tradeswomen, through a small grant from the Department of labor Women’s Bureau and much dedicated and dynamic organizing, tradeswomen in Southern California are becoming organized.

Our group has general meetings monthly. At each meeting we cover a topic of interests to women in non-traditional jobs. These have ranged from self-esteem and women in unions to arts and crafts. The Board of directors meets monthly. The group also has several working committees; industry, outreach and recruitment, dismantling racism, and grant writing. Our goal as a group is to “help women attain economic independence" by increasing the number and diversity of women entering non-traditional and blue collar occupations and improving retention in these jobs.

I would like to capture your attention to S.C.T.N.’s current status on the internet whereby you may inquire about some of the very strong leaders and community figures who publicly institute changes for women in the field of non-traditional jobs and skilled trades. Carpenter Vivian Price, a political scientist, videographer, and union electrician, has played an active role in the labor and non-traditional women’s occupation movement in Los Angeles, California, tradeswomen education and the apprenticeship training program, and policies such as Affirmative Action for women. Jane Templin, president and Chair of the International Brotherhood of Electrical workers has some You Tube speeches regarding keeping women 'posted' on high paying jobs and training for construction apprentice positions. Also www.womenatwork.org has made contributions for employment for women. We have our politicians Maxine Waters, Diane Feinstein, who have made several statements in council meetings regarding the importance of equal-opportunity for women. Hillary Clinton has made quite an impression on me for how "powerful" women can institute change against gender and racial discrimination. These are our modern-day 'N.O.W' women.

Currently in our economy, unemployment and discrimination are clumped together into our deepest impoverished demographics. Local government’s neglect of health-care and education appropriations fail our working class families and our youth. Programs cannot promote a better morale in our society if there are none. Some people, namely tradeswomen, have sought feverishly to maintain a balance between democratic invention and our community’s civil and moral right.

Tradeswomen established an incorporate network to maintain a racial and gender balance in peoples ‘ lives. They are a helping hand to those who don’t see the ‘big picture.’ My goal has always been to maintain an awareness of my gender and it’s place in our society.

I wish to share as other tradeswomen , what to do when crisis hits our country and how to embrace each other collectively and with ingenuity.

My achievements and goals include various credits, scholarships certifications and hands on training. Attached is my resume for further qualification inquiry. Should you have any questions regarding either me or S.C.T.N. you may contact S.C.T.N’s President and Chair Lynn J. Shaw at gmail.com.

Lilaine Dangerfield: