Cy-Fair Women’s Club Awards Nearly $20K to Local Nonprofits Through 2025 Ways & Means Grants
The Cy-Fair Women’s Club (CWC) has once again made a meaningful impact on the northwest Houston community through its 2025 Ways & Means Committee grant awards, distributing $19,996.32 to 20 local 501(c)(3) nonprofits. These donations, funded by proceeds from the Club’s annual “Shop 'til You Drop” marketplace, will go toward essential resources such as food, car seats, software, beds, and cancer screenings—ensuring that small but vital organizations can continue to serve neighbors in need.
Each year, CWC’s Ways & Means Committee carefully vets nonprofit applicants, prioritizing requests that support direct community services—such as equipment, supplies, or tangible materials—rather than administrative costs. In 2025, the committee reviewed over $50,000 in funding requests before making recommendations for member vote. The final slate of recipients reflects a diverse group of charitable causes working to meet increasing needs across the Cy-Fair area.
“Our Ways & Means Committee works tirelessly to research and vet local charitable organizations that need financial assistance to carry out their important work,” said Patricia Swagerty, who manages Public Relations for the CWC. “More than ever, non-profits are in great need to meet the elevated needs of people in our community.”
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Organizations receiving 2025 grants include:
- Barkley’s Bookshelf – $394 for 200 book bag totes
- Boys & Girls Country – $1,200 for four monitors across four residential homes
- Care Net – $1,113 for seven car seats
- Cy Fair CERT – $1,443 for radio equipment, fence repairs, and a laptop
- Cy Fair Helping Hands Garden – $866 for plant coverings and PVC piping
- Cy-Hope – $608.40 for 24 boxes of food
- Cypress Assistance Ministries – $1,800 for software upgrades
- Friends of Down Syndrome – $1,250 for security gate installation
- Girl Scouts of San Jacinto – $500 for 20 memberships
- Helping Hands Ladies of Cypress – $600 for sewing materials
- The Living Legacy Center – $750 for their benevolence fund
- MESA Outreach – $500 for food at the Save the Table event
- Mission of Yahweh – $1,255.92 for eight dressers and mirrors
- Petra Cares – $1,250 for student lunches for 25 days
- PTSD Foundation – $1,250 for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Reach Unlimited – $508 for 16 task box kits
- Sleep in Heavenly Peace – $1,600 for 40 bed-in-a-bag sets
- St. Vincent De Paul – $1,000 for internet and gift cards
- The Grand Baby Project – $1,160 for 40 therapy dolls
- The Rose – $948 for three breast cancer screenings
Fifteen of the nonprofit organizations were honored with in-person check presentations, allowing Cy-Fair Women’s Club members to personally celebrate and connect with the recipients, while the remaining five received their funds by mail.
The Pink Ladies delivered a Ways and Means grant to the PTSD Foundation of America in June 2025, The annual funding is powered by CWC’s flagship event, Shop 'til You Drop, now a Cy-Fair tradition and one of the area's largest craft marketplaces. Originally launched in the late 1990s with just a few vendors, the event has ballooned into a must-attend shopping experience hosted at The Berry Center with more than 275 booths and over 5,500 attendees. The next installment of this hallmark event will take place on Saturday, September 13, 2025. All event proceeds are returned to the community through student scholarships and nonprofit support.
In recent years, the Club has modernized operations by introducing electronic applications and segmenting nonprofit funding between Adopt-A-Cause (major funding) and Ways & Means (minor funding), each with distinct selection committees and focus areas. While donations typically remain under $3,000, the impact reaches far and wide.
Since 2011, CWC has contributed more than $343,996 to local organizations through its Ways & Means grants alone.
As always, the heart of the Cy-Fair Women’s Club shines through in its legacy—and its identity. In 2011, the group rebranded from the Copperfield Women’s Club to the now-iconic Cy-Fair Women’s Club, adopting pink and black as its official colors. What began with pinecones and dark green has transformed into the spirited "Pink Ladies" known today for both style and service.
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But CWC is more than a fundraising group—it’s a vibrant, hands-on service organization where friendship and community go hand-in-hand. Members contribute year-round through volunteer events like Relay for Life, Meals on Wheels holiday collections, and Habitat for Humanity lunches. Monthly club meetings, held on the first Thursday at HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress, are filled with laughter, hospitality, and programs that spark connection. Whether stuffing compassion bags, preparing Sunshine Boxes for teachers, or enjoying a themed Ladies Night Out, CWC members find joy and purpose in every gathering.
“We are proud to partner with these organizations, both monetarily and often by working side-by-side with them to help carry out their mission,” said Swagerty.
To learn more about the Cy-Fair Women’s Club, get involved in Shop ‘til You Drop, or view upcoming community impact stories, visit cyfairwomensclub.org or follow along with My Neighborhood News, a trusted community partner for the Cy-Fair Women's Club.
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Tiffany Krenek has been on the My Neighborhood News team since August 2021. She is passionate about curating and sharing content that enriches the lives of our readers in a personal, meaningful way. A loving mother and wife, Tiffany and her family live in the West Houston/Cypress region.
