About SOWN
Our achievements include:
- 2010 Winner of the LiveNation World Lilith Fair award given to the nonprofit organization selected as the winning charity by Lilith Fair concert touring Facebook fans in Philadelphia.
- 2009 Community Innovations for Aging in Place grant from the Administration on Aging for SOWN’s program Growing Healthy Lives Together
- 2009 Multi-Generational Civic Engagement Initiative grant funded by the Administration on Aging through the National Council of Aging to support SOWN’s Grandparent Ambassador Program. SOWN was honored to be one of 14 agencies nationally awarded this multi-year grant.
- 2008 Recipient of a GlaxoSmithKline 11th Annual Impact Award - view video
- 2006 Recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Initiative Grant to provide a network of support services for grandparent headed households
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- Sixth Annual Maggie Kuhn Award to Merle Drake, Executive Director, for her dedication to the Empowerment of Older Women, November 1999;
- 1999 Recipient of the Share Leadership Award administered through the University of Pennsylvania Institute on Aging for improving the well-being of diverse groups of older women, sponsored by SmithKline Beecham;
- 1998-99 Recipient of the SmithKline Beecham Community Impact Award for "innovation, excellence and effectiveness in their communities;"
- National media coverage which includes "Peter Jennings World News Tonight," The Philadelphia Inquirer, and both Reuter's and Scripps Howard news services;
- Numerous gerontological conferences;
- Participation in a nationally published research study demonstrating the importance and value of developing and sustaining support networks.
Learn about recent achievements in What's New at SOWN.
