Besides scholarships we also support other programs that benefit women and girls especially in education. Support is given in the form of in-kind donations as well as money.
Boise State University (BSU) Food Bank
AAUW is now contributing to the BSU Campus Food Pantry. The pantry offers nourishing and cost-effective meals and provides nutritional education to students facing food insecurity. Donations will be collected at branch meetings. Check your newsletter for current list of needs. Donations are greatly appreciated. Contact Tracy Bicknell-Holmes and Kathy Scott for more information.
Menstrual Products Drive
Many local junior high and high schools are in dire straights when it comes to having menstrual products available for female students who cannot afford supplies and actually stay home from school as a result. Contact Ashley Alloway for more information.
Besides in-kind donations from our members, in 2025 we donated $1,500 to the Idaho Period Project for providing and distributing menstrual products to local low-income resource centers and contactless deliveries within Boise.
STEM Programs
AAUW supports promoting and strengthening science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, especially for girls and other underrepresented populations. These efforts will increase America’s competitiveness by reducing barriers that deter women from pursuing academic and career goals in these fields.
2025 AWARDS
We awarded $2,000 to Girl Scouts of Silver Sage STEM camps. Girls dive into the engineering design process, taking on real-world challenges and working both individually and in small teams. Brainstorm, build, test, and improve their creations, learning to think like engineers.
We awarded $1,500 to Big Brothers Big Sister of Idaho for STEM Kits that will match female volunteers in STEM-based professions with Little Sisters to help them see similar career possibilities.
We awarded $1,000 to Women Innovators of Idaho for STEM education. Advancing women and girls in STEaM, and elevating women to academic and professional excellence for positive economic impact.
PAST AWARDS
In 2018 a check for $9,383.16 from AAUW Boise Area Branch was donated to Girl Scouts of Silver Sage and matched by $10,000 from Idaho STEM Action Center. Eighty percent of those funds funded STEM camp scholarships, the remaining twenty percent was donated to their new STEM Resource Room that is currently in the planning stages.
AAUW & STEM AC contributed a joint amount of $1,200 to ACE Aviation for 20 aviation camp scholarships for teen girls. Ace Aviation and Ace Academy Living Lab, in collaboration with Boise State University, introduces our sponsored teenage girls to the world of flying and aerodynamics. Check out the Ace Academy Living Lab video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9ydsLmkOsQ. Let’s train girls to fly!!
Local branch members have volunteered at science workshops and at the Idaho Discovery Center. The 2015-18 AAUW Boise Area Branch STEM strategy included:
- Lobbying the Idaho Legislature successfully for STEM legislation, and
- supporting the recently established Idaho STEM Action Center in reaching its goals.
Due to the incredible generosity of AAUW Boise Area Branch members, our branch donated $8,783.16 to the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage to provide scholarships for Girl Scouts to attend STEM camps. The branch was honored to partner with the Idaho STEM Action Center on this worthwhile effort.
In 2017, our branch donated $5,789 to the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage to provide scholarships for Girl Scouts to attend STEM camps. The branch was honored to partner with the Idaho STEM Action Center on this worthwhile effort.
Please help fund the advancement of our STEM Project.
THANK YOU!!
Donations will support STEM activities for local girls!
Other Programs
2025 AWARDS
We awarded $5,500 in scholarships for Women in Leadership and Young Women in Leadership Conferences put on by the BSU Andrus Center. The conferences are designed to empower the leaders of tomorrow by sharing the knowledge, insights, and motivating forces driving today’s most successful women.
We awarded $1,500 to Giraffe Laugh Early Learning Centers for early childhood education.
We awarded $1,500 in scharlaships to Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children for attendance to Early Childhood Education Conference.