The Kiawah Women’s Foundation was established in 2013. The organization started when Terry Weaver and Theresa Widuch, two Kiawah Island Residents, learned from the Angel Oak Elementary school principal that often a student's last meal was the free lunch provided by the schools on Friday and that they didn’t have a real meal again until Monday’s free breakfast. They knew they had to do something about that! With the help of Cary McGann as their shopper, the Kiawah Women's Foundation Backpack Buddy Program was formed. They started packing weekend food bags for 25 children out of their homes. By 2019 the Kiawah Women's Foundation was packing over 400 bags weekly for three local schools! In 2015 Theresa and Terry also started the Teen Christmas Project which provided holiday gifts to approximately 100 kids from Haut Gap Middle School and St. Johns High School. They chose this age group because the kids were aging out of the Angel Tree and Salvation Army Christmas programs. In addition to this program, the Kiawah Women's Foundation has also become a financial resource to the social workers for emergency issues (need of rent, utility bills, extra food, etc.). Guided by the school counselors and administrators, we continue to expand our programs to serve local children in need in impactful ways and to continue the original mission of our founders.