Your support helps us equip individuals with job skills, vocational training, and on-the-job opportunities that open doors to long-term employment. Together, we can fund apprenticeships, career bootcamps, and workshops that meet people where they are and launch them forward.
From food distribution to crisis response to housing navigation—we connect families to life-changing resources. Your contribution powers the programs that bring real help to real people, right when they need it most.
From clean water access to mental health navigation to climate resilience—we’re building healthier, safer communities. With your help, we can expand our impact and advocate for a world where every life matters and every voice is heard.
We believe knowledge is power. Your support helps us host community workshops, create digital literacy campaigns, and educate residents on civic rights, wellness, and opportunity pathways. Help us spark change through learning.
Help us assist grassroots leaders and small businesses with the tools they need to grow—grant writing, compliance guidance, business plans, and funding strategies. Your donation fuels our technical assistance work for emerging organizations across Tennessee.
One day soon, DWFO will become a grantmaker too—reinvesting in grassroots groups, women leaders, and emerging changemakers. Your gift brings us closer to a future where we don’t just receive funding… we give it.
Our mission is “Reaching Earth’s Four Corners to Touch Humanity.”
Our vision is “Helping the future to lead and in turn help and lead the future.”
Become part of the Dierdre Ware Foundation movement—where compassion meets action.
Together, we uplift those facing life’s toughest battles, offering hope, resources, and a path forward. By empowering individuals today, we inspire a cycle of giving and growth that echoes into tomorrow. Let’s build a legacy of empathy, strength, and service—impacting lives for generations to come.
