Every year since the start of the Amherst Woman's Club  in 1893 the woman have gathered together to help the local community in many ways. 

In the first ten years, club members addressed the need for a new High School building, a town library, a waiting room for trolleys and a District Nurse.  The club supported the women's Christian Temperance Union campaign against the liquor license, the carelessness of market men with reference to flies, and campaigned for at least one educational moving picture each week.

During the First World War, club members supported Christmas stockings for the War Children of Europe and collected a box of clothing weighing 375 pounds for the Belgian Relief Fund.

In 1924, the club supported a dental clinic for schoolchildren, collected funds for a nutrition class for underweight children and funded hot lunches for children remaining in school during the lunch period.  The club established a milk fund for schoolchildren and assisted at the annual Christmas party for Town children.

From 1932-1933, the club maintained an employment agency during the Depression.

In 1941, the club awarded its first scholarship of $50 for further study to an Amherst girl.  Over the years, the scholarship program has grown to award two $1,000 scholarships each year, available to both girls and boys.

In 1943, the Amherst Woman's Club opened its doors to the service men studying at Amherst College and Massachusetts State College.  The grounds of the clubhouse provided space for various games and the interior served as a place to dance, to write letters home or simply to sit quietly.

Today, the club raises $5,000 each year to fund local charities such as the Boys and Girls Club, Whole Children, Amherst Senior Center, Hospice Fisher Home, Soldier On, Amherst Community Connections, Amherst Survival Center, Safe Passage, Reader to Reader and the Renaissance Center in their efforts to meet the needs of the community.

This year 2022 we awarded: 

A Scholarship to an Amherst Regional High School graduate who will be attending Western New England University in Springfield.

A Grant was given to Family outreach of Amherst who work towards providing shelter for women and children, family services, advocacy, crisis intervention, and more.

A Grant  was given to The Boys and Girls Club of Amherst who is creating after school programming for young people that is constructive, structured and safe for after-school activities. 

This years Grants and Scholarships

Scholarship was awarded to a young man from Amherst-Pelham Regional High School who will be attending Western New England University in Springfield.

A Grant was awarded to Family Outreach of Amherst who work towards providing shelter for women and children, family services, advocacy, crisis intervention, and more.

Grant was awarded to The Boys and Girls Club of Amherst who is creating after school programming for young people that is constructive, structured and safe for after-school activities.