2008 Grants
Action, Inc.
$25,000
Program support for clinical medical assistant training and job placement for low-income North Shore residents
Adolescent Consultation Services
$25,000
Education and advocacy for court-involved youth
AFC Mentoring
$25,000
Continued general operating support for one-on-one and group mentoring for adopted children and those in foster care
American Cancer Society
$50,000
Capital support for the Hope Lodge for cancer patients and their families
Associated Grant Makers
$50,000
Continued support of the Summer Fund, providing summer day and residential camp opportunities for school-aged children in Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, and Somerville
Bay Cove Human Services
$25,000
Program support to add a second day of therapeutic Early Intervention playgroups for toddlers
BOSTnet
$20,000
Building out-of-school-time opportunities for Boston children and their families
Boston After School and Beyond
$50,000
To increase after-school opportunities for Boston children and youth
Boston Children’s Chorus
$35,000
Continued program support for the Core Choirs program
Boston College
$50,000
Program support for BostonConnects service coordination program, addressing Boston elementary school students’ non-academic barriers to learning
Boston Healthcare for the Homeless
$50,000
Capital support
Bottom Line
$55,000
Continued operating support of program to help disadvantaged Boston youth gain access to and succeed in college
Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston
$50,000
Capital support of new Blue Hill clubhouse
Bridge Fund of Massachusetts
$25,000
Funds to be used for zero-interest loans and small grants to low-income families with children
Brimmer and May School
$62,000
Support for summer science program
Career Collaborative
$25,000
Job training and job retention for underserved adults
CASPAR
$25,000
Program support for teen substance abuse prevention and treatment program
Chewonki Foundation
$50,000
Program support for diversity outreach initiative
Children’s Hospital
$50,000
Support for youth-centered suicide prevention program
Close to Home
$50,000
Continued general operating support of intensive community-based education and outreach targeting domestic violence in Fields Corner, Dorchester
Crittenton Women’s Union
$50,000
General operating support for educational and job-training programs serving low-income women
Dare Family Services
$35,000
Funding for Pathways to Independence program
Dorchester Youth Collaborative
$25,000
Program support for anti-gang and anti-violence programs for young teens
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
$30,000
Program support for the collaborative Youth Development Program, providing summer jobs for teens and supporting the Dudley Youth Council’s leadership development efforts
Family Van
$50,000
Continued general operating support of free healthcare screening and health education in urban neighborhoods
Generations, Inc.
$25,000
Support of intergenerational tutoring program
HomeStart
$30,000
For programs to end homelessness
HopeFound
$25,000
Support for programs to end homelessness
Horizons for Homeless Children
$25,000
General operating support
Hull Lifesaving Museum
$25,000
Continued program support for the Maritime Apprentice Program for adjudicated teenage boys, a component of the Pulling Together youth development program
Hyde Square Task Force
$25,000
Continued program support for the Paths to College and Careers Program for middle and high school students
Jewish Vocational Services
$25,000
Program support to provide skill training for single-parent mothers
Lawrence Community Works
$35,000
Program support for youth development
Massachusetts Advocates for Children
$50,000
Continued program support of the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative, providing resources to teachers working with young witnesses and/or victims of domestic violence
Max Warburg Courage Curriculum
$25,000
Program support for implementation of a curriculum using reading, writing, and critical thinking to examine personal courage for Boston Public School 9th graders
Medical Foundation
$100,000
To support research conducted by Drs. Hockedlinger and Gubbels
My Turn
$25,000
Continued program support for pre-collegiate programs for first-generation low-income college bound high school students in Fall River and New Bedford
National Autism Center
$40,000
Program support to develop curriculum for parents of autism-spectrum children
National Foundation for Cancer Research
$100,000
Two-year grant to support angiogenesis research
New England SCORES
$40,000
Operating support of soccer and literacy programming for urban Boston students
On the Rise
$30,000
Operating support of services to homeless women
One Family
$50,000
Continued support for the One Family Scholars Program, which provides training and support to enable motivated homeless single mothers attend college
Parent-Child Home Program
$37,500
Expansion of parent education and school readiness programs for low-income preschoolers
Partners for a Healthier Community
$45,000
Planning support to expand the BEST oral health initiative
Pine Street Inn
$25,000
STRIVE job training program
Project Hope
$40,000
Support of job readiness and training programs for mothers who are single parents
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
$30,000
For MCAS training for students with disabilities
Samaritans
$35,000
Continued program support for youth suicide prevention services
STRIVE
$25,000
General operating support for job training programs
Strong Women, Strong Girls
$25,000
To support additional program slots for low-income girls
Thompson Island Outward Bound Boston Education Center
$50,000
Scholarship support to enable low-income youth to participate in experiential education programs
Travelers Aid
$40,000
Family services
Trinity Boston Foundation
$25,000
Continued program support for the Trinity Education for Excellence Program’s after-school and summer components
Urban Ecology Institute
$25,000
Project support of environmental education work with Boston schoolchildren
Walker Home for Children
$25,000
Program support for community-based behavioral treatment services
Web of Benefit
$25,000
To enable survivors of domestic violence to transition to economic self-sufficiency
Write Boston
$25,000
Support of writing coaches in Boston high schools
Year Up
$50,000
Program support for the Boston Learning Communities Program, providing job training, internships, and support for urban youth
Young Audiences
$35,000
Support of Healing Arts for Kids Program