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Grants 2001

The Algebra Project, Inc.
$5,000 to support the development of math literacy workers in the Boston and Cambridge Public Schools.

Arts in Progress
$5,000 to support the Circle of Girls, a theater and related arts program."

Associated Grant Makers, Inc.
$5,100 for continued support of programs through membership support.

Associated Grant Makers, Inc.
$5,000 for continued support of summer camps for urban youth through the Summer Fund.

Berkshire Hills Music Academy
$1,000 to support renovations of its newly acquired property.

The Boston Children's Theatre
$3,500 to support Project TASTE (Theatre Arts Subsidized Ticket Experiences) and its new outreach initiative to add a participatory component, Project PASTE.

Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc.
$4,000 to support programs serving runaway and homeless youth.

Brookline Library Foundation
$5,000 2nd year grant of a three-year pledge towards a campaign to renovate the library.

Cambodian Community of Massachusetts, Inc.
$6,000 for emergency bridge support for the organization.

Camp JORI
$4,000 for scholarships for needy children from the Greater Boston area to attend camp.

Camp Starfish, Inc.
$3,000 to provide ten scholarships to children to attend one session at Camp Starfish.

Casa Esperanza f/b/o Latinas y Ninos Center
$7,000 to support parenting education classes, group counseling for women, and child advocacy services.

Casa Myrna Vazquez, Inc.
$7,500 to support the Adolescent Transitional Living Program for teen mothers and their children made homeless by domestic violence.

Cathedral High School
$3,000 to support classes and tutoring for students with limited English proficiency.

Child Care Resource Center, Inc.
$4,000 first year payment of a two-year grant to support child care referral services, provider career development programs, and community advocacy services for families and child care providers in greater Boston."

Children's Museum in Easton
$4,000 to support Interactive Learning for Kids, a pilot educational project.

Chinese Progressive Association
$3,500 to support English as a Second Language and US citizenship classes to Chinese immigrant workers.

Citizen Schools
$5,000 second and final year pledge to expand the apprenticeship program to additional Boston Public Schools.

Congregacion Leon de Juda
$5,000 to support its church-based Higher Education Resource Center that serves inner-city youth.

Council for Children
$4,500 to support parent education, training, and support programs in Somerville.

The Coyote Theatre
$3,000 continued support of the Tremont Street Project, a playwriting after-school program.

A Different September Foundation
$5,000 to support the Intergenerational Literacy Project - a program that helps Chelsea parents improve their command of English.

Eagle Eye Institute
$4,000 to expand its Learn About Forests and Learn About Water summer programs and its after-school urban tree care program for youth.

East Boston Ecumenical Community Council
$5,000 to support English as a Second Language classes and family support services to immigrant families.

Epiphany School, Inc.
$4,000 for general operating support.

Facing History and Ourselves
$5,000 to train local middle and high school teachers to implement a curriculum that combats racism, anti-Semitism, and indifference.

Fenway Community Development Corporation
$4,000 to support job training and job placement programs for Fenway and Mission Hill residents.

The Food Project, Inc.
$4,000 to support a summer youth development program based on organic agriculture and community service.

Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras
$6,000 for continued operating support.

Handel & Haydn Society
$4,000 to support the Educational Outreach and Boston Church Partnership program, which brings music into churches, community centers, and schools."

Hebron Academy
$2,000 to support the Academy's tuition assistance program, to enable more students from the greater Boston area to attend Hebron.

Huntington Theatre Company
$2,500 to support education and outreach programs that serve youth and under-served groups in the Boston area.

Interseminarian - Project Place,
$5,000 to support social and educational programs that promotes the self-sufficiency of homeless men and women.

Jewish Family and Children's Service
$4,000 to support social and recreational programming for mentally ill residents of a group home.

Julie's Family Learning Program
$4,000 to support education, job readiness and family support programs.

Kesher Community Hebrew School /After School (Kesher,Inc.)
$3,500 to support an after-school program that promotes Jewish education and values and teaches Hebrew.

LA PIŅATA - Latin American Cultural Family Network, Inc.
$2,500 for operating costs.

Management Consulting Services
$15,000 to support the Immigrant Leadership Development Initiative.

Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers
$5,000 to support case management services in Cambridge that help Portuguese speakers access information, job, housing and other community resources.

MissionSAFE: A New Beginning, Inc.
$5,000 to support an after-school tutoring and mentoring program.

Odwin Learning
$3,000 to support college-preparatory programs for adults seeking to enter the health care field.

Prometheus Dance, Inc.
$4,000 towards operating support.

Refugee Immigration Ministry
$4,500 for church-based resettlement services for refugees seeking asylum in the Boston area.

Shelter, Inc.
$4,000 to support services at the Boston Family Shelter for families who do not meet the eligibility guidelines for state-funded emergency services.

South End Adults at Cathedral
$2,500 to support new GED program as part of the program's adult basic education and job training programs.

SpeakEasy Stage Company
$5,000 for general operating support.

Summerbridge Cambridge
$8,000 to support operating expenses for its eight-week, summer session.

United States Catholic Conference f/b/o Helping Adults Learn Today-St. Angela's ESL Center
$5,000 to support English as a Second Language classes for immigrants in Mattapan.

The Uniterra Foundation f/b/o The Jewish Organizing
$5,000 to support the Jewish Organizing Initiative's training program for young Jewish adults who work for social justice.

Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc.
$5,000 to support the expansion of a GED training program for African Americans and other adults of color.

West End House Boys & Girls Club of Allston-Brighton
$5,000 to support the satellite youth programs at the Commonwealth Housing Development.