Grants 2006
A Different September Foundation, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
$6,000 to support the Intergenerational Literacy Project
American Red Cross
Cambridge, MA
$5,000 to support Certified Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide Training to low income individuals
Asian American Civic Association, Inc.
Boston, MA
$10,000 to support the addition of a career coach/job retention specialist to the organization's workforce development training programs
Associated Grantmakers, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support the Summer Fund, a donor collaborative that makes grants that enable Boston children and youth to attend camps and summer enrichment programs. This is year one of a three-year pledge to be paid in three equal payments
Associated Grantmakers, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
$1,800 for association membership
Autism Service Dogs of America
Oswego, Oregon
*$8,000 for general support
Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support the Victory Generation After-School Program
Boston Children's Chorus
Boston, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support the development of several youth choral groups
The Boston Jewish Film Festival, Inc.
West Newton, Massachusetts
$5,000 to present the best contemporary films from around the world on Jewish themes at its annual Festival and throughout the year
Boston Partners in Education, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support year 2 of a three-year pledge to the High School Math Academic Mentoring Program
Boston Plan for Excellence in the Public Schools Foundation
Boston, Massachusetts
$5,000 to expand the ACCESS Financial Aid Advising Program for Boston Public School Students
Boston Scholars Program, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
$10,000 to support the scholarship and mentoring program
Bottom Line, Inc.
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support college counseling programs for Boston youth
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, Massachusetts
*$4,000 for general operating support
Cambridge School Volunteers, Inc.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support one-to-one tutoring and classroom assistance to high school students as well as a number of special programs at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
Camp JORI
Wakefield, Massachusetts
$6,000 to permit needy children from Greater Boston to attend camp. This is year one of a two-year pledge
Camp Starfish
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
*$2,000 for camp scholarships for children with significant emotional, behavioral, or learning problems
Charlestown Working Theater
Charlestown, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support the Arts Programming for Charlestown Youth
Chelsea Collaborative
Chelsea, Massachusetts
$5,500 to expand the Summer Youth Employment Initiative and to expand the new After-School Community Building and Tutoring program. This is year one of a three-year pledge.
Child Care Resource Center, Inc.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
$6,000 for year one of three years of general operating support.
Circle of Tapawingo
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*$2,000 to support a summer camp for bereaved girls
The City School, Inc.
Dorchester, Massachusetts
$5,000 to provide community-service, mentored job training, academic learning, and leadership training for young people in Boston
The Fenn School
Concord, Massachusetts
*$5,000 to support a tutoring program for boys from Lowell and neighboring communities
Fenway Community Development Corporation
Boston, Massachusetts
$5,500 the first year of a two-year grant to support workforce development programs.
Franklin Park Coalition
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support Playhouse in the Park during the summer 2006 season
Friends of Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly, Inc.
Brighton, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support CaringChoices, a program offering frail elderly tenants a safety net of supportive services. This is year one of a three-year pledge.
Generations Incorporated
Boston, Massachusetts
$5,500 to expand the Classroom Literacy program at Joseph Hurley School in Roxbury
Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support music education programs
The Hyde Square Task Force, Inc.
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support the youth literacy program. This is year one of a three-year pledge.
Innercity Network of Early Education Professionals
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
$6,000 to support an intensive seminar on leadership and supervision for administrators of child care centers
Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion
Boston, Massachusetts
$6,000 to support the Cacique Youth Arts Initiative
International Rescue Committee, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
$5,000 to help Somali Bantu women and their children adapt to life in the Boston area
James D. St. Clair Court Public Education Project
Boston, Massachusetts
*$3,000 to support the expansion of the Children Discovering Justice program in the Boston Public Schools
Jewish Children’s Home of Rhode Island, Inc.
Wakefield, Rhode Island
$12,000 for the first year of a two-year pledge to permit needy children from Greater Boston to attend camp in 2006
Jewish Educational and Cultural Center 'Makor,' Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
$6,000 to support the Building Bridges through Jewish Culture and Education program
Julie’s Family Learning Program Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
$6,000 the first year of a two-year grant to support basic adult education programs for women.
The Literacy Connection - A Division of CSJ Ministries Connection, Inc.
Brighton, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support The Literacy Connection adult literacy program
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont
*$2,500 for general support
Mujeres Unidas In Accion
Dorchester, Massachusetts
$6,000 to fund three new students to participate in an advanced GED class and to offer 2 additional weekly hours of tutoring for six enrolled students
North Bennet Street Industrial School
Boston, Massachusetts
*$1,000 for general support
Notre Dame Education Center, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
$5,000 for continued support of the Tuition-Free Adult Literacy Program
Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support a new customer service program, Operation Service!
Pathways for Children
Gloucester, Massachusetts
*$1,000 to support early care and education programs for children in Gloucester
Phillips Brooks House Association, Inc.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support the Refugee Youth Summer Enrichment program
Project STEP, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
$6,000 for the first payment of a three-year pledge to support music instruction and educational programs for gifted students of color in the Boston Public Schools
Raw Art Works, Inc.
Lynn, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support the first year of a two-year grant for the REAL Artists Project, an arts education and youth development program
REACH Prep, Inc.
Stamford, Connecticut
*$3,500 for general support
Refugee Immigration Ministry
Malden, Massachusetts
$6,000 for general operating expenses
Seacoast Swimming Association
Dover, New Hampshire
*$1,000 for general support
Sociedad Latina
Boston, Massachusetts
$6,000 to support an after-school academic enrichment and offer a new mathematics club to middle school youth
South Boston Neighborhood House, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support Early Books, a family reading program
Springwell, Inc. (formerly West Suburban Elder Services, Inc.)
Watertown, Massachusetts
$6,000 to deliver Kosher meals to homebound Jewish elderly in Brookline and Newton
STRIVE - Boston Employment Service, Inc.
Dorchester, Massachusetts
$10,000 to help chronically unemployed young adults find and keep jobs
Summerbridge Cambridge, Inc.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
$5,000 for support of youth on the path to college through intense year-round and summer academic enrichment programs
Travis Roy Foundation
Boston, Massachusetts
*$4,000 for general support
Tufts University Jackson Jills
Medford, Massachusetts
*$2,000 general operating support
Underground Railway Theater
Arlington, Massachusetts
$6,000 to train teachers and youth service providers in Boston and Cambridge how to bring theater arts into their schools and centers to support academic achievement
Urban Ecology Institute, Inc.
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support Greentimes, a youth development program for low income and diverse urban teens
USS Constitution Museum Foundation, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
$5,000 to support summer outreach program for Boston youth
Women Express, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
$6,000 to support a journalism mentoring program for girls
The Writers' Express, Inc.
Somerville, Massachusetts
*$9,000 for general support
Yad Chessed Charity Fund
Brookline, Massachusetts
$5,000 to help needy Jewish families with emergency necessities and no-interest loans
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
$5,500 for year one support of a three-year grant to support Training, Inc.'s job and life skills training program
Grand Total: $327,800
*Indicates a discretionary grant. Please note that this grants list shows discretionary grants and competitive grants. The discretionary grants do not always reflect the priorities specified in the Foundation’s guidelines.
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