Arts & Culture
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Apple Tree Arts $5,000
Early Childhood Head Start Music, for a comprehensive music curriculum for children at Head Start sites;
Discretionary Funds, Child Wellness Fund
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Claflin Hill Music Performance Foundation $5,000
The Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra: Cultural Access Program,
for the 2012 performance season in Milford;
Discretionary Funds
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John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum $10,000
Engaging History at the Higgins,
to expand and enhance the museum's school programs;
Worcester Credit Bureau Fund
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Old Sturbridge Village $15,000
Educational Outreach Project,
to support overnight educational fieldtrips for underserved students from Worcester Public Schools;
Discretionary Funds
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Performing Arts of Northeast Connecticut $3,500
Southbridge, MA. School Program,
for presentations at Southbridge elementary schools;
Max H. Kuhner and Eloise A. Kuhner Fund
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Salisbury Singers $1,500
38th Season,
for costs associated with the presentation of the performing season;
Discretionary Funds
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Worcester Chamber Music Society $4,500
Educational and Community Outreach Programs,
to increase public awareness and provide free and reduced ticket prices to concerts for people of all ages;
Discretionary Funds
Community Development
- Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance $15,000
Public Education and Advocacy,
for community education and coalition building on issues of family homelessness
and affordable housing;
Discretionary Funds
- Main South Community Development Corporation $7,500
The Main South Promise Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (PNRI),
to help fund the salary of the program coordinator;
Discretionary Funds, Marian B. Kubelus and Marian Zell Nesbit Memorial Fund
- Matthew 25, Inc. $6,000
3 Benefit Terrace Rehab Project,
to support the salary of the Worcester area director;
Discretionary Funds
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New England Business Associates $7,200
Worcester Office,
to purchase computers for job skills training program for people with disabilities;
Discretionary Funds
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Oak Hill Community Development Corporation $17,500
NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center,
for programs to help low/moderate-income people purchase homes and for foreclosure prevention;
Discretionary Funds
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Polus Center for Social & Economic Development $6,944
The World Gift Espresso Cafe,
to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities;
Lund Pioneer Fund
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Worcester Common Ground $15,000
Affordable housing development,
for neighborhood improvement and production of affordable housing;
Discretionary Funds
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Worcester Community Housing Resources $20,000
Community Lending Program,
to operate the loan fund program assisting nonprofit and individual homeowners;
Discretionary Funds
Education
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Bottom Line $10,000
College Access Worcester,
to help disadvantaged students with access to and success in college and career;
Discretionary Funds, Shepherd Knapp School Fund
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EcoTarium $15,000
Real Math, Real Science: 7th Grade Program Pilot II,
for a collaboration with Massachusetts Audubon to teach investigational science
and math to seventh grade Worcester Public School students;
Discretionary Funds
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Latino Education Institute $17,500
Club Educacion, to support ESOL and other programs for Latino families and children;
Discretionary Funds, Robert S. and Helen A. Bowditch Fund
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Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester $12,000
General Operating,
to provide ESOL tutoring and classes to refugees and immigrants;
Discretionary Funds
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Quinsigamond Community College Foundation $16,000
Women in Technology Middle and High School Program,
to provide Worcester Public School girls in grades 7-12 with hands-on experiences
in technology and engineering;
Shepherd Knapp School Fund
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South High Community School $10,000
Youth Philanthropy Program,
for the Youth Council to learn and serve by awarding grants to local areas of human need;
Discretionary Funds, Greater Worcester Jaycees Fund
Environmental
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Massachusetts Audubon Society $10,000
Let's Go at Worcester East Middle School,
for the outdoor exploration program at Worcester East Middle School;
Discretionary Funds, Max H. Kuhner and Eloise A. Kuhner Fund
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Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust $6,500
Service Learning Program,
operating support for the service learning coordinator position,
enabling youth to serve as volunteers;
Discretionary Funds, H. Arthur Smith Fund
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Regatta Point Community Sailing $7,500
Deckhands, Summer Day Camp and Junior Programs,
to provide full and partial scholarships for youth with financial need;
Discretionary Funds
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Regional Environmental Council $17,500
UGROW, YouthGROW,
to help urban youth and adults build and maintain community gardens;
Worcester Credit Bureau Fund
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Health & Human Services
- American Red Cross of Central Massachusetts $10,000
Disaster Relief & Preparedness Service,
to provide food, clothing, shelter and other services to people impacted
by disasters in Worcester county;
Discretionary Funds
- Audio Journal $12,000
Outreach and Development Coordinator Support,
for general operating support to create additional community awareness
and raise additional funds;
Discretionary Funds, Central Massachusetts Health Standards Fund
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Mass/Metrowest $17,500
Bigs in Schools and Sites,
to assist in providing one-to-one mentoring services to at-risk youth
in Worcester and in South Worcester County in the next year;
Marian B. Kubelus and Marian Zell Nesbit Memorial Fund
- Blackstone Valley Boys & Girls Club $6,000
Summer Camp Program,
to provide scholarships for youth who need additional financial support;
Discretionary Funds
- Bridge of Central Massachusetts $16,000
Safe Homes,
to support operating and programming costs for GLBTQ youth;
Discretionary Funds, Marc Needleman Memorial Fund
- The CASA Project $14,000
CASA Court Advocacy Program,
to work with and advocate for abused and neglected children
in Central Massachusetts juvenile courts;
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
- Centro Las Americas, Inc. $7,500
The Latino Elder Program,
to provide health screenings and social programming for Latino elders;
Lorraine Crepeau Fund
- Children's Friend $20,000
School Age Mothers (SAM),
to provide health and social services to pregnant and parenting teens
in the Worcester Public Schools;
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
- Community Harvest Project, Inc. $12,500
General operating support,
to operate a fresh produce distribution program with community volunteers
and in collaboration with Worcester County Food Bank;
Lorraine Crepeau Fund
- Community Legal Aid $14,000
General Support for Worcester Area Services,
to provide free civil legal representation to low-income individuals
in the greater Worcester area;
Discretionary Funds, Worcester Credit Bureau Fund
- Dismas House of Central Massachusetts $15,000
Richards Street House,
to provide housing and supportive services for homeless ex-offenders
in Central Massachusetts;
Discretionary Funds, Francis A. and Jacquelyn H. Harrington Human Services Fund
- Elder Services of Worcester Area $7,500
Nutrition Program,
to support operational costs for home delivered and congregate meals
for vulnerable, low income seniors;
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
- Family Health Center of Worcester $24,536
Increasing Access to Dental Care and Oral Health Education,
to provide affordable and essential dental services for low income adults;
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund, Sarah B. and Dix F. Davis Fund, Discretionary Funds
- First Church Unitarian Universalist of Leominster $14,000
Coffeehouse for GLBTQ Youth,
for program operating costs such as staff and technology for the safe space for youth;
Discretionary Funds
- Friendly House $20,000
The Frances Perkins Transitional Housing Program,
to provide housing and supportive services to homeless families;
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
- Genesis Club $17,500
Education and Employment Project,
to provide club members with confidence and support as they work and attend school;
Discretionary Funds, Olive I. and Anthony A. Borgatti Jr. Fund
- Girls Inc., of Worcester $17,500
Operating Support,
to provide comprehensive programming for girls;
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
- Henry Lee Willis Community Center $10,000
Family Care Academic Advising,
to provide tutoring help for foster care youth and support high school graduation and college prep;
Discretionary Funds, Harriet Miller Hight Education Fund with the Association of Colored Peoples
- HOPE Coalition $12,500
The HOPE Coalition Mental Health Model,
to integrate an adolescent mental health model at Worcester area youth centers and programs;
Discretionary Funds, Andrew N. Ahlfors and Helmi E. Ahlfors Fund
- Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Worcester $10,000
Operating support,
to provide shelter and other services for homeless families in order to become self-sufficient;
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
- Jewish Family Service of Worcester $7,500
The Child and Family Counseling program,
to subsidize mental health counseling for low-income children and families;
Discretionary Funds, Irving N. and Annabel Wolfson Fund
- Lutheran Social Services of New England $12,500
LSS Immigration Legal Assistance Program,
to support legal counsel for GLBT persons and political asylees in Worcester;
Discretionary Funds
- Montachusett Interfaith Hospitality Network $13,000
Operating Support,
to provide emergency shelter and support to families in need of temporary housing;
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
- Montachusett Opportunity Council $15,000
Green Acres Village Homework Center,
to operate a safe space afterschool program for young people residing at Green Acres Village;
Discretionary Funds, Joseph A. Tosoni Fund
- NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans $12,500
Assistance Dog Team Sponsorship,
to support the training of service dogs to enhance independence for people with disabilities;
Discretionary Funds, Lorraine Crepeau Fund
- New England Homes for the Deaf $8,000
The Deaf Senior Citizen Outreach Program,
to support recreational activities and educational workshops on aging and health care related topics;
Discretionary Funds, Elkanah B. Atkinson Community and Education Fund
- New Hope, Inc. $18,000
MJ Leadenham Center,
for supervised visitation and batterer intervention services at the Worcester center;
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
- North Quabbin Citizen Advocacy $8,000
Program Operating in Worcester County,
to support volunteer advocacy friendships for people of all ages;
H. Arthur Smith Fund
- Northbridge Council on Aging $5,000
Transportation Program,
for the position of transportation coordinator arranging volunteer drivers for medical appointments;
Discretionary Funds, Lorraine Crepeau Fund
- Our Father's House, Inc. $15,000
Ensuring Wellness in Homeless Children,
to provide access to medical and dental services for all children coming into the shelter;
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
- Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center $12,000
Comprehensive Case Management Worcester,
to resettle newly arrived refugees in Worcester;
Discretionary Funds
- Tri-Valley, Inc. $7,500
Community Support Services,
to provide individual, in-home services to low-income elders in South Central Massachusetts;
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
- VNA Care Network and Hospice $7,500
The Worcester Elder Health Clinic,
for outreach services to benefit vulnerable elders in the city of Worcester;
Saint Vincent Healthcare Fund, Discretionary Funds
- Worcester Youth Center $12,500
Operating Support for 2012,
to help serve Worcester's most at-risk youth;
Discretionary Funds, Youth Opportunity Fund
- YMCA of Central Massachusett $12,000
The Minority Achievers Program, to support the academic support and career exploration
initiative for minority middle and high school students;
Discretionary Funds, Barbara E. and William E. Christensen Fund
- YWCA of Central Massachusetts $7,500
Domestic Violence Community Education,
to provide violence prevention education workshops to school age children
and adults in the greater Worcester area;
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
- YWCA/Daybreak Resources for Women & Children $10,000
Daybreak Community-based Services,
to provide outreach and services to women who are victims of domestic violence;
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
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