Recent Grants

The grant programs for 2013 are underway. As each cycle completes the approved grants will be listed.  Please check back often to view updates.

The largest and most flexible grant program, providing approximately $1.6 million annually for the general betterment of the community.

Fall 2012

  • Apple Tree Arts $6,000
    Head Start Preschool Outreach, for music instruction at area Head Start preschools
    Discretionary Funds

  • Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Mass/Metrowest $17,500
    Bigs in School and Sites, for mentoring services within schools and agencies
    Discretionary Funds, Marian B. Kubelus and Marian Zell Nesbit Memorial Fund

  • Blackstone Valley Boys & Girls Club $6,000
    Summer Camp Support, to provide scholarships for youth who need additional financial support
    Discretionary Funds, Child Wellness Fund

  • Bottom Line $10,000
    Worcester College Access and Success Programs, for college application and support
    Shepherd Knapp School Fund

  • Bridge of Central Massachusetts $18,000
    Safe Homes, for clinician and program manager for GLBT youth
    Discretionary Funds, Andrew N. Ahlfors and Helmi E. Ahlfors Fund

  • The CASA Project $16,000
    Child Court Advocacy, to manage volunteers to advocate for children in juvenile courts
    Discretionary Funds, Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

  • Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance $15,000
    Public Education and Advocacy, to educate community members on policy solutions
    Discretionary Funds, Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

  • Centro Las Americas $10,000
    Latino Elder Program, for case management and transportion
    Discretionary Funds

  • Children's Friend $20,000
    The School Age Mothers (SAM) Program, education and health services for young mothers
    Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

  • Claflin Hill Music Performance Foundation $5,000
    Community Music Outreach, for musician fees and other costs for public concerts
    Discretionary Funds

  • Community Harvest Project $12,500
    Volunteer Farming Program, to engage community members in food production for the needy
    Discretionary Funds, Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

  • Community Legal Aid $17,500
    Worcester County Operating Support, free legal representation and community education
    Discretionary Funds, Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

  • Community Services, Inc. $7,840
    Worcester Nutrition Program, to provide meals to homebound individuals in our area
    Lorraine Crepeau Fund, Marc Needleman Memorial Fund

  • Dismas House of Central Massachusetts $15,000
    Prisoner Reentry, general operating support for shelters and services
    Discretionary Funds, Lorraine Crepeau Fund
  • Elder Services of Worcester Area $7,500
    Nutrition Program, for congregate or home delivered meals to frail elders
    Discretionary Funds

  • Family Health Center of Worcester $25,000
    Dental Care, to increase access to essential dental services
    Discretionary Funds, Sarah B. and Dix F. Davis Fund
  • Fitchburg Cultural Alliance $8,000
    Rollstone Studios, for staffing to increase public access to the studio
    Discretionary Funds, Joseph A. Tosoni Fund
  • Friendly House $20,000
    The Frances Perkins Transitional Housing Program, required HUD matching funds
    Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

  • Friends of the Worcester Public Library $6,000
    Museum Pass Program, to provide free admissions
    Discretionary Funds
  • Girls Inc., of Worcester $17,500
    General Operating Support, comprehensive programming for girls
    Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
  • Greater Worcester Land Trust $5,000
    Volunteer & Membership Coordinator, to expand volunteers for land stewardship
    Discretionary Funds
  • Growing Places Garden Project $7,000
    Program Support, to offer backyard gardening support and nutrition education
    Discretionary Funds

  • Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts $10,000
    Construction Assistant Intern, to produce affordable housing for families in need
    Discretionary Funds

  • HOPE Coalition $12,500
    The HOPE Coalition Mental Health Model, site-based mental health services at four centers
    Discretionary Funds
  • Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Worcester $10,000
    Homeless Family Support, to provide shelter and other services for homeless families
    Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
  • Jericho Road Project $5,000
    Worcester Area Nonprofit Support, for board development programs
    Discretionary Funds, Worcester County Deputy Sheriffs Association Fund
  • Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester $12,395
    ESOL, to provide classes and tutoring in English for Speakers of other Languages
    H. Arthur Smith Fund
  • Lutheran Social Services of New England $12,500
    Assistance to Victims of Human Trafficking, support for people in the Worcester area
    Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
 
 
  • Massachusetts Audubon Society $13,000
    Let's Go, for outdoor exploration and physical activity program at Worcester East Middle School
    Discretionary Funds, Max H. Kuhner and Eloise A. Kuhner Fund

  • Matthew 25, Inc. $10,000
    3 Benefit Terrace, for the Worcester area director to oversee property development
    Discretionary Funds, Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
  • Montachusett Interfaith Hospitality Network $15,000
    Family Housing Program, operating support for services to homeless families
    Discretionary Funds, Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

  • Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust $6,500
    MassLIFT Service Learning Program, for the youth service learning coordinator position
    Discretionary Funds, Greater Worcester Jaycees Fund

  • Museum of Russian Icons $4,500
    3 Museums 1 Great Day, audience engagement with the Worcester Art Museum and Tower Hill
    Discretionary Funds

  • NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans $12,500
    Assistance Dog Training, to train service dogs for people with mobility challenges
    Discretionary Funds

  • North Quabbin Citizen Advocacy $8,000
    General Operating Support, to support volunteer advocacy friendships for people of all ages
    Discretionary Funds

  • Northbridge Council on Aging $5,000
    Transportation Coordinator, to coordinate transportation of elders to needed appointments
    Discretionary Funds
  • Oak Hill Community Development Corporation $17,500
    NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center of Worcester, classes for responsible homeownership
    Discretionary Funds

  • Our Father's House, Inc. $15,000
    Ensuring Wellness in Homeless Children, to increase the hours of the social worker
    Discretionary Funds, Joseph A. Tosoni Fund
  • Performing Arts of Northeast Connecticut $3,500
    Southbridge and Webster School Programs, to present the New Haven Symphony in schools
    Discretionary Funds

  • Quinsigamond Community College Foundation $16,000
    Women in Technology, for a high school collaboration teaching robotics to girls
    Discretionary Funds, Anna S. and Warren G. Davis Fund

  • Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center $13,331
    Comprehensive Case Management Services, advocacy services for refugees in Worcester
    Discretionary Funds, Jiji's Fund

  • Regional Environmental Council $17,500
    General Operating Support, for public education, gardening and youth engagement
    Worcester Credit Bureau Fund
  • Salisbury Singers $1,500
    Concert Season, to produce public concerts
    Discretionary Funds
  • Shrewsbury Public Library $4,500
    English Conversation Circle, to facilitate an ESOL learning circle in 2013
    Discretionary Funds

  • South High Community School $12,000
    Youth Leadership through Philanthropy, for the youth council to award for local need
    Discretionary Funds, Youth Opportunity Fund

  • Straight Ahead Ministries $15,000
    Worcester Youth Re-entry Project, for interventions that support disconnected youth
    Discretionary Funds, Fairman C. Cowan Fund

  • ValleyCAST $5,000
    ValleyCast, to produce a documentary on Whitinsville in the industrial revolution
    Discretionary Funds

  • Veterans, Inc. $20,000
    Veteran Peer Specialist, to serve those returning from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan
    Discretionary Funds, Lois Anne Memorial Fund

  • VNA Care Network and Hospice $7,500
    Worcester Elder Health Clinic, to provide health screenings at community-based sites
    Discretionary Funds, Central Massachusetts Health Standards Fund
  • Worcester Anti-Foreclosure Team $2,500
    WAFT grassroots campaign, to inform homeowners of their options under foreclosure
    Discretionary Funds

  • Worcester Chamber Music Society $6,000
    Education and Outreach, for community education and free access to concerts
    Discretionary Funds

  • Worcester Community Housing Resources $20,000
    Affordable Housing, operating support for 2013 efforts to develop housing
    Discretionary Funds
  • Worcester Roots Project $10,000
    Staffing, to train staff and educate residents about environmental health topics
    Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

  • Worcester Youth Center $15,000
    Operating Support, to provide youth with opportunities and support
    Discretionary Funds

  • YMCA of Central Massachusetts $12,000
    Minority Achievers Program, for academic support and career exploration services
    Shepherd Knapp School Fund
  • YWCA/Daybreak Resources for Women & Children $10,000
    Daybreak Services, for advocacy, counseling, and support for women dealing with domestic violence
    Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

  • YWCA of Central Massachusetts $7,500
    Domestic Violence Community Education, to educate about violence and promote healthy relationships
    Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund 

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Total Grant Awards: $650,566

Spring 2012

  • Abby's House $20,000
    Operating Costs: general operating support to provide vital services to homeless women and children
    Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
  • African Community Education Program $15,000
    Operational Support: for an academic support program and outreach services for immigrant children and their families
    Barbara E. and William E. Christensen Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • ARTSWorcester $10,000
    General Operating Support: to serve visual, literary, and performing artists
    Fund for the Arts and Humanities

  • Auburn Youth and Family Services $10,000
    Youth Development Programs and Services: to provide high impact programs and activities for children and youth of Auburn
    Discretionary Funds

  • Bancroft School $10,500
    Worcester Partnership: to engage children from Elm Park Community School in enrichment programs at Bancroft
    Robert S. and Helen A. Bowditch Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • Best Buddies Massachusetts $4,000
    The Worcester CountyHigh School and College Frienship Project: to provide one-to-one friendships for people with and without intellectual disabilities
    Discretionary Funds

  • Boys & Girls Club of Worcester  $10,000
    Summer Time Learning Loss: for staffing training and to implement high yield learning activities at summer camp
    Main South Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • Camp Putnam, Inc $10,000
    Residential Summer Camp: for campership assistance for low-income youth from Worcester and surrounding towns
    Discretionary Funds

  • Children's Friend, Inc. $10,000
    Treatment Access Fund: to provide mental health services to children and families who would otherwise be unable to obtain therapeutic support
    Lorraine Crepeau Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • Church of Saint Luke the Evangelist $4,000
    Adult ELL Program: for teachers and coordinators, and to purchase student textbooks for English Language Learners
    Discretionary Funds
  • City of Worcester Health and Human Services $20,000
    Senior Support Team: to support coordindated outreach efforts that connect  frail and vulnerable seniors to needed services
    Olive I. and Anthony A. Borgatti Jr. Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • Cleghorn Neighborhood Center $7,500
    Empowerment Through Education: to support ESL, GED, computer and leadership training classes
    Joseph A. Tosoni Fund

  • Colleges of Worcester Consortium, Inc. $8,000
    Collegiate Success Institute: to engage Worcester high school students in financial literacy and career exploration
    Discretionary Funds

  • Community Healthlink $12,000
    Together For Kids: to support early childhood menthal health prevention model for YWCA preschoolers
    Francis A. and Jacquelyn H. Harrington Human Services Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • Discovery Museums $5,000
    Open Door Connections: to engage Worcester elementary school children in hands on science, math, technology and engineering activites in classrooms and at the museum
    Discretionary Funds

  • Dress for Success Worcester Inc. $7,000
    General operating support: to support programs that promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women
    Discretionary Funds

  • Dynamy, Inc. $15,000
    Youth Academy: for academic and leadership programs to prepare low-income, first-generation Worcester Public high shcool students for college success
    Youth Opportunity Fund

  • EcoTarium $7,500
    Real Math Real Science 2012-2013: for a collaboration with Mass Audubon to teach investigational science and math to 7th grade Worcester Public School students
    Discretionary Funds

  • Family Health Center of Worcester $23,000
    Transitioning to Stability: to provide health care and case management support for homeless children and families
    Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

  • Family Health Center of Worcester $7,202
    Centering Pregnancy: to provide services that improve positive birth outcomes for high risk low-income women
    Lund Pioneer Fund

  • First Night Worcester $8,000
    First Night Worcester 2013: toward the annual festival of the arts in downtown Worcester and related educational partnerships
    Fund for the Arts and Humanities, Discretionary Funds

  • Habitat for Humanity-MetroWest/Greater Worcester $12,000
    General operating support: to support the affordable housing program
    Micah Housing Corporation Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • Heywood Hospital $10,000
    Murdock Health Center: administrative support for the care coordination and outreach services
    Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

  • Horizons for Homeless Children $8,000
    Central Region Playspaces: to design and equip playspaces in homeless shelters and to recruit volunteers to engage children in developmentally-appropriate play
    Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

  • House of Peace and Education $15,000
    Operating support: to empower women and children through skill and charachter building and job readiness programs
    Curtis G. Watkins Education Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • Household Goods Recyling of Massachusetts $7,000
    General Operating: to collect and distribute quality furniture and household goods to individuals and families in need
    Discretionary Funds

  • Jewish Family Service of Worcester $9,000
    School based Consultation to Improve Social/Emotional Skills: to subsidize in school mental health intervention strategies and services
    Saint Vincent Healthcare Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • Joy of Music Program $10,000
    Financial Aid Program: need-based scholarships for students
    Discretionary Funds

  • LUK Crisis Center $5,400
    Family Mediation Services: to work with families as part of the COMPASS Project to reduce teen and young adult homelessness
    Discretionary Funds

  • Lutheran Social Services of New England $17,500
    Economic Advancement for Refugee Women: for a financial literacy course and focus on a craft collaborative
    Corinne Charron Turner Fund, Discretionary Funds

 

  • Master Singers of Worcester $4,000
    Hecho en Mexico: for a Spring 2013 performance and reception at Tuckerman Hall
    Discretionary Funds

  • Mohegan Council Boy Scouts of America $12,000
    ScoutReach: to instill positive values and help young people achieving their potential at site-based locations in Worcester county
    Lorraine Crepeau Fund

  • MSPCC $8,000
    MSPCC Connecting Families Program: to provide Worcester operational support to connect familes with vital community services and resources
    Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

  • Nativity School of Worcester $10,000
    Nativity Fellows Program: to provide students with talented and passionate teachers
    James J. and Patricia A. Moynihan Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • North Brookfield Youth Center $10,000
    General support: for academic and enrichment programs for children
    Discretionary Funds

  • Oak Hill Community Development Corporation $12,500
    Community Stabilization and Development: for general operating support for affordable housing and community building efforts
    Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

  • Old Sturbridge Village $150,000
    Campaign for Old Sturbridge Village - Debt Elimination: toward Old Sturbridge Village’s campaign to pay off two loans totaling $4 million
    Robert W. Booth Fund in Memory of George F. Booth

  • Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester $5,000
    Sustainability and Growth: to support the music school
    Discretionary Funds

  • Pathways for Change $12,500
    Rape Crisis Hotline and Counseling: to provide multicultural education and prevention services to individuals impacted by sexual violence
    Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

  • Pleasant Street Neighborhood Network Center $8,000
    Operating Support: to create safe, attractive and livable communities for a diverse group of Piedmont area residents
    Providence & Worcester Railroad Company Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • Preservation Worcester $10,000
    General support: for education and advocay to preserve the built environment
    Discretionary Funds

  • Rachel's Table $13,000
    Food rescue in Worcester: for food recovery and children's nutrition at summer meal programs
    Elkanah B. Atkinson Community and Education Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • Rainbow Child Development Center $15,000
    Preschool Program: to provide a quality education for vulnerable young children
    Marian B. Kubelus and Marian Zell Nesbit Memorial Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • Rise Above Foundation $5,000
    Foster Children Activities: to provide special events outside the reach of area foster children
    Irving N. and Annabel Wolfson Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts $14,000
    Operating Support: to engage Southeast Asian youth and families in community
    Discretionary Funds

  • Spanish American Center $6,000
    English for Speakers of other Languages: for ESL classes
    Discretionary Funds

  • Stand for Children Leadership Center $7,500
    Expansion of Worcester Chapter: to train parents in leadership skills to advocate for better schools
    Discretionary Funds

  • Tenacity, Inc. $9,000
    Summer Tennis & Reading Program: for a free summer enrichment program involving reading and tennis for youth across the city
    Andrew N. Ahlfors and Helmi E. Ahlfors Fund

  • Twin Cities Community Development Corporation $12,500
    Strong Neighborhoods Campaign: to support community organizing activities in Fitchburg and Leominster
    Discretionary Funds

  • UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. $5,000
    Mobile Safety Street: to operate an injury prevention education program in Worcester Public Schools and city sites
    Central Massachusetts Health Standards Fund

  • Valley Residents for Improvement, Inc. $18,000
    Summer Program: For summer day camp at Lakeside Apartments with Worcester Housing Authority and YMCA of Central MA
    Marian B. Kubelus and Marian Zell Nesbit Memorial Fund

  • VSA Arts of Massachusetts $5,000
    Worcester Arts Expansion Program: for arts-based instruction for students with or without disabilites
    Discretionary Funds

  • WCUW, Inc. $10,000
    Operating Support: for the community radio station to manage volunteers and deliver culturally relevant programming
    Discretionary Funds

  • Webster Education Foundation $7,000
    Partnership After School For Student Success "For Girls Only": to promote healthy choices using SMART curricula
    Bradford J. Kemp Fund

  • Whitin Memorial Community Center $10,000
    Youth Outreach Programs: for Summer Youth Theatre, after-school and year round educational and recreational activities
    Discretionary Funds

  • Worcester Education Collaborative $9,000
    General Operating Support: to develop collaborations and partnerships that will improve public education in Worcester
    Discretionary Funds

  • Worcester Tree Initiative $5,000
    Planting and Caring for trees: to plant trees and create tree stewards in areas devasted by investations in Worcester and surrounding towns
    Discretionary Funds

  • YOU, Inc. $10,000
    The Upward Bound Scholars Program: to assist high school students transition to and succeed in college
    Sumner Lee Sharfman Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • YMCA of Central Massachusetts $13,000
    Kids on the Move: for an after-school program of youth centered exercise, nutritional education and interactive family activities
    Partnership Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • YouthNet $17,500
    YouthNet Summer 2012: for the summer evening program for young teens, including activities at area centers and onsite clinical support
    Youth Opportunity Fund, Discretionary Funds

  • YWCA of Central Massachusetts $15,000
    Young Parents Program: to enable teen mothers to complete their GED and pursue employment
    Francis A. and Jacquelyn H. Harrington Human Services Fund

    YWCA of Central Massachusetts $7,500
    Drop-In Respite Child Care: to provide emergency child care services for mothers in crisis or transition
    Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

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Total Grant Awards: 773,602

Fall 2011

Arts & Culture

  • 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

  • Claflin Hill Music Performance Foundation $5,000
    The Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra: Cultural Access Program,
    for the 2012 performance season in Milford;
    Discretionary Funds

  • 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

  • Old Sturbridge Village    $15,000
    Educational Outreach Project,
    to support overnight educational fieldtrips for underserved students
    from Worcester Public Schools;
    Discretionary Funds

  • 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

  • Salisbury Singers $1,500
    38th Season,
    for costs associated with the presentation of the performing season;
    Discretionary Funds

  • 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
    •  New England Business Associates $7,200
      Worcester Office,
      to purchase computers for job skills training program for people with disabilities;
      Discretionary Funds

    • 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

    • Polus Center for Social & Economic Development $6,944
      The World Gift Espresso Cafe,
      to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities;
      Lund Pioneer Fund

    • Worcester Common Ground $15,000
      Affordable housing development,
      for neighborhood improvement and production of affordable housing;
      Discretionary Funds

    • Worcester Community Housing Resources $20,000
      Community Lending Program,
      to operate the loan fund program assisting nonprofit and individual homeowners;
      Discretionary Funds

      Education

    •  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

    • 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

    • 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

    • Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester $12,000
      General Operating,
      to provide ESOL tutoring and classes to refugees and immigrants;
      Discretionary Funds

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • Regional Environmental Council $17,500
      UGROW, YouthGROW,
      to help urban youth and adults build and maintain community gardens;
      Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

       

 

  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 

______________________
Total Grant Awards: 723,180

Supports charitable, educational, humanistic, and cultural activities to benefit the citizens of Auburn.

2012

  • Auburn Youth and Family Services $3,000  
    Summer Youth Development Programs
  • Friends of Pappas Recreation Complex Corp. $4,000  
    Dr. Arthur and Dr. Martha Pappas Recreation Complex
  • Keeping Auburn Warm $2,500  
    Fuel Assistance for Auburn Residents
  • Massachusetts Audubon Society $5,000  
    Plant Science Program for Auburn Third Graders
  • Town of Auburn, Dept. of Recreation & Culture $1,500  
    Auburn Children's Summer Theater Camp

____________________
Total Grant Awards:
$16,000

2011

  • Auburn Historical Society $3,000
    Artifact Preservation and Storage Shed
  • Auburn Youth and Family Services $5,000
    Summer Youth Development Programs
  • First Congregational Church in Auburn $600
    Auburn Community Supper
  • Friends of the Senior Citizens Association $4,000
    Kitchen cabinet refacing
  • Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts $2,000
    Summer Camp for Girls
  • Massachusetts Audubon Society $5,000
    Auburn Initiative
  • Town of Auburn, Dept. of Recreation & Culture $2,000
    Auburn Children's Summer Theater Camp
  • Worcester Youth Orchestras $2,900
    General Support

____________________
Total Grant Awards: $24,500

Supports congregational-based social ministries in Worcester neighborhoods.

2011

  • All-Saints Episcopal Church $2,000
    Fun and Fab Fridays
  • Belmont Street Baptist Church $2,500
    English as a Second Language
  • Marie Anne Center $3,000
    Summer Activities for Children
  • Our Lady of Providence Church $1,000
    Lincoln St. Saints Basketball League
  • St. Peter's Parish $2,500
    Summer Community Service Project for At-Risk Teens
  • Trinity Lutheran Church $3,000
    Elm Park Ministries Urban Day Camp

_______________________
Total Grant Awards: $14,000

Promotes excellence and innovation in healthcare delivery, education and research in the Worcester area.

2012

  • Anna Maria College $15,000
    Fairlawn Nurse Scholars Program
    To provide tuition aid to nursing students enrolled at Anna Maria College
  • Becker College $15,000
    Fairlawn Nursing Scholarships
    To support nursing students who live in Worcester and have demonstrated a commitment to future employment here and who agree to serve as outreach ambassaors for nursing.
  • Central Massachusetts AHEC $35,000
    Medical Interpreter Training
    Seed funding to develop supports for more interpreters to secure certification
  • Heywood Hospital $20,000
    Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Program
    To begin a pilot project with GAAMHA Transit serving high-risk and vulnerable patients with chronic disease.
  • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences $15,000
    Fairlawn Scholars Award Fund
    To support nursing students who live in the Worcester area and have demonstrated a commitment to future employment here and who agree to serve as outreach ambassaors for nursing.
 
 
  • Quinsigamond Community College Foundation $15,000
    Fairlawn Nursing Scholarships
    To provide scholarship support for students in the Associates Degree in Nursing and Practical Nursing Certificate programs who demonstrate commitment and financial need.  
  • University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Nursing $20,000
    Fairlawn Nursing Scholars Program
    To support nursing students who live in Worcester and have demonstrated a commitment to future employment here and who agree to serve as outreach ambassaors for nursing. 
  • Worcester State Foundation $20,000
    Fairlawn Nursing Scholars Program
    To support nursing students who live in Worcester and have demonstrated a commitment to future employment here and who agree to serve as outreach ambassaors for nursing. 
  • Worcester State University $60,000
    The Future of Nursing
    A one year grant to establish the program in 2012
 
 
Total Grant Awards $225,000

2011

  • Anna Maria College $15,000
    Fairlawn Nurse Scholars Program
    to award as scholarship for qualified nursing students Spring 2012
  • Becker College $15,000
    Fairlawn Nursing Scholars Program
    for scholarship assistance for nursing students
  • Community Healthlink $90,000
    Improving Health for People with Mental Illness
    to develop and coordinate wellness programs for 400 clients.
  • Family Health Center of Worcester $67,000
    Family Nurse Practitioner Residency
    for salary support for FNP residents during fiscal year 2012
  • Fitchburg State University $150,000
    Educational Advancement
    for LPN's to implement a collaborative project to increase bachelor degrees in nursing.

 

 
  • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science $15,000
    Fairlawn Scholars Award Fund
    to provide scholarship assistance to Worcester nursing students in Spring 2012
  • Quinsigamond Community College Foundation $15,000
    Fairlawn Nurse Scholars Program
    to provide scholarships to qualified nursing students in Spring 2012
  • University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Nursing $20,000
    Fairlawn Scholars Program
    to provide scholarships for nursing students at the graduate level in Spring 2012
  • University of Massachusetts Medical School/Commonwealth Medicine $90,000
    Central Massachusetts MOLST (Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment)
    to develop and test a curriculum in order to implement MOLST throughout Central Mass by 2014.
  • Worcester State University $20,000
    Fairlawn Nurse Scholars Program
    to provide scholarships for qualified nursing students

 

 Total Grant Awards: $497,000

Improves the health status of vulnerable populations living in Central Massachusetts.

 

 2013
  • Abby's House $5,000
    Women's Center
    for nutrition education, dental care, fitness, and other health
    promotion services for women at the Center
  • AIDS Project Worcester $10,000
    Caring for Hepatitis C Exposure
    to provide rapid HEP C testing and counseling to high risk clients
  • Boys & Girls Club of Webster-Dudley $10,000
    Choices Program
    to provide mental health counseling and other supportive services
    and programs for youth ages 12-15
  • Catholic Charities Worcester County $15,000
    Health Outreach and Education Project
    for case management and direct services for vulnerable
    people in Southbridge
  • Children's Friend, Inc. $20,000
    School Age Mothers
    to  provide health and social services to pregnant and parenting
    teens in the Worcester Public Schools
  • City of Worcester Health and Human Services $15,000
    Promoting Healthy Aging Through Evidence-Based Programming
    to provide free, multi-lingual exercise and wellness classes
    at the Worcester Senior Center
  • Family Health Center of Worcester $20,000
    Homeless Families Program
    toward an additional case manager position to serve the
    growing numbers of newly sheltered families.
  • Genesis Club $5,000
    Healthy Living
    to support the health and wellness initiative for adults living
    with mental illness
  • Girls Inc., of Worcester $7,500
    Promoting Healthy Lifestyles for At-Risk Girls
    to provide programming in fitness and nutrition to encourage
    physical fitness and wellness for economically disadvantaged girls
 
  • Pathways for Change $4,222
    Medical Accompaniment
    for coordinated response for victims of sexual assault
    and abuse at hospitals and/or via the hotline
  • Pernet Family Health Service $5,000
    Linking Mothers and Babies to Long-Term Support
    to prevent health risks for vulnerable young mothers and
    their new born infants
  • Rainbow Child Development Center $5,000
    Speech and Language Development Program
    for continued support to assist children ages 2.9 - 5 years to enter
    kindergarten ready to learn
  • Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts $15,000
    Healthy Mind, Healthy Life
    to support health and mental health access to the Asian communities
    in the Worcester area
  • UMass Memorial Foundation $5,000
    Asthma Home Management for Children in Worcester Public Schools
    to help parents, schools and providers upgrade skills in respiratory
    assessment and use of inhalers
  • VNA Care Network and Hospice $5,000
    Improving Patient Care: Low Level Light Therapy
    pain management for home bound and frail patients
  • Y.O.U., Inc. $20,000
    Pregnant and Parenting Teen Program
    to provide skilled nursing, prenatal education, and case management to
    teenage parents in Southern Worcester County
  • Y.O.U., Inc. $10,000
    Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
    to provide on-site counseling services to young children in need of
    behavioral assistance and to work with staff to support them in the classroom
_______________________
2013 Fallon/OrNda Grants Total:
$176,722

2012

  • Abby's House $5,000  
    Women's Center
    For nutrition education, dental care, fitness, and other health promotion services for
    women at the Center
  • AIDS Project Worcester $7,325
    STI Clinic Construction
    For costs associated with expansion of space for counseling and testing
  • Boys & Girls Club of Webster-Dudley $7,000
    The Choices Program
    To provide mental health counseling for youth ages 12-15 4 nights a week
  • Catholic Charities Worcester County $15,000
    Health Outreach and Education Project
    For case management and direct services for vulnerable people in Southbridge
  • Children's Friend $20,000  
    School Age Mothers Program
    To provide health and social services to pregnant and parenting teens in the
    Worcester Public Schools
  • City of Worcester Health and Human Services $15,000  
    Promoting Healthy Aging Through Evidence-Based Programming
    To provide free, multi-lingual exercise classes at the Worcester Senior Center and for
    a public information campaign to increase participation and awareness
  • Community Healthlink $10,000
    St. Johns Health Care Clinic
    To support medical staff once a week to work with adults in need of medical care
  • Family Health Center of Worcester $20,000
    Homeless Families Program
    Toward an additional case manager position to serve the growing numbers of
    newly sheltered families
  • Genesis Club $5,000
    Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
    To support regular exercise, nutrition and smoking cessation programming
 
 
  • Our Father's House, Inc. $7,000
    Ensuring Wellness in Homeless Children
    To provide access to medical and dental services for all children coming into the shelter
  • Pathways for Change $3,000
    The Medical Accompaniment Services
    On-Calls status as well as Hospital Response
  • Pernet Family Health Service $5,000
    Linking Mothers and Babies to Long-Term Support
    Support for case management services and nursing visits to prevent families in crisis from falling through the cracks
  • Rainbow Child Development Center $7,500
    Speech and Language Development Program
    For continued support to assist children ages 2.9 - 5 years to enter kindergarten ready to learn
  • Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts $15,000
    Access to Healthcare Project
    To reduce health disparities, promote healthy lifestyles and to be a bridge for access to health care
  • UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. $10,000
    Better Breathing for Children in Worcester Public Schools
    To help school nurses upgrade skills in respiratory assessment and use of inhalers
  • Y.O.U., Inc. $20,000
    The Pregnant and Parenting Teen Program
    To provide skilled nursing, prenatal education, and case management to teenage parents in Southern Worcester County
  • Y.O.U., Inc. $15,000
    The Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program
    To provide on-site counseling services to young children in need of behavioral assistance and to work with staff to support them in the classroom
  • YMCA of Central Massachusetts $5,000
    LIVESTRONG
    To support an evidence based exercise and healthy living program for cancer survivors
 
_______________________
2012 Fallon/OrNda Grants Total:
$191,825

2011

  • Abby's House $5,000
    The Women's Center
    For nutrition education, dental care, fitness, and other health promotion services for women at the Center
  • Boys & Girls Club of Webster-Dudley $10,000
    The Choices Program
    To assit with staff and mental health counseling for youth ages 12-15
  • Catholic Charities $19,000
    Worcester County Health Outreach and Education Project
    For case management and direct services for vulnerable people in Southbridge
  • Children's Friend $20,000
    School Age Mothers (SAM) Program
    To improve the health of teen parent and their children
  • City of Worcester Health and Human Services $10,000
    Promoting Healthy Aging
    To provide free, multi-lingual exercise classes at the Worcester Senior Center and for a public information
    campaign to increase participation
  • Community Healthlink $15,000
    Triage Center Nursing Care
    To help support a part-time nurse for the new triage center for homeless individuals
  • Family Health Center of Worcester $20,000
    Homeless Families Program
    Toward an additional case manager position to serve the growing numbers of newly sheltered families
 
  • Pernet Family Health Service $15,000
    Safety Net Services
    For a half-time case manager
  • Pregnant and Parenting Teen Program $20,000
    Pregnant & Parenting Teen Program
    To provide skilled nursing, prenatal education, and case management to teenage
    parents in Southern Worcester County
  • Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts $15,000
    The SEAC Health Access Project
    To maintain a part-time health outreach coordinator
  • Spectrum Health Systems $10,000
    Primary Care/Behavioral Health Integration Project
    To purchase medical equipment for a new primary care medical exam room
  • UMass Memorial Foundation $10,000
    UMass Memorial Ronald McDonald Care Mobile
    Towards the purchase of a new Care Mobile that improves access to health and dental care
  • YMCA of Central Massachusetts $10,000
    Men's Health and Family Services
    To engage men from communities of color in Worcester with information about important health screenings
  • Y.O.U., Inc. $15,000
    Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
    For consultation services in early child care centers in identified neighborhoods

_______________________
2011 Fallon/OrNda Grants Total: $194,000

Created by the Class of 1966 to promote innovative school-based educational projects in Killingly, CT.

2013

  • Goodyear Early Childhood Center $380
    For materials to be used in fine-motor activities.
  • Killingly Central School $150
    For poetry books and refreshments for an evening
    Poetry Cafe for students and parents.
  • Killingly High School $321
    For 3 document cameras, and accessories, to support
    9th grade English instruction.
  • Killingly Intermediate School $200
    For four Kindle chargers.
 
  • Killingly Intermediate School $130
    For an Avervision document camera.
  • Killingly Intermediate School $252
    For 2 video cameras and other recording equipment.
  • Killingly Intermediate School $300
    To take 25 students to visit the Mark Twain
    house and museum in Hartford, CT.
  • Killingly Memorial School $520
    For a digital projector, document camera,
    and accessory equipment.
_______________________
Total 2013 FOLK Fund Grants:
$2,253


2012
 

  • Killingly Central School $250
    For curriculum supplies for a summer program
    for children with Autism Spectrum disorders
  • Killingly Central School $250
    To fund a portion of the Summer Reader celebration
    assembly being held in September 2012
  • Killingly High School $200
    To purchase gift cards for the ALPS Assessment
    and Rewards Program
  • Killingly High School $500
    For a class field trip to Concord, Massachusetts
 
 
  • Killingly Intermediate School $500
    For the purchase of four Kindles and downloadable
    books
  • Killingly Intermediate School $400
    To purchase Boardmaker Plus, an educational
    software for curriculum development
  • Killingly Memorial School $250
    To help fund the Mad Science Assembly in
    September 2012
  • Killingly Memorial School $640
    To purchase Summer Reading Challenge books
    for 80 students

_______________________
Total 2012 FOLK Fund Grants:
$2,990

2011

  • Killingly Central School $400
    Reading for Safety's Sake
  • Killingly Central School $150
    High-Interest Periodicals for Struggling Readers
  • Killingly Central School $250
    Field trip to Mystic Aquarium for grade 1
  • Killingly Memorial School $250
    Fine Motor Readiness for Kindergarten Curriculum
  • Killingly Intermediate School $500
    Be a Historical Explorer and a Muse Composer
 
  • Killingly Intermediate School $250
    Travel by train!
  • Killingly Intermediate School $200
    Social Skills-multimedia
  • Killingly Intermediate School $400
    Killingly Connections
  • Killingly High School $400
    Project SEARCH
  • Killingly High School $400
    American Citizenship Course State Capitol Field Trip

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Total 2011 FOLK Fund Grants: $3,200

A resource for recreational and educational programs for the youth of Millbury.

2012

  • Friends of the Millbury Public Library $1,072  
    Animal Vacation Children's Program Series
    for the "Animal Vacation" children's program
  • Friends of the Millbury Public Library $650  
    Celebrity Readers programs
    for support of specific Celebrity Readers shows, as outlined in your application

    Total Grant Awards: $1,722

2011 

  • EcoTarium $500  
    Millbury Youth Accessibility Program
    to support summer program youth and chaperones to visit the museum for a field trip
  • Millbury Historical Society $200  
    Bringing the Grass Hill School to Life
    to assit with providing a field trip for second grade students to a 1861 school house
  • Millbury Memorial Jr./Sr. High School $700  
    Environmental Science Class
    to support the senior class with supplies and transportation costs associated with learning about,
    and teaching environmental issues and recycling
  • Millbury Public Library $650  
    Celebrity Readers
    to continue bi-monthly career exploration and educational programming, including a special summer series
  • Millbury Public Library $392  
    School vacation programs
    to bring in interactive animal adventures to support learning and reading for youth

     Total Grant Awards: $2,442

Established in 1977 for civic and community projects that make life better for the citizens of Brookfield.

 2012

  • A.P.P.L.E. Seed, Inc. $1,650
    Publish the Brookfield Citizen                 
    to cover printing costs
  • Brookfield Cemetery Commission $1,350                 
    Historic gravestone cleaning                   
    to purchase professional quality cleaning solution
  • Brookfield Ecumenical Food Pantry $500                  
    Food Assistance
    to help families and individuals in need
  • The Brookfield Fund $500
    Emergency Assistance
  • Friends of the Brookfield Town Hall $2,000              
    Planning & Development                         
    for costs associated with marketing, printing and mailing
  • Jeppson Memorial Fund for Brookfield Total: $ 6,000

2011

  • A.P.P.L.E. Seed, Inc. $1,200
    Publish a monthly newsletter
    Cost of printing and postage for 2 to 3 months
  • Brookfield Ecumenical Food Pantry $766
    Food Assistance
    To help families and individuals in need
  • The Brookfield Fund $766
    Emergency Assistance
    To provide emergency funds for utilities and other household needs
  • Brookfield Police Department $2,000
    Infant car seats
    To purchase switchable infant car seats for distribution to town residents
  • Merrick Public Library $1,500
    Children's Music Therapy
    For professional fees for fiscal year 2012

Jeppson Memorial Fund for Brookfield Total: $ 6,232

Supports projects and programs benefiting residents of Leicester.

2012

  • Harvest Fair Committee $2,850  
    Leicester Harvest Fair 2012
  • Hearts for Heat, Leicester Chapter $5,000  
    Helping neighbors with their heating needs
  • Leicester Council on Aging $5,000  
    Outreach Coordinator
  • Leicester Police Department $2,700  
    D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
  • Leicester Police Department $2,395  
    A.E.D. (Automatic Emergency Defibrillator)
  • Leicester Public Library Capital Campaign $4,500  
    Leicester Library Renovation Campaign
  • Leicester Summer Concert Series Committee $5,000  
    Leicester Summer Concert Series 2012
  • Massachusetts Audubon Society $4,012  
    Leicester Education Program 2012-13
  • Senior Citizen Club of Leicester $2,250  
    Entertainment and Speakers
  • St. Joseph and St. Pius X Parishes $5,000  
    Leicester Food Pantry

_______________________
Total Grant Awards:
$38,707

2011

  • Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary $3,445
    Leicester Education Program 
  • Christ Episcopal Church $1,000
    Hope in Hands Community Garden
  • Harvest Fair Committee $2,000
    Leicester Harvest Fair 2011 
  • Leicester Council on Aging $5,000
    The Outreach Worker  
  • Leicester Police Department $3,000
    D.A.R.E. (Drug abuse resistance education)
  • Leicester Public Library $5,000
    Capital Campaign
  • Leicester Summer Concert Series Committee $3,000
    Leicester Summer Concert Series 2011
  • LMS Sports Boosters $6,000
    Leicester Middle School Sports Boosters
  • Senior Citizen Club of Leicester $2,000
    Entertainment and speakers
  • St. Joseph and St. Pius X Parishes $5,000
    LFP Program

_______________________
Total Grant Awards: $35,445

Greater Worcester Community Foundation sets aside $50,000 in Mini Grants, awarded in amounts up to $3,000 for low cost projects or ones that help organizations improve their ability to do their work.

2013

  • Community Harvest Project, Inc. $2,900
    Pilot Project: Nutrition Education
  • Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center $3,000
    Edward M. Kennedy CHC CSA Connect Program
  • Grafton Land Trust $950
    Donor Management System
  • Pleasant Street Neighborhood Network Center $2,000
    Vision and Planning
 
   
Total Grant Awards: $8,850

2012

  • Audio Journal, Inc. $1,500
    It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
  • Common Pathways $2,500
    Self-Sufficiency Workshops
  • Dress for Success Worcester Inc. $2,000
    Leadership Conference
  • Family Health Center of Worcester $3,000
    Medical Interpreters Conference 2012
  • Fruitlands Museum $1,065
    Small Equipment Purchase
  • Girls Inc. of Worcester $3,000
    Program Evaluation Software
  • Growing Places Garden Project, Inc. $3,000
    Planning and Evaluation
  • Joy of Music Program, Inc. $1,500
    Emergency grant to replace the server
  • Leicester Council on Aging $1,295
    Technology upgrade
  • Master Singers of Worcester $800
    Technology upgrade
  • Merriam-Gilbert Public Library $1,200
    Library Director's Conference Sponsorship
  • Music Worcester $2,235
    Box Office Compatibility
 
  • United Neighbors of Fitchburg Inc. $2,000
    Technology as a Strategy to Efficiency in Community Work
  • Uxbridge Free Public Library $3,000
    Uxbridge Works
  • Worcester Community Action Council $3,000
    2012 Youth Works Summer Program
  • Worcester Comprehensive Education & Care, Inc. $3,000
    Agency reorganization
  • Worcester Education Collaborative $3,000
    Academic Support Training 
  • Worcester Interfaith $540
    Match on Dry Grass Conference
  • Y.O.U., Inc. $2,000
    Bullying Remediation and Court Education Program

Total Grant Awards: $39,635

2011

  • Assabet Valley Pastoral Counseling Center $2,900 
     Merger of Assabet Valley and Worcester Pastoral Counseling Centers
  • City of Worcester Office of The Mayor $1,500
    Worcester Civic Academy
  • Culture LEAP $1,500
    Fundraising Consultant
  • Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center $1,621
    Refugee Groups and "Yoga Warriors" Pilot Project
  • Elm Park Center for Early Childhood Education $2,000
    Chestnut School Playground Construction Project
  • Girls Incorporated of Worcester $3,000
    Girls Inc. Regional Northeast Conference
  • Henry Lee Willis Community Center $2,000
    Social Justice Roundtable-Rethink Voting
  • John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum $2,750
    The Summer Museum Youth Assistant Program
  • Joy of Music Program $3,000
    Redesign the Recital Hall
 
  • Latino Education Institute $3,000
    Mayoral Commission on Hispanic Educational Excel
  • Pernet Family Health Center $1,675
    Crompton Park Ice Skating Rink
  • Pleasant Street Neighborhood Network Center $2,300
    New Neighbors/ESL
  • Preservation Worcester $2,000
    Image Management Project
  • Quinsigamond Village Community Center $3,000
    Quinsigamond Village Community Services
  • Regional Environmental Council $3,000
    Computer Upgrade Project
  • Worcester Center for the Performing Arts $2,000
    To host a one year exhibition of "The No Evil Project"
  • Worcester Chamber Music Society $3,000
    Free Family Concert
  • Worcester Film Works $2,500
    Movies on the Common
  • Worcester Roots Project $2,000
    Future Focus:Youth Media Training Pilot Project

 

Total Grant Awards: $44,246

Improves the region’s environment through grants focused on water quality and related land use issues.

2012

  • Greater Worcester Land Trust $2,357
    The Shed
    to expand the existing rough sawn wooden shed
  • Habitat for Humanity-MetroWest/Greater Worcester $1,000
    Plantation Street Project
    to create rain gardens and purchase rain barrels for two homes
  • Massachusetts Audubon Society $5,000
    Broad Meadow Brook Let's Go! - Blackstone River Programs
    to cover the time for educators from Broad Meadow Brook to implement the fourteen trips
    within the Blackstone River watershed
  • Millers River Watershed Council $4,000
    Millers & Otter River Blue Trails
    for environmental stewardship activities
  • North County Land Trust, Inc. $4,000
    Land Steward Internship Position
    to assist with land stewardship activities

_____________________
2012 Grants Total:
$16,357

2011

  • EcoTarium $3,000                                       
    Upper Pond Aeration Program
    Will be used towards the purchase, installation and maintance of a floating fountain aeration system
  • Massachusetts Audubon Society $3,500            
    Broad Meadow Brook-Let's Go-Blackstone River Program

    F or Worcester East Middle students to hike, bike, canoe and learn about water quality monitoring in the Blackstone River corridor
  • Millers River Watershed Council $4,000
    The Watershed Stewardship Project (WSP)
    To organize and implement a long-term integrated digital marketing and promotion plan to include a website upgrade
  • Mohegan Council Boy Scouts of America $2,000
    The Mohegan Council's Ecology and Conservation (E-Con)
    To purchase binoculars, a microscope and other materials and supplies
  • North County Land Trust $4,000
    AmeriCorp Land Steward Service Position
    To partially support the salary of an AmeriCorp person to create "Baseline Documentation Reports" and perform other land stewardship responsibilities
    Water and Land Stewardship

______________________
2011 Grants Total:
$16,500

The Fund to End Hunger awards grants to the Hunger-Free Network of the Worcester County Food Bank and other nonprofit organizations. The Fund seeks creative solutions that share the vision of creating hunger-free communities of tomorrow and work towards that goal.

Fall 2012

  • Blessed John Paul ll Parish/St. Vincent de Paul $1,500
    Truck expenses
  • Catholic Charities of Worcester County $1,500
    Freezer and transportation costs
  • Community Harvest Project $3,000
    Nutrition Education Initiative 
  • Community Legal Aid $5,000
    Refugee Advocacy Project
  • First Baptist Church of Leominster $3,000
    Counter materials/freezer
  • Gardner VNA $2,704
    Part-time case manager
  • Lutheran Social Service $3,000
    New Lands Farm
  • Montachusett Veteran’s Outreach Center $3,000
    Freezer/general operating
  • Our Father’s House $2,208
    Refrigerator/freezer                                                                                             
  • The Oxford Ecumenical Council $3,000
    Refrigerator                                                                          
  • Regional Environmental Council $3,000
    SNAP Benefits/Farmer’s Markets
  • St. Peter’s Parish/St. Vincent de Paul $3,000
    Freezer, shelving/tables
  • United Neighbors of Fitchburg/Cleghorn $2,000
    Materials purchase/labor                                          
Total $35,912

Supports Worcester-area programs that are making positive changes in the community.

2012 Grants

  • Easter Seals of Massachusetts $4,000
    Youth Leadership Group and Transition Program
    For leadership and community service opportunities for youth with disabilities.
  • Girls Inc., of Worcester $1,600
    Dear World: Voices of Worcester Girls
    To promote youth dialogue about child abuse and violence prevention through "Life is a Stage."
  • North Brookfield Youth Center $4,000
    Camp S.M.I.L.E.
    To support the youth lead summer camp with a focus on science, math and other experiencial opportunities.
  • Rachel's Table $3,788
    Summer Produce Program
    To purchase fresh fruits and vegetables for Worcester children.
  • Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts $3,787
    Youth Effect
    To increase youth engagement and leadeship development in the community and to prevent teen depression.
  • Worcester Interfaith $3,788
    Youth Jobs Initiative
    To support workforce development and job training for low-income Worcester inner-city youth.

Total Grant Awards: $20,963

2011 Grants

  • Children’s Friends $4,000
    Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Training for Clinicians
    To send a mental health clinician for specialized training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to help prevent teen girls from committing suicide and from performing other self-destructive behaviors.
  • Cleghorn Neighborhood Center $800
    Project Swirl
    For Project Swirls to remove graffiti and paint murals in different neighborhoods in Fitchburg.
  • Friendly House $3,000
    Gym and Swim Counselor In Training (CIT) Program
    To support the Counselor in Training portion of the summer Gym and Swim program.
  • Girls Inc. of Worcester $2,000
    Dear World: Voices of Worcester Girls
    To support a summer component of the “Dear World: Voices of Worcester Girls” anti-bullying and expressive arts program.
  • Henry Lee Willis Community Center $3,000
    Hope House Residential Substance Recovery Program
    To build a basketball court at Hope House Residential Substance Recovery Program for young men in Leicester.
  • Quabbin Regional High School $3,000
    Breathe Fresh
    As part of the schools “Breathe Fresh” campaign, funds will go to purchase and install cigarette smoke detectors in Barre.
  • Regional Environmental Council $3,000
    YouthGROW Cooperitive Business
    For the YouthGROW Cooperative Business to pay for youth stipends and supplies.
  • Southeast Asian Coalition of Central MA $3,000
    Youth Effect Cultural Program
    To fund the Youth Effect Cultural program and to support high school Asian clubs.

Total Grant Awards: $21,800