GWCF-Recent Grants

Distribution Committee

Yi-Hsin Chang
Gerald Gates
Linda C. Looft
Michael Nigro
Martha Pappas, chair
Tuyet Tran
Dori Vecchio

Spring 2010

Abby's House $20,000
Housing and Homelessness
to provide emergency shelter, long-term housing and supportive services for women and children
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

African Community Education Program $20,000
Operating Support
for an academic support program and outreach services for immigrant children and their families
Discretionary Funds; Barbara E. and William E. Christensen Fund

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

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

Audio Journal $12,000
Development Plan
to hire a fundraising consultant
Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

Bancroft School $13,000
Worcester Partnership
for a summer academic enrichment program for Elm Park Community School children
Discretionary Funds; James J. and Patricia A. Moynihan Fund

Boys & Girls Club of Worcester $10,000
Summer Time Learning
a high quality summer camp for inner city children
Youth Opportunity Fund

Boys & Girls Club of Webster-Dudley $13,150
Junior Staff Development
for a summer leadership development and job skills program
Bradford J. Kemp Fund; Discretionary Funds

Camp Putnam, Inc. $10,454
Residential Summer Camp
to provide camp scholarships for low-income families in Worcester County
Andrew N. Ahlfors and Helmi E. Ahlfors Fund

Centro Las Americas  $10,000
Institute of Latino Arts and Culture
for festivals and public events that promote the appreciation of Latin American arts and culture
Discretionary Funds

City of Worcester Health and Human Services $21,000
Senior Support Team
to provide coordination and intervention for vulnerable seniors to assist them with access to critical services
Lorraine Crepeau Fund

Cleghorn Neighborhood Center $10,000
Adult Education
to support ESL, classes, high school diploma, computer, and leadership training
Joseph A. Tosoni Fund; Discretionary Funds

Dress for Success Worcester Inc. $7,500
Operating Support
to assist women with professional clothing as they transition to work
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

EcoTarium $15,000
Real World Math and Science
for a collaboration with Massachusetts Audubon to teach investigational science and math to seventh grade Worcester Public School students
Discretionary Funds

Family Health Center of Worcester $25,000
Homeless Families
to provide health care and case management support to families
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

First Night Worcester $10,000
First Night 2011
toward the annual festival of the arts in downtown Worcester and related
educational partnerships
Discretionary Funds; Fund for the Arts and Humanities

Fitchburg Cultural Alliance $8,000
Rollstone Studios
to operate an art gallery in downtown Fitchburg
Joseph A. Tosoni Fund

Friends of Institute Park $5,000
Administrative Support
continued staffing for park improvement fundraising campaign
Discretionary Funds

Fruitlands Museum $3,879
Nativity School Education Program
to provide a comprehensive summer learning program for 45 Nativity School students
Sumner Lee Sharfman Fund; Discretionary Funds

Greater Gardner Community Development Corporation $15,000
Affordable Housing Development
to create affordable housing opportunities for low-and-moderate-income families in Gardner
Discretionary Funds

Greater Worcester Land Trust $15,000
Coordinator of Volunteers & Membership
for program operating support
Discretionary Funds

Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester $10,000
Operating Expenses
to create affordable housing projects in Millbury, Boylston, and Sturbridge
Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

Henry Lee Willis Community Center $15,000
Academic Advisement
to support academic tutoring and access to college for youth in foster care
Discretionary Funds

Horizons for Homeless Children $8,000
Central Region Playspace
to design and equip playspaces in homeless shelters and to recruit and train 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 support programs for women and children to achieve self-sufficiency
Discretionary Funds; Francis A. and Jacquelyn H. Harrington Human Services Fund

Joy of Music Program $11,000
Financial Aid
for low-income children to study music
Discretionary Funds

Let's Get Ready $15,000
Worcester Program
for a summer and fall SAT preparation and academic advising program for youth in collaboration with Worcester Public Schools, Colleges of the Worcester Consortium, and the Latino Education Institute
Discretionary Funds

Literacy Project, Inc. $15,000
Adult Basic Education
for the continuation of services in Warren
Discretionary Funds; Elkanah B. Atkinson Community and Education Fund

Lutheran Social Services of New England $17,500
Immigration Legal Assistance
to counsel and advise immigrants and asylees in Worcester
Discretionary Funds; Olive I. and Anthony A. Borgatti Jr. Fund

MY TURN $15,000
Fitchburg Center for Out-of-School Youth
to help youth in Fitchburg graduate from high school and enter college
Discretionary Funds

Nativity School of Worcester $10,000
Nativity Fellows
to provide students with talented and passionate teachers
Shepherd Knapp School Fund

Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester $6,000
Nourishing Music
to provide high quality music instruction and programs for all ages and
backgrounds
Norman L. and Dorothy A. Sharfman Fund

Preservation Worcester $5,000
Advocacy and Education
to help accomplish the organization's mission for preservation of the built enviroment
Discretionary Funds

Rachel's Table $12,000
Operating Support
for the continued distribution of donated food to people in Worcester
Francis A. and Jacquelyn H. Harrington Human Services Fund

Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts $17,500
Operating Support
to meet the basic needs of Worcester's Southeast Asian population through outreach and advocacy
Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

Spanish American Center $12,500
Helping Ourselves
for year-round classes for English language learners
Discretionary Funds; Jean B. and Gilbert S. Davis Fund

Tenacity, Inc. $10,000
Summer 2010
to provide a summer program for youth from Worcester neighborhoods combining tennis and reading
Discretionary Funds

Twin Cities Community Development Corporation $15,000
Elm Street Comb and Carriage Initiatives
to support community organizing and affordable housing
Joseph A. Tosoni Fund

UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. $10,000
Mobile Safety Streets
to operate an injury prevention education program in public schools and city sites
Discretionary Funds; Jiji's Fund

VSA Arts of Massachusetts $5,000
Greater Worcester Arts for Inclusion
for arts-based instruction for students with or without disabilites
Discretionary Funds

Whitin Memorial Community Center $10,000
Youth Outreach
for summer and after school programs
Discretionary Funds

Worcester Common Ground $15,000
Affordable Housing
for development of affordable housing in Worcester
Discretionary Funds; Micah Housing Corporation Fund

Worcester East Side Community Development Corporation $15,000
Revitalization Strategies
to develop affordable housing and support youth initiatives
Discretionary Funds; Providence & Worcester Railroad Company Fund

Worcester Housing Authority $25,000
Valley Residents for Improvement Y-Camp
for the Lakeside summer camp in collaboration with the YMCA Central Branch
Discretionary Funds; Marian B. Kubelus and Marian Zell Nesbit Memorial Fund

Worcester Interfaith $7,500
Youth Education Initiatives
for general operating support for community organizing
Discretionary Funds

Worcester Regional Research Bureau $5,000
Research and Education
operating support for municipal use studies and forums
Discretionary Fund

Worcester Roots Project $8,500
Peer Leadership
to provide stipends for youth to engage in urban environmental justice and community organizing activities
Discretionary Funds; Fairman C. Cowan Fund

YMCA of Central Massachusetts  $20,000
Kids on the Move
to engage children in healthy lifestyle activities afterschool
Discretionary Funds; Max H. Kuhner and Eloise A. Kuhner Fund

Y.O.U., Inc. $10,000
Southbridge Upwardbound Scholars
to assist high school students transition to college
Discretionary Funds; Harriet Miller Hight Education Fund with the Association of Colored Peoples

Y.O.U., Inc. $10,000
Early Childhood Mental Health
to restore consultation services in child care centers in identified neighborhoods
Discretionary Funds; Irving N. and Annabel Wolfson Fund

YouthNet $15,000
Summer 2010
for a city-wide youth serving agency collaboration providing adolescents with evening programming
Youth Opportunity Fund

YWCA of Central Massachusetts $10,000
Young Parent Program
to enable teen mothers who have dropped out of school to complete their GED and enter the workforce
Discretionary Funds; Partnership Fund

YWCA of Central Massachusetts $7,500
Drop-In Respite
to provide emergency child care services for mothers in crisis or transition
Discretionary Funds

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Total Grant Awards $646,983

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