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370 Main Street
Suite 650
Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 755-0980
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Recent Grants
Fall 2009
Discretionary and Field of Interest Grants
Distribution Committee
Yi-Hsin Chang
Tuyet Tran
Gerald Gates
Linda C. Looft
Michael Nigro
Martha R. Pappas, chair
Dori Vecchio
Fall 2009
Apple Tree Arts $4,500
Early Childhood Music
to provide a comprehensive music curriculum for low-income preschool children in area Head Start programs
Sumner Lee Sharfman Fund; Norman L. and Dorothy A. Sharfman Fund
Athol Area YMCA $5,000
Youthreach
to provide operating support for after school programming for youth in grades 6-8
Discretionary FundsBest Buddies Massachusetts $3,000
Worcester County High School/College Project
for one-to-one friendships for people with and without intellectual disabilities
Discretionary FundsBig Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Mass/Metrowest $15,000
Bigs in Schools and Sites
to help accomplish the organization's mission devoted to individual youth mentoring at specific schools and sites in Worcester
Norman L. and Dorothy A. Sharfman FundBlackstone Valley Boys & Girls Club $5,000
Summer Camperships 2010
to fund camp scholarships including the lunch program
Marian B. Kubelus and Marian Zell Nesbit Memorial FundBottom Line $5,000
Worcester Office
to help disadvantaged students with access to higher education and post secondary success
Discretionary FundsBridge of Central Massachusetts $10,254
Safe Homes
to support operating and programming costs for GLBTQ youth
Francis A. and Jacquelyn H. Harrington Human Services FundThe CASA Project $14,594
Court Appointed Special Advocates
to work with abused and neglected children in the Worcester County
Juvenile Court system
Marian B. Kubelus and Marian Zell Nesbit Memorial Fund; Discretionary Funds
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc. $17,000
Public Education and Advocacy
to support community education and coalition building around issues of family homelessness and affordable housing
Discretionary Funds
Centro Las Americas $10,000
Latino Elder Program
to provide recreational and social programming for Latino elders
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
Cornerstone Performing Arts Center $7,644
Operational Support
to help support the salary of the artistic director
Max H. Kuhner and Eloise A. Kuhner Fund; Joseph A. Tosoni FundChildren's Friend $15,000
Treatment Access Fund
to provide access to mental health services to children and families who would otherwise be unable to obtain therapeutic support
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge FundCommunity Builders, Inc., $5,400
Plumley Village Workforce Development
for support for the case manager/employment coach position to provide employment readiness services and training
Discretionary FundsCommunity Harvest Project $11,241
Operating Support
to run the vegetable garden distribution program with community volunteers for the Worcester County
Lois Anne Memorial Fund; Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge FundCommunity Healthlink, Inc. $15,000
Home Again
to work with homeless individuals to quickly access, sustain permanent housing and provide case managment as part of a city wide collaboration
Francis A. and Jacquelyn H. Harrington Human Services Fund
Culture LEAP $10,405
Learning Through Education and Arts Partnerships
to expand the present arts-integrated education model within the Worcester Public Schools grades k-12
Shepherd Knapp School Fund
Dismas House of Central Massachusetts $11,202
Operating Support
for the program director position at the Richards Street House
Marc Needleman Memorial Fund; Discretionary FundsDynamy, Inc. $10,000
Youth Academy Support
unrestricted grant
Youth Opportunity FundFamily Services of Central Massachusetts $11,487
Senior Companion
to provide person-to-person support services to frail and isolated elders
Worcester County Deputy Sheriffs Association Fund; Discretionary FundsFriendly House, Inc. $21,025
Frances Perkins Transitional Housing
to provide housing and supportive services to homeless families
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge FundGenesis Club, Inc. $15,000
Education and Support
for people with mental illness to gain skills and knowledge needed to complete their higher education and training goals
Francis A. and Jacquelyn H. Harrington Human Services Fund; Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge FundGirls Incorporated of Worcester $15,000
Fit Girls
to help address the issue of obesity in girls ages six to fourteen
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge FundGirls Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts $6,000
It's Your Planet - Love it!
to enhance outreach program curriculum for underserved girls in Worcester
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge FundJohn Woodman Higgins Armory Museum $10,000
Education department
to develop new school programs
Shepherd Knapp School Fund
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Worcester $10,036
Operating Support
to provide shelter for homeless families and work with them to obtain self-sufficiency and permanent housing
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund; Irving N. and Annabel Wolfson FundLatino Education Institute $17,912
Club Education
for the educational achievement of Latino students K-12 and adult learners through ESL classes
Partnership Fund; Discretionary Funds
Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts $20,236
Operating Support
to support organization's mission to provide free civil legal representation to low-income individuals
Discretionary Funds ; Central Massachusetts Health Standards Fund; Jiji's FundLiteracy Volunteers of Greater Worcester $10,000
Reading and ESL Programs
for one-on-one and group adult literacy classes
Discretionary Funds
Main South Community Development Corporation $17,000
Kilby-Gardner-Hammond Neighborhood Revitalization
to fund staff engaged with affordable housing, homeownership, foreclosure prevention, and community service programs
Discretionary Funds
Matthew 25, Inc. $4,923
Housing Rehabilitation
to support 7 Benefit Terrace with students from Worcester Technical High School
Micah Housing Corporation Fund; Discretionary Funds
Mohegan Council Boy Scouts of America $10,944
Scoutreach
to instill values in young people while achieving their full potential at site-based locations
Max H. Kuhner and Eloise A. Kuhner Fund; Lorraine Crepeau FundMontachusett Interfaith Hospitality Network $10,000
Operating Support
to provide shelter for homeless families and work with them to obtain self-sufficiency and permanent housing
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge FundMusic Worcester, Inc. $5,500
Sing It! Young Voices Unlimited
for the youth choral apprenticeship collaborative with the Worcester Public Schools
Norman L. and Dorothy A. Sharfman FundNeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center of Worcester $15,000
Operating Support
for classes and programs to help low income people purchase and maintain housing
Discretionary Funds
New England Homes for the Deaf, Inc. $6,909
Deaf Senior Citizen Outreach
for operational support at the Worcester drop-in center
Elkanah B. Atkinson Community and Education Fund; Discretionary FundsNew Hope, Inc. $15,000
The MJ Leadenham Family Visitation Center of Worcester
to provide supervised visitation and batterer intervention services
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge FundOak Hill Community Development Corporation $14,000
Operating Support
to help accomplish the organization's mission to revitalize its neighborhoods
Discretionary Funds
Old Sturbridge Village $15,000
The Village Classroom
to support educational fieldtrips for third grade students from Worcester Public Schools
Discretionary Funds; Shepherd Knapp School FundPerforming Arts of Northeast Connecticut $4,500
Children's Opera
for Southbridge elementary school children to recieve opera education and performance opportunities
Discretionary Funds
Pleasant Street Neighborhood Network Center $8,479
Operating Support
to support the neighborhood resource and community organizing center
Providence & Worcester Railroad Company Fund; Discretionary FundsQuinsigamond Community College Foundation $10,842
Women in Technology
to provide underserved middle and high school girls from Worcester Public Schools with hands-on introduction to science, technology, engineering, and math
Norman L. and Dorothy A. Sharfman Fund; Corinne Charron Turner FundRefugee & Immigrant Assistance Center $10,560
Case Management Services in Worcester
to resettle newly arrived refugees and provide on-going support
for established refugee communities
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund; Sarah B. and Dix F. Davis FundRegional Environmental Council $15,000
Urban Food System
to help accomplish the organization's mission to create strong, healthy, and sustainable communities in Worcester through urban agriculture
Norman L. and Dorothy A. Sharfman Fund
The Master Singers of Worcester $2,500
2009-2010 Concert Series
to support choral music featuring the Worcester children's chorus
Discretionary FundsSalisbury Singers, Inc. $1,500
36th Season
for general operating costs associated with 2010 performances
Discretionary FundsSouth High Community School $8,000
Community Service Youth Council
to fund the council's mini-grant program as part of a civic engagement learning curriculum
Norman L. and Dorothy A. Sharfman Fund; Youth Opportunity Fund
Southbridge Interfaith Hospitality Network $10,000
Operating Support
to provide shelter for homeless families and work with them to obtain self-sufficiency and permanent housing
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge FundTri-Valley, Inc. $25,000
Nutrition Program
to support operational costs for home delivered and congregate meals for low income seniors
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund; Discretionary FundsVNA Care Network and Hospice $4,000
Elder Wellness Clinics
for preventative outreach services to vulnerable elders in the city of Worcester
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund
WICN Public Radio $5,186
Marketing Initiative
for efforts related to expanding the listening audience
Worcester Credit Bureau Fund
Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. $13,219
Collegiate Success Institute
to provide under-represented Worcester high school students a year-long
afterschool program, providing educational and career opportunities to access higher education
H. Arthur Smith FundWorcester Community Housing Resources $17,000
Neighborhood Stabilization
to assist with foreclosure prevention and to preserve tenancies of low income residents
Discretionary Funds
Worcester Cultural Coalition $9,669
10th Anniversary
for marketing and outreach campaigns
Fund for the Arts and Humanities; Discretionary FundsWorcester Youth Center $10,278
Operating Support
to support the administration of the center
Child Wellness Fund; Discretionary FundsYMCA of Central Massachusetts $11,613
Minority Acheivers
to assist high school students in accessing higher education and improve career opportunities through a four year after-school program
Harriet Miller Hight Education Fund with the Association of Colored Peoples; Youth Opportunity FundYWCA of Central Massachusetts $10,000
Daybreak Community Education
to provide violence prevention education workshops to school age children and adults in the greater Worcester area
Saint Vincent Healthcare Fund; Discretionary FundsYWCA of Central Massachusetts $10,000
Daybreak Community 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 $613,558