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Worcester, MA 01608
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Recent Grants
Spring 2005

Discretionary and Field of Interest Grants

 

Distribution Committee

Pamela K. Boisvert, Chair
Brian M. Chandley
Bettina M. Cullina
Richard P. Cusson
John C. Fray, Ph.D.
Kevin R. Kearney
Martha R. Pappas

 

Spring 2005
Abby's House $18,000
for emergency shelter services
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

ACCION USA, Inc. $5,000
for small business lending in Worcester
Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

Age Center of Worcester $5,000
for a money management program for elders
Olive I. and Anthony A. Borgatti, Jr. Fund

AIDS Project Worcester $25,000
to serve women and their children
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. $10,000
for ValleyCast, a partnership to encourage economic development in Blackstone Valley
Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

American Red Cross of Central Massachusetts $8,000
for local disaster victims
Francis A. and Jacquelyn H. Harrington Human Services Fund

ArtsWorcester $15,000
operating support
Fund for the Arts and Humanities and Discretionary Funds

Auburn Youth and Family Services, Inc. $8,000
for Auburn Comes Together (ACT)services for families
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

Audio Journal $15,000
for a development and outreach coordinator
H. Arthur Smith Fund and Discretionary Funds

Bancroft School $7,500
for a summer program with Elm Park Community School
Greater Worcester Community Scholarship Fund

Barton Center for Diabetes Education $10,000
for Barton Worcester Day Camp
Andrew N. Ahlfors and Helmi E. Ahlfors Fund and Discretionary Funds

Boys & Girls Club of Webster - Dudley $8,000
for outreach and programs for teens
Child Wellness Fund and Discretionary Funds

Bridge of Central Massachusetts $12,000
for transitional services for G. Stanley Hall students
Fairman C. Cowan Fund and Discretionary Funds

Camp Fire USA, Central New England Council, Inc. $10,000
for a city youth summer program
Marian B. Kubelus and Marian Zell Nesbit Memorial Fund

Centro Las Americas $10,000
for the Institute of Latino Arts and Culture
Discretionary Funds

City of Worcester Executive Office of Elder Affairs $7,000
for creative arts programming at the Senior Center
Olive I. and Anthony A. Borgatti, Jr. Fund and Discretionary Funds

Clark University $7,500
for neighborhood music instruction and camp program
Youth Opportunity Fund

Community Builders, Inc. $20,000
for workforce development at Plumley Village
Francis A. and Jacquelyn H. Harrington Human Services Fund

Community Healthlink, Inc. $20,000
for job training for women at recovery residences
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

Doctor Franklin Perkins School $5,000
for a therapeutic horseback riding program
Youth Opportunity Fund

Dynamy, Inc. $12,000
for the Youth Academy
Greater Worcester Community Scholarship Fund

EcoTarium $5,000
for a two week youth summer camp
Youth Opportunity Fund

Family Health Center $7,500
for Reach Out and Read
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

First Night Worcester $10,000
operating support
Discretionary Funds

Friendly House, Inc. $18,000
for Frances Perkins Transitional Shelter
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

Girls, Incorporated $10,000
for transportation and membership for elementary age girls
Discretionary Funds

Greater Gardner Community Development Corporation $7,000
for a homework center
Joseph A. Tosoni Fund

HomeAid Central Massachusetts $6,000
operating support
Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

Horizons for Homeless Children $3,000
for playspaces and volunteer management
Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

House of Peace and Education $13,500
for job skills training
Discretionary Funds

Jewish Family Service of Worcester $18,000
for elder guardianship services
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum $7,000
for an afterschool literacy program
James J. and Patricia A. Moynihan Fund and Discretionary Funds

Joy of Music Program $10,000
scholarships for music students
Youth Opportunity Fund

Junior Achievement of Central Massachusetts $15,000
for courses in the Worcester, Leominster and Fitchburg public schools
Joseph A. Tosoni Fund and Discretionary Funds

Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts $10,000
for health related legal assistance
Jiji's Fund and Discretionary Funds

Lutheran Community Services of Massachusetts $9,000
for legal and social services for refugees and asylum seekers
Barbara E. and William E. Christensen Fund and Discretionary Funds

Main South Community Development Corporation $30,000
for community programs and affordable housing
Main South Fund and Discretionary Funds

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts $5,000
for volunteer recruitment and training
Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

Martin Luther King, Jr. Business Empowerment Center $10,000
for the Business Information Center
Discretionary Funds

Massachusetts Audubon Society $10,000
for Neighborhood Nature
Discretionary Funds

Montachusett Regional YMCA $8,000
for Lunenberg Teen Center
Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts, Education Fund $5,000
for the Worcester Community Organizing Program
Discretionary Funds

New Entry Sustainable Farming Project $10,000
to assist African immigrants with a farm production collaborative
Discretionary Funds

North Brookfield Youth Center $10,000
for afterschool and summer programs
Discretionary Funds

Northbridge Mentoring Partnership $6,000
for a mentoring program
Discretionary Funds

Oak Hill Community Development Corporation $20,000
for community organizing efforts
Micah Housing Corporation Fund and Discretionary Funds

Pakachoag Community Music School $7,000
for a music and movement program in area pre-schools
Discretionary Funds

Pernet Family Health Service $10,000
for a home visiting program
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

Pregnant and Parenting Teen Program $15,000
operating support
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

Preservation Worcester $7,500
for public education and advocacy
Discretionary Funds

Rachel's Table $8,000
operating support
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

South Worcester Neighborhood Improvement Corporation $10,000
for an affordable housing development program
Discretionary Funds

Southbridge Interfaith Hospitality Network $8,000
for transportation for homeless families
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts $15,000
operating support
Lois Anne Memorial Fund and Discretionary Funds

Twin Cities Community Development Corporation $15,000
for community organizing efforts
Discretionary Funds

UMass Memorial Health Care $15,000
for outreach worker at Lakeside Apartments
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

Valuing Our Children $5,000
for a family leadership program
Discretionary Funds

VSA arts of Massachusetts $6,000
for the Worcester Cultural Access Initiative
Fund for the Arts and Humanities

Whitin Community Center $9,000
for the Rockdale Youth Center and the Saturday youth programs
Discretionary Funds

Worcester Center for Crafts $15,000
for Artists-in-the-Classroom
Anna S. and Warren G. Davis Fund and Discretionary Funds

Worcester Common Ground $20,000
for community organizing
Discretionary Funds

Worcester East Side Community Development Corporation $25,000
for affordable housing development
Providence & Worcester Railroad Company Fund and Discretionary Funds

Worcester Fresh Air Fund, Inc. $9,000
for summer camp
Youth Opportunity Fund

Worcester Interfaith $5,000
for organizing efforts to engage more leaders and members
Discretionary Funds

Worcester Polytechnic Institute $10,000
for college preparation with the Higher Education Resource Center
Greater Worcester Community Scholarship Fund

Worcester Regional Research Bureau $10,000
for a survey of college seniors and graduate students
Discretionary Funds

Worcester Youth Center $10,000
for a work readiness program
Francis A. and Jacquelyn H. Harrington Human Services Fund

Y.O.U., Inc. $10,000
for the Bruce Wells Scholars program
Greater Worcester Community Scholarship Fund

YMCA of Greater Worcester $15,000
for Minority Achievers
Greater Worcester Community Scholarship Fund

YMCA of Greater Worcester $15,000
for Citizens Schools
Greater Worcester Community Scholarship Fund

YouthNet $15,000
operating support
Marian B. Kubelus and Marian Zell Nesbit Memorial Fund

YWCA of Central Massachusetts $9,000
for respite childcare services
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

Total Discretionary and Field of Interest Grants $807,500

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