GWCF-Recent Grants

Distribution Committee

Sara Trillo Adams
Brian M. Chandley
Patricia Clarkson
Gerald Gates
Linda C. Looft
Michael Nigro
Martha R. Pappas, chair

Spring 2009

Abby's House $35,000
Housing/Homelessness
for emergency and longterm shelter
Discretionary Funds

African Community Education Program $10,000
ACE Saturday Program
for an academic support program for immigrant children and their families
Discretionary Funds

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

Auburn District Nursing Association $5,000
Auburn Extended Care Low-Income Fund
to assist low-income elders and their caregivers with home care services
Discretionary Funds

Auburn Youth and Family Services, Inc. $10,000
Youth Development
to provide after-school and summer programs and counseling services for Auburn youth
Discretionary Funds

Bancroft School $10,000
Worcester Partnership
for an academic enrichment program for Elm Park Community School children
Youth Opportunity Fund

Boys & Girls Club of Webster - Dudley $7,000
Junior Staff Development
for a leadership development and job skills program
Discretionary Funds

Boys & Girls Club of Worcester $15,000
Educational Programming
for program operating support
Discretionary Funds

Camp Putnam, Inc $9,000
Residential Summer Camp
to provide camp scholarships for low-income families
Marian B. Kubelus and Marian Zell Nesbit Memorial Fund

Centro Las Americas $5,000
Institute of Latino Arts and Culture
for festivals and public events that promote the appreciation of Latin American arts and culture
Discretionary Funds

Children's Friend $10,000
Carriage House
to support the free services offered at the center for grieving children and their families
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

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
ESOL
high school diploma, computer, and leadership training
Joseph A. Tosoni Fund

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

Family Health Center $20,000
Homeless Families
to provide health care and case management support to homeless families
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

First Night Worcester $8,000
First Night 2010
toward the annual festival of the arts in downtown Worcester and related educational partnerships
Discretionary Funds

Friends of Institute Park, Inc. $5,000
Administrative Funding
for an administrative development position to support the fundraising campaign
Discretionary Funds

Genesis Club, Inc. $25,000
Education Support and Training
a special unsolicited gift in recognition of the important mission and work of the organization
Discretionary Funds

Greater Gardner Community Development Corporation $15,000
Affordable Housing Development
for families in Gardner
Discretionary Funds

Greater Worcester Land Trust $10,000
Coordinator of Volunteers & Membership
for program operating support
Discretionary Funds

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

Higher Education Resource Center $5,000
Programmatic Support
toward operating costs to support academic enrichment and college advising services to high school students
Discretionary Funds

Horizons for Homeless Children $8,000
Central Region Playspace
to recruit and train volunteers to engage children in developmentally appropriate play at Worcester area family shelters
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

House of Peace and Education $15,000
HOPE for Women
to maintain core services of providing education and mentoring to women and children at risk of violence or neglect
Discretionary Funds

Jewish Family Service of Worcester, Inc. $15,000
Child and Family Counseling
to subsidize mental health counseling for low-income children and families
Francis A. and Jacquelyn H. Harrington Human Services Fund

Joy of Music Program, Inc. $10,000
Financial Aid
for low-income children to study music
Discretionary Funds

Let's Get Ready $8,000
Worcester LGR
for a college preparation program in collaboration with Worcester Higher Education Resource Center and the Latino Education Institute
Discretionary Funds

Literacy Project, Inc. $10,000
Adult Basic Education
to support continued services in Warren
Discretionary Funds

Lutheran Social Services of New England $15,000
Immigration Legal Assistance
counsel and advise immigrants and asylees in Worcester
Discretionary Funds

Massachusetts Watershed Coalition $10,000
Greenprint Project
support a Wachusett region initiative in land conservation and community development planning
Discretionary Funds

MY TURN, Inc. $12,000
Workforce Development
to help Fitchburg high school students graduate and enter the workforce
Joseph A. Tosoni Fund

Nativity School of Worcester $5,000
Operating Support
to support programming costs associated with the summer bridge program
Discretionary Funds

North Brookfield Youth Center $10,000
After School Programming
for after school and summer programming for youth
Norman L. and Dorothy A. Sharfman Fund

Pakachoag Community Music School $5,000
Nourishing Music for Greater Worcester
for the school to offer accessible music instruction to families from thirty area communities
Discretionary Funds

Rachel's Table $25,000
Food/Hunger
in recognition of the important work of the organization
Discretionary Funds

Rainbow Child Development Center $25,000
Early Care and Education
a special unsolicited grant in recognition of the important mission and work of the organization
Discretionary Funds

Redfeather Theatre Company at Holy Cross $5,000
Much Ado About Nothing & Macbeth
for the 2009 Worcester Shakespeare Festival in Green Hill Park
Discretionary Funds

Regatta Point Community Sailing, Inc. $5,000
Sailing Instruction
scholarships for sailing instruction for low-income youth
Discretionary Funds

Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts $15,000
Operating Support
to meet the basic needs of Worcester's Southeast Asian population through outreach and advocacy
Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

Spanish American Center, Inc. $15,000
Helping Ourselves
for year-round classes for English language learners
Discretionary Funds

Tenacity, Inc. $10,000
Summer Tennis and Reading
for a summer program for Worcester youth
Discretionary Funds

Twin Cities Community Development Corporation $15,000
Elm Street Initiative
to support community organizing and affordable housing
Discretionary Funds

WCUW, Inc. $10,000
Operating Support
for the community radio station to manage volunteers and programs
Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

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

Worcester Common Ground $15,000
Operating Support
to develop affordable housing
Discretionary Funds

Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. $10,000
Community Connections Parent Center
to train parent volunteers providing advocacy and coaching
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

Worcester East Side CDC $20,000
Revitalization Strategies
to develop affordable housing and youth support initiatives
Worcester Credit Bureau Fund

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

Y.O.U., Inc. $10,000
Southbridge Upward Bound Scholars
to assist high school students transitioning to college
Francis A. and Jacquelyn H. Harrington Human Services Fund

YMCA of Central Massachusetts $20,000
Kids on the Move
to engage children in healthy lifestyle
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

YouthNet $15,000
Summer 2009
for a city-wide collaboration serving youth this summer
Discretionary Funds

YWCA of Central Massachusetts $7,500
Young Parent Program
to enable teen mothers who have dropped out of school to complete their education and secure employment
Eliza D. and Cora J. D. Dodge Fund

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

_______________________
Total Grant Awards $638,000

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