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Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 755-0980
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Recent Grants
GLBT Partnership Fund
GLBT Partnership Fund Advisory Committee
Cynthia L. Aiken
Ross K. Dik
Emily R. Ferrara - Co-Chair
Rodney M. Glasgow, Jr. - Co-Chair
Judith Kirk
Carol L. Seager
Lois Smith - Staff
2010
Elder Services of Worcester Area $20,000
LGBT Aging Project, for support staff costs for Year Two implementation activitiesFirst Church Leominster $20,000
North Central GLBT Alliance, for a part-time staff position to assist the Alliance with ongoing administrative and project support activities---------------------------------
2010 Total $40,000
2009
AIDS Project Worcester $20,000
GLBT Services, for continuation of outreach efforts to the transgender community in Central Massachusetts in the New Horizons Navigator program and support for the Transgender Emergency FundBridge of Central Massachusetts $11,000
Safe Homes, continuation funding for coordination of services for homeless and at-risk LGBTQ youthCommunity Action! $12,000
Generation Q, for program implementation and coordination of services and activities for LGBTQ youth in AtholElder Services of Worcester Area $20,000
For the LGBT Aging Project in collaboration with Central Massachusetts Area Agency on Aging and City of Worcester Executive Office of Elder Affairs.Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts $10,000
GLBT Domestic Violence, for legal advocacy on behalf of GLBT domestic violence victimsLutheran Social Services of NE/Refugee & Immigrant Services$20,000
LGBT Human Rights, for expansion of the attorney's hours to provide free legal representation to asylum seekersNorth Central GLBT Alliance $20,000
Sponsored by First Church Unitarian Universalist, with members from community college, social services, and business, to build awareness and understanding.Worcester Academy $1,500
Rainbow of Possibilities, for the second annual one-day conference for GLBTQ Youth and Allies---------------------------------
2009 Total $114,500
2008
AIDS Project Worcester $16,000
for outreach and support groups for transgendered individuals and to train other providers in how to effectively reach this populationAll Saints Episcopal Church $3,000
for its Music & the Arts committee to bring the Boston Gay Men's Chorus to Worcester in April 2009The Bridge of Central Massachusetts $19,000
for its Safe Homes program to serve the housing needs of GLBT and questioning youthElder Services of Worcester Area $20,000
to hire an outreach worker for the LGBT Aging Project’s Open Door Task Force, a collaboration with Central Massachusetts Area Agency on Aging and the Worcester Senior CenterLutheran Social Services of New England $22,000
for the Worcester Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center to provide legal representation to LGBT asylum seekers and educate the community about international human rights conditionsMount Wachusett Community College $15,000
to organize a North Central GLBT Alliance with Leominster Unitarian Universalist Church, Partnership for Latino Success, and UMass Health Alliance Hospital, to offer programs and community education to increase safety and supportUMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. $25,000
for the GLBTQ quality improvement committee to create “Treated as Family,” a training program for key hospital personnelWorcester Academy $5,000
for Rainbow of Possibilities, a one-day regional conference for public and private high school students and their adult sponsors who are active in Gay Straight Alliances---------------------------------
2008 Total $125,000