After School Partners, Newton Centre, MA
This grant is meant to support the development of interactive materials to train after school teachers to implement the innovative decision making and ethical thinking curriculum developed by the organization.
Contact:
Cynthia Weiner, Executive Director
(617) 964-2614
E-mail: cindy.weiner@afterschoolpartners.org
www.afterschoolpartners.org

Artists for Humanity, South Boston, MA
Year one of a two year grant to support the newly created position of Exhibitions/Events Coordinator for the organizations brand new EpiCenter, a three story "green building" designed for artists and exhibition space.
Contact:
Susan Rodgerson, Executive/Artistic Director
(617) 268-7620 ext.109
E-mail: srodgerson@afhboston.com
www.afhboston.com

Big Sister Association of Gr. Boston, Boston, MA
A one year grant to create Big for a Day, a program to stimulate volunteer recruitment while at the same time creating events and opportunities for up to 240 young girls on the organization's wait list.
Contact:
Emily Goldstein, Grants and Communications Director
(617) 236-8069
E-mail: egoldstein@bigsister.org
www.bigsister.org

Building Impact, Boston, MA
As an organization, Building Impact is involved in strengthening civic engagement. While previously focused in Boston, this grant will help to broaden the focus to large office buildings in four suburban communities in eastern MA.
Contact:
Lisa Guyon, Executive Director
(617) 933-8225
E-mail: lguyon@buildingimpact
www.buildingimpact.org

Community Counseling Center, Portland, ME
This grant is in support of a collaboration with the Junior League of Portland to form the Greater Portland Trauma Assistance Network that will create a trained volunteer corps to deal with community trauma.
Contact:
Leslie Brancato, President & CEO
(207) 874-1030
E-mail: brancato@commcc.org
www.commcc.org

Jericho Road Project, Concord, MA
Jericho Road offers a social action model aimed at promoting economic sustainability that is based on volunteerism. It has begun in Lowell, MA. This grant is intended to replicate the project in Lawrence, MA.
Contact:
Dan Holin, Executive Director
(978) 369-9602
E-mail: dhoiln@earthlink.net
www.jerichoroadproject.org

KidsWin, Inc., Westborough, MA
This organization has developed an after school based on program to build on and encourage the strengths of young children. This grant will enable them to pilot the project in five Boys and Girls clubs and then measure the outcomes.
Contact:
Margot Rutledge, Executive Director
(508) 898-2222
E-mail: mrutledge@kidswin.org
www.kidswin.org

MA Coalition for the Homeless, Boston, MA
This one-year grant is directed to support First Stop Initiative-A Health Center Prevention Collaborative. This is a collaborative effort with health centers to identify and work with clients who are at risk of homelessness.
Contact:
Lois M. Ferraresso, Director of Community Resources
(718) 595-7570
E-mail: loisfmch@aol.com
www.mahomeless.org

MissionWorks, Boston, MA Working primarily within a mixed income housing project, Missionworks has developed a collaborative Pathways Project that focuses on engaging housing residents, both children and their parents, with several of the local area college neighbors.
Contact:
Robin Finnegan, Executive Director
(617) 879-1620x225
E-mail: robin@missionworks.org
www.missionworks.org

RiverzEdge Arts Project, Woonsocket, RI
A three-year old, youth run arts and entrepreneurship project, this grant is designed to advance the organization to a more secure financial and programmatic position in the community by directly supporting the entrepreneurial activities.
Contact:
Michelle Novello, Executive Director
(401) 369-0500
E-mail: michelle@riverzedgearts.org
www.riverzedgearts.com

Stopover Services of Newport County, Middletown, RI
This grant supports a collaborative project, Teen Entrepreneurial Project (TEP). The project combines art business and education to address needs of youth in a youth development and empowerment approach.
Contact:
Thomas Butero, Executive Director
(401) 848-0758
E-mail: sosnewport@hotmail.com
www.stopoverservices.org

Web of Benefit, Wellesley, MA
A new, volunteer based organization, Web of Benefit will use this grant to make more than 20 self-sufficiency grants to assist survivors of domestic violence in the greater Boston area.
Contact:
Johanna Crawford, Director of Resources
(617) 285-1900
web-of-benefit@comcast.net
www.webofbenefit.org

YMCA of Greater Springfield, Springfield, MA
This grant is designed to support the establishment of a collaborative venture between the Liberty Crossing low-income housing project, the YMCA childcare staff and the Springfield College School of Social Work.
Contact:
Stephen T. Clay, President/CEO
(413) 739-6951x110
E-mail: sclay@springfieldy.org
www.springfieldy.org

YWCA Boston, Boston, MA
This is a grant in support of the Youth Voice Collaborative, a media literacy and youth development after school program. In particular, the grant is supporting the development of an original curriculum—Media Minds.
Contact:
Mart Wilson-Taylor, President/CEO
(617) 585-5480
E-mail: mwilsontaylor@ywcaboston.org
www.ywcaboston.org

York County Community Action Corp., Sanford, ME
This grant is to support the establishment of a shared-use, commercial grade kitchen that will become a central component for the training and support of individual entrepreneurial ventures in southern Maine.
Contact:
Michelle Wilson, Director of Communications
(207) 324-5762
E-mail: michellew@yccac.org
www.yccac.org

Advocates, Framingham, MA
This is the third and final year of support for the Jail Diversion Project, a collaborative community project designed to prevent inappropriate incarceration of mentally disturbed individuals. The project has received rave reviews from the Law Enforcement, Mental Health and community sectors. It is a true model program.
Contact:
Sarah Abbott-Carr, Project Coordinator
(508) 620-0024
E-mail: Sabbott-Carr@advocatesinc.org
www.advocates.org

Boys & Girls Club of Metrowest
This is the second year of a potential three-year project to expand outreach to teens at the club's Hollis Street Teen Center in Framingham.
Contact:
Chris Duane, Senior Vice President of Outreach
(508) 485-4912
E-Mail: chrisduane@bgcmetrowest.org
www.bgcmetrowest.org

Earthwatch Institute, Maynard, MA
Year one of a three-year grant to create a partnership with the Framingham Public Schools middle school science curriculum and to stimulate cross-cultural learning opportunities with the Caribbean and South America.
Contact:
Meg Warren, School Grants and Technology Officer
(978) 450-1238
E-mail: mwarren@earthwatch.org
www.earthwatch.org

Framingham Public Schools, Framingham, MA
This grant is to assist in developing an Education Toolkit, a project to provide materials and basic information for families whose first language is not English.
Contact:
Anna Cross, Coordinator of Parent Information Center
E-mail: across@framingham.k12.ma.us
www.framingham.k12.ma.us

Framingham Public Schools, Framingham, MA
This a grant to support the expansion of SAIL-HI, an innovative summer wellness program for students of the Wilson and McCarthy schools.
Contact:
Judy MacPhee, Wilson Community School Director
(508) 620-2965
E-mail: jcacphee@framinghamk12.ma.us
www.framinghamk12.ma.us

Jewish Family Service of Metrowest, Framingham, MA
Year one of a two year pledge to support this collaboration with the Framingham Public Schools and the Regional Employment Board to focus on fifth grade girls through an after school program designed to stimulate interests in Math and Science.
Contact:
Marc Jacobs, Executive Director
(508) 875-3100
E-mail: mjacobs@jfsmw.org
www.jfsmw.org

Metrowest Outreach Connection, Framingham, MA
This is the second stage of a commitment to this volunteer based, ecumenical group that is dedicated to stabilizing individuals and families through the Homeless Prevention Project.
Contact:
Len Dalton, President
E-mail: contact@mwoconnection.org
www.mwoconnection.org

South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Framingham, MA
The third and final year of the Family and Friends for Life Program, a mentoring project for low income families based on a collaboration between the area anti-poverty agency and Greater Framingham Community Church, the largest, predominantly Black church in the area.
Contact:
Nicci Meadows, Division Director
(508) 620-2310
www.smoc.org

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Framingham, MA
This grant represents the final installment of our commitment for the capital campaign as Wayside prepares to break ground for their consolidated campus in Framingham.
Contact:
Eric Masi, Ed.D., President, CEO
(508) 879-9800
www.waysideyouth.org

Breakwater School, Portland, ME
Continuation of a multi-year commitment for capital improvements to this day school.

Brewster Academy, Wolfboro, NH
Continuation of a multi-year commitment for the annual fund for this residential school.

Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation, Hyannis, MA
Continuation of a multi-year pledge for general operating expenses.

Center for Information & Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP), Boston, MA
Part two of a grant to support the development of this organization in its goal of spreading the word via public service announcements (PSA).

Dress for Success, Boston, MA
A former multi-grant recipient during it’s formative years, Dress for Success was awarded a new grant that is restricted to refurbishing and decorating a new showroom and office in Boston

Frederica Academy, St. Simon's, GA
Year two of a five-year grant to support the capital campaign

Maine Handicapped Skiing, Bethel, ME
As with several previous grants, this is to support the important and creative work on behalf of handicapped individuals.

MIT, Cambridge, MA
This represents an unrestricted contribution to the University

North Central Charter Essential School, Fitchburg, MA
This grant acts to secure matching dollars for this emerging charter school in Massachusetts.