The following grants were made in fiscal year 2021, for the year ending April 30, 2021.
Coastal Communities
Action, Inc.
Gloucester
$25,000 – Support to hire additional staff to serve a growing caseload of non-English-speaking clients.
Cape Cod Times Needy Fund
Hyannis
$10,000 – Housing stability counseling and grants for Cape Cod elders
Catholic Charitable Bureau of Boston, North Shore
Gloucester
$10,000 – Support for emergency relief and financial counseling for Gloucester fishing families and elders
Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts *
New Bedford
$30,000 – Operating support for tax preparation assistance and building financial literacy skills for fishing families, particularly immigrant fishing industry workers
Community Development Partnership *
Eastham
$30,000 – Support to provide housing rehabilitation for low-income elders
Homeless Prevention Council
Orleans
$50,000 – Program support for housing-related assistance to fishing families and elders of the Lower Cape, and for expanded community outreach
Immigrants’ Assistance Center
New Bedford
$20,000 – Continued citizenship services for immigrant fishing families in New Bedford
Lower Cape Outreach Council, Inc.
Orleans
$25,000 – Operating support for short-term emergency financial assistance for fishing families and elders on Cape Cod
The Open Door
Gloucester
$15,000 – General support for The Open Door and its food assistance to Gloucester elders and fishing families
People Acting in Community Endeavors, Inc.
Bedford
$10,000 – Support for the Health Access Program, which addresses gaps in health insurance and prescription coverage for seniors
Project Citizenship
Boston
$10,000 – Support for a pilot program on Cape Cod to provide citizenship services for individuals with legal resident status
SeniorCare, Inc.
Gloucester
$15,000 – Support for a decluttering program for North Shore seniors
South Shore Peer Recovery
Scituate
$15,000 – Operating support for the organization’s Peer Partners program serving individuals in recovery and their families
Wellspring House
Gloucester
$25,000 – Support for Wellspring’s Educational Resource Collaborative program serving Gloucester high school students who are not pursuing post-secondary education
YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford
$5,000 – Support for health and wellness programs for seniors
Boston Elder Program
Boston Medical Center
Boston
$30,000 – Support for the Elders Living at Home Program, serving approximately 200 persons a year who are either homeless or at risk of becoming so
Friendship Works, Inc.
Boston
$25,000 – Operating support for volunteer programs providing visiting services and medical escorts to frail, isolated elders
Greater Boston Legal Services
Boston
$15,000 – Support for the Affordable Housing Project for Elders program, providing representation for elders illegally or inappropriately threatened with eviction, and advocacy to preserve long-term affordable housing units
Hearth, Inc.
Boston
$20,000 – General operating support to provide low-income and formerly homeless elders with service-enriched affordable housing as well as housing search, stabilization, and homelessness prevention services
Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders
Boston
$25,000 – Operating support for counseling and educational services to help low-income elders age in place through the Elder Homeowner Displacement Prevention program
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing*
East Boston
$20,000 – Support of routine and emergency minor home repairs and home counseling for elders in East Boston, Charlestown, and Chelsea
Philanthropy
Grantmakers in Aging
Arlington, Virginia
$1,700 – Membership support for national affinity group
Philanthropy Massachusetts
Boston
$1,500 – Grant in lieu of membership
Total: $413,200
All grants were to Massachusetts organizations.
* One-time enhanced grants utilizing the state’s Community Investment Tax Credit program
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2015 Grants
2014 Grants
2013 Grants
2012 Grants
2011 Grants