The following grants were made in fiscal year 2022, for the year ending April 30, 2022.
Coastal Communities
Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance
Chatham
$30,000 – in support of the organization’s Small Fish-Big Taste Chowder program, a sustainable fishing initiative supporting local fisherman and food relief programs
Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts *
New Bedford
$60,000 – Operating support for tax preparation assistance and building financial literacy skills for fishing families, particularly immigrant fishing industry workers (two grants, the first of which was approved in fiscal 2021, paid in fiscal 2022)
Community Development Partnership *
Eastham
$30,000 – Support to provide housing rehabilitation for low-income older adults
The Family Pantry of Cape Cod
Harwich
$15,000 for the food pantry’s Fish Distribution program, supporting local fishermen and families in need
Homeless Prevention Council
Orleans
$40,000 – Program support for housing-related assistance to fishing families and older people of the Lower Cape, and for expanded community outreach
Immigrants’ Assistance Center
New Bedford
$25,000 – Continued citizenship services for immigrant fishing families in New Bedford
Lower Cape Outreach Council, Inc.
Orleans
$40,000 – Operating support for short-term emergency financial assistance for fishing families and older people on Cape Cod
The Open Door
Gloucester
$50,000 –Second installment for a special “medically tailored groceries” program serving older adults with chronic illnesses
$25,000 – Additional support for food distribution to area fishing families and older people
Project Citizenship
Boston
$10,000 – Second-year support for a pilot program on Cape Cod to provide citizenship services for individuals with legal resident status
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 (check purpose)
YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford
$5,000 – Support for health and wellness programs for older adults in New Bedford
Boston Elder Program
Boston Medical Center
Elders Living at Home Program Project Citizenship
Boston
$30,000 – Support for the Elders Living at Home Program, serving older homeless individuals or those at risk of becoming so
Friendship Works, Inc.
Boston
$35,000 – Operating support for volunteer programs providing visiting services and medical escorts to frail, isolated senior citizens
Greater Boston Legal Services
Boston
$15,000 – Support for the Affordable Housing Project for Elders program, providing representation for older people illegally or inappropriately threatened with eviction, and advocacy to preserve long-term affordable housing units
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing*
East Boston
$20,000 – Support of routine and emergency minor home repairs and home counseling for older adults in the Boston neighborhoods of East Boston, the North and West Ends, and Charlestown
Philanthropy
Grantmakers in Aging
Arlington, Virginia
$1,700 – Membership support for national affinity group
Philanthropy Massachusetts
Boston
$2,550 – Membership support
Total: $459,250
All grants were to Massachusetts organizations.
* Enhanced grants matched by the state’s Community Investment Tax Credit program benefiting nonprofit community development corporations
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2012 Grants
2011 Grants