PAST GRANTS

The following grants have been made in Fiscal Year 2006, which ends 4/30/06:


Elder Program Grants

Action for Boston Community Development – North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center … Boston
Operating support for comprehensive neighborhood-based elder services

Ellis Memorial and Eldredge House ... Boston
General operating support for Adult Day Health Program

Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, Inc. / Kit Clark Senior Services ... Dorchester
Operating support of case management for Vietnamese seniors

Greater Boston Guild for the Blind ... Boston
Operating support for center-based services providing skills and support for blind and visually impaired elders throughout Greater Boston

Greater Boston Food Bank ... Boston 
Operating support for the Elderly Brown Bag Program

Greater Boston Legal Services ... Boston
Operating support for the Affordable Housing Project for Elders

Hearth (formerly the Committee to End Elder Homelessness) ... Boston
General operating support for services to elders who risk homelessness  

Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders ... Boston 
Operating support for counseling and educational services to help low-income elders age in place

MAB Community Services ... Brookline
Support of the Visually Impaired Elders Project, which provides information and referrals, in-home rehabilitation training, and adaptive equipment to Boston area elders with deteriorating vision

Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers ... Cambridge
Operating support of the Elder Services Program, providing socialization and nutrition for the Portuguese-speaking elders of Cambridge and Somerville

MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteers ... Boston
Operating support for volunteer programs serving frail, isolated elders; also one-time support of phase one of a community needs assessment 

Neighborhood of Affordable Housing ... East Boston
Support of routine and emergency minor home repairs for elders in East Boston, Charlestown, and Chelsea

Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation … Roxbury
Operating support for the Senior Vacant Unit Initiative

Rogerson Communities … Boston
Operating support for the Adult Day Health Center in Roslindale

United South End Settlements...Boston
Operating support of the Senior Home Repair Program 

Urban Medical Group … Boston
Operating support for the House Calls program of home-based medical services for Boston elders


Fishing Communities Initiative Grants

Action, Inc. ... Gloucester
Operating support for the Fishing Families in Transition job training and placement program

Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association ... North Chatham
Operating support for the S.S. Shanty Community Fisheries Action Center

Catholic Charities, North Region ... Lynn
Operating support for the Gloucester Emergency Service Program, providing funds for the short-term emergency financial needs of fishing families

Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts for Shore Support … New Bedford
Operating support of Shore Support program, providing social service resources and referrals to fishing families

Culture Park Performing Arts Collaborative … New Bedford
Support for the creation and distribution of a documentary based on the oral histories of New Bedford fishing family members

Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center … Gloucester
Operating support and equipment for marine science education programs for Gloucester-area middle and high school students, including members of Cape Ann fishing families

Gulf of Maine Research Institute ... Portland, Maine
Operating support for collaborative research efforts involving scientists and commercial fishermen

Immigrants Assistance Center ... New Bedford
Operating support for ESL, citizenship training, and information and referral services provided to members of the immigrant fishing community of New Bedford and their families

Lower Cape Outreach Council ... Orleans
Direct support for the short-term emergency financial needs of fishing families on Cape Cod, particularly targeted to shellfishermen whose livelihood was affected by a toxic Red Tide

Massachusetts Fishermen's Partnership … Gloucester
Support for an organization-wide strategic planning process

North Atlantic Marine Alliance … Saco, Maine
Operating support to include Massachusetts-based stakeholders in the regionwide groundfish Fleet Visioning Project

PACE, Inc. for YouthBuild New Bedford … New Bedford
Operating support for YouthBuild New Bedford’s targeted outreach to enroll and support children of fishermen in job training and educational programming

South Coast Counties Legal Services … New Bedford
Operating support for collaborative program to help New Bedford fishing family elders remain in their homes and communities

 


The following grants have been made in Fiscal Year 2005, which ends 4/30/05:

Elder Program Grants


Committee to End Elder Homelessness ... Boston

General operating support for services to elders who risk homelessness

Ellis Memorial and Eldredge House ... Boston
General operating support for Adult Day Health Program

Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, Inc. / Kit Clark Senior Services ... Dorchester
Operating support of case management for Vietnamese seniors

Greater Boston Aid to the Blind ... Boston
Operating support for center-based services providing skills and support for blind and visually impaired elders throughout Greater Boston

Greater Boston Food Bank ... Boston 
Operating support for the Elderly Brown Bag Program

 

Greater Boston Legal Services ... Boston
Operating support for the Affordable Housing Project for Elders

 

Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders ... Boston  

Operating support for counseling and educational services to help low-income elders age in place

MAB Community Services ... Brookline
Support of the Visually Impaired Elders Project, which provides information and referrals, in-home rehabilitation training, and adaptive equipment to Boston area elders with deteriorating vision

Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers ... Cambridge
Operating support of the Elder Services Program, providing socialization and nutrition for the Portuguese-speaking elders of Cambridge and Somerville

Massachusetts Senior Action Council...Boston
One-time support for organizational capacity building during leadership transition

MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteers ... Boston
Operating support for volunteer programs serving frail, isolated elders

Neighborhood of Affordable Housing ... East Boston
Support of routine and emergency minor home repairs for elders in East Boston, Charlestown, and Chelsea

Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation … Roxbury
Operating support for the Senior Vacant Unit Initiative and for ongoing housing information, counseling, and placement services targeted toward Boston area elders

Rogerson Communities Boston
Operating support for the Adult Day Health Center in Roslindale

Southeastern Massachusetts Legal Assistance CorporationNew Bedford
Operating support for collaborative program to help New Bedford fishing family elders remain in their homes and communities

United South End Settlements...Boston
Operating support of the Senior Home Repair Program 

Women’s Lunch Place...Boston
Operating support of daily services for elderly homeless women

 

Fishing Communities Initiative Grants

Action, Inc. ... Gloucester
Operating support for the Fishing Families in Transition job training and placement program

Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association ... North Chatham
Operating support for the S.S. Shanty Community Fisheries Action Center

Catholic Charities, North Region ... Lynn
Operating support for the Gloucester Emergency Service Program, providing funds for the short-term emergency financial needs of fishing families

Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts … New Bedford
Operating support of Shore Support program, providing social service resources and referrals to fishing families

Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association … Gloucester
Operating support to provide social service and employment resources and referrals to fishing families

Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center … Gloucester
Operating support of educational programs in maritime careers targeting children of Cape Ann fishing families

Gulf of Maine Research Institute ... Portland, Maine
Operating support for collaborative research efforts involving scientists and commercial fishermen

Immigrants Assistance Center ... New Bedford
Operating support for ESL, citizenship training, and information and referral services provided to members of the immigrant fishing community of New Bedford and their families

Job Training and Employment Corporation - Fishing Family Assistance Center
... Hyannis
Direct support in the form of charter business startup funds for former commercial fishermen

Lower Cape Outreach Council ... Orleans
Direct support for the short-term emergency financial needs of fishing families on Cape Cod

Massachusetts Fishermen's Partnership … Gloucester
Support for a study of consumer attitudes toward a proposed fresh fish branding program

Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction … New Bedford
Operating support of the Fair Winds and Following Seas substance abuse case management program targeting fishing family members

PACE, Inc. for YouthBuild New BedfordNew Bedford
Operating support for targeted outreach to enroll and support children of fishermen in job training and educational programming


Special Grants

Grantmakers in Aging ... Dayton, Ohio
Annual membership support


The following grants have been made in Fiscal Year 2004, which ends 4/30/04:

Elder Program Grants

Boston Aging Concerns - Young & Old United, Inc. ...Boston
Operating support for ongoing housing information, counseling, and placement services targeted toward Boston area elders

Committee to End Elder Homelessness ... Boston
General operating support for services to elders who risk homelessness

Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, Inc. / Kit Clark Senior Services ... Dorchester
One-time capital support toward furnishing a new adult day health/memory loss center in Dorchester

Greater Boston Aid to the Blind ... Boston
Operating support for center-based services providing skills and support for blind and visually impaired elders throughout Greater Boston

Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders ... Boston
Operating support for counseling and educational services to help low-income elders age in place

Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers ... Cambridge
Operating support of the Elder Services Program, providing socialization and nutrition for the Portuguese-speaking elders of Cambridge and Somerville

Massachusetts Association for the Blind / VISION Community Services ... Brookline
Support of the Visually Impaired Elders Project, which provides information and referrals, in-home rehabilitation training, and adaptive equipment to Boston area elders with deteriorating vision

Massachusetts Senior Action Council...Boston
Operating support for community organizing, leadership development, and public education with low-income senior citizens in Boston

MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteers ... Boston
Renewed operating support for volunteer programs serving frail, isolated elders

Neighborhood of Affordable Housing ... East Boston
Support of routine and emergency minor home repairs for elders in East Boston, Charlestown, and Chelsea

Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation … Roxbury
Operating support for the Senior Vacant Unit Initiative

Rogerson Communities Boston
Operating support for the Adult Day Health Center in Roslindale

United South End Settlements...Boston
Operating support of the Older Adult and Senior Repair programs

Women’s Lunch Place...Boston
Operating support of daily services for elderly homeless women

 

Fishing Communities Initiative Grants

Action, Inc.... Gloucester
Operating support for the Fishing Families in Transition job training and placement program

Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association...North Chatham
Operating support for the S.S. Shanty Community Fisheries Action Center

Catholic Charities, North Region ... Lynn
Operating support for the Gloucester Emergency Service Program, providing funds for the short-term emergency financial needs of fishing families

Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts … New Bedford
Operating support of Shore Support program, providing social service resources and referrals to fishing families

Gloucester Community Development Corporation … Gloucester
Operating support for pre-development costs of establishing a surimi plant on the Gloucester waterfront

Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center … Gloucester
Operating support of educational programs in maritime careers targeting children of Cape Ann fishing families

Gulf of Maine Research Institute... Portland, Maine
Operating support for collaborative research efforts involving scientists and commercial fishermen

Immigrants Assistance Center ... New Bedford
Operating support for ESL, citizenship training, and information and referral services provided to members of the immigrant fishing community of New Bedford and their families

Job Training and Employment Corporation - Fishing Family Assistance Center ... Hyannis
Direct support in the form of charter business startup funds for former commercial fishermen

Lower Cape Outreach Council ... Orleans
Direct support for the short-term emergency financial needs of fishing families on Cape Cod

Massachusetts Fishermen's Partnership … Gloucester
Stipends to commercial fishermen participating in the development of a management plan for the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

PACE, Inc. for YouthBuild New Bedford … New Bedford
Operating support for targeted outreach to enroll and support children of fishermen in job training and educational programming

Seafarers Friend … Boston
Support for a program to provide damage control kits for New England fishing vessels

Special Grants

Grantmakers in Aging ... Dayton, Ohio
Annual membership support


The following grants were made in Fiscal Year 2003, which ended on 4/30/03:

Elder Program Grants

Boston Aging Concerns - Young & Old United, Inc. ...Boston
Operating support for ongoing housing information, counseling, and placement services targeted toward Boston area elders
Committee to End Elder Homelessness ... Boston
General operating support for services to elders who risk homelessness
Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, Inc. / Kit Clark Senior Services ... Dorchester
One-time capital support toward furnishing a new adult day health/memory loss center in Dorchester
Greater Boston Aid to the Blind ... Boston
Operating support for center-based services providing skills and support for blind and visually impaired elders throughout Greater Boston
Greater Boston Food Bank ...Boston 
Operating support of the Elderly Brown Bag Program
Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders ... Boston
Operating support for counseling and educational services to help low-income elders age in place
Lynn Community Elder Services ...Lynn
One-time capital support toward renovations to Briarcliff Adult Day Health Center
Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers ... Cambridge
Operating support of the Elder Services Program, providing socialization and nutrition for the Portuguese-speaking elders of Cambridge and Somerville
Massachusetts Association for the Blind / VISION Community Services ... Brookline
Support of the Visually Impaired Elders Project, which provides information and referrals, in-home rehabilitation training, and adaptive equipment to Boston area elders with deteriorating vision
Massachusetts Senior Action Council...Boston
Operating support for community organizing, leadership development, and public education with low-income senior citizens in Boston
MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteers ... Boston
Renewed operating support for volunteer programs serving frail, isolated elders
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing ... East Boston
Support of routine and emergency minor home repairs for elders in East Boston, Charlestown, and Chelsea
Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation … Roxbury 
Operating support for the Senior Vacant Unit Initiative
United South End Settlements...Boston
Operating support of the Older Adult and Senior Repair programs
Women’s Lunch Place...Boston 
Operating support of daily services for elderly homeless women

Fishing Communities Initiative Grants

Action, Inc.... Gloucester
Operating support for the Fishing Families in Transition job training and placement program; also support for a program to initiate collaborative efforts to revitalized Gloucester's working waterfront
Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association...North Chatham
Operating support for the S.S. Shanty Community Fisheries Action Center
Catholic Charities, North Region ... Lynn
Operating support for the Gloucester Emergency Service Program, providing funds for the short-term emergency financial needs of fishing families
Culture Park Performing Arts Collaborative … New Bedford
Operating support for the FATHOMS performing arts project involving New Bedford fishing families
Gulf of Maine Aquarium... Portland, Maine
Operating support for the Fishing Vessel Vital Signs Project
Immigrants Assistance Center ... New Bedford
Operating support for ESL, citizenship training, and information and referral services provided to members of the immigrant fishing community of New Bedford and their families
Lower Cape Outreach Council ... Orleans
Direct support for the short-term emergency financial needs of fishing families on Cape Cod
Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group … Vineyard Haven
Operating support for the triploid oyster seed production and dissemination project
Massachusetts Fishermen's Partnership … Gloucester
Operating support to match federal funds for the Institutionalizing Social Science Data Project
Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction … New Bedford
Operating support for the Fair Winds & Following Seas substance abuse case management program
Schooner Ernestina Commission … New Bedford
Operating support for an educational program on fisheries culture and technology for New Bedford students and their families
Seafarers Friend … Boston
Support for a program to provide damage control kits for New England fishing vessels

Special Grants

ASAPROSAR Development Fund …Beverly/El Salvador
Contribution in memory of Joseph Eaton, SSH Trustee

Associated Grant Makers ... Boston
Annual membership support

Community Music Center of Boston … South End
Contribution in memory of Lincoln Hansel, SSH Trustee

Grantmakers in Aging ... Dayton, Ohio
Annual membership support



The following grants were made in fiscal year 2002, which ended on 4/30/02:

Elder Services Grants

Alzheimer's Association, Massachusetts Chapter ...Cambridge

Operating support for an education and training program for those with early-stage Alzheimer's disease

Boston Aging Concerns - Young & Old United, Inc. ...Boston

Operating support for ongoing housing information, counseling, and placement services targeted toward Boston area elders

The Caribbean Foundation of BostonBoston

Operating support of programs training low-income immigrant women as home health care providers

The Carroll Center for the Blind … Newton

Operating support for the Safe Home Program for visually impaired adults

Centro Latino de Chelsea, Inc. ... Chelsea

Operating support for the Latino Elderly Services Initiative, providing social, educational, and health monitoring services for Chelsea's older Latino citizens

Committee to End Elder Homelessness ... Boston

General operating support for services to elders who risk homelessness

Ellis Memorial & Eldredge House, Inc. ... Boston

Operating support for the Adult Day Health Program, providing health monitoring and recreational services for elders in Boston's South End

Family Service of Greater Boston … Jamaica Plain

Operating support for services to residents of Walnut House, a congregate residence for low-income elders

Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, Inc. / Kit Clark Senior Services ... Dorchester

One-time capital support toward furnishing a new adult day health/memory loss center in Dorchester

Fenway Community Development Corporation ... Boston

Operating support for the Peterborough Senior Center

From Roots to Wings … Dorchester

Operating support toward capacity building to expand services to low-income grandfamilies

Greater Boston Aid to the Blind ... Boston

Operating support for center-based services providing skills and support for blind and visually impaired elders throughout Greater Boston

Hale Barnard Services for Older People … Boston

Operating support for a budget management program for low-income seniors

Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders ... Boston

Operating support for counseling and educational services to help low-income elders age in place

Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers ... Cambridge

Operating support of the Elder Services Program, providing socialization and nutrition for the Portuguese-speaking elders of Cambridge and Somerville

Massachusetts Association for the Blind / VISION Community Services ... Brookline

Support of the Visually Impaired Elders Project, which provides information and referrals, in-home rehabilitation training, and adaptive equipment to Boston area elders with deteriorating vision

Massachusetts Senior Action Council ... Boston

Operating support for community organizing, leadership development, and public education with low-income senior citizens in Boston

MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteers ... Boston

Renewed operating support for volunteer programs serving frail, isolated elders

Neighborhood of Affordable Housing ... East Boston

Support of routine and emergency minor home repairs for elders in East Boston, Charlestown, and Chelsea

Rogerson Communities ... Boston

Operating support of the Adult Day Center in Roslindale

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services, Inc. ... Somerville

Support of the Memory Disorder Program serving elders and their families in Cambridge and Somerville

South Boston Neighborhood House … South Boston

Operating support toward adding a social worker to the senior center program staff

United South End Settlements ... Boston

Operating support of the Older Adult and Senior Repair programs

Women's Educational and Industrial Union ... Boston

Support of elder home care, and training and employment of care providers, through the Home Health Care Services program

YWCA Boston ... Boston

Operating support for the Generations Learning Together Program, serving residents of the intergenerational GrandFamilies House in Dorchester

Fishing Communities Initiative Grants

Action, Inc. ... Gloucester

Operating support for the Fishing Families in Transition job training and placement program; also support for a program to initiate collaborative efforts to revitalized Gloucester’s working waterfront

Cape & Islands Community Development Inc ... Hyannis

Operating support to provide outreach and technical assistance in conjunction with the Seafood Revolving Loan Fund

Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association ... North Chatham

Operating support for the S.S. Shanty Community Fisheries Action Center

Catholic Charities, North Region ... Lynn

Operating support for the Gloucester Emergency Service Program, providing funds for the short-term emergency financial needs of fishing families

Catholic Social Services ... Fall River

Operating support of the Safety Net Program, providing ESL, citizenship training, tutoring, and job placement services for New Bedford area fishermen and their families

Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association … Gloucester

Direct support in the form of charter business startup funds for commercial fishermen; operating support of the community resource development project

Gulf of Maine Aquarium ... Portland, Maine

Operating support to expand the fishresearch.org interactive website to involve more Massachusetts fishermen

Immigrants Assistance Center ... New Bedford

Operating support for ESL, citizenship training, and information and referral services provided to members of the immigrant fishing community of New Bedford and their families

Job Training and Employment Corporation - Fishing Family Assistance Center ... Hyannis

Direct support in the form of charter business startup funds for former commercial fishermen

Lower Cape Outreach Council ... Orleans

Direct support for the short-term emergency financial needs of fishing families on Cape Cod

Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group … Vineyard Haven

Operating support for the triploid oyster seed production and dissemination project

Wellspring House, Inc., Working Capital for Greater Cape Ann ... Gloucester

Operating support for the Wellspring Working Capital Program - Increasing the Success of Small Business, encouraging and supporting small-business startups in the Gloucester area

Special Grants

Grantmakers in Aging ... Dayton, Ohio

Annual membership support

Associated Grant Makers ... Boston

Annual membership support


The following grants were made in Fiscal Year 2001, which ended on 4/30/01:

Elder Services Grants

Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) ...Boston

Operating support of the Aging in Place Project, to help "house rich, cash poor" elders in Roxbury maintain their homes

Alzheimer's Association, Massachusetts Chapter ...Cambridge

Operating grant for the African-American Outreach to Alzheimer's Caregivers project

Boston Aging Concerns - Young & Old United, Inc. ...Boston

Operating support for ongoing housing information, counseling, and placement services targeted toward Boston area elders

Centro Latino de Chelsea, Inc. ... Chelsea

Operating support for the Latino Elderly Services Initiative, providing social, educational, and health monitoring services for Chelsea's older Latino citizens

Christmas in April ... Boston

Housing renovation and repairs for low-income elders in the Boston area

Committee to End Elder Homelessness ... Boston

General operating support for services to elders who risk homelessness

Ellis Memorial & Eldredge House, Inc. ... Boston

Operating support for the Adult Day Health Program, providing health monitoring and recreational services for elders in Boston's South End

Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, Inc. / Kit Clark Senior Services ... Dorchester

Operating support of mental health outreach services for low-income Cape Verdean and Vietnamese elders

Fenway Community Development Corporation ... Boston

Support of costs associated with the development of the St. Botolph Assisted Living Community

Greater Boston Aid to the Blind ... Boston

Operating support for center-based services providing skills and support for blind and visually impaired elders throughout Greater Boston; capital support of center renovations project

Greater Waltham Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc. ... Waltham

Second phase of program grant to support the expansion of the Day Education Program to serve developmentally disabled elders

Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders ... Boston

Operating support for counseling and educational services to help low-income elders age in place

Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers ... Cambridge

Operating support of the Elder Services Program, providing socialization and nutrition for the Portuguese-speaking elders of Cambridge and Somerville

Massachusetts Association for the Blind / VISION Community Services ... Brookline

Support of the Visually Impaired Elders Project, which provides information and referrals, in-home rehabilitation training, and adaptive equipment to Boston area elders with deteriorating vision

Massachusetts Association of Older Americans ... Boston

Operating funds to help implement a new home sharing program pairing elders with area students

Massachusetts Senior Action Council ... Boston

Operating support for community organizing, leadership development, and public education with low-income senior citizens in Boston

MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteers ... Boston

Renewed operating support for volunteer programs serving frail, isolated elders

Mystic Valley Elder Services ... Malden

Massachusetts Operating support for Project Independence, a pilot project to enhance volunteer services to elders in several North-of-Boston communities

Neighborhood of Affordable Housing ... East Boston

Support of routine and emergency minor home repairs for elders in East Boston, Charlestown, and Chelsea

Rogerson Communities ... Boston

Start-up costs of a new Adult Day Center in Brookline

SCM Community Transportation ... Somerville

Support of the organization's relocation to larger office space

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services, Inc. ... Somerville

Support of the Memory Disorder Program serving elders and their families in Cambridge and Somerville

Somerville YMCA ... Somerville

One-time support for repairs, necessitated by a leaking oil tank, to the men's residence

United South End Settlements ... Boston

Operating support of the Older Adult and Senior Repair programs

Women's Educational and Industrial Union ... Boston

Support of elder home care, and training and employment of care providers, through the Home Health Care Services program

YWCA Boston ... Boston

Operating support for the Generations Learning Together Program, serving residents of the intergenerational GrandFamilies House in Dorchester

Fishing Communities Initiative Grants

Action, Inc. ... Gloucester

Operating support for the Fishing Families in Transition job training and placement program; support for A+ Certification Training in computer repair

Cape & Islands Community Development Inc ... Hyannis

Operating support to provide outreach and technical assistance in conjunction with the Seafood Revolving Loan Fund

Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association ... North Chatham

Operating support for the community Fisheries Resource Center

Catholic Charities, North Region ... Lynn

Operating support for the Gloucester Emergency Service Program, providing funds for the short-term emergency financial needs of fishing families

Catholic Social Services ... Fall River

Operating support of the Safety Net Program, providing ESL, citizenship training, tutoring, and job placement services for New Bedford area fishermen and their families

Center for Health and Human Services, Inc./Educational Services ... New Bedford

Operating support to launch the Educational Service Project for fishermen and their families

Gulf of Maine Aquarium Circuit Rider ... Portland, Maine

Operating support to expand the Internet Circuit Rider project in Massachusetts

Immigrants Assistance Center ... New Bedford

Operating support for ESL, citizenship training, and information and referral services provided to members of the immigrant fishing community of New Bedford and their families

Job Training and Employment Corporation - Fishing Family Assistance Center ... Hyannis

Direct support in the form of charter business startup funds for former commercial fishermen

Lower Cape Outreach Council ... Orleans

Direct support for the short-term emergency financial needs of fishing families on Cape Cod

Wellspring House, Inc., Working Capital for Greater Cape Ann ... Gloucester

Operating support for the Wellspring Working Capital Program - Increasing the Success of Small Business, encouraging and supporting small-business startups in the Gloucester area

Special Grants

Grantmakers in Aging ... Dayton, Ohio

Annual membership support

Associated Grant Makers ... Boston

Annual membership support

Seafarer's Friend ... Boston

Payment of challenge grant to support organizational fundraising development


The following grants were made during Fiscal Year 2000, which ended 4/30/00:

Fishing Communities Initiative Grants

Action, Inc. ... Gloucester

Operating support for the Fishing Families in Transition job training and placement program

Catholic Charities, North Region ... Lynn

Operating support for the Gloucester Emergency Service Program, providing funds for the short-term emergency financial needs of fishing families

Catholic Social Services ... Fall River

Operating support of the Safety Net Program, providing ESL, citizenship training, tutoring, and job placement services for New Bedford area fishermen and their families

Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts ... New Bedford

Matching funds to support the training component of the Fishing Industry Cooperative Enterprise, an aquaculture/hydroponics project targeted to current and former New Bedford area fishermen and fishing family members

Community Foundation of Cape Cod ... Yarmouth

Two-year regranting initiative, in collaboration with the Collaboration of Community Foundation for the Gulf of Maine, to build the capacity of local community-based organizations to address the ecological, economic, and social impacts of the decline of commercial fisheries

Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association - Fishing Families Assistance Center  ... Gloucester

Direct support in the form of charter business and collaborative research startup funds for commercial fishermen

Immigrants Assistance Center ... New Bedford

Operating support for ESL, citizenship training, and information and referral services provided to members of the immigrant fishing community of New Bedford and their families

Lower Cape Outreach Council ... Orleans

Direct support for the short-term emergency financial needs of fishing families on Cape Cod

People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) for benefit of Shore Support ... New Bedford

Operating support for Shore Support, an advocacy-organizing program made up of New Bedford area fishermen and their families

Wellspring House, Inc. ... Gloucester

Operating support for the Wellspring Working Capital Program, encouraging and supporting small-business startups in the Gloucester area


Elder Services Grants
 

Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc. ... Cambridge

Operating grant for the Family Caregiving and Support Program, providing education and training to individuals responsible for the care of family members with dementia

Boston Aging Concerns - Young & Old United, Inc. ... Boston

Operating support for ongoing housing information, counseling, and placement services targeted toward Boston area elders; support for the development of GrandFamilies House II and Boston’s Hope, new intergenerational housing programs in Boston

Carroll Center for the Blind ... Newton

Support of the Safe Home Program, providing mobility devices and training in their use, home inspections, and low-technology safety alterations in their homes for visually impaired elders in eastern Massachusetts

Centro Latino de Chelsea, Inc. ... Chelsea

Operating support for the Latino Elderly Services Initiative, providing social, educational, and health monitoring services for Chelsea’s older Latino citizens

Christmas in April*Boston ... Boston

Housing renovation and repairs for low-income elders in the Boston area

Committee to End Elder Homelessness ... Boston

Support of new case manager/housing advocate positions to identify and assist isolated elders who risk homelessness

Ellis Memorial & Eldredge House, Inc. ... Boston

Operating support for the Adult Day Health Program, providing health monitoring and recreational services for elders in Boston’s South End

Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, Inc. / Kit Clark Senior Services ... Dorchester

One-time support of mental health outreach services for low-income Cape Verdean elders

Greater Boston Aid to the Blind ... Boston

Operating support for center-based services providing skills and support for blind and visually impaired elders throughout Greater Boston

The Greater Boston Food Bank ... Boston

Operating support for the Elderly Brown Bag Program, providing monthly bags of nutritious,  culturally-appropriate groceries in seven Greater Boston neighborhoods

Greater Waltham Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc. ... Waltham

Program grant to support the expansion of the Day Education Program to serve developmentally disabled elders

Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers ... Cambridge

Operating support of the Elder Services Program, providing socialization and nutrition for the Portuguese-speaking elders of Cambridge and Somerville

Massachusetts Association for the Blind / VISION Community Services ... Brookline

Support of the Visually Impaired Elders Project, which provides information and referrals, in-home rehabilitation training, and adaptive equipment to Boston area elders with deteriorating vision

Project Bread - The Walk for Hunger ... Boston

Staff support for the Elder Outreach Campaign, which provides information and public education on food stamps and other public meals assistance programs for Boston’s low-income elders

Rogerson Communities ... Boston

Operating support for the Adult Day Center, providing health monitoring and recreational services for Boston elders

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services, Inc. ... Somerville

Support of nutritional services for frail, low-income, isolated elders in Cambridge and Somerville

South Boston Neighborhood House ... South Boston

Operating support of the “Jet Set” Senior Center Program, providing health monitoring and recreational services for South Boston elders

Women’s Educational and Industrial Union ... Boston

Support of elder home care, and training and employment of care providers, through the Home Health Care Services program

YWCA Boston ... Boston

Operating support for the Generations Learning Together Program, serving residents of the intergenerational GrandFamilies House in Dorchester


Special Grants
 

Associated Grant Makers ... Boston

Annual membership support

Seafarer’s Friend ... Boston

Operating support for shore leave transportation and onboard counseling services for merchant seafarers visiting the Port of Boston; challenge grant to support organizational fundraising development