PAST GRANTS
The following grants were made in Fiscal Year 2009, which ended 4/30/09:
Massachusetts 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 Ocean Education and the Chatham Pier 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
Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts ... New Bedford
Operating support for tax preparation assistance and financial literacy skills to fishing families
Friends of South Shore Fisheries ... Scituate
Start-up support for new organization seeking to incorporate best practices in management,
marketing, and distribution for South Shore fishermen
Gulf of Maine Research Institute ... Portland, Maine
Operating support for fishing community outreach, convening, and facilitation efforts
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
Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction, Inc. ... New Bedford
Operating support of the Fair Winds and Following Seas case management program for fishing family members
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
Shore Support ... New Bedford
Operating support to provide social service resources and referrals to fishing families
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ... Woods Hole
Collaborative research funds to work with Cape Cod shellfishermen and aquaculturists on reducing the damaging effects of invasive sea squirts
Elder Program Grants
Action for Boston Community Development – North End/West End Neighborhood
Service Center ... Boston
General operating support for
comprehensive neighborhood-based elder services
La Alianza Hispana ... Boston
Operating support for services to low-income Latino seniors
Bay Cove Human Services / Kit Clark Senior Services ... Boston
Operating support for the gap between federal reimbursement and actual costs of nutritious meals for 1,200 low-income seniors
Boston Medical Center / Elders Living at Home Program ... Boston
Operating support to provide emergency shelter, case management, and rapid housing for vulnerable elders in Greater Boston
Ellis Memorial and Eldredge House
... Boston
General operating support for Adult Day Health Program
Greater Boston Food Bank ... Boston
Operating support for the Elderly Brown Bag Program, delivering monthly groceries to 6,300 seniors in Greater Boston
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
Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership ... Boston
Support of the Staying Home program to help elders resolve crises that threaten the
stability of their housing
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 for the Adult Day Health Center in Roslindale
South Boston Neighborhood House ... Boston
Support of exercise and health-monitoring programs within the “Jet Set” senior center
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
Please click HERE for a list of grants from previous years.