Our 2018 Grant Partners
We are pleased to include the following organizations in our 2018 grant portfolio. They are all doing remarkable work on a range of important social issues including access to medical care, after-school programming, homelessness, mental health and special needs, academic support and enrichment, sustainable agriculture, local farming, food recovery and access to healthy food.
Sudbury Grants
Town of Sudbury, Sudbury, MA, $150,000 payable over two years.
For renovations at the Nixon and Loring Elementary School playgrounds to improve safety and enhance access.
Fresh Start Furniture Bank, Hudson, MA, $2,500
For general support.
Gifts of Hope Unlimited, Sudbury, MA, $12,900
For a series of start-up projects.
Goodnow Library Foundation, Sudbury, MA, $5,000
For short-term grant writing research and support.
Longfellow’s Wayside Inn, Sudbury, MA, $59,250
For a series of planning consultations.
Marlborough Community Development Corp., Marlborough, MA, $15,000
To bring the agency’s Financial Fitness Center to Sudbury.
Town of Sudbury, Planning and Community Development Dept., Sudbury, MA, $55,000
To support the development of a new master plan for the Town.
Town of Sudbury, Council on Aging, Sudbury, MA, $22,732
To support the part-time volunteer coordinator.
MetroWest Free Medical Program, Sudbury, MA, $25,000
For a strategic planning consultation.
Sudbury Extended Day, Sudbury, MA, $5,000
To train after-school teachers in positive behavior intervention techniques.
Thursday Garden Club, Sudbury, MA, $2,000
To help create a Blue Star Memorial Garden in Grinnell Park.
Children, Youth & Families Capacity Building Grants
Assabet Valley Collaborative, Marlborough, MA $25,000
For staff training on “Service Design Thinking.”
Daniel James McCarthy Memorial Fund, Acton, MA $11,000
For a strategic planning consultation.
Doc Wayne Youth Services, Inc., Boston, MA, $25,000
To continue a program evaluation consultation.
Employment Options, Inc., Marlborough, MA $16,000
For an IT consultation and related staff training.
Jeff’s Place Children’s Bereavement Center, Framingham, MA, $21,000
For a fundraising consultation.
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest, Framingham, MA, $20,000
To continue a board development consultation.
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Framingham, MA, $24,000
For staff training on new mobile technology.
Advocates, Inc/Autism Alliance of MetroWest, Framingham, MA, $24,500
To develop an outreach program that identifies and trains students and adults to provide respite services to caregivers responsible for family members with autism.
Bethany Hill Place, Framingham, MA, $6,000
For a combination training and consultation to enhance staff’s use of the agency’s donor management and fundraising software.
Birthday Wishes, Newton, MA, $8,000
For a strategic planning consultation.
Communities for Restorative Justice, Concord, MA, $24,500
For a communications/coaching consultation.
Discovery Museum, Acton, MA, $14,000
For a strategic review of the Museum’s educational, programmatic and operational philosophy.
Hoops and Homework, Framingham, MA, $16,280
For a fundraising consultation.
Children, Youth & Families Invitation & Discretionary Grants
Big Brothers Big Sisters of CM/MW, Worcester/Framingham, MA, $25,000
For general support.
Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest, Marlborough, MA, $100,000
For general support.
John Andrew Mazie Memorial Foundation, Worcester/Framingham, MA $25,000
For general support.
Nashoba Learning Group, Bedford, MA, $11,250
A special grant for staff development.
MetroWest Legal Services,Framingham, MA $50,000 over 2 years
Continued support for the Juvenile Immigration Relief Project.
Children, Youth & Families Small Capital Grants
Grants for equipment, furnishings or repairs totaling $64,625 were made to the following CY&F grant partners:
Boys & Girls Club of Assabet Valley, Doc Wayne Youth Services, Family Promise Metrowest, MetroWest College Planning Center, Jewish Family Service of Metrowest, OUT MetroWest, REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, SPARK Kindness, Thrive Support and Advocacy.
Farm & Local Food Initiative
Boston Area Gleaners, Waltham, MA, $25,000
For general support.
Franklin County CDC/Fiscal Agent for MA Food System Collaborative, Greenfield, MA, $25,000
General support for the Collaborative to implement the MA Local Food Action Plan.
Gaining Ground, Concord, MA, $25,000
For general support.
Mill City Grows, Lowell, MA $25,000
For general support.
Regional Environmental Council, Worcester, MA, $25,000
For general support.
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, S. Deerfield, MA, $100,000 over 3 years
For general support.
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Lowell, MA, $100,000 over 3 years
For general support.
Lovin’ Spoonfuls, Boston, MA, $75,000 over 3 years
To support food recovery and distribution in MetroWest.
Atkinson Scholarship Recipients - Class of 2018
Rebecca Skedros, Hannah BenDavid, Lauren Kim, Antoinette Brennan, David Abraham, Tiffany Qin, Josephina Mitchell, Victor Figueroa, Osmani Rodriguez, Jr., Kenneth Ho, Samantha Cirillo, Michael Kossuth, Connor Reinhold, Dan Stutman, and Michael Rodrigues.
Community Grants
Philanthropy Massachusetts, Boston, MA, $5,000
In support of the Massachusetts Census Equity Fund 2020. Funds will be used to help MetroWest nonprofits working to insure an accurate count of all residents in Massachusetts.