2018 Grants

America SCORES New England

Jamaica Plain, MA

$10,000 in support of the Leadership in Action program for middle school girls. This program helps students identify and address social problems in their schools or neighborhoods and work as a team to find creative solutions.

Artists For Humanity

Boston, MA

$15,000 in support of the Youth Arts Enterprise, a year-round entrepreneurship program offering youth paid employment in the arts.

Bikes Not Bombs

Jamaica Plain, MA

$15,000 in support of Girls in Action: Pathways to Leadership, an athletic and academic enrichment program.

Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center

Boston, MA

$10,000 in support of the Family Child Care program, a workforce development program for low-income Chinese-speaking immigrant women.

Boston Debate League

Boston, MA

$3,000 to send girls to the annual Women’s Debate Institute Summer Program.

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Boston, MA

$20,000 in support of the Single Parent House and services for mothers experiencing homelessness.

Brookview House, Inc.

Dorchester, MA

$20,000 in support of the STEM Program for women and girls experiencing homelessness.

Budget Buddies, Inc.

Chelmsford, MA

$15,000 in support of expansion efforts to bring the financial-coaching program into Boston.

Chelsea Collaborative, Inc.

Chelsea, MA

$10,000 in support of the Chelsea Girls Leadership Group. The Chelsea Collaborative is a Latino-led organization that addresses inequity in Chelsea by meeting basic needs, providing direct services and case management, and through community organizing.

Community Art Center, Inc.

Cambridge, MA

$15,000 in support of the Community Art Center Girls Leadership Supports. The Community Art Center provides year-round artistic programming for youth ages 5-19.

East Boston Ecumenical Community Council

East Boston, MA

$20,000 in support of the Familiar APOYO program, which provides English language instruction, counseling, health education, education assistance, and referrals to pregnant and parenting Latina immigrant women.

Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts

Boston, MA

$10,000 in support of Fab Factor, a diversity initiative to increase membership recruitment and retention of urban girls.

Girls Rock Campaign Boston*

Jamaica Plain, MA

$15,000 in operating support for the organization, which aims to empower girls through music education and performance.

HarborCOV

Chelsea, MA

$20,000 in support of the Self Determination Project, which provides education, healing and self-sufficiency opportunities for women affected by domestic violence.

Invest in Girls, Inc.

Arlington, MA

$10,000 in operating support for Invest in Girls, which teaches K-12 students about economics and personal finance.

Justice Resource Institute f/b/o Youth Harbors

Needham, MA

$10,000 in operating support for YouthHarbors, which provides support for unaccompanied and homeless youth age 17 to 21.

La Alianza Hispana

Boston, MA

$15,000 in support of Madres y Niños en Proceso (Mothers & Children Progressing), a comprehensive maternal/child home-visiting program targeting Latina immigrant pregnant and parenting mothers.

Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health, Inc.*

Dorchester, MA

$15,000 in support of Teens Lead at Work, a leadership development program in which teens lead workplace safety and harassment prevention training.

MEDIAGIRLS

Brookline, MA

$15,000 in support of the MEDIAGIRLS program expansion in low-income schools in Boston.

Mujeres Unidas Avanzando

Dorchester, MA

$10,000 in support of the Reproductive Health Community Leadership Program, which provides comprehensive reproductive health education and leadership development opportunities to Latina immigrant women.

New England Grassroots Environment Fund

Newmarket, MA

$15,000 in support of the environmental work of women, children, and youth in greater Boston.

Science Club for Girls

Cambridge, MA

$15,000 in support of the Science Club for Girls Restart in Cambridge and Somerville.

Shooting Touch Inc.

Norwood, MA

$15,000 in support of the G3 (Getting Girls in the Game) program, in which girls ages 10–15 can participate in safe, female-friendly afterschool basketball leagues coupled with off-court mentoring, career and health education.

Silver Lining Mentoring

Boston, MA

$15,000 in support of a Learn & Earn Cohort, which cares for young women ages 12–18 with serious emotional and behavioral issues. Silver Lining Mentoring provides adoption & foster care mentoring.

Sitters Without Borders

Somerville, MA

$10,000 in support of Sitters Without Borders, which offers free and low-cost evening babysitting services to low-income parents attending college in the Greater Boston area.

Soccer Without Borders Boston

Cambridge, MA

$15,000 in support of the soccer program for middle school and high school girls.

South Boston en Accion

South Boston, MA

$15,000 in support of the Leadership Academy program, an expansion of the organization’s ESOL programming, targeting Latinas living in South Boston’s public housing developments.

St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children

Dorchester, MA

$20,000 in support of GRLZradio.org, a media literacy and youth development program for girls.

Strong Women, Strong Girls

Jamaica Plain, MA

$12,500 in support of the organization’s group mentoring program for girls in Boston.

The BASE

Boston, MA

$10,000 in support of the Girls’ Program. The BASE combines athletic training with education and career resources to empower student-athletes.

The Clubhouse Network

Roxbury, MA

$12,500 in support of Clubhouse-to-Career: Young Women Leadership Program. The Clubhouse Network provides creative and safe out-of-school learning environments where young people from underserved communities work with adult mentors to explore ideas, develop skills, and build confidence through the use of technology.

The Elizabeth Stone House, Inc.

Jamaica Plain, MA

$12,5000 in support of Strong Where You Are. The Elizabeth Stone House partners with adult and child survivors of domestic violence and related trauma to achieve safety, stability, and overall wellbeing.

The Home for Little Wanderers

Boston, MA

$15,000 in support of Somerville Village, a program for transitional age homeless youth.

The Hyde Square Task Force

Jamaica Plain, MA

$15,000 in support of Women Empowered for Progress and Action. The Hyde Square Task Force’s mission is to amplify the power, creativity, and voices of youth and connect them to Afro-Latin culture.

The Nature Conservancy- NH Chapter

Concord, NH

$20,000 in operating support for 2018 Engagement, Restoration, and Conservation.

The Resilient Sisterhood Project

Boston, MA

$25,000 in general operating support. The Resilient Sisterhood Project’s mission is to educate and empower women of African descent regarding common but rarely discussed diseases of the reproductive system that disproportionately affect them.

Transition House, Inc.

Cambridge, MA

$10,000 in operating support for Community Solutions to Domestic Violence: Focus on Elders. Transition House offers a wide range of housing resources, support services and prevention tools related to domestic violence.

Urbanity Dance

Boston, MA

$5,000 in support for Movement Mends, a safe and welcoming movement workshop for individuals who have experienced incarceration, homelessness or abuse, held at Women’s Lunch Place.

Women’s Educational Center, Inc.

Cambridge, MA

$5,000 in support for Moving On: Support for Abused Women, which offers free services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including support in overcoming trauma, building self-esteem, developing parenting and other life skills, and achieving independence from abusive relationships.

YWCA Boston

Boston, MA

$20,000 in support for Dialogues on Gender. YW Boston is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

ZUMIX

East Boston, MA

$10,000 in support for Z-Tech, a year-round technical training program that introduces young people to audio and computer technologies.