2015 Grants

Bethel Institute for Social Justice
$16,000 in support of the Fatherhood Program, a twelve-week parenting training and discussion program for court-involved fathers

The Boston Educational Development Foundation
f/b/o Boston Public Schools, Parent University
$35,000 in support of expanding the Parent-Child Approaches to Learning Initiative to engage families and build parenting skills

Breakthrough Greater Boston
$30,000 to expand the Breakthrough program to serve middle and high school students at Dorchester’s TechBoston Academy

Brookview House
$15,000 in support of programs that help mothers and children break the cycle of homelessness and poverty

Care Dimensions
$50,000 in support of the organization’s Complementary Therapies Program to provide non-invasive, holistic care to nurture the body, mind, and spirit of patients and their family members

Children’s Trust, Inc.
$25,000 in support of the Parenting Education Programs, enabling 400 parents to learn new skills, connect with peers, and increase use of community resources

The Conversation Project, Inc.
$100,000 in support for the Conversation Project and its citywide public media campaign in Boston to encourage family discussions regarding end-of-life preferences for aging family members

Crossroads for Kids, Inc.
$35,000 in support of the Leadership Coaching Program, an intensive year-round mentoring program serving youth from grades 3 to 12

Families First Parenting Programs
$35,000 in support of the Neighborhood Bases program, focused on expanding services to serve 750 parents in the high-need communities of East Boston and Roxbury

The Food Project
$20,000 in support of the organization’s food donations program for hunger relief agencies in Greater Boston and on the North Shore

Friends of the Children-Boston
$25,000 in support of the organization’s long-term mentoring for 141 of Boston’s highest-risk children and youth

Housing Families
$15,000 in support of the organization’s Whole Family Homelessness Prevention project, focused on eviction protection, direct financial assistance, and therapeutic and academic support services for youth and families

Julie’s Family Learning Program
$35,000 in support of the organization’s adult and children’s services, including family support and education programs committed to the development of strong, stable, health family functioning

More than Words, Inc.
$10,000 in support of the organization’s graduate program, to facilitate successful transitioning from the More than Words employment model to adult independence

Nurtury
$35,000 in support of a family engagement program based at the organization’s new Learning Lab in Boston and serving 800 families annually

Parent-Child Home Program
$25,000 to expand program capacity in the Greater Boston area, to enroll 25 multiple-risk families in the organization’s school readiness program

Parenting Journey
$26,000 in support of the organizations six programs designed to create resilient families by supporting parents in developing life skills and networks of resources

President and Fellows of Harvard College
f/b/o The Family Van
$45,000 in support of the Family Van’s general operation to bring mobile healthcare, wellness initiatives, and workshops to Boston’s most underserved communities

Raising A Reader (RAR-MA, Inc.)
$25,000 to support the delivery of early literacy services to children and families in the community of Lynn, Massachusetts

Raw Art Works
$25,000 to support the Family Focused Creative Youth Development program, providing free arts programming for 500 underserved youth

Roca, Inc.
$25,000 in support of the High-Risk Young Mothers Program, which provides intensive case management, parenting education, life skills, alternative education, and workforce development for 125 young mothers

South Boston Neighborhood House
$35,000 in support of expanding the Welcome Baby program, a home visitation program for families in South Boston

St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children
$10,000 in support of the organization’s intensive clinical support for young and homeless families, particularly focused on guiding 17 teen mothers through a healthy pregnancy and preparation for raising a healthy child

Year Up, Inc.
$20,000 in support of an expansion effort designed to increase the organization’s work placement and college access program for young adults in Boston