2017 Grants

The Boston Education Development Foundation
f/b/o Boston Public Schools

$35,000 in support of expanding the Parent-Child Approaches to Learning Initiative by increasing the number of classes offered to engage families and build parenting skills, and pilot a class for upper elementary and middle school students

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 family members, including a new acupressure therapy technique

Children’s Home Society of Washington
$60,000 in support of two pilot programs to provide intergeneration mentoring and coaching to fathers

Community Partnership Family Resource Center
$15,000 in support of parent education programs to strengthen families and promote healthy parent-child relationships

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

Courageous Parents Network
$35,419 to support parents of children facing life-threatening illnesses, pediatricians in training who care for these families, and demystify difficult conversations to promote communication between parents of seriously ill children and pediatricians through videos and an interactive guide

Crossroads for Kids, Inc.
$25,000 in support of the “Grow-Build-Lead” long-term empowerment program to empower youth to think independently, make informed and health choices, set challenging goals, and engage in services of others

EMPath
$100,000 in support of the expansion of the Intergenerational Mobility Project to improve low-income child and family outcomes through this intergenerational intervention

Families First Parenting Programs
$45,000 in support of the growth and refinement of the Power of Parenting Program curriculum and partnerships

Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts, Inc.
$50,000 in support of the community-based Family Support Networks which serve 800 families with young children in Boston neighborhoods

The Fatherhood Project
$25,000 in support of the Dads in Recovery program using an evidence-based psycho-educational intervention with skill-building exercises and tools for fathers to connect or re-connect with their children

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

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

Parent-Child Home Program
$25,000 to bridge the preparation and achievement gap for children and families in need in Greater Boston and the surrounding gateway cities

Parenting Journey
$40,000 in support of Parenting Journey Groups designed to create resilient families by supporting over 300 parents develop life skills and networks of resources

Parent Possible
$10,000 in support of the organization’s work to equip parents with tools and information to have a positive impact on their child’s development

Raw Art Works
$25,000 to support the Family Focused Creative Youth Development program, providing free arts programming for over 600 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 young mothers

South Boston Neighborhood House
$25,000 in continued support for the Family Engagement Program and Welcome Baby! Program for new mothers and their infants