2020 Grants

Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
Boston, MA
In support of two evidence-based parenting programs, Parenting Journey and Strengthening Families Program, offered through the BCNC Family Services program in Quincy, Massachusetts.

The Boston Foundation
Boston, MA
In support of The Boston Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund, to assist local organizations assisting communities disproportionately affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

Cape Cod Children’s Place
North Eastham, MA
In support of parent education programs, a replicable and evidence-based approach that improves parental resilience, increases social conditions, and improves the social-emotional competence of children.

Care Dimensions
Danvers, MA
Providing Personal Protective Equipment and expand the organization’s telemedicine and tele-hospice capacity in response to Covid-19.

The Children’s Room 
Arlington, MA
In support of free, peer-based grief support for families suffering loss through structured support groups, events, and referrals.

Coalition on Temporary Shelter
Detroit, MI
Implementation of Economic Mobility Pathways’ (EMPath) Intergenerational Mobility program at the Coalition on Temporary Shelter.

Community Partnership Family Resource Center
Divide, CO
In support of parent education programs that strengthen families and promote healthy parent-child relationships.

Community Services Consortium
Albany, OR
Implementation of EMPath’s Intergen Mobility pilot program.

Crossroads
Duxbury, MA
In support of the “Grow-Build-Lead” long-term empowerment program to empower youth to think independently, make informed and healthy choices, set challenging goals, and engage in services of others.

EMPath
Boston, MA
In support of the organization’s Intergenerational Mobility Project, a program involving parents and children designed to improve low-income child and family outcomes, as well as support for external pilot programs.

Epiphany School
Dorchester, MA
In support of parent education opportunities at the school’s Early Learning Center.

Families First Parenting Programs
Watertown, MA
In support of the growth of the organization’s Power of Parenting Program curriculum and partnerships, serving over 250 parents and benefitting over 500 children.

Family & Children’s Service of Greater Lynn
Lynn, MA
Adapting Parenting Journey classes to a virtual format.

The Family Partnership
Minneapolis, MN
Implementation of EMPath’s Intergen Mobility pilot program.

Family Services of Merrimack Valley
Lawrence, MA
In support of the organization’s Young Parents Support program, which provides individual case-management to disadvantaged, socially isolated young parents.

Fathers’ Uplift
Boston, MA
In support of ongoing outpatient mental health programming to help fathers remain engaged in their children’s lives.

JRI/First Connections
Needham, MA
Supporting staff that organize First Connections’ programming to foster health parenting and guide families through the first years of their parenting journey through support groups, home visiting, and resources and referrals.

Julie’s Family Learning Program
Boston, MA
In support of adult and children’s services, including family support and education programs committed to the development of strong, stable, healthy family functioning.

La Alianza Hispana
Boston, MA
In support of the organization’s Mothers and Children in the Making program, a comprehensive maternal/child home-visiting program for high-risk Latina immigrant pregnant/parenting mothers and families with children birth to age 5.

The Opportunity Alliance
Portland, ME
Implementation of EMPath’s Intergen Mobility pilot program.

Pathways for Children, Inc.
Gloucester, MA
In support of the 15-week Nurturing Program to provide a national registered, evidence-based, validated family education curriculum designed to prevent child abuse and neglect in the North Shore community.

Philanthropy Massachusetts
Opioid Response Fund of the GMA Funder Community
In support of a funder learning and grantmaking collaborative focused on private philanthropic response to the opioid crisis.

Raw Art Works
Lynn, MA
In support of the organization’s arts-therapy and other arts-based after-school programming for youth and families.

Roca, Inc.
Chelsea, MA
In support of the organization’s Young Mothers Program Project in Greater Boston and Springfield, providing critical resources to 250 families.

Room to Grow
Boston, MA
In support of parent education programs to over 600 families, including structured coaching, material goods, community connections, and other parenting tools and resources.

Summer Search
Boston, MA
Ensuring the uninterrupted offering of the organization’s Group Mentoring model, serving over 100 high school students.