2024 Grants
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
Boston, MA
In support of community-based mentoring programs.
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Inc.
Boston, MA
In support of Parenting Journey and Positive Solutions for Families, two evidence-based parenting programs that support Chinese immigrants and their children in Quincy, MA.
Boston Food Forest Coalition
Boston, MA
General Operating support.
Care Dimensions
Danvers, MA
In support of whole-person care through complementary and alternative therapies.
The Children’s Room
Arlington, MA
In support of peer-based grief support groups for children, teenagers, and parents.
Clarke School for the Deaf d/b/a Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech
Canton, MA
In support of Clarke Boston’s listening and spoken language services for children.
Crossroads for Kids
Duxbury, MA
In support of CrossRoads Summer 2024 programming that provides access to learning opportunities often denied to young adults from low-income communities and gives them the opportunity to reach their full potential
Economic Mobility Pathways
Boston, MA
In support of Scaling Up with Amp Up, a program where staff support participants in determining their goals and dreams and work alongside them to create a plan that helps them transform their lives to achieve them.
Families First Parenting Programs, Inc
Watertown, MA
In support of the Power of Parenting and Ripple programs that engage 850+ parents through parent leadership training and supports their 1,700+ children.
Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts, Inc.
Dorchester, MA
In support of community-based family networks.
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley
Lawrence, MA
In support of the Big Friends Little Friends Youth Mentoring Program.
Fathers’ Uplift, Inc.
Boston, MA
In support of one clinical therapist who works with 40-50 fathers and families of color.
FamilyAid
Boston, MA
In support of the FamilyAid Navigation Team that works with parents and children experiencing homelessness by providing resources across six social determinants of health.
Friends of the Children – Boston
Roxbury, MA
In support of professional mentoring for youth and their caregivers that promotes that two-generation approach for lasting change.
GreenRoots
Chelsea, MA
General Operating support.
John F. Kennedy Family Service Center, Inc.
Charlestown, MA
In support of expanding service hours and increasing language-capacity at the Charleston Family Engagement Network to better serve low-income, Spanish- and Mandarin-speaking families .
Julie’s Family Learning Program, Inc.
Boston, MA
In support of the Family Development and Family Literacy programming that serves single mothers, and their infants aged 0 – 5.
Justice Resource Institute f/b/o First Connections
Acton, MA
In support of family education and resource programs.
Mystic River Watershed Association, Inc.
Arlington, MA
General Operating support.
ParentChild+ Inc.
New York, NY
In support of engaging caregivers in their children’s early learning to help them prepare for school and ensuring they are on the path for long-term educational success.
Pathways for Children, Inc.
Gloucester, MA
In support of the Nurturing Parenting Program that ends child abuse by replacing old habits with new parenting strategies that focus on developing nurturing relationships and safe environments.
Perkins School for the Blind
Watertown, MA
In support of programming that supports infants and toddlers with visual impairments and their families.
Plummer Youth Promise
Salem, MA
Addressing the economic barriers and providing permanent services for youth in foster care.
Roca, Inc.
Chelsea, MA
In support of the Young Mothers Program that provides cognitive behavioral therapy to 300+ young mothers (aged 16-24) in Greater Boston and Springfield, MA.
Silver Lining Mentoring
Boston, MA
In support of mentoring programs for youth in foster care.
Third Sector New England, Inc. f/b/o First Teacher
Roxbury, MA
General Operating support.
Third Sector New England, Inc. f/b/o The Basics
Boston, MA
General Operating support.
Waypoint
Manchester, NH
In support of the Waypoint Family Support Program in Nashua that targets families with risk factors and creates a safe space for community, support, and positive development for children.
2023 Grants
American Red Cross
Boone, IA
In support of disaster relief efforts, in recognition of its important work in Turkey and Syria in response to the recent earthquake.
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
Boston, MA
In support of community-based mentoring programming for girls.
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
Boston, MA
In support of evidence-based parenting programs.
The Boston Foundation f/b/o Business Equity Fund
Boston, MA
Addressing longstanding barriers to growth financing and technical assistance that have historically limited opportunity for entrepreneurs of color.
Cape Cod Children’s Place
North Eastham, MA
In support of parent education programs that improve parental resilience, increase social conditions, and improve the social-emotional competence of children.
Care Dimensions
Danvers, MA
In support of whole-person care, including its slate of compensatory therapies.
The Children’s Room
Arlington, MA
In support of free, peer-based grief support for families suffering loss.
Clarke School for the Deaf d/b/a Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech
Canton, MA
In support of Clarke Boston’s listening and spoken language services.
Crossroads
Duxbury, MA
In support of summer camp programming that empowers youth to think independently, make informed and healthy choices, set challenging goals, and engage in services of others.
Doctors Without Borders
In support of disaster relief efforts, in recognition of its important in response to the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath)
Detroit, MI
In support of scaling the Economic Mobility Pathways program nationwide.
Families First Parenting Programs
Watertown, MA
In support of the Power of Parenting program curriculum and partnerships to serve over 750 parents and benefit over 1,500 children.
Family & Children’s Service of Greater Lynn d/b/a LifeScene
Lynn, MA
In support of parenting training, case management services, and programming to support youth in their teens and early twenties.
Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts
Dorchester, MA
In support of community-based family networks.
Fathers’ Uplift
Boston, MA
In support of ongoing mental health programming to help fathers remain engaged in their children’s lives.
Friends of the Children – Boston
Roxbury, MA
In support of one-on-one professional mentoring for children and youth facing the highest barriers, as well as the expansion of its 2-Generation services.
JRI f/b/o First Connections
Needham, MA
In support of programming that fosters healthy parenting and guides families through the first years of their parenting journey through support groups, home visiting, and resources and referrals.
New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund
Boston, MA
In support of grants and other essential support to community groups and coalitions working to fight racism in Massachusetts.
Perkins School for the Blind
Watertown, MA
In support of the comprehensive needs of infants and toddlers with visual impairments.
Plummer Youth Promise
Salem, MA
In support of permanency services for youth in foster care to help ensure they enter adulthood prepared and with a family unconditionally committed to them.
Program for Early Parent Support
Seattle, WA
In support of growing back in-person services, including its parent peer support groups, to support and strengthen families’ resilience.
Roca, Inc.
Chelsea, MA
In support of the organization’s young mothers program in Greater Boston and Springfield, providing critical resources to 250 families.
Room to Grow
Boston, MA
In support of parent education programs for over 600 families, including structured coaching, material goods, community connections, and other parenting tools and resources.
Silver Lining Mentoring, Inc.
Boston, MA
In support of its Community Based Mentoring and Learn & Earn programs for 250 youth in Greater Boston foster care.
Summer Search
Boston, MA
In support of its year-round mentoring program, which includes one-on-one and group mentoring and serves over 100 high school students.
Third Sector New England (TSNE) f/b/o First Teacher
Roxbury, MA
In support of programming that empowers Black and Brown parents to become their children’s first teacher.
Third Sector New England f/b/o The Basics
Boston, MA
In support of programming focused on decreasing the racial learning disparities that emerge from an early age and continue through elementary school and beyond.
United Nations Foundation/Central Emergency Response Fund
Washington, DC
In support of the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund.
2022 Grants
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
Boston, MA
In support of two evidence-based parenting programs, Parenting Journey and Strengthening Families Program, offered through its Family Services program in Quincy, Massachusetts.
The Boston Foundation
Boston, MA
In support of the Business Equity Fund, which works to address longstanding barriers to growth financing and technical assistance that have historically limited opportunity for entrepreneurs of color.
The Boston Foundation
Boston, MA
In support of the New Commonwealth Fund, a funding and support resource for Black, Latino, and Indigenous entrepreneurs, innovators, and non-profits.
Cape Cod Children’s Place
North Eastham, MA
In support of parent education programs using a replicable and evidence-based approach that improves parental resilience and the social-emotional competence of children.
Care Dimensions
Danvers, MA
In support of whole-person care, including its slate of compensatory therapies.
The Children’s Room
Arlington, MA
In support of free, peer-based grief support for families suffering loss.
Crossroads
Duxbury, MA
In support of summer camp programming that empowers youth to think independently, make informed and healthy choices, set challenging goals, and engage in services of others.
EMPath
Boston, MA
In support of its work with a cohort of large (statewide) early childhood organizations to develop more implementation expertise and evidence of its intergenerational Mobility Mentoring model’s effectiveness in early childhood programs.
Epiphany School
Dorchester, MA
In support of parent education programming at the school’s Early Learning Center.
Families First Parenting Programs
Watertown, MA
In support of the growth of its Power of Parenting program curriculum and partnerships to serve over 750 parents and benefit over 1,500 children.
Family & Children’s Service of Greater Lynn
Lynn, MA
In support of hybrid (in-person and virtual) Parenting Journey classes.
Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts
Dorchester, MA
In support of its community-based family support networks.
Fathers’ Uplift
Boston, MA
In support of ongoing mental health programming to help fathers remain engaged in their children’s lives.
First Connections, a JRI Program
Needham, MA
In support of the program’s core services: support groups, home visits, resources, and referrals that foster healthy parenting and guide families through the first years of their parenting journey.
Friends of the Children – Boston
Roxbury, MA
In support of one-on-one professional mentoring for children and youth facing the highest barriers, as well as the expansion of its 2-Generation services.
La Alianza Hispana
Boston, MA
In support of the organization’s Mothers and Children in the Making program, a comprehensive and culturally competent home-visiting program for low-income Latino immigrant families with children ages birth to five.
Philanthropy Massachusetts
Child Behavioral Health Fund of the GMA Funder Community
In support of a funder learning and grantmaking collaborative focused on private philanthropic response to the increase in concern over child behavioral health.
Plummer Youth Promise
Salem, MA
In support of its permanency services for youth in foster care to help ensure they enter adulthood prepared and with a family unconditionally committed to them.
Program for Early Parent Support
Seattle, WA
In support of its in-person services, including its parent peer support groups, to support and strengthen families’ resilience.
Roca, Inc.
Chelsea, MA
In support of the organization’s Young Mothers Program, which provides critical resources to 250 families across eight Massachusetts cities.
Room to Grow
Boston, MA
In support of parent education programs for up to 600 families, including structured coaching, material goods, community connections, and other parenting tools and resources.
Silver Lining Mentoring, Inc.
Boston, MA
In support of its Community Based Mentoring and Learn & Earn programs for 250 youth in Greater Boston foster care.
Summer Search
Boston, MA
In support of its year-round mentoring program, which includes one-on-one and group mentoring and serves over 100 high school students.