2021 and COVID-19 Emergency Grants
In 2021, the Board of Directors of the Franklin Square House Foundation made a policy decision to continue its grant making activities in the “COVID emergency grant” mode. In February, the Foundation made an additional 42 grants totaling $300,000 to existing grantees that are providing congregate or dormitory shelter to women and their families.
In February, along with the 42 emergency shelter grants, we made six $25,000 grants for food to existing grantees that operate pantries and/or food distribution to support families in need. While this emergency grant making is both temporary and entirely new territory for the Foundation, we feel it is a highly impactful way to directly help families in need. These six food grants were made to:
Family Aid Boston (Boston)
Lazarus House (Lawrence)
Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless (Plymouth)
Rosie’s Place (Boston)
Woburn Council for Social Concern (Woburn)
United South End Settlements (Boston)
Additionally, the Foundation will remain open for emergency capital grants for existing shelter and childcare grantees on a rolling basis. We are specifically targeting emergency repair needs that, if not undertaken immediately, would lead to the loss of the safe and secure shelter and childcare services for the families our existing grantees serve.
2020 and COVID-19 Emergency Grants
Since April 2020, the Foundation has been in “COVID emergency grant” mode. We focused all of our energy and efforts on working with our existing grantees to assist in the management of COVID-19-related needs. During 2020, the Foundation made 71 small unrestricted grants to help housing/shelter and childcare groups manage the immediate effects of the Pandemic on the women and families they serve.
Forty-five of the emergency grants were to existing shelter grantees that house women and families living in congregate or dormitory settings. An additional 26 grants were made to existing childcare grantees that certified a reopening date of their centers no later than September 1, 2020. In total, the Foundation awarded $355,000 in COVID related emergency funding in 2020.
In addition to the unrestricted emergency grants, the Foundation remained open, on a rolling basis, for emergency capital needs grants for existing grantees. These capital grants were targeted to groups that had emergency capital repair needs, that if not undertaken immediately, would lead to the loss of the safe and secure services for the women and children that they serve. During the Summer and Fall, the Foundation made five emergency grants totaling $126,856.
2020 Housing & Shelter Round
During the winter of 2020, the Foundation made 14 grants totaling $660,141 to shelter organizations as part of its normal, annual housing and shelter grant cycle. Those organizations, grant descriptions, and amounts are listed below.
Ascentria Community Services, $50,000 to expand and replace an HVAC system at Ruth House in Brockton, a parenting and pregnant teen living program
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK), $24,850, to upgrade degrading and hazardous flooring conditions in their confidential domestic violence shelter
Bridgewell, $37,300, to upgrade degrading and hazardous flooring conditions and make capital improvements to 166 Washington Street in Lynn, an SRO that serves chronically homeless disabled women who are considered "medically fragile."
Casa Esperanza, $43,950, to replace the failing roof on the Latinas y Niños Center in Roxbury a shelter and treatment center for women and women and children in recovery.
CASPAR/Baycove, $69,829 to replace the Kitchen at the Womenplace recovery home in Cambridge
Community Action of Cape Cod & Islands, $52,612, to add a fully handicap accessible a unit to their domestic violence shelter on Cape Cod
The Dimock Center, $90,000 to upgrade the kitchen and bathrooms at Women’s Renewal, recovery center for women at their main facility in Roxbury
Friends of Boston's Homeless, $21,440 to complete a capital improvements program to their Valentine Street SRO, in Roxbury a graduate program for women advancing through the stages of recovery
FOCUS Inc., $59,373 for a new communal kitchen at their FOCUS @ 114 program in Somerville for homeless young women who have aged out of the foster system
Healing Abuse Working for Change, HAWC, $32,000 to complete the weatherization work and address deferred maintenance issues at their confidential domestic Violence shelter
Rosie’s Place, $16,449 for Furniture for the overnight shelter at 889 Harrison Avenue Roxbury
The Second Step, $49,916 to replace and expand the failing heating system in their confidential domestic violence shelter
University Universalist Urban Ministries, (UUUM), $62,500 to make capital improvements to their confidential domestic violence shelter
YWCA of Central Massachusetts, $50,000 to provide furniture and fixtures to their transitional housing program at the YWCA, 1 Salem Square, Worcester
2019 Childcare Round
Action for Boston Community Development, Brighton, $38,818 to install a security system at the new Brighton Headstart Program
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester, McLaughlin Clubhouse, Dorchester, $44,500, to make improvements to classrooms and to a commercial kitchen servicing those classrooms at 1135 Dorchester Avenue
East Boston Social Centers, Early Learning Center at the Barnes School, East Boston, $50,000 to assist renovating two classrooms at the new Early Learning Center at the Barnes School at 127 Marion Street in East Boston
Ellis Memorial, South End, Boston, $50,000 to offset a portion of the replacement cost of a failing HVAC system at 58 Berkeley Street
Epiphany School, Dorchester, $8,046 to purchase furniture, fixtures and equipment for the Early Learning Center
International Institute of Greater Lawrence, Haverhill Early Childhood Center, $50,000 to make a variety of exterior repairs to the Early Childcare Center at 17 Cedar Street in Haverhill
Little Voices Early Education and Care, Hyde Park (Boston), $16,863 to replace the roof and entryway stairs at the center at 104 Needham Road in Hyde Park
Merrimack Valley YMCA, Methuen YMCA Early Childcare Center, Methuen, $15,985 to the Merrimack Valley YMCA to replace worn and hazardous flooring in three classrooms at the Methuen YMCA at 129 Haverhill Street in Methuen
Nurtury, Jamaica Plain, $12,568 to replace the flooring in the gross motor space at Learning Lab
VietAid, Au Co Preschool, Dorchester, $25,311 to VietAID to replace the failing HVAC system at the Au Co Preschool at 42 Charles Street in Dorchester
YMCA of Greater Boston, Roxbury Early Childhood Program, Roxbury, $10,543 to purchase and install acoustic panels in two classrooms at the Roxbury YMCA at 285 Martin Luther King Boulevard in Roxbury
2019 Housing & Shelter Round
The Psychological Center, Lawrence, $46,654 for a new roof their Pegasus House Recovery Home for women
Emmaus Inc, Haverhill, $82,000 for new windows to Emmaus Family Shelter
Father Bills & MainSpring, Hingham, $50,000 for capital improvements to the Rust House Supportive housing for women
Centerboard Inc., Chelsea, $50,000 for new heating and distribution system in their Chelsea Teen Living Program
EMPath, Brighton, $75,000 for handicap accessibility and site drainage in their parents and children shelter
Lynn Shelter Association, Lynn, $57,500 for exterior improvements to their Bridge House Family Shelter
Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless, Kingston, $64,896 for bathroom replacements in their Pilgrim’s Hope Shelter
Pine Street Inn, Boston, $61,000 for flooring to their Women’s Inn Shelter
Community Healthlink, Leominster, $50,000 for general capital improvements to their Orchid Street recovery home for women in Leominster
The Housing Assistance Corporation, Hyannis, $45,147 for capital improvements and upgrades to the Angel House recovery home for women and families
YWCA of Northeastern MA, Lawrence, $48,000 for deferred maintenance and capital improvements to their SRO residences for women
Heading Home, Dorchester, $48,995 for capital improvements and security upgrades to their Devon Street family congregate shelter
Family Aid Boston, Dorchester, $76,082 for capital improvements to their HOMES project for formerly homeless families
2018 Childcare Round
Woburn Council for Social Concern, Woburn $31,475 for a new roof on their facility
Worcester Community Action, Webster, $39,477 for furniture & equipment for their Webster Headstart program.
JFK Family Services Program, Charlestown, $50,000 for renovations to their commercial that provides snacks and meals for their Headstart Program.
Montachusett Opportunity Council, Leominster, $50,000 for renovations to create new classroom space at the Family Education (Headstart) Center.
Beverly Children's Learning Center, Beverly, $50,000 for improvements to a new natural areas playground .
Community Action, Inc., Newburyport, $49,013 for flooring and building accessibility improvements to the Seacoast Headstart Center.
Community Teamwork, Lowell, $27,017 for building and playground renovations to the Toddler Corner Center in Lowell.
Crispus Attucks Children's Center, Dorchester, $50,000 for expanding and improving an infant room.
Pathways for Children, Gloucester, $33,732 for repairs and capital upgrades to their Cape Ann Gloucester Headstart center.
2018 Housing & Shelter Round
Edwina Martin House, Brockton, $100,000 to EMH Recovery for renovations and improvements to the newly acquired Paul McDevitt House, a graduate facility for women in recovery.
Friends of Boston's Homeless, Fort Hill, Boston, $44,397 for capital improvements and furniture to the women’s SRO.
Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC), Salem, $19,100 for capital improvements to the HAWC Emergency Domestic Violence Shelter.
The Home for Little Wanderers, Plymouth, $4,206 grant for security upgrades to the Girls' Housing at Southeast Campus of The Home (Bilezikian House).
House of Hope, Inc., Lowell, $20,504 for security and kitchen upgrades to the Fletcher Street Family Shelter. In addition House of Hope was awarded an additional $10,000 discretionary Perin Family Grant for commercial kitchen upgrades needed for its food service training program.
Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands, Hyannis, $46,648 for kitchen equipment and appliances at its Safe Harbor domestic violence
Wellspring House, Gloucester, $41,197 for capital improvements and upgrades to the Washington Street Family Shelter.
South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC), Hudson, $30,280 for a new roof to Willis House, a family homeless shelter.
Caspar Inc., Cambridge, $70,585 for capital improvements to Grow House, a residential program for women in recovery.
Volunteers of America-Massachusetts, Dorchester, $85,450 for capital improvements to their Hello House recovery program for women and the establishment of a permanent medical exam room at the facility.
Casa Esperanza, Roxbury, $48,284 for security upgrades and improvements to Latinas Y Ninos, shelter for women & children in recovery.
2017 Childcare Round
Greater Lawrence YWCA, Lawrence, $50,000 for the renovation of bathrooms at their early childhood center
Salem Community Childcare, Salem, $36,294 for the replacement of a heating system and bathroom improvements
Ellis Memorial, Boston, $50,000 for waterproofing and masonry repairs to their early childhood center
NorthStar Learning Center, Dorchester, $39,787 for furniture, fixtures, equipment and bathroom repairs to their early childcare center to support the Boston Collaborative High School for parenting and pregnant teens
Epiphany School, Dorchester, $29,393 for furniture, fixtures and equipment in their infant rooms
YMCA Southcoast, New Bedford, $43,331 for renovations to in crease classroom space
Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion (IBA), Boston, $50,000 for drainage repairs and capital improvements to their early childhood Center
YMCA of Greater Boston, Chinatown, $28,140 for classroom configuration changes related to security issues
Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), Roxbury, $43,056 for playground improvements and equipment at their new Savin Street Headstart Early Childhood Center
2017 Housing and Shelter Round
Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless, Kingston, $57,850 to fund the renovation of two kitchens in a family homeless shelter
Centerboard Inc., Lynn, $100,000 to fund capital improvements as part of the renovation a parenting and pregnant teen residential shelter
Health Imperatives, Brockton, 45,315 for Capital Improvements and repairs to their domestic violence shelter, Penelope's Place
Bridgewell, Lynn, $40,600 for capital improvements to apartments for women and children in the process of recovery
Elizabeth Stone House, Roxbury, $33,000 for capital to bring their domestic violence shelter up to ADA code.
Father Bill's & MainSpring, Brockton, $75,000 to assist in the installation of an elevator that services a women’s' homeless shelter
Pine Street Inn, Dorchester, $50,700 for a new heating system in their SRO that is permanent housing for chronically homeless women.
Housing Assistance Corporation (HAC), Hyannis, $12,682 to repair, replace and paint siding at their shelter for homeless first time mothers and their children
Casa Myrna, Boston, $45,282 for furniture, fixtures and equipment in their residential program assisting women fleeing sexual exploitation
Family Aid Boston, Dorchester, $82,500 to assist in the renovation of four affordable housing units for formerly homeless families.
Heading Home, Cambridge, $40,294 for capital improvements and repairs to an SRO that is housing for homeless women
St. Mary's Women & Children, Dorchester, $49,625 for capital improvements to a shelter for homeless women and their children.
2016 Childcare Round
Aspire Developmental Services, Lynn $50,000 to assist in the development and renovation of a new childcare center at 176 Franklin Street
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Boston $27,776 to pay for new flooring in their early childhood center
JFK Family Services Center, Charlestown $26,155 for new flooring in their Headstart Center
Viet-Aid, Dorchester $18,337 to pay for plumbing upgrades to the bathrooms in their early childhood center
Pathways for Children, Gloucester $23,295 to pay for new kitchen appliances and equipment in their Headstart Program
Catholic Charities, Dorchester $42,198 to pay for high security playground fencing at their Yawkey Konbit-Kreyol Center
Merrimack Valley YMCA, Methuen $14,460 to pay for flooring in two early childhood classrooms
Community Action Inc, Haverhill $38,700 to pay for capital improvements to their Fox Center Headstart Program
2016 Housing & Shelter Round
Lynn Shelter Association, Lynn $47,131 to renovate a developmental play area at the Green Street Congregate Family Shelter
Lazarus House, Lawrence $7,500 to replace a roof on Ishah House a transitional housing program for women
Community Action of Cape Cod, Hyannis $49,435 to acquire furniture, fixtures and equipment for Safe Harbor a domestic violence shelter
Casa Esperanza, Roxbury $99,950 to make capital improvements to Dunsmore House, permanent housing for families in recovery
Crittenton Women's Union, Dorchester $41,112 for beds in their scattered site STEPS Program
South Middlesex Opporotunity Council, Framingham $27,850 for a new roof on their congregate family shelter
The Friends of Boston Homeless, Roxbury $47,933 for capital improvements to their Valentine Street Women's Supportive Housing Program
YWCA of greater Lawrence, Haverhill Branch $100,000 towards the development of a new affordable SRO above the Haverhill YWCA
Dimock Health Center, Roxbury $43,024 for Capital improvements to their Women’s Renewal Clinical Stabilization Services on their main campus
Victory Programs, Dorchester $66,000 for a sprinkler system at ReVision Family Home for parenting and pregnant teens
Community Teamwork, Lowell $28,240 for energy and security upgrades on Princeton House a congregate homeless family shelter
Dimock Center, Roxbury $50,000 for an Emergency Foundation Discretionary Grant to support the Ruth Kelley/Ummi House
2015 Childcare Round
Triumph inc, Taunton $25,900, for exterior improvements to their Headstart Program
Ellis Memorial, Boston $40,000, as a contribution toward the renovations to 66 Berkeley Street
YMCA Southcoast, New Bedford $32,900 to make renovations and security upgrades to their childcare center
International Institute of Greater Lawrence, Haverhill $50,000 to make capital improvements to their early childhood center
Action for Boston Community Development, Roxbury $50,000 to convert two vacant classrooms in to Early Headstart classrooms
Little Voices Early Care and Education, Hyde Park $42,482 to make capital improvements to their early childhood center
2015 Housing Round
Heading Home, Medford $41,500 To make capital improvements to family shelter
Health Imperatives $57,543 To make capital improvements to women and children’s shelter
New Hope, Attleboro $24,765 To make window and door improvements to emergency shelter
Project Cope, Lynn $82,642 To renovate kitchens, bathrooms, windows, and siding of shelter
Housing Families, Malden $63,810 To make capital improvements to family shelter
Pine Street Inn, Boston $50,000 To update life safety/fire alarm system
Cape Cod Center for Women, Falmouth $34,047 To make capital improvements to emergency shelter
St. Mary’s Women and Children’s Center, Boston $50,000 To repair exterior of buildings and replace 70 windows
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocies of Boston, Boston $35,173 To replacement and upgrades to communal kitchen
CASPAR, Boston $68,957 To make exterior building repairs and renovations
Asian Taskforce Against Domestic Violence $36,600 To make repairs and renovations to interior and exterior building damage
Justice Resource Institute $37,935 To purchase new boilers, baths, and energy-efficient refrigerators
2014 Childcare Round
Merrimack Valley YMCA, Lawrence $27,216 Create therapy room and storage area at Childcare Center
Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester, Boston $9,815 To repair water damage and add waterproofing measures
Salem Community Childcare, Salem $35,925 To make capital improvements to Childcare center
Hattie B. Cooper Community Center, Boston $50,000 To make exterior repairs and add waterproofing measures
Beverly Children’s Learning Center, Beverly $50,000 To aide in acquisition and renovation of new site
Horizons for Homeless Children $14,245 New equipment for three sites
Casa Myrna Vasquez, Boston $50,000 To support Teen Parenting Program
2014 Housing Round
South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Framingham $50,000 To update fire alarm and sprinkler system
Lynn Shelter Association, Lynn $46,508 To complete shelter renovations
Casa Esperanza, Boston $42,629 To create enhanced therapeutic environment at Latinas y Niños Center
Roof Over Head Collaborative, Family Shelter, Salisbury $60,000 To purchase home for family shelter
House of Hope, Lowell $65,851 To renovate new family shelter
Volunteers of America, Jamaica Plain $50,000 To convert basement of shelter into additional housing unit
Women’s Center, New Bedford $18,750 To update handicap access, elevator, and emergency egress
Dimock Community Health Center, Boston $50,000 To provide furniture fixtures and equipment
Just-A-Start, Somerville $35,239 To make capital improvements and update security
Victory Programs, Boston $75,000 To make capital improvements to homeless family shelter
Common Ground, Lowell $50,000 To convert ground floor of commercial space to 3 additional housing units
Project Hope, Boston $73,899 To add security system and make capital improvements
2013 Childcare Round
Lynn YMCA Early Childcare Center YMCA Metro North, Lynn $35,000 To install new secure entrance and egress system
GLCAC Childcare Center Greater Lawrence Community Action, Lawrence
$20,204 To install new flooring and acquire commercial kitchen refrigeration units
Early Childcare Center Viet-AID, Dorchester $25,000 To build out a new classroom that will expand the center by 20 new students
Wesley Childcare Center Dorchester $47,415 To replace an inefficient and failing heating system
ABCD Headstart Action for Boston Community Development, Jamaica Plain
$15,400 To convert an existing classroom to early childhood use
Paige Academy Roxbury $49,989 To address deferred maintenance items and make capital improvements to their early childcare program
Associated Early Care & Education Central School, Cambridge $25,000 To replace windows
Jack Robinson Early Childcare Center Lynn Economic Opportunity Inc., Lynn
$36,826 To replace the HVAC System and make security upgrades
Early Childcare Center International Institute of Greater Lawrence, Haverhill
$50,000 To replace their roof and make improvements to the heating System
Early Childcare Center Roxbury YMCA YMCA of Greater Boston, Roxbury
$25,000 To make capital improvements throughout their early childcare center
Early Childcare Center YWCA of Greater Lawrence, Lawrence
$50,000 To make improvements to their HVAC system
Smile Preschool Roxbury $20,000 To make various capital improvements throughout the early childhood program facilities
Franklin Square House Daycare Roxbury $18,000 Foundation discretionary grant
2013 Housing Round
Women’s Shelter Healing Abuse Working for Change, Lynn $50,000 To defray costs associated with the development of a new domestic violence shelter
Women’s Residences YWCA of Greater Newburyport, Newburyport $45,500 To make capital improvements to their affordable SRO for women
Safe Harbor The Housing Assistance Corporation, Hyannis $50,000 To make capital Improvements to their family homeless shelter
Pilgrims Hope Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless, Kingston $20,819 To assist in the acquisition of furniture and interior painting of their homeless family shelter
Family-Focused Program Space St. Mary’s Women & Children, Dorchester
$50,000 To make improvements to the common space that is part of their shelter for parenting and pregnant teens
Sutton Home for Women Peabody $18,000 To pay for renovations that will allow them to expand their independent living program for elderly women
Donovan House Catholic Social Services of Fall River, New Bedford $55,000 To pay for masonry improvements to their family homeless shelter in New Bedford
Women’s Inn The Pine Street Inn, South End Boston $60,000 To renovate an elevator servicing all the hosing and programs in the Women’s Inn
Family Shelter Somerville Homeless Coalition, Somerville $30,000 To make capital improvements and repairs to their homeless family shelter
2012 Childcare Round
NICE (Neighborhood Involvement for Children’s Education) Roxbury (Boston)
$17,218 To support capital improvements that included carpeting, hand washing sinks and water fountains
Acorn Center for Early Education and Care Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Chinatown (Boston) $13,691 To purchase furniture and fixtures
Early Childhood Education Center United South End Settlements (USES), South End (Boston) $35,236 To support capital improvements to children’s bathrooms
Seacoast Early Childcare Center Haverhill Community Action, Newburyport
$4,320 To replace a commercial dishwasher
Hattie B. Cooper Community Center Lower Roxbury (Boston)
$50,000 To replace classroom heating and cooling units
Early Childhood Program John F. Kennedy Community Service Center, Charlestown (Boston) $49,856 To install two new children’s bathrooms
Lynn Early Childhood Program Catholic Charities, Lynn $25,000 To install new windows as part of an energy improvements program
Escuelita Boriken Early Childhood Center Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion (IBA), South End (Boston) $25,000 For capital improvements to repair floor elevation issues
Early Childcare Program Merrimack Valley YMCA, Lawrence $25,000 To upgrade children’s bathrooms and make them Handicap accessible
Brockton Day Nursery Brockton $25,000 To upgrade children’s bathrooms and make them Handicap accessible
Colonel Daniel Marr Clubhouse Early Childhood Center Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester, Dorchester (Boston) $25,000 To acquire and install new equipment in their commercial kitchen
2012 Housing Round
Somerville Community Corp 75 Cross Street, Somerville $50,000 To support the development of six units of housing for formerly homeless families
Neustra Communidad 109 Mount Pleasant Street, Roxbury $50,000 To support the development of seven units of housing for formerly homeless families
Bridge Over Troubled Waters 68-70 Waverly Street & 5 Abbey Road, Brighton
$46,500 To support Capital improvements to bathrooms and kitchens that support housing for parenting and pregnant teens
Action Inc 26-28 Marsh Street, Gloucester $85,000 To support the development of four units of housing for formerly homeless families
headinghome Medford Family Life Education Center, 2 Central Avenue, Medford
$36,600 To support capital improvements to the kitchen of a family homeless shelter that houses eleven families
Father Bill’s and MainSpring Housing 364, 28 Lexington Street & 278 Grove Street, Brockton $100,000 To support the acquisition and development of two foreclosed properties that will house of six units formerly homeless families
Project Hope 45 Magnolia Street, Dorchester $50,000 To support various capital improvements to a family homeless shelter that houses eleven families
Victory Programs Jocelyn’s Family Home, Long Island, Boston $76,675 To replace worn flooring and carpeting at a women’s recover home
The Second Step Newton $35,000 To support capital improvements to two shelters that house victims of domestic violence
The Women’s Center Artemis l, New Bedford $77,146 To support the replacement of the roof and other capital improvements to a shelter for victims of domestic violence
Roof Over Head Collaborative Newburyport $50,000 To support the acquisition of condominium units to house formerly homeless families
Lazarus House Lazarus House Shelter, 48 Holly Street, Lawrence $50,000 To support capital improvements to the kitchen of a family homeless shelter that houses eight families
Respond Emergency Shelter, Somerville $64,346 To support capital improvements to a shelter that houses victims of domestic violence
Crittenton Women’s Union Abbot & Horizons House, Dorchester $29,990 To support capital improvements to permanent housing that support homeless women and their children and victims of domestic violence
REACH Emergency Shelter, Waltham $6,355 To support capital improvements to a shelter that houses victims of domestic violence
Just A Start Just A Start House, 114 Temple Street, Somerville $37,935 To support capital improvements and supply furniture to a shelter that houses parenting and pregnant teens
Edwina Martin House Edwina Martin House Graduate Facility, 870 North Main Street, Brockton $75,000 To support capital improvements to a graduate facility for eight women in recovery
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence Emergency Shelter, Dorchester $9,000 To support capital improvements to a shelter that houses victims of domestic violence
2011 Childcare Round
Cambridge Community Center Cambridge $24,000 Capital Improvements to the emergency egress system
PACE Head Start New Bedford $50,000Capital contribution for a new roof
Associated Early Childcare and Education Jamaica Plain, Boston $100,000 Participation in the development of the Learning Center at Bromley Heath
East End House Cambridge $50,000 Capital Improvements to gymnasium and toddler bathroom
Franklin Square House Children’s Center Mission Hill, Boston $9,781 Discretionary Grant
2011 Housing Round
Lutheran Social Services Brockton $50,000 Capital improvements to Ruth House
hopeFound Jamaica Plain, Boston $59,600 Furniture and decorating improvements to the Kitty Dukakis Treatment Center and the Women’s Shelter at Shattuck Hospital
Casa Esperanza Roxbury, Boston $100,000 Capital improvements to the Latinas y Niño’s Center
Housing Families Malden $80,000 Participation in the larger renovation of MM Homes
Crittenden Women’s Union Dorchester, Boston $70,010 Capital Improvements to Horizons and Abbot House
St Mary’s Women’s and Children Center Dorchester, Boston $100,000 Upgrades to the elevator serving a myriad of residential programs serving women and their children
Father Bills & MainSpring Stoughton $75,000 Capital improvements to Evelyn House
Housing Assistance Corporation Hyannis $53,000 Capital improvements to Angel House
Pine Street Inn South End, Boston $100,000 Participation in a new roof for the facility housing the Women’s Inn and other emergency housing for homeless women
Casa Nueva Vida Jamaica Plain, Boston $10,000 Upgrades to the youth athletic court serving Casa Nueva Vida shelter for homeless families
WellSpring Gloucester $94,215 Capital Improvements to homeless family emergency housing
Cambridge YWCA Cambridge $100,000 Participation in the larger renovation of the Cambridge YWCA providing 113 affordable SRO units for women
Bridge Over Troubled Waters Brighton $13,600 Capital improvements to the Single Parent Home
Dimock Community Health Roxbury $100,000 Capital Improvements to Women’s Renewal, a recovery home for women.
2010 Childcare Round
Quincy Community Action Quincy For the development of a new centralized facility $100,000
Ellis Memorial & Eldredge House South End, Boston For the renovation of their existing building and the acquisition and renovation of an adjacent building $100,000
Victory Programs Dorchester, Boston For the renovation and expansion of Revision House Family Childcare
2010 Housing Round
House of Hope Lowell $48,196 For furniture fixtures and equipment for an eighteen room family homeless shelter
Lynn Shelter Association Lynn $45,000 To renovate bathrooms in the Bridge House, an eleven room family shelter
Crittenton Women’s Union Brighton $50,000 For continued capital improvements to Hastings House a 58 unit homeless shelter for women and children
Casa Myrna Vasquez Boston $65,000 To renovate third floor space in their Adolescent Transitional Living Center to create three new rooms to add to the eight existing rooms for young women and children who are the victims of abuse
Lynn Home for Young Women Lynn $75,000 To support the development effort to renovate a forty-three room SRO for women in need of affordable housing
Citizens for Adequate Housing Peabody $100,000 A challenge grant for renovations to Inn Between a shelter for five homeless families
Housing Assistance Corporation Falmouth $43,000 For capital improvements to a shelter for eleven young homeless first time mothers and their children
Community Care Services Fall River $75,000 To support the development effort to renovate 154-158 Eagle Street, a seventeen-unit development that will provide affordable rental housing and supportive services to homeless families
Victory Programs Dorchester $63,500 For capital improvements to Shepherd House a thirty-two bed residential recovery home for women
Dimock Health Center Dorchester (Perin Family Grant) $100,000 A conditional grant for capital improvements to support an application to the Massachusetts Department of Public for a twenty-two bed women’s recovery program
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence Waltham $50,000 To support the development of a newly renovated eight room shelter for women and children who are the victims of domestic violence
Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministries Boston (George Marsh Sr. Grant) $80,000
For capital improvements to a five room shelter for women and children who are the victims of domestic violence
Rosie’s Place Boston $100,000 To renovate the common bathrooms in the twenty bed emergency overnight women’s shelter
2009 Childcare Round
African Community Economic Development of New England Roxbury (Boston) $20,489 For capital improvements to a childcare program serving children from distressed communities, whose parents have been deeply traumatized by civil war, ethnic infighting and poverty
NorthStar Learning Centers New Bedford Business Park Child Development Center
New Bedford $38,819 For capital Improvements to childcare center serving children low income children in the New Bedford area
Wesley Childcare Center Dorchester (Boston) $48,950 For capital improvements to a childcare center that serves low-income toddlers and children 6 to 12 with an afterschool program
Franklin Square House Childcare Center Mission Hill (Boston) $19,757 For a discretionary grant to a center serving low income and other children from the Mission Hill and Medical area communities
2009 Housing Round
Victory Program Revision House (Perin Family Grant) Dorchester (Boston) $100,000
For capital improvements to a shelter serving pregnant and parenting teen mothers
Citizens for Adequate Housing Inn Transition/Inn Between Peabody $8,000 For support of the development of a playground serving the residents a family shelter and recovery home for women and children
Father Bills & Mainspring Conway House, Middleboro $85,000 For capital improvements to a family shelter primarily serving women and children
Wellspring House Wellspring House Family Shelter, Gloucester $36,900 For capital improvements to a family shelter primarily serving women and children
The Second Step, Newton $30,000 For capital improvements for two family shelters serving women and children escaping domestic violence
Casa Neuva Vida Lawrence $25,000 For capital improvements to a family shelter primarily serving women and children
Caritas Communities Sydney Street, Dorchester (Boston) $18,200 For capital improvements to a single room occupancy primarily serving women
Pine Street Inn Women’s Inn Supportive Housing, South End (Boston) $83,850 For capital improvements to a single room occupancy serving chronically homeless women
Housing Assistance Corporation Angel House, Hyannis $71,527 For capital improvements to a recovery home for women and children
Fenway Community Health Family and pediatric dental practice, Boston $15,000 A discretionary grant to support capital improvements to a dental facility servicing the needs of low-income families
2008 Housing Round
Crittenton Women’s Union Hastings House, Boston $100,000 (the George Marsh Sr. Grant) For capital improvements to a 64 unit transitional shelter for women and children
Project Hope Magnolia Street, Boston $50,000 For capital improvements to an 18 unit transitional shelter for women and children
Lynn Shelter Association Bridge House, Lynn $95,000 For capital improvements to an 11 unit transitional shelter for women and children
hopeFound Kitty Dukakis Treatment Center, Boston $48,500 For remodeling and upgrades to a 32 bed treatment center for women in recovery
Women’s Institute Ingraham Place, New Bedford $100,000 For the development 19 units of service enriched family housing for formerly homeless families