Grant Partners

The Boston Home, Inc.

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Dorchester
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To purchase personal protective equipment, cleaning supplies, health screeners, and supporting education administration.

Somali Development Center

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Roxbury
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To purchase four computers that would help with client intake, enrollment and case management and furniture for the organization’s conference room.

Community Farms Outreach, d/b/a Waltham Fields Community Farm

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Waltham
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To ensure safe food growing, harvesting, packing and delivery procedures during the pandemic, enabling them to continue their healthy food access programs, including donations to food banks and emergency nutrition services, a weekly low-income mobile market, half-price farm shares, and a Produce Prescription Rx Pilot with Charles River Community Health Center.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dismas House

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Worcester
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To meet increased needs resulting from the pandemic, including for grocery, sanitation, and personal protective equipment.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Found In Translation

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Cambridge
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To cover implementation costs of transitioning the organization to Jitasa bookkeeping and accounting software.

Rebel Cause

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Springfield
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To customize the exterior, obtain permits, train volunteers, and purchase equipment for a food truck to provide nutritious smoothies for people experiencing food insecurity and homelessness in Boston.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Metro Housing Boston

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Boston
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

For an Emergency Assistance Fund to patients at Boston Medical Center including food, furniture, move in costs, diapers in response to COVID-19.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Jamaica Plain
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To hire a marketing consultant to help launch an online curriculum and training center.

Treehouse Foundation

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Easthampton
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To support the organization's COVID-19 Safe Thrive Together initiative with the purchase of food and essentials, staff training as well as programmatic activities for the multi-generational, supportive community to succeed while social distancing.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hospitality Homes

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Boston
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To hire a trainer and bookkeeper to maximize donor software and integrate it with financial management tools to better manage relationships with donors and hosts remotely in the pandemic.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Abortion Rights Fund of Western Massachusetts

Year: 2020 *Multi-year Grant:
Amount:$5,000
Amherst
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To hire a strategic planning consultant to help expand areas of focus and increase impact.

Backyard Growers

Year: 2020
Amount:$2,040
Gloucester
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To purchase equipment and accessories to create high-quality and engaging virtual content and to safely and effectively deliver programs and food resources to children and families during the pandemic.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Berkshire Center for Justice

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Great Barrington
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To hire a grant writer to raise funds to meet increased demand for services due to the pandemic and for outreach activities in accordance with health and safety guidelines for COVID-19.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Heading Home

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Charlestown
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To offset unplanned items such as food, supplies, cleaning services and increased staff time in response to COVID-19.This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ruth’s Way For Women

Year: 2020
Amount:$3,000
East Boston
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To provide a Parenting Journey Facilitator training for three Board members who will learn group management and facilitation techniques to help women effectively care for and communicate with their children.