| Grant Recipients in Fall FY20 Grant Cycle | Grant Amount (in dollars) | Purpose of Grant |
|---|---|---|
| Agassiz Baldwin Community | 4,000 | Financial aid for children to attend afterschool, summer, art programs |
| Belmont World Film | 500 | Family festival: films based on children's books/other languages, animation workshops |
| Beyond the 4th Wall Expression Theater | 3,000 | Spring musical program |
| Big Sister Association of Greater Boston | 4,000 | One-to-one mentoring for Cambridge girls |
| Breakthrough Greater Boston | 12,500 | Prepare low-income students for success in college and train urban teachers |
| Cambridge Art Association | 2,000 | Artist professional development and hands-on learning workshops |
| Cambridge Camping Association | 20,000 | Daybreak, Cambridge Adventure Day Camp, CCAccess, overnight camp scholarships |
| Cambridge Community Center | 12,500 | Strengthening Families Together Project: Increase access to mental health services |
| Cambridge Community Chorus | 1,500 | Opportunity for all to sing together and bring music to community |
| Cambridge Math Circle, Inc. | 500 | Math enrichment for students from underrepresented groups in STEM careers |
| Cambridge Neighbors | 2,000 | Subsidized transportation program for seniors 75 and over |
| Cambridge School Volunteers | 7,500 | Tutoring Center provides free services to CRLS students |
| Cambridge Symphony Orchestra | 1,500 | Free Pops on the Lawn Concert June 28, 2020 at Danehy Park |
| CASPAR | 15,000 | Emergency Services Center and Shelter and FirstStep Street Outreach Program |
| Center for Women & Enterprise | 5,000 | Community Classrooms: Business Planning for Low-Income Women |
| Charles River Conservancy | 3,000 | Free community volunteer events along the Charles River |
| CitySprouts | 5,000 | Young Leaders Program for Middle School Youth |
| Community Art Center, Inc. | 13,500 | Core Creative Youth Development Programs |
| Community Conversations | 7,500 | Sister to Sister: A Women's Health Initiative |
| Community Dispute Settlement Center, Inc. | 10,000 | Cambridge Juvenile Court services, Community Mediation, Conflict Skills Training |
| Courageous Conversations | 1,000 | Community discussions on racial equity and the impact of race on education |
| Dance in the Schools | 3,000 | Integrating dance/creative movement into the curriculum in Jr Kindergarten - Grade 4 classrooms |
| De Novo | 10,000 | Free legal assistance and mental health counseling for low-income people |
| Enroot | 13,500 | Programming for immigrant high school and college students in Cambridge |
| Food For Free Committee | 15,000 | Food rescue and distribution |
| Good Sports | 1,000 | Cambridge Youth Active Play Project |
| The Guidance Center / Riverside Community Care, Inc. | 8,000 | Operating support for Child and Family Services |
| Homeowner's Rehab, Inc. | 11,000 | Home Improvement Program |
| Innovators for Purpose | 8,000 | Experiential STEAM learning program for diverse young people |
| Just-A-Start Corporation | 15,000 | Education and Workforce Training Programs |
| Longy School of Music of Bard College | 6,500 | Provides access to music for vulnerable populations, hosts free concerts, and creates arts partnerships |
| The Loop Lab | 10,000 | Media arts training/career access for underrepresented young adults |
| Magazine Beach Partners | 2,500 | Park Youth Stewardship Progam |
| Many Helping Hands | 5,000 | 2020 Cambridge MLK Day of Service |
| Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers | 8,500 | Immigrant integration services and elder services |
| Navigation Games | 1,500 | Building map education curricula and teacher development workshops |
| New School of Music | 1,500 | Performance Outreach Program: musical instruction/access throughout community |
| North Cambridge Family Opera | 2,500 | Science Festival Chorus, commissions/performs songs, K-5 songwriting workshops |
| Paine Senior Services | 5,000 | Counseling and case management for particularly vulnerable seniors |
| PAIR Project [Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project] | 7,500 | Access to justice for asylum seekers and detained immigrants |
| Playworks New England | 5,000 | TeamUp Program at Fletcher Maynard Academy to teach and model healthy play |
| The Possible Project | 7,500 | Free high school afterschool offering business/entrepreneurship training |
| Project Citizenship | 5,000 | Free services to help Cambridge permanent residents apply for US Citizenship |
| Project Manna [Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church] | 4,000 | Soup kitchen and food pantry |
| Prospect Hill Academy Charter School | 2,000 | STEAM Saturday Expanded Learning Program |
| Science Club for Girls | 8,000 | Mentoring and interactive STEAM programs |
| SCM Community Transportation | 3,000 | Transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities |
| Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute | 2,500 | Skills for Success/You're Worth It program for women in recovery |
| Solutions At Work | 7,500 | Children Clothing Exchange |
| Tunefoolery Music, Inc. | 2,000 | Music education program for musicians in mental health recovery |
| Tutoring Plus of Cambridge, Inc. | 15,000 | Elementary/Middle School social emotional learning programs, tutoring, mentoring |
| Visiting Nurse Foundation, Inc. | 8,000 | Affordable Senior Housing and Supportive Services at Home |
| Wellmet Project, Inc. | 4,000 | Transitional housing and counseling for adults with psychiatric illness |
| Y2Y Network | 6,000 | Student-run homeless shelter for young adults in Harvard Square |
| YMCA, Cambridge Family | 5,000 | Youth at Risk Boxing, a collaboration with the Cambridge Police Department |
| Youth on Fire | 6,500 | Drop-in center for homeless at-risk youth |
| CCF and Donor Partner Grants for Fall Initiatives | Program | |
| Agenda for Children: Out-of-School Time Initiative | 50,000 | Middle School Network and Quality Improvement System: staff coaching |
| Becoming A Man - at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School | 30,000 | School-based counseling and character-building program for vulnerable young men |
| Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition | 40,000 | Engages local nonprofit/community leaders in work addressing pressing issues for city |
| HomeStart, Inc. | 10,000 | Helps people experiencing homelessness/challenges in the housing crisis find/keep safe/permanent/affordable housing |
| Startup Mentors | 15,000 | Serves community-based entrepreneurs, focusing on businesswomen of color |
| United Legal Defense Fund for Immigrants | 35,000 | Second-year support for three legal services organizations. |
| Work Force Youth Program | 50,000 | A seven-year program providing youth in public housing with educational support, college prep, job/career-readiness program |
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