2021 Grant Recipients
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Food for Health Program
Boston, MA
Amount granted: $50,000
Grant year: 2021
Grant category: Human Services
To support the hospital’s Food for Health Program which provides fresh food delivery to high risk patients who are food insecure during the COVID pandemic.
Founded in 1972, Bowdoin Street Health Center (BSHC), is BIDMC’s flagship community health center, and has been a cornerstone of Dorchester’s Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood for more than 40 years. At the health center, BIDMC physicians and medical staff provide critical pediatric and adult primary care, with a specialization in chronic disease management, integrated behavioral health, and maternal care. In order to help meet the increasing hunger insecurity in the Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood during the COVID-19 pandemic, BSHC is committed to providing increased food access for families.
Long Table Harvest
Germantown, NY
Amount granted: $8,000
Grant year: 2021
Grant category: Human Services
$8,000 to support its Seedling Distribution Program which provides free plant seedlings to organizations and individuals to provide opportunities for people to grow their own food.
Long Table Harvest is a grassroots organization with the mission to cultivate social and economic equality in the local food system through collaborations across its diverse rural community. LTH focuses on gleaning and distributing fresh fruits, vegetables and meats from local farms to food pantries and mobile markets as a way of alleviating the burden hunger plays on the community.
Maine Children’s Alliance
Augusta, Maine
Amount granted: $15,000
Grant year: 2021
Grant category: Human Services
$15,000 to support The Maine Children’s Alliance (MCA)’s Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book, the state’s only comprehensive report of the physical, social, economic and educational well-being of Maine children. The data and analysis inform effective and data-driven policy change in the state.
The Maine Children’s Alliance (MCA) is a public policy, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of Maine children, youth and families through research, collaboration and advocacy. For 25 years, MCA has promoted best policies and practices to make sure all Maine children have the resources and opportunity to reach their full potential from birth to adulthood. Activities include collecting and analyzing state data, partnering with organizations and coalitions, and promoting data-driven policy decisions. MCA works to inform, empower, and inspire parents and providers, practitioners and organizations, and advocates and policy makers to make Maine a better place to be a kid.
Moosehead Lake Region Economic Development Corporation
Greenville, ME
Amount granted: $25,000
Grant year: 2021
Grant category: Environment
$25,000 to support the second phase of the revitalization of downtown Greenfield, including a public park and dock.
The Moosehead Lake Region Economic Development Corporation (MLREDC), a volunteer-based organization based in Greenville, Maine, is dedicated to the development of a robust, diversified, and sustainable economy that leverages and preserves the region’s unique character, heritage, and natural resources. It serves as a catalyst for the growth of the economy of the Moosehead Lake region
Ms. JD
Walnut, CA
Amount granted: $25,000
Grant year: 2021
Grant category: Education
$25,000 to launch its Women of Color Initiative with a specific focus on disrupting barriers to the advancement of women of color through law school and into their early careers. As a result of this initiative, the experiences of these women of color in law school will improve and they will be more likely to complete their education and launch sustaining careers in the profession.
Ms. JD seeks to support and improve the experiences of women law students and lawyers through its blog, programming, virtual course library, resources and online community of thousands of women in the profession. Its goal is to expand and retain, while eliminating barriers to, a robust, diverse pipeline of women in the legal profession in the U.S. by providing an accessible network of training, mentoring and support from pre-law through early career.
Neighborhood House Charter School
Dorchester, MA
Amount granted: $20,000
Grant year: 2021
Grant category: Education
$20,000 to support the Kevin Andrews Leadership Institute which is designed to attract, support, and retain highly qualified teachers, particularly those from historically under-represented minority groups, by offering dynamic opportunities for classroom educators to grow their leadership skills while contributing to NHCS’ development as an anti-racist organization.
Neighborhood House Charter School (NHCS) is a tuition-free open enrollment charter school for grades K1-12 in Dorchester, MA that is a public alternative to traditional district schools. Neighborhood House Charter School serves a diverse population of learners: of its more than 800 students, 84% of students are Black, Latinx, or of multi-racial backgrounds, with 9% considered English Language Learners, 67% high needs, and 52% economically disadvantaged by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It offers a full spectrum of programs including general education and full-inclusion as well as partial-inclusion and substantially-separate programs for small groups of students with significant disabilities.
Works & Process
New York, NY
Amount granted: $15,000
Grant year: 2021
Grant category: Visual Arts and Music
$15,000 to support Works & Process underwriting of a new musical composition, titled “Third Bird,” for the 2020/21 season.
Founded in 1984 Works & Process (“W&P”) has been a pioneer in commissioning, developing and presenting performing arts programming in a museum setting. The artistic programs are designed to illuminate the creative process of artists by blending in-process performance highlights and world premieres with unique discussions with the artists about the creation and intention of a new work.