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The Tufts sign on Curtis Street in Somerville, Massachusetts stands amid a backdrop of snow.
Tufts University is now accepting applications from local non-profit organizations in its four host communities of Boston, Grafton, Medford and Somerville for awards from the Tufts Community Grants (TCG) program. This year, TCG will be awarding $1,000 grants. The application window will be open until March 01, 2021.
Applications are available at go.tufts.edu/tcg.
“The Tufts Community Grants program is a terrific way for our faculty and staff to support local nonprofits. Now, more than ever, these organizations in our host communities need funding to address ever-growing need,” said Rocco DiRico, director of Government and Community Relations. “Another benefit of the TCG program is that it supports the volunteer efforts of our students, faculty, and staff.”
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WORCESTER Ten community-based organizations in Berkshire, Middlesex and Worcester counties will benefit from $100,000 in grants made by Fallon Health to help with COVID-19 recovery.
The grants support agencies that assist populations that are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity as a result of the pandemic or that provide services to seniors to help them overcome or mitigate social isolation.
The following organizations have received funding: Community Harvest Project’s Healthy Hunger Relief to Minimize COVID-19 Community Impact in Grafton, Pernet Family Health Services’ Meeting the Most Basic Needs of Worcester’s At-Risk Families program in Worcester, Regional Environmental Council’s Growing Community Food Security through Worcester Urban Farming in Worcester, Spanish American Center’s Reaching Out to Elders in the Age of COVID program in Leominster, Genesis Club House, Inc’s Mental Health Support for Seniors in Worcester, United Way of Tri-
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Fallon Health awards $100,000 in grants to address food insecurity, help seniors in Worcester, Berkshire and Middlesex counties
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Fallon Health has announced that it is awarding $100,000 worth of grants to organizations in Worcester, Berkshire and Middlesex counties to fund programs that help vulnerable populations.
The dollars are going to 10 community-based organizations, according to Fallon, and will be used to help fund programs that support areas or populations that are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic or that provide services to seniors that overcome or mitigate social isolation.
“This year we received applications from a very competitive pool of 80 organizations, highlighting how the current health care crisis has exacerbated existing social and economic inequities while presenting new challenges,” said Richard Burke, the president and CEO of Fallon Health. “Through these grants in addition to the hu
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