Final COVID-19 Relief Fund Grant will support summer jobs for teens
Stephanie Hawkinson
Council on Aging greeters, Recreation Department camp counselors, mobile movie staff, and more these are just of few of the teen job opportunities this summer that are now possible thanks to a final grant from the Community Fund for Wellesley’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. As COVID-19 cases in our community continue to decline and the pandemic recedes, the fund wrapped up its grant making program with one final donation this week that will meet immediate needs for youth employment in our community. The money will support the Wellesley Green Shirts 2021 summer jobs program administered by the Wellesley Youth Commission.
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Wellesley Townsman
A grant to the Wellesley Police Department is helping local officers with efforts to enforce the current Massachusetts mask/face covering mandate and set a positive example for the community, according to a Tuesday annoucement.
This week, the Community Fund for Wellesley’s COVID-19 Relief Fund awarded $1,470 to the Police Department to support the purchase of WPD branded masks and two-ply gaiters (face sleeves) for all uniformed officers and extra masks to distribute to residents
“Our officers are on the front lines every day protecting our community and enforcing the tightened restrictions necessary to keep Wellesley safe during the pandemic, said Wellesley Police Chief Jack Pilecki. These masks and face coverings are a heavier weight for the winter months and will standardize our uniforms, and will help us portray a positive, consistent public image as we work to educate, inform, and remind everyone about the importance of mask wearing.