Agencies Awarded Grants in Fiscal Year 2008:
"The Cambridge Community Foundation plays an important leadership role in funding and supporting important city and community initiatives...and brings together a variety of community agencies to help facilitate resource and information sharing."
-Ellen Semonoff, Assistant City Manager, City of Cambridge
Early Childhood Services
"A Healthy Start"—for babies, preschoolers, and their families.
FY '08 Grants: $40,000 to
- Agenda for Children-0–4 Initiative
- Cambridge-Somerville Early Intervention
- Child Care Resource Center
- Families First
- Hello Baby
Youth Services
"Opportunities for Children and Youth"—to grow into healthy, productive citizens.
FY '08 Grants: $293,505 to
- Adolescent Consultation Services
- Afterworks
- Agenda for Children—Out-of-School Time Initiative
- Alliance Foundation for Community Health
- Associated Grant Makers Summer Fund
- Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
- Bridge Over Troubled Waters
- Cambridge Art Association
- Cambridge Arts Council (Summer in the City)
- Cambridge Camping Association
- Cambridge Cares About AIDS (Youth On Fire)
- Cambridge Community Center
- Cambridge Community Services
- Cambridge Housing Authority
- Cambridge Public Schools: Reading Faculty
- Cambridge Public School Department: Cambridge Science Festival
- Cambridge Rindge and Latin School: Crew Program
- Cambridge Rindge and Latin School: Scholarship
- Cambridge Rindge and Latin School: Visual Arts
- Cambridge School Volunteers
- Cambridge Youth Enrichment Program
- CitySprouts
- The Community Art Center, Inc.
- Community Charter School of Cambridge
- Habitat Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
- Harvard University
- Just-A-Start
- LEAP Self-Defense, Inc.
- Longy School of Music
- Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House
- Mary Mohrer Peer Counseling Program
- North Cambridge Catholic High School
- Passim Folk Music and Cultural Center
- Peace Games
- Summerbridge Cambridge
- Tutoring Plus
- Underground Railway Theater
- Walden Square Community Association
- *Italics indicate that this is the secondary area of interest for that grant.
Senior Services
"Support for Our Seniors"—services, activities, and volunteer opportunities.
FY '08 Grants: $63,883 to
- Cambridge Homes for Aged People
- Cambridge Senior Volunteer Clearinghouse
- CASCAP
- East End House
- Homeowner's Rehab
- Massachusetts Senior Action Council
- Mount Auburn Hospital
- Paine Senior Services
- SCM Community Transportation
- Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services
- Windsor House Adult Day Health Programs
- Youville Hospital Life Care
- *Italics indicate that this is the secondary area of interest for that grant.
Community Services
"A Welcoming Community"—ensuring access to services and resources for new immigrants, and underserved groups and individuals.
FY '08 Grants: $164,642 to
- Adbar Ethiopian Women's Alliance
- Association of Cambridge Neighborhoods
- Cambridge Community Services
- Cambridge Community Television
- Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee
- Cambridge Housing Authority
- Cambridge Public Library
- Center for Families
- Centro Presente
- Common Impact
- Community Dispute Settlement Center
- Community Learning Center
- Community Legal Services and Counseling Center
- Community Servings
- East End House
- Families First
- Homeowner's Rehab
- Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House
- Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers
- Meeting Place
- Muslim American Society, Boston Chapter
- Parents Helping Parents
- Reaching Out About Depression
- Shelter Legal Services Foundation
- Solutions At Work
- Temporary Care Services
- Tunefoolery Concert Ensembles/North Charles, Inc.
- Visiting Nurse Association of Eastern Massachusetts
- VNA Care Network, Inc./ Hospice of Cambridge
- WBUR
- Wellmet Project
- WGBH
- Women's Educational Center, Inc.
- Women's Institute for Housing and Economic Development
- *Italics indicate that this is the secondary area of interest for that grant.
Emergency Outreach
"A Community that Cares"—addressing hunger, homelessness, and violence.
FY '08 Grants: $104,000 to
- American Friends Service Committee
- Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
- Bread & Jams, Inc.
- The Bridge Fund of Massachusetts
- Bridge Over Troubled Waters
- Cambridge Cares About AIDS (Youth On Fire)
- CASPAR
- Catholic Charities St. Patrick's Shelter
- Emerge, Inc.
- Food For Free Committee
- Greater Boston Food Bank
- Hildebrand Family Self-Help Center
- Homeless Empowerment Project / Spare Change
- HomeStart
- On the Rise
- Outdoor Church of Cambridge
- Pine Street Inn
- Project Bread
- Shelter, Inc.
- Transition House
- Women's Educational Center
Arts and the Environment
"A Lively, Livable Community"—Encouraging creativity, caring for our environment, and arts for all.
FY '08 Grants: $76,536 to
- Area 4 History and Mural Arts Project
- Boston Minstrel Company
- Cambridge Art Association
- Cambridge Arts Council (Summer in the City)
- Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center
- Cambridge Performance Project
- CitySprouts
- The Community Art Center, Inc.
- Habitat Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
- Jose Mateo's Ballet Theatre
- Longy School of Music
- North Cambridge Family Opera
- Passim Folk Music and Cultural Center
- Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
- Tunefoolery Concert Ensemble/North Charles, Inc.
- Underground Railway Theater
- *Italics indicate that this is the secondary area of interest for that grant.
