The Spring round of funding begins in March with a Request for Proposals that are due in April. Grants are awarded in June, with a July start date. Mid-year reports are due 6 months after grant disbursement, and final reports are due 12 months after grant disbursement.

The Fall round of funding begins in October with a Request for Proposals that are due in November. Grants are awarded in December, with a January start date. Mid-year reports are due 6 months after grant disbursement, and final reports are due 12 months after grant disbursement.

Our geographic focus is the area: Massachusetts Avenue at Columbus Avenue, south to Columbus Avenue and    Seaver Street, south to Seaver Street and Blue Hill Avenue, north to Blue Hill Avenue and Magazine Street,   east to Magazine Street and Massachusetts Avenue, west to Massachusetts Avenue and Columbus Avenue. It   includes some, but not all, addresses in zip codes 02118, 02119, 02120 and 02121.

Roxbury Trust Grants List

ROUND 12 - FALL 2010
Community Economic Development and Civic Engagement

African Community Economic Development of New England (ACEDONE) - $10,000 for parent and student organizing for school reform to reduce drop-out rates for East African refugee students in Boston Public Schools through organizing, advocacy, case management, training, and tutoring.

 Freedom House - $29,500 to hire a Program Director for the Snowden Center for Civic Engagement and Action Freedom House Forums and Annual Conference on topics ranging from educational reform, technology equity, civic engagement/ civil rights/voting rights and Communiversity/UMass Boston partnership reaching 50-75 youth participants and 125-150 adults.

Massachusetts Senior Action Council - $20,000 for a Housing and Civic Engagement Campaign toexpand community organizing, advocacy and leadership development work on affordable housing, voter empowerment and leadership development in Roxbury and hire a part time organizer. Specific campaign includes Subsidized Housing Safety and Security for Seniors Project.

Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation - $15,000 to support the Homeownership Center foreclosure prevention counseling (145 new clients) and First Time Homebuyers classes (110 new enrollees), with new 1:1 pre-purchase and post-purchase counseling, along with new website to promote home buying in Roxbury.

Self Esteem Boston - $15,000 for Vocational readiness programming to Roxbury adults with disabilities through "Skills for Vocational Success" group employment skill mentoring programs in partnership with Mass Rehab Commission Vocational training program.

Sociedad Latina - $15,000 for the Health Careers for Youth workforce readiness Program serving 45 youth in partnership with 7 local hospitals.

Somali Development Center - $15,000 to support the ESOL Citizenship Program and Capacity Building Leadership Program for 15 students (pay salary for staff assistant).
United Neighbors of Lower Roxbury - $20,000 for a ummer Youth Employment Program for 8 teens, community meetings and events for 100 residents, and hiring of fundraising consultant.

Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts - $20,000 for workforce development programs for 150-160 individuals in customer service and sales, fund accounting prep, and Boston carpentry preparedness. 85-90 program grads expected to get quality jobs.

Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry - $10,000 for the Community Youth Leadership Program for 30 high school students (mostly from Roxbury) to learn about civic engagement through seminars, direct engagement with elected officials, conducting surveys, attending community meetings, GOTV/voter registration and organizing their own community forum for Highland Park residents, forming a youth council and develop and lead a campaign on a salient community issues.

Vine Street Community Council - $25,000 to start up an 8 week T-Shirt business training program for 15 -20 youth – develop job and marketing skills, entrepreneurship; to pay a consultant (WeResource) to provide job readiness and computer training, stipends for youth , $2,500 for 1200 t-shirts and $10,000 for equipment. 

ROUND 11 - Spring 2010

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT and FAMILY SERVICES

826 Boston - $10,000 to support the salary of a program coordinator who will help to build capacity to expand its services to more Roxbury youth.  

Alternatives for Community & Environment - $15,000 to support stipends for 6 Youth Leaders and to implement an Environmental Justice Curriculum within 2-3 Roxbury schools.  

Brookview House, Inc.  - $15,000 to hire teen interns during the summer; and for stipends for its year round civic engagement campaign participants. 

Center for Community Health and Education Research and Service, Inc. - $15,000 to support Community Voices, a seven-week summer employment program jobs for 30 students; and to support the programs year-round afterschool activities which include mentoring, workshops, presentations and activities to educate and raise awareness of disparities within the community.

Charles Street AME Roxbury Renaissance Center - $15,000 to support an Assistant Coordinator position and 3 music instructors in order to expand its Hamilton-Garrett Music and Arts Academy (Academy) music instruction programs from 30 to 50 youth.  

City Mission Society of Boston, Inc. - $10,000 to support the Youth Empowerment Program, a youth leadership program model where youth within the Humbolt neighborhood engage in leadership activities to reduce violence and address challenges.  Funding would support evaluation activities. 

Crispus Attucks Children’s Center, Inc. - $10,000 for its Early Childhood Development Program, which includes staffing for key positions and key program related costs.

Ecumenical Social Action Committee (ESAC) - $10,000 to expand GED Services for 100 Roxbury youth.  

Friends of Boston Community Centers, Inc. - $15,000 to provide youth employment for 15 Roxbury girls who would work to increase the quantity and quality of programming at Roxbury BCYF sites. 

La Alianza Hispana - $15,000 to build capacity for its Family Counseling Program to hire a new Masters level Clinical Services Manager to increase their capacity to provide family support and mental health services to Roxbury children.  

National Black College Alliance - $15,000 for the salary of its mentoring program coordinator and fields trips to support 30 mentor relationships.

Roxbury Community College Foundation - $10,000 to support its Mentoring for Success Program, an effort to increase support for Roxbury students to enable them to improve academic performance, increase retention, graduation and matriculation to 4-year institutions.  

YMCA of Greater Boston (Roxbury Branch) - $15,000 to expand its services to 250 Roxbury teens, providing structured programs that provide services to high risk youth, create a college-bound culture within the organization and to establish mentoring programs that increase youth access to positive adults.

The Home for Little Wanderers - $10,000 to support the Roxbury Villages Program, an effort to provide support to youth (young adults) that are aging out of care from its other residential programs. 

Whittier Street Health Center - $15,000 for the Connecting Youth to Care Project, an initiative to identify and impact barriers that keep youth from seeking or addressing appropriate healthcare needs.

YouthBuild Boston, Inc. - $10,000 to support the Designery Program, an effort to expose high school youth ages 14 to 18 to careers within the design (architecture) industry.

ROUND 10 - FALL 2009
Community Economic Development and Civic Engagement

Boston Community Development Corporation - $15,000 to support stipends for 27 youth enrolled in its "Breaking the Chain" Global Trade Program.

Boston Workers Alliance -- $30,000 to support member organizing and leadership development efforts around CORI; and to launch a new "CORI Friendly” staffing agency to support the chronically unemployed.

Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative -- $20,000 to support civic engagement and voter mobilization efforts in Roxbury.

Dudley Square Main Streets -- $30,000 to support a collaborative effort amongst the Dudley Square Main Streets and Greater Grove Hall Main Streets organizations to build the capacity of Main Street businesses.

Franklin Park Coalition -- $10,000 to outreach, recruit and train community volunteers to be advocates on behalf of Franklin Park.

Green Beginnings Youth Corps -- $15,000 to launch and provide operating support to pilot a new "Green jobs" skills training program for chronically unemployed youth and adults.

Madison Park Development Corporation -- $ 30,000 to support Arts, Culture & Trade Roxbury (Act Roxbury), an economic development program to promote arts and tourism in Roxbury.

Nexus Alliance -- $10,000 to support civic engagement programs that engage minority business owner members in service projects.

Oiste -- $10,000 to support the Roxbury Outreach and Education Initiative which seeks to provide civic and leadership training workshops for constituents of member groups.

Project RIGHT -- $20,000 to support its civic engagement activities and organizing campaigns in Grove Hall.

South End Technology Center -- $15,000 to support the Roxbury Unseen Success Project , a video project designed to counteract negative media images by presenting in broadcast video business and personal success stories and images of Roxbury.

ROUND 8 - FALL 2008

Civic Engagement

and Community Economic Development

Earthworks Projects was awarded $28,100 for community greening projects in Central Roxbury.

ROUND 7 - SPRING 2008

Youth Development and Family Services

Alternatives for Community & Environment was awarded 15,000 to provide leadership development, youth engagement and environmental justice awareness to Roxbury youth.

Brandy’s FitKidz will receive $30,000 for family fitness programming if certain funding conditions are met.

Boston Urban Youth Foundation was awarded $30,000 to address chronic truancy and improve education outcomes at Dearborn Middle School.

Center for Community Health, Education, Research & Service was awarded $18,875 to encourage high school students of color to pursue health careers, and to raise public awareness of racial/ethnic health disparities in Roxbury.

Children’s Services of Roxbury was awarded $30,000 to develop, operate and evaluate a pilot program for summer youth employment in partnership with Dudley Main Streets Revitalization Corporation and Roxbury business owners.

Crispus Attucks Children’s Center was awarded $15,000 to teach pre-schoolers healthy behaviors that enhance family and community well-being by reducing violence.

Families First was awarded $10,000 to provide parenting workshops to foster families in Roxbury.

Friends of Rafael Hernandez School was awarded $15,000 to support the cost of fundraising that will expand and sustain youth development services.

La Alianza Hispana was awarded $30,000 to re-open the outpatient clinic of the Latino Family Counseling Center.

OrigiNation was awarded $15,000 to increase its capacity to provide innovative and culturally relevant programming to Roxbury youth.

Phillips Brooks House Association was awarded $10,000 to provide a summer camp experience in Roxbury for youth who reside in Orchard Gardens and Academy Homes.

Yawkey Boys & Girls Club of Roxbury was awarded $15,000 to support the Teen Employment Opportunity program and to employ Roxbury youth as Junior Counselors and Young Leaders.

ROUND 6 - FALL 2007

Civic Engagement

and Community Economic Development

Generations, Inc. was awarded $30,000 to promote intergenerational literacy in Roxbury schools.

Caribbean Foundation of Boston was awarded $25,000 to provide heath care job training to Spanish speakers. 

Human Resource Development Institute of Massachusetts was awarded $30,000 to provide entrepreneurship training to individuals in recovery.

The Home for Little Wanderers was awarded $14,000 to engage residents of Roxbury House in neighborhood improvement activities. 

Vine Street Community Center was awarded $22,000 to provide a variety of youth, family and community engagement activities.

Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, in collaboration with Madison Park Development Corporation was awarded $50,000 to increase voter turnout in Roxbury neighborhoods.

Oisté? was awarded $30,000 to promote increased civic advocacy and leadership development among Latinos in Roxbury. 

Freedom House was awarded $30,000 to promote increased parent engagement in Boston Public Schools.

ROUND 5 - SPRING 2007

Youth and Family Services

Boston Higher Education Resource Center received $13,099 to provide mentoring, tutoring, SAT preparation and college preparatory services to Roxbury youth. 

Hattie B. Cooper Community Center received $17,070 to provide after-school activities that teach children how to use computers, and also promote academic success through creative projects. 

Discover Roxbury received $10,000 to provide a historical walking tour of Roxbury to young people, with free or low-cost tours to Roxbury schools. 

Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers, Inc. received $28,808 to provide an after-school and summer program that promotes positive relationships between youth and police as they learn about cultural cuisines and traditions, and healthy lifestyle choices. 

Sociedad Latina received $12,000 to provide an after-school and summer program that helps middle-school children improve their academic and creative skills. 

We’re Educators: A Touch of Class (WEATOC) was awarded $29,305 to provide performances at community institutions by peer educators, that involve young audiences and help teens to avoid self-destructive choices.
 

ROUND 4 - FALL 2006

Civic Engagement

and Community Economic Development

Boston Neighborhood Network received $30,000 to provide an expanded range of broadcast features and community access to digital audio and video programming.

Friends of Rafael Hernandez School received $12,000 for a teen summer job project that will restore the landmark Jigsaw Puzzle mural on the exterior wall of the school.

Hawthorne Youth and Community Center received $14,500 to develop craft and entrepreneurial skills for teens who will build, market and sell durable park benches.

Roxbury Multi-Service Center received $15,000 for a community-wide outreach and support team for female victims of assault.

Union of Minority Neighborhoods received $15,000 to organize Black men in Roxbury to participate in civic activities, and to increase positive images of Black men.

United South End Settlements received $30,000 for non-partisan voter mobilization and community involvement at multi-family housing in Lower Roxbury.

Veterans Benefits Clearinghouse received $30,000 to train Roxbury residents in health care jobs, and to provide counseling, referrals and case management.

ROUND 3 - SPRING 2006

Youth and Family Services

Boston Centers for Youth and Families received $10,000 for female peer leaders at Roxbury community centers, and to support staff training.

The Home for Little Wanderers received $10,000 to train adolescent residents of Roxbury House (a residential facility located near Dudley Square) to operate a lawn care business.

Project HIP-HOP (Highways into the Past – History, Organizing and Power) received $15,000 to provide leadership development activities and popular education for youth in the Dudley Square area.

La Alianza Hispana received $30,000 to support the Latino Family Counseling Center.

Roxbury Community College Foundation (RCC) received $30,000 to purchase books and materials that will enable the College Library to expand the range of culturally relevant materials, and to market the availability of RCC Library materials to the Roxbury community.

Roxbury YMCA received $30,000 to expand and enhance its youth development programs.

ROUND 2 - FALL 2005

Civic Engagement

and Community Economic Development

Dimock Community Health Center received $25,000 to build outdoor classrooms and improve an undeveloped lot on the Dimock campus that abuts residential property, using a Roxbury contractor that is certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE).

Project RIGHT (Rebuild and Improve Grove Hall Together) received $20,000 to organize a public safety campaign against human trafficking and drug trafficking, utilizing a combined community policing/community organizing approach that includes alliances among resident associations, property owners, and community service providers.

Madison Park Development Corporation received $20,000 to organize a voter mobilization strategy that would increase voter turnout in the 26 precincts of Roxbury by 10% over the previous year. Project activities included voter registration, voter education, increasing the use of technology, door knocking, phoning, and providing transportation to the polls.

Discover Roxbury received $20,200 to provide training for Roxbury residents to lead cultural and historical tours of Roxbury.

ROUND 1 - SPRING 2005

Youth and Family Services

Alternatives for Community and Environment received $15,000 to advance the Roxbury Environmental Empowerment Project, developing environmental justice leadership among Roxbury youth.

The EdLaw Project received $20,000 to advocate for income-eligible children who are in danger of not receiving appropriate education services.

Brookview House received $10,000 to provide a holistic continuum of housing, skills training, and support services for homeless families.

Boston Black Women’s Health Institute received $20,000 to advance the Well Women Project, providing weekly nutrition, exercise, activities and workshops that promote healthy lifestyles.

Roxbury Multi-Service Center and United South End Settlements received $20,000 and $10,000, respectively, to provide counseling and developmental enrichment activities to adolescent girls.

National Black College Alliance received $15,000 to support college access and leadership development among high school students.

Our Place Theatre Project received $10,000 to support its Youth Players and Dancers Project with hands-on experience in scriptwriting, production, stagecraft, monologues, auditions and performances.

St. James Education Center received $20,000 to provide paid, on-the-job training to parents and students to work in their Head Start and afterschool programs.

Generations, Inc. received $10,000 for stipend payments to Roxbury elders who mentor and tutor elementary school students.

Roxbury Boys and Girls Club received $10,000 to support the Roxbury Teen Leadership Initiative, providing job readiness, paid work experience and educational support through involvement in Club activities.

Afterschool academic and social enrichment were supported by grants to the following organizations: $15,000 to Friends of the Rafael Hernandez School, $15,000 to Sociedad Latina, and $10,000 to the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts.

Freedom House received $29,500 to hire a Program Director for the Snowden Center for Civic Engagement and Action Freedom House Forums and Annual Conference on topics ranging from educational reform, technology equity, civic engagement/ civil rights/voting rights and Communiversity/UMass Boston partnership reaching 50-75 youth participants and 125-150 adults.