Educational Access and Success Grants
The Care Center
The Care Center's mission is to provide resources and support to empower young women and their families so that they may continue their education, increase self-confidence, develop leadership skills and make healthy life choices leading toward self-sufficiency.
$10,000 (second year of funding)
Hampden County
Berkshire Community College
Through the “E3 Project (Education, Empowerment, and Encouragement),” BCC will design, pilot and evaluate a support program to serve its at-risk female population and offer a one-credit course for women living with domestic violence. E3 will also develop a systemic change in the way support services at the college are offered to women and girls.
$3,000
Berkshire County
Community Action
“The Family Learning Center” aims to break intergenerational cycles of poverty and low literacy by helping 15 women and their children reach their education, employment and other family goals through a comprehensive family literacy program.
$8,000
Franklin
Flying Cloud Institute
Young Women in Science offers education in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) to upper elementary girls during the school year and in a summer camp setting where high school girls are their mentors and club leaders.
$10,000 (second year of funding)
Berkshire County
Girls Incorporated of the Berkshires
Girls Incorporated of the Berkshires, a program of the Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center, inspires all girls to be strong, smart and bold through its camp, community center, and outreach programs in gender equity and empowerment for school-age girls and teens.
FY10 $10,000 and FY11 $10,000
Berkshire County
Girls Inc. of Holyoke
Girls Incorporated of Holyoke inspires all girls to be strong, smart and bold by providing them the opportunity to develop and achieve their full potential through a wide array of programs ranging from school-based and after-school education and activities.
$10,000 (second year of funding)
Hampden County
The Gray House
“Community Education Support Program” provides literacy education and English for Speakers of Other Languages services to refugee women from Africa so they can gain language skills and increase their ability to navigate the systems around them and provide for their families.
FY10 $8,000 and FY11 $8,000
Hampden County
Helen Berube Teen Parent Program
The Helen Berube Teen Parent Program provides comprehensive support to meet the educational, health, and social service needs of pregnant and parenting teens and their infants in order to ensure that teens receive their high school diploma or G.E.D. and that their children succeed as well.
$10,000 (second year of funding)
Berkshire County
NEARI Jump-Start
The New England Adolescent Research Institute (NEARI) Jump-Start works with extremely high risk youth in the Holyoke Flats area. The “Women’s Program” offers young Latina women who attend NEARI Jump-Start a comprehensive support system so that they can attain their educational and economic goals under the framework of what it means to be a strong Latina
$5,000
Hampden and Hampshire Counties
Next Level Development
The Next Level Development conference and follow-up services provide women of color with tools, motivation and support to advance their personal and professional career.
$2,000
Hampden and Hampshire Counties
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
“Get Real” is a comprehensive middle school sexual education curriculum that will be offered to students and be taught to teachers at schools throughout multiple counties.
$8,500
Berkshire, Hampden and Hampshire Counties
Railroad Street Youth Project
The “Sexuality Education Program” of Railroad Street Youth Project offers sexuality education at the local schools in the upper grades through peer education. Education on pregnancy and STI prevention is provided by Railroad Street youth who have been trained in sexual health education.
$6,000
Berkshire County
Russian Community Association of Massachusetts
The Russian Community Association of Massachusetts will help Meskhetian women refugees improve their employment preparedness, participate in ESL classes, and receive education about family law, domestic violence and the American educational system.
$7,000
Hampden County
Treehouse Foundation
“Hear Our Voice Initiative” offers skill building and training to women and girls so they can become advocates of child welfare and other policies, and ultimately improve conditions for children who have experienced foster care.
$7,000
Hampshire County
Step Forward/Step Ahead --Elms College
Step Forward/Step Ahead offers underserved girls opportunities to improve their academics, expand their cultural and social horizons, develop leadership skills, and pursue college and career goals through an intense fine arts and academic program during the summer (residential program) and school-year 'Saturday Success' program.
$10,000
Hampden County
Youth Action Coalition
"GirlsEyeView" is an empowerment project for young women which incorporates photography, creative writing, leadership development, and social action. Participants create public exhibitions in galleries and downtown locations where they facilitate discussions on the issues raised in their work, and sell their photographs.
$7,500
Hampshire and Franklin Counties
Economic Justice Grants
MotherWoman, Inc.
“MomsRising of the Pioneer Valley,” the bipartisan political arm of the organization, organizes a coalition of mothers and their allies to take political action on social and economic justice issues impacting mothers and their families through education, training, outreach, and public events.
FY10 $8,000 and FY 11$8,000
Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire Counties
Weston Rehabilitation Associates, Inc.,
Weston’s Employment and Training Program supports women in transition from jail and/or in-patient drug treatment by offering them on-site employment, employment skills development, economic literacy, and career planning and transition.
$8,000
Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire Counties
Safety and Freedom from Violence Grants
Dunbar Community Center, Inc.,
The “SPEAK Program (Sisters Proud to Educate and Advocate for Knowledge)” provides education and support for the well being of girls, ages 12-15, so that they can learn to reject violence in all forms and teach their peers about respectful and healthy lifestyles.
$7,000
Hampden County
Elizabeth Freeman Center
The “Battered Women’s Shelter Program” provides safety, support and assistance to women and their children fleeing imminent danger due to domestic violence and who are working to regain control of their lives. It also engages the community in the struggle to end violence against women.
FY 10 $8,000 and FY11 $8,000
Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire Counties
Hilltown Safety at Home
“Advocacy Services to Domestic Violence Victims” offers advocacy services to victims of domestic violence by checking state police logs and calling all victims who have contacted police to offer safety planning, advocacy, transportation and court accompaniment. The program also accepts referrals from community agencies and residents.
$5,000
Berkshire, Hampden and Hampshire Counties
Safe Passage
Safe Passage serves women and children who have experienced physical or emotional abuse by offering services and engaging the community, and strives to create a community that does not tolerate violence against women and children.
FY10 $9,000 and FY11 $8,000
Hampshire County
Top Floor Learning
“Survivor’s Bridge” offers education, GED, ESL, citizenship and college entry level education along with one-to-one support to ensure that victims of domestic or dating violence reach their education and employment goals.
$7,000
Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire Counties
Womanshelter/Compañeras
Womanshelter/Compañeras assists, supports, and empowers those whose lives are affected by battering or abuse by offering intervention and stabilization services including emergency shelter, a 24-hour hotline, counseling, support groups, and advocacy.
$10,000 (second year of funding)
Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties
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