Suffolk County DA presents $260K in grants to nonprofits
The Suffolk County District Attorney is presenting $260K in grants to nonprofits across the county.
DA Kevin Hayden is giving this money to organizations dedicated to improving the health and safety of residents in Boston, Chelsea, Winthrop, and Revere.
Hayden’s Community Reinvestment Grant (CRG) program awarded 45 nonprofits with grants ranging from $4,000 to $7,500. This year’s fund dispersal is the largest amount in Suffolk County CRG history.
“I am extremely proud our office has been able to provide the most funding ever from this important program. The mission-driven work undertaken by all of these organizations is inspiring and important. Throughout my career as a prosecutor and a defense attorney, I have witnessed young people with promise veer onto dangerous paths due to lack of opportunity and guidance,” Hayden said. “We fail these children when our intervention starts in a courtroom. We achieve a more just and equitable legal system when we help communities provide interventions, services, and opportunities necessary for youth to succeed,” Hayden said.
The program draws from cash and assets seized from drug distribution cases to support organizations preventing youth violence or providing substance abuse prevention or treatment.
The following non-profits are receiving grants:
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc., Roxbury
All Dorchester Sports and Leadership, Dorchester
Artists for Humanity, Inc., South Boston
Beantown SLAM, Hyde Park
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, Boston
Boston Asian: Youth Essential Service, Chinatown
Boston Debate League, Mission Hill
Boston Project Ministries, Dorchester
Bradshaw Family Foundation, Dorchester, Hyde Park, Roxbury, Jamaica Plain
Casa Myrna Vazquez, Inc., Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain
Center for Teen Empowerment, Roxbury, Mattapan, Dorchester
Charlestown Coalition – Turn It Around, Charlestown
Charlestown Mothers Association, Charlestown
Children Healing by Expression, Roxbury, Dorchester
Children’s Services of Roxbury, Roxbury
Chills Diamond Ring Education Foundation, Inc., Mattapan
Community Action Program Inter-City – CAPIC, Revere, Chelsea
Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan
Dreamcatcher Initiative, Inc., Suffolk County
Everyday Boston, Mattapan
Future Chefs, Roxbury, Dorchester
Girls’ LEAP, Boston
Haley House, Inc., Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan
HarborCOV, Chelsea, Revere, East Boston, Charlestown, Winthrop
Health Story Collaborative, East Boston
Hyde Square Task Force, Jamaica Plain
iBlossom Girls Program, Inc., Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park
Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, Dorchester
MissionSAFE, Dorchester, Roxbury
More Than Words, Greater Boston
Mothers for Justice & Equality, Roxbury
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing, Inc., East Boston
New England Center for Arts and Technology, Greater Boston
One Love Sports Academy, Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan
OrigiNation, Inc., Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan
Playworks New England, Boston
Rehearsal for Life, Dorchester, Chelsea
Silver Lining Mentoring, Suffolk County
Suffolk University – Center for Entrepreneurship, Boston, Revere
The3PointFoundation, Inc., Brighton
The Hoops Collaborative Youth Development Program, Boston, Brockton, Stoughton, R Randolph
The Wang Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., Boston
Wally’s Café Student to Student, South End
Youth In Crisis, Dorchester, Mattapan
YouthBuild Boston, Roxbury
“I look forward to meeting with each of these partners to thank them for their commitment and invaluable work on behalf of Suffolk County. Public safety is more than just the law; it relies on equity, engagement, and dedication to our youth,” Hayden said. “We can accomplish far more together than we can alone. These organizations all do great work and have life-changing impacts on the communities they serve,” Hayden added.
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