2008 MHFNT Grant Awardees Announced

Organizations and amounts funded in 2008 by the Mission Hill/Fenway Neighborhood Trust, Inc.

Fensfund, fiscal agent for:

fenway community development corporation
$ 3,200
For Peterborough Senior Center African Dance program

fenway news association
$ 1,574
For office furniture and computer hardware and software

Friends of Ramler Park, fiscal agent for:

ambiance music
$ 2,400
For two summer musical productions in Ramler Park

Emerald Necklace Conservancy, fiscal agent for:

fenway civic association
$ 2,000
For summer jazz concert series at Mothers' Rest Playground

operation p.e.a.c.e.
$ 3,458
For Media Literacy project for at-risk youth

the fenway garden society
$ 1,000
For translation (Spanish, Russian, Chinese) of membership applications and rules and guidelines

The Fenway Alliance, fiscal agent for:

harry ellis dickson park committee
$ 2,500
For restoration and improvements to the Harry Ellis Dickson Park

Boston Natural Areas Network, fiscal agent for:

ABDC parker hill/fenway neighborhood service center
$ 5,500
For a Senior Center Arts Initiative

benjamin healthcare center
$ 4,000
For intergenerational enrichment program in partnership with Roxbury Preparatory Charter School

missionSAFE: a new beginning
$ 7,500
For paid summer arts internships for youth in Mission Hill and Fenway

roxbury tenants of harvard association
$ 2,000
For massage program to serve elderly and disabled RTH residents

sociedad latina
$ 1,421
For stipends for Youth Leaders in the Sonic Life Program

symphony road community garden
$ 1,421
For stipends for Youth Leaders in the Sonic Life Program

Judge Baker Children's Center, fiscal agent for:

mission hill youth collaborative
$ 3,000
For stipends for youth leaders to participate in a comprehensive needs assessment project in Mission Hill

Phillips Brooks House Association, fiscal agent for:

mission hill summer program
$ 3,500
For junior counselors for urban summer camp program

Mission Hill Health Movement, fiscal agent for:

friends of parker hill branch library
$ 2,110
For a series of seven arts workshops for adults, teens, and children

maurice j. tobin community center
$ 4,500
For renovations and artwork to the gymnasium floor to honor the late Kevin W. Fitzgerald