2014 MHFNT Grant Awardees Announced

Organizations and amounts funded in 2014 by the Mission Hill/Fenway Neighborhood Trust, Inc.

Phillips Brooks House Association, Inc.
$3,290
Mission Hill Summer Program / Parent Engagement Strategy project for Mission Hill youth and their parents

Ethos
$4,000
Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs for Mission Hill residents

MissionSAFE
$13,000
Summer job stipends and summer activities for youth in Mission Hill and Fenway

Boston Pirates Youth Sports, Inc.
$7,100
Equipment and uniforms for year-round baseball/softball training programs for youth in Mission Hill, regardless of athletic ability

Mission Hill Health Movement, fiscal agent for:

Parker Hill Library
$1,960
Women’s writing workshops

Boston Natural Areas Network, fiscal agent for:

Mission Hill Oscar/Parker Community Garden
$2,700
Construction and installation of a steel pergola, celebration, and plaque

Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
$4,000
Yoga program in Fitzgerald Park for Mission Hill residents

Friends of Ramler Park Inc., fiscal agent for:

Fenway Jazz Jam
$2,000
Evening summertime concert in Ramler Park with David Ehle and “Stars of the Fenway Jazz Jam” concert on 12 August, 6:30-8:00pm (rain date 13 August)

The Fund for Parks, fiscal agent for:

Fenway Civic Association
$10,000
Advance funding for permanent public art at Symphony Community Park in the Fenway

Fenway Community Development Corporation
$3,000
Job and Community Resource Fair to be held in the fall of 2014

Operation P.E.A.C.E.
operationpeaceboston.org
$9,865
Summer program for Fenway children

Friends of Ramler Park
fenwaycivic.org/get-involved/friends-of-ramler-park/
$3,975
Preventative maintenance of fence, fountain, walls, and pergola

Fenway Education and Neighborhood Support (FENS) Fund
$6,000
A series of programs and neighborhood forums supporting grassroots communication, arts, and culture in the Fenway

The Fenway Garden Society, Inc.
fenwayvictorygardens.com
$5,995
Renovation and modification of the public Herb Garden in the Fenway Victory Garden