The Mission Hill / Fenway Neighborhood Trust, Inc. administers and operates a fund that gives grants to community-based Mission Hill and Fenway non-profits, community development corporations, and other civic groups to promote and enhance quality of life. The grants are used for specific projects related to arts and education, youth sports and recreation, and any other categories the board of the Mission Hill / Fenway Neighborhood Trust deems appropriate. Due to current COVID-19 restrictions on large indoor meetings the awards ceremony was cancelled this year, and the grants were mailed directly to the award recipients. The Board of the Mission Hill / Fenway Neighborhood Trust congratulates & thanks the applicants for taking the time to do this work for their organizations & their communities. Sixteen (16) grants were awarded this year. The recipients include:

Neighborhood Trust Awards $115,000 in Community Grants

Mission Hill recipients include:

-Alice Taylor Advisory Council—$1,500 for starting a walking group

-Arts Talk, Inc—$6,000 for a series of six cultural events this summer, including music, dance, poetry, visual arts and dialogue with artists, at the Tobin Community Center’s Backyard gathering space

-Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston—$10,000 for building materials for two new residences

-Mission Hill Health Movement—$4,450 for the Gore St. community garden

-MissionSAFE A New Beginning—$9,000 for a program mentoring Mission Hill youth

-Mission Hill Main Street—$2,050 for maintenance of watering cart and to help pay individuals to water planters in the Mission Hill commercial district

-Phillips Brooks House Assn.—$4,500 for a summer camp program for youth

-Sociedad Latina—$5,000 for youth internships

-Tobin Community Center—$6,000 for a new outdoor mural and three family events

-Yard Time Entertainment—$5,000 to support a mentorship program for formerly incarcerated individuals and their families

Fenway recipients include:

-Fenway Civic Association—$800 for a summer picnic and holiday tree lighting

-Fenway Community Center —$13,000 to support the Navigators USA program

-Fenway Community Development Corp.—$8,000 to support workforce counseling

-Fenway Education & Neighborhood Support Fund (FENSFund)—$8,000 for concerts and readings

-Fenway News Association—$13,950 for a year-long marketing campaign to support local restaurants’ post-pandemic recovery.

-Friends of Ramler Park—$6,590 for new trash receptacles

-Kaji Aso Studio—$3,500 for operations support

-Peterborough Senior Center—$8,290 to support the Healthy Food program