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 $129,037.00 in Community Grants
Mission Hill recipients include:
-Arts Talk, Inc—$5,065 for artist honoraria for the Mission Hill Arts Festival during summer 2022
-Mission Hill Health Movement fiscal agent for Mission Hill Women's Writing Group - $4,900 for women's writing workshops in Mission Hill
-MissionSAFE A New Beginning, Inc. - $16,200 for summer stipends for nine young adults in Mission Hill
-Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.— $5,510 for tai chi classes and concerts at Fitzgerald Park
-Sociedad Latina, Inc. — $7,000 for stipends for youth leaders in workforce development program
-Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston — $19,000 for siding of the residential townhouses on Parker Street
-Mission Hill Health Movement, fiscal agent for Community Alliance of Mission Hill — $1,615 for creation of website for the organization
-Mission Hill Health Movement, fiscal agent for Mission Hill Artists Collective—$1,500 for three art shows in Mission Hill
-Phillips Brooks House Association, Inc., fiscal agent for Mission Hill Summer Program—$4,500 for stipends for youth counselors
Fenway recipients include:
-The Trustees of Reservations, fiscal agent for Symphony Road Community Garden— $7,000 for infrastructure improvements only by outside contractors (no staff time)
-Fenway Community Development Corporation, Inc. —$8,250 for Porchfest 2022
-Operation P.E.A.C.E. Northeast, Inc., fiscal agent for Peterborough Senior Center—$8,580 for cultural trips and healthy food for seniors
-Friends of Ramler Park, fiscal agent for Fenway Civic Association—$2,600 for musicians' fees for three events in Fenway during 2022
-Emerald Necklace Conservancy—$4,000 for costs associated with two events in Fenway during 2022 (July 9 and September 24)
-The Fenway Community Center at Viridian, Inc. — $8,000 for Health and Wellness programming
-Operation P.E.A.C.E. Northeast, Inc. — $8,000 for update of youth center (physical space and technology upgrade)
-Kaji Aso Studio, Inc. — $7,500 for concert music series and marketing
- Solo Foundation, fiscal agent for [ bitsandflow ] — $9,817 for Fenway oral history project production costs