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:
These grants total $125,525 and represent funding of $63,400 for Mission Hill and $62,125 for Fenway.
Mission Hill recipients include:
-Arts Talks $10,000 for sound and stage equipment for the Mission Hill Arts Festival summer events.
-STEP Nation, Inc. $4,695 for the second annual Christmas on the Hill.
-Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. $4,530 for summer fitness and art classes and concerts at Fitzgerald Park.
-Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services, fiscal agent for Maria Sanchez House / Roxbury Crossing Senior Building $3,355 for summer art and knitting classes and yoga for seniors.
-Mission Hill Health Movement, fiscal agent for Mission Hill Women's Writing Group $4,620 for women's writing workshops at Parker Hill Library.
-Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston $5,000 / Final grant for last phase of construction of the 725-727 Parker Street townhouses.
-MissionSAFE: A New Beginning, Inc. $16,200 for summer internships for nine young adults in Mission Hill.
-Sociedad Latina, Inc. $10,000 for stipends for youth leaders in Workforce Development Pathways program.
-Mission Hill Health Movement, fiscal agent for Charlesbank Cooperative Corporation $5,000 / Matching grant for dog walking area for assistance dogs for persons with disabilities instead of "companion dog walking area for residents”.
Fenway recipients include:
-Operation P.E.A.C.E. Northeast, Inc. $9,000 for creation of a "maker space" to support learning, creativity, and personal development for Fenway youth.
-Massachusetts College of Art and Design Foundation $7,000 for 2023 Summer Plaza Activation Project
-Friends of Ramler Park, fiscal agent for Fenway Civic Association $5,000 for musicians' fees for events in the Back Bay Fens and Ramler Park and fitness classes in Symphony Park in 2023.
-FENSFund, Inc. $8,850 / Matching grant for a design project to rehabilitate the Agassiz Road Duck House for use as a community space.
-Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Inc. $4,600 for Fenway Porchfest, Tuesday with Roses, and Muddy River Cleanup events.
-Operation P.E.A.C.E. Northeast, Inc., fiscal agent for Peterborough Senior Center $10,000 for cultural trips, healthy food, and technology upgrades for seniors.
-The Fenway Community Center at Viridian, Inc. $5,650 for Fenway Focus monthly speaker series.
-Solo Foundation, fiscal agent for [ bitsandflow ] $3,025 / Final grant for Fenway Memory Project.
- Kaji Aso Studio, Inc. $9,000 for support of concert music series and marketing for 50th Anniversary Recognition Project.