2009 MHFNT Grant Awardees Announced

Organizations and amounts funded in 2009 by the Mission Hill/Fenway Neighborhood Trust, Inc.

Boston Center for Independent Living, fiscal agent for:

neighborhood access group
$ 1,500
For "My Favorite Route" project, monthly meeting expenses, and special events

fenway community development corporation
$ 2,000
Coordination of efforts to plan and implement short-term, improvements on Peterborough Street

k-street facility committee, inc.
$ 3,500
Updating of furniture and carpeting in meeting facility

Friends of Ramler Park, fiscal agent for:

ambiance music
$ 4,000
For summer musical productions in Ramler Park and a venue in Mission Hill

Emerald Necklace Conservancy, fiscal agent for:

fenway civic association
$ 2,200
For summer jazz concert series at Mothers' Rest Playground

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

roxbury tenants of harvard association
$ 3,000
For massage program to serve elderly and disabled RTH residents

benjamin healthcare center
$ 5,000
For expanded intergenerational enrichment program in partnership with Roxbury Preparatory Charter School

sociedad latina
$ 2,600
For a youth leader stipend and program equipment for Sonic Life program

Judge Baker Children's Center, fiscal agent for:

mission hill youth collaborative
$ 3,500
For annual "Showcase of the Stars" event to recognize and celebrate youth achievement

Mission Hill Main Streets, fiscal agent for:

community alliance of mission hill
$ 3,000
For planning and implementing an annual Community Day celebration

Mission Hill Health Movement, fiscal agent for:

mission main concerned residents committee
$ 2,290
For special events and monthly diabetes self management group peer support meetings