2015 MHFNT Grant Awardees Announced

Organizations and amounts funded in 2015 by the Mission Hill/Fenway Neighborhood Trust, Inc.

Phillips Brooks House Association, Inc.
$4,725
Mission Hill Summer Program / Stipend for junior counselor and support for a variety of family-oriented events

Mission Hill Health Movement, fiscal agent for:

Friends of the Parker Hill Branch Library
$2,845
Yoga classes for Mission Hill residents 55 and over

Back of the Hill CDC, fiscal agent for:

McLaughlin Woodland and Orchard Stewards
$3,480
Removal, pruning, and planting of trees and shrubs in urban forest

Mission Hill Main Streets, fiscal agent for:

Mission Hill Artists Collective (MHAC)
$4,408
Funding for arts-related projects (open studios, annual exhibition, and three workshops)

Mission Hill Health Movement, fiscal agent for:

Elena Dodd, workshop coach
$2,337
Women’s writing workshop weekly sessions at Parker Hill Branch Library

Mission Hill Community Schools Council Inc., DBA Tobin Community Center
$3,000
Thomas L. Johnson 13 & Under Basketball League Fortieth Anniversary event

Mission Hill Health Movement
$3,900
Expansion of weekly Farmers’ Market and support for Health Fair / Opening Brigham Circle Farmers' Market on Thursday, 25 June

Mission Hill Community Schools Council Inc., fiscal agent for:

Mission Hill Legacy Project
$2,750
Six informational seminars for seniors and youth in Mission Hill to promote discussions on racism, sexism, and capitalism

Mission Hill Community Schools Council Inc., fiscal agent for:

Mission Hill Youth Collaborative
$3,150
Support for annual “Halloween on the Hill” event

Sociedad Latina
$8,100
Stipends for three youth leaders living in Mission Hill for Pathways to Success programs

Friends of Ramler, Park, Inc., fiscal agent for:

Maria Jane Loizou & Friends
$1,875
Evening summertime concert on Tuesday, 4 August 2015 (rain date 11 August), 6:30pm, in Ramler Park

Community Arts Advocates, fiscal agent for:

Fenway Civic Association
$2,900
Sound system equipment for events in Symphony Park / Opening Event on Tuesday, 23 June, 1:00PM

Fenway Community Development Corporation
$2,500
Second Annual Job and Community Resource Fair

Boston Arts Academy Foundation
$5,000
Intercession Program for BAA students in Mission Hill and Fenway

Operation P.E.A.C.E.
operationpeaceboston.org
$11,500
Summer Academy for Fenway youth

Friends of Ramler Park
fenwaycivic.org/get-involved/friends-of-ramler-park/
$8,790
Support for arborist to prune and maintain shrubs and trees, identify disease, and mulch plants

Operation P.E.A.C.E., fiscal agent for:

Peterborough Senior Center
$5,800
Recreational/cultural field trips and a year-long Tuesday hot lunch Program for seniors

Kaji Aso Studio
$3,000
Thirteenth Annual Prudential Center 2015 Art Exhibition