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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022 LENNY ZAKIM FUND GRANT RECIPIENTS. We applaud The Lenny Zakim Fund and their grassroots organization partners for making a difference in communities throughout eastern Massachusetts.

MICHAEL AND LINDA FRIEZE

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DEAR FRIENDS OF THE LENNY ZAKIM FUND, Adversity can be both painful and an opportunity for growth. Far too many people and organizations have struggled mightily over the past two years.

I am humbled to share with you that The Lenny Zakim Fund community continues to thrive despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic.

It is because of you – each volunteer, each donor, each board member, each young person, each mentor, each food pantry staffer, each trusted adult, each compassionate case manager, each ESOL teacher, and each grassroots leader – that we have ended 2021 strongly and managed to enter a new year with the constant resolve to tackle society’s toughest challenges.

While I am saddened that we cannot celebrate in-person for yet another huge milestone, I am nonetheless honored to be able to focus your attention on the 59 organizations that we will highlight as part of this annual event. These nonprofits represent the best of the best; the courageous and fearless folks on the ground doing the daily work to keep others fed, clothed, nurtured, educated, safe, and alive. Thank you for your servant leadership!

If there’s one thing this talented group of grassroots leaders will inspire you to believe in, it’s the power of we. We can have vision. We can start movements. We can be the change we want to see. We can fund ourselves. We can support the whole. We don’t have to do it alone.

We can dream bigger.

Congratulations to all of our amazing 2022 grantee partners!

With gratitude,

Eric Esteves, Executive Director

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VIRTUAL PROGRAM Welcome Remarks

Grant Recipients (continued)

Eric Esteves

Civil & Human Rights Advocacy & Support

Executive Director, The Lenny Zakim Fund

Speakers Divya Chaturvedi Co-Executive Director, Saheli

Cynhia Dantas

Deena Zakim and Shari Zakim-Yacouby Board Members, The Lenny Zakim Fund

Health Promotion & Accessibility For All Michael Eckton Board Vice Chair, The Lenny Zakim Fund

Executive Director, Sibling Connections

Joe Walsh President, Adaptive Sports New England

Organizing & Support for Immigrants & Refugees Michael Eckton Board Vice Chair, The Lenny Zakim Fund

Performances Building Bridges Through Music

Introduction of 2022 Lenny Zakim Fund Grant Recipients Access to Food, Housing, & Economic Security Tim James Board Chair, The Lenny Zakim Fund

LGBTQIA Community Support & Organizing Aprylle Wallace Board Member, The Lenny Zakim Fund

Violence Prevention, Criminal Justice Reform, & Family Outreach Deena Zakim and Shari Zakim-Yacouby Board Members, The Lenny Zakim Fund

Children & Youth Development & Education

Closing Remarks

Aprylle Wallace

Eric Esteves

Board Member, The Lenny Zakim Fund

Executive Director, The Lenny Zakim Fund

Special Thanks To: Shironda White of Cupcake Therapy; DJ Kerr and Jordan Carroll of Eternal Visuals; Tammy Torrey and Alicia Ozyjowski of Gill Fishman Design; Grossman Marketing Group; The Lenny Zakim Fund’s Community Investments Committee; 2022 Site Visitors; and, The Lenny Zakim Fund’s 2022 Board of Directors.

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FEATURED SPEAKERS & PERFORMERS

Divya Chaturvedi Co-Executive Director, Saheli saheliboston.org Saheli’s mission is to empower South Asian and Arab women and families to lead safe and healthy lives. Since its founding in 1996, Saheli has helped thousands of women to reclaim their lives, protect their families, and secure a brighter future by offering a variety of cultural and language-specific domestic violence services, including an economic empowerment program and legal advocacy services, and support groups to South Asian and Arab domestic violence survivors and their children.

Saheli was an LZF grantee partner from 2017 to 2021.

Divya has been Saheli’s Co-Executive Director since 2018. She holds degrees from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Delhi University. She brings more than 16+ years of global, cross-functional work experience in US, Asia and Africa in nonprofit management, international development, gender research, developing leadership training curriculum, and facilitation to large multi-cultural groups. Her experience includes managing large scale global micro-finance research project as well as conducting gender research for UN and other international development organizations such as UNDP, UNIFEM, Ford Foundation, and the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL).

Cynthia Dantas Executive Director, Sibling Connections siblingconnections.org Sibling Connections’ mission is to support the creation of enduring family relationships and community connections for sisters and brothers separated by the foster care system in Massachusetts. Founded in 2005 initially as a week-long overnight camp for kids experiencing foster care to reconnect with their siblings, Sibling Connections today offers a variety of year-round programs to help sisters and brothers (ages 6 to 20) separated by the foster care system to maintain their sibling bonds with one another.

Based in Boston, Sibling Connections is the only organization in Massachusetts designed for the sole purpose of strengthening the sibling bond of children separated by foster care. Sibling Connections was an LZF grantee partner from 2017 to 2021.

Cynthia assumed the role as Sibling Connections’ executive director in May 2018 following a long career in higher education at Northeastern and Tufts. She holds degrees from Michigan State University and The George Washington University. As an adoptive mother to a daughter who has been separated from her birth siblings, Cynthia has seen first-hand how important the familial bond is to a child’s feeling of stability and sense of belonging. Cynthia has been involved in the domestic adoption community since 2011, and also served as a Big Sister for over 10 years to a Little Sister who spent time in foster care.

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FEATURED SPEAKERS & PERFORMERS ( CONTINUED) Joe Walsh President, Adaptive Sports New England adaptivesportsne.org The mission of Adaptive Sports New England is to increase participation in sports among youth and young adults who have visual or mobility impairments. Adaptive Sports New England collaborates with many adaptivespecific and mainstream sports programs, adding value through its focus on raising awareness, increasing participation, and building capacity so that more youth and young adults with visual or mobility disabilities can access sports closer to home. Adaptive Sports New England was a The Lenny Zakim Fund grantee partner from 2017 to 2021.

Joe has served as Adaptive Sports New England’s President since 2013. A graduate of Dartmouth College and UMass Amherst, Joe is a two-time Paralympian in cross country skiing, and former Managing Director of Paralympics for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Joe served on Team USA’s delegation staff at six Paralympic Games and as Chef de Mission at two Parapan American Games. He coached youth cross country skiing for 13 seasons, served on the founding staff of the C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth, and was the first Paralympic athlete representative elected to the USOPC Athletes’ Advisory Council and Board of Directors. Joe served as Vice President of the International Blind Sports Federation from 2013-2017 and is currently a director of Move United, a national organization focused on adaptive sports and empowerment of people who have a disability. Joe is a current member of the LZF’s second Transformational Leadership Cohort (TLC) Program.

Building Bridges Through Music bbtmusic.org Building Bridges Through Music’s mission is to bring together diverse neighboring communities for the purpose of increasing cultural awareness and racial harmony by using music, dance, and dramatic presentation as a multicultural educational tool. Serving Lynn and surrounding North Shore Communities since 2002, its community youth outreach programs offer educational enrichment, Integrative Arts, and performance-based programs for children and youth. Building Bridges Through Music implements and achieves systematic change using music as a universal language to bring children and adults together, actively as participants and visually as audience members. Building Bridges Through Music has been an LZF grantee partner since 2019.

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LZF Mission Statement The Lenny Zakim Fund works to develop deep relationships and builds bridges among people and communities to advance social, economic, and racial justice. Our mission is to listen those most impacted by inequity and provide the funding, essential resources, and support they need to create lasting change.

“We have the power to change things. It doesn’t take much to start a revolution of thought and spirit. It takes one person and then another. When it works, it’s a work of art.“ – Lenny Zakim, Founder

LZF Core Values The work of The Lenny Zakim Fund is guided by the following principles: SOCIAL JUSTICE All that we do is based in our deeply held belief that social justice is equity and that the fundamental rights, well-being and dignity of all people must be recognized, upheld, and celebrated.

GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP LZF is inspired by and respects the power and ability of those most impacted by injustice to bring about change.

BRIDGE BUILDING We are committed to bridging real and perceived difference, and to creating strong and lasting relationships that are fundamental to progress.

RESPONSIVENESS Emerging challenges that impact those we serve require an acceptance of risk and an ability to adapt and respond as rapidly as possible.

LOVE Love is at the heart of philanthropy. Love and compassion motivate and sustain the spirit of those who partner with LZF and remain dedicated to justice for all.

DIVERSITY AND BELONGING We embrace a culture of inclusion and belonging, one that seeks out and welcomes the voices of those with diverse life experiences and intersectional identities.

LEARNING We firmly believe that continuous, active and reciprocal learning is critical to promoting awareness and creating a solid foundation for change.

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About The Lenny Zakim Fund The Lenny Zakim Fund strengthens grassroots organizations and community leaders through technical training, coaching and counselling, pro bono legal services, networking, and grantmaking.

The Fund is a trusted partner and convener of social justice programs and enables grassroots leaders to create powerful change in their own communities.

The Lenny Zakim Fund Board of Directors & Staff Leonard Zakim Founder

Timothy James Chair

Michael Eckton Vice Chair

Rob Sherman Treasurer

Josh Zakim Secretary

Lilee Dethchan-Manibusan Lisa Gordon Felicia Heywood Mark Irvings Suzi Kaitz Joe Rodio Erika Rodriguez Jill Snider Loren Van Allen Aprylle Wallace Deena Zakim Joyce Zakim Shari Zakim-Yacouby

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Eric Esteves Executive Director

Allison Picott Director of Development

Dominique Ramos Program & Office Administrator

THANK YOU! The Lenny Zakim Fund Bridge Builders The Bridge Builders honor and recognize the contributions of our donors, volunteers, former board members, and other important friends of The Fund. The board deeply appreciates all that they do for The Lenny Zakim Fund.

Mahesh Aditya

Marshelle Gatlin

Charlayne Murrell-Smith

Susan Barry

Josie Greene

Yvette Philip

Shana Bryant

Kalman Heller

Bobby Sager

Hehershe Buseuego

Barbara Howard

Sharon Sankey

Richard Caturano

Drew Hyman

Amy Shulman Weinberg

Alan Chebot

Elisabeth Jackson

Elisa Sosa

Debby Cherry

Carol Kanin

Ellie Starr

Natanja Craig-Oquendo

Douglas Krupp

Robert Weinberg

Elizabeth DeLima

Liana Krupp

Jerry Wishnow

Jamie Farrell

Cairo Mendes

Cheryl Forte

Maria Mulkeen

Community Investments Committee The Community Investments Committee is critical to The Fund’s Annual and COVID-19 Emergency Response and Recovery Grant Programs. The Committee’s responsibilities include reading, reviewing all grant proposals, evaluating site visit feedback, and recommending grants to the board. We thank the members for their selfless dedication.

Miki Akimoto

Lisa Gordon

Renee Omolade

Alexandra Auguste

Uryline Grandoit

Yvette Philip

Nicholaus Bates

Felicia Heywood

Allison Picott

Shana Bryant

Theophelus Hill

Marynee Pontes

Hehershe Buseuego

Mark Irvings

Dominique Ramos

Debby Cherry

Timothy James

Sharon Sankey

Tilda Derek

Suzi Kaitz

Deborah Seidel

Beth Dill

Carol Knox

Deena Zakim

Eric Esteves

Elizabeth March

Joyce Zakim

Jamie Farrell

Ron Marlow

Shari Zakim-Yacouby

Marshelle Gatlin

Maria Mulkeen

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THANK YOU! Site Visitors Site visits are “inspirational due diligence,” essential to the LZF grantmaking process.

Thank you to all of our volunteers for the work, wisdom, caring and compassion they give.

Miki Akimoto

Theophelus Hill

Sharon Sankey

Nicholaus Bates

Drew Hyman

Amy Seeherman

Hehershe Buseuego

Mark Irvings

Deborah Seidel

Debby Cherry

Suzi Kaitz

Gary Smith

Beth Dill

Carol Knox

Lynne Smith

Jamie Farrell

Elizabeth March

Margery Wieder

Lisa Gordon

Maria Mulkeen

Jerry Wishnow

Felicia Heywood

Marynee Pontes

Alice Zimelman

Board Members Emeriti The Lenny Zakim Fund is eternally grateful to our board member emeriti for their incredible leadership, commitment, and generosity while serving on The Lenny Zakim Fund Board and beyond.

Miki Akimoto

Steve Grossman

Elaine Sager

Jennifer Winn Aronson

Jon Jennings

Harold Schwartz

Amy Belkin Monfenson

Angela Johnson

Michael Schwartz

Mary Carty, Former Executive Director

Caren Keller

Sam Slater

Judith Krupp

Mark Sokoll

Clementina Chery

Richard Krupp

Ellie Starr

Joseph Chery

Celeste Reid Lee

Jonathan Samen

Gregg Croteau

Kevin O’Malley

In memoriam

Yasmin Cruz Ferrine

Sofia Lingos-Papaliodis

Beth Dill

Ron Marlow

Janice Ditchek

Peter Meade

Asmaa Donahue

Charlayne Murrell-Smith

Donna Latson Gittens

Gabriela Romanow

Joseph Goodman

Michael Ross

Jude Goldman

Glenn Rothman

Former Executive Director

Susan Rothman

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Martin E. Kantor Honorary

Lucille S. Kantor Honorary

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW

WE BEGAN 2021 BY AWARDING

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66% ARE LED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR

Over the summer months, we awarded an additional $80,000 to 20 current and former grantee partners from our COVID-19 Emergency Response and Recovery Fund.

To date, The Fund has awarded a total of $517,925 through five rounds of grants since we launched our COVID-19 Fund in April 2020. Over the past 26 years, LZF has awarded nearly 1,400 grants totaling over $10,000,000 to more than 400 organizations.

In September, we welcomed our second cohort of 10 nonprofit leaders to participate in our Transformational Leadership Cohort (TLC) Program, which was created in 2019 specifically to benefit small, grassroots organizations and leaders from historically-excluded populations. During this 16-month program, TLC fellows will engage in a series of group coaching sessions, individual executive coaching, and workshop-based, skill-building trainings around capacity building.

“The investment by The Lenny Zakim Fund in both Saheli and the people who run the organization through their many trainings and workshop helped me gain both knowledge and confidence to become a better leader and their funding support helped transform Saheli into a bigger and a more comprehensive domestic violence service provider.”

– Divya Chaturvedi, Co-Executive Director, Saheli

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW ( CONTINUED)

Throughout 2021, LZF offered a number of virtual seminars to our current grantees, also making these learning opportunities available to our former grantee partners and more broadly to the nonprofit community.

Some of those seminars included: • “Board Development,” with Eric Esteves • “Financial Management for Strategic Decisions,” with Bill O’Malley and Allysen Mattison • “Fundraising for Storytelling,” with Ben Echevarria • “Grant Writing” with Dominique Calixte • “Strategic Planning,” with Stephen Pratt • “Partnership Development,” with Alexia Layne-Lomon • “Employment Law,” with Mark Irvings and Danielle Jurema Lederman

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW ( CONTINUED)

Untold Stories: Talkin’ About A Social Justice Revolution

In September, we hosted Untold Stories: Talkin’ About a

Social Justice Revolution, replacing Casino Night as our signature annual fundraising event. Born out of a desire to showcase the incredible work being done in communities throughout eastern Massachusetts, Untold Stories shined, a spotlight on well-known and rising leaders who shared compelling personal stories of struggle and perseverance.

This virtual event featured Armand Coleman, Executive Director, Transformational Prison Project; Neyssa Franklin,

Peer Leader, Chica Project; Tre’Andre Valentine, Executive Director, Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition; musical performances by Kaovanny; and, special remarks by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley.

We were proud to partner with UpMetrics and the Tides Foundation to bring the Data for Good Fund to Massachusetts in 2021. This amazing opportunity was offered to all of our grantee partners to leverage the UpMetrics’ impact analytics and storytelling platform. This new partnership allows nonprofits to access UpMetrics tools and services at no cost for one year and provides a much-needed layer of technical assistance to those nonprofits seeking more capacity-building support as they seek to scale their data programs. We’re so thankful to UpMetrics, LZF board member emerita, Ellie Starr, and her consulting firm Starrs Aligned for helping to make this possible!

On November 17th, on what would have been Lenny’s 68th birthday, we hosted our 20th annual No Show Ball and inaugural LZF Giving Day. LZF Giving Day is a collective, one-day online giving effort intended to bring together a broader segment of the LZF community than those who usually donate to our No Show Ball to celebrate and support our grantee partners.

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW ( CONTINUED)

In December, we welcomed four new members to the Board of Directors: Lilee Dethchan-Manibusan of Lynn, Erika Rodriguez of Roslindale, Jill Snider of Boston, and Aprylle Wallace of Stoughton. We also had several leadership transitions with Tim James succeeding Suzi Kaitz as Board Chair, Michael Eckton stepping into the role of Vice Chair vacated by Tim, and long-time board member Rob Sherman replacing Beth Dill as Treasurer who retired from the board. We also said good-bye to Miki Akimoto and Yasmin Cruz Ferrine who both completed their board service, most notably as co-chairs of the Community Investments Committee. LZF begins 2022 – our 27th year – with a 17-person board that includes Suzi Kaitz who will stay on as Board Chair Emerita for the next two years.

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GRANT RECIPIENTS ALPHABETICALLY

African Bridge Network

Institute for Pan African Cultural Education (PACE)

African Cultural Services, Inc.

Kids in Tech

Ansaar of Worcester, Inc.

KodeConnect, Inc.

Attleboro Area Interfaith Collaborative

Legendary Legacies Inc.

Autism Sprinter Inc.

Living Independently for Equality

Black and Pink, Massachusetts

Lynn Worker Center

Boston Affordable Housing Coalition (aka Massachusetts Alliance of HUD Tenants)

LYSOA (Lynn Youth Street Outreach Advocacy)

365Dad Inc.

Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust

Massachusetts Coalition of Domestic Workers Mount Olives Community Center

Brazilian Women’s Group

My Brother’s Keeper 617

Brockton Workers’ Alliance Bryce’s Journey, Inc.

Neighborhood Counseling and Community Services, Inc.

Building Bridges Through Music

Neighbors United for a Better East Boston

Center for Cooperative Development and Solidarity-CCDS

New England United 4 Justice

Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores

P&O Behavioral Health Initiative

City Strings United

Partakers, Inc.

CodeSquad

Resilient Sisterhood Project (RSP)

Community Caring Clinic Inc.

Right to the City Boston

Community Economic Development Center of SE-MA

Sisters Unchained

DEAFinitely, Inc. Encuentro Diaspora Afro

Somali Parents Advocacy Center for Education, Inc. (SPACE)

English At Large

South Boston en Accion

Eritrean American Civic Association

Southcoast LGBTQ Network

Feminine Empowerment Movement Slam (FEMS)

The Dream Network

Greater Boston Chapter of United Spinal Association (GBC-USA)

To the Moon and Back

Groundwork Southcoast

Transformational Prison Project (TPP)

Hands to Heart Center I Have A Future

New Lynn Coalition

Sitters for Scholars

The Upward Project Top Notch Scholars, Inc. Union of Minority Neighborhoods We Are Better Together Warren Daniel Hairston Project Youth Justice & Power Union

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GRANT RECIPIENTS BY MISSION AREA Access To Food, Housing, & Economic Opportunity

Civil & Human Rights Advocacy & Support

Attleboro Area Interfaith Collaborative

Encuentro Diaspora Afro

Boston Affordable Housing Coalition (aka Massachusetts Alliance of HUD Tenants)

Neighbors United for a Better East Boston

Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust

Right to the City Boston Union of Minority Neighborhoods

CodeSquad

Health Promotion & Accessibility For All

New England United 4 Justice

Autism Sprinter Inc.

New Lynn Coalition

Community Caring Clinic Inc.

Sitters for Scholars The Upward Project

Greater Boston Chapter of United Spinal Association (GBC-USA)

Youth Justice & Power Union

Hands to Heart Center

Child & Youth Development & Education Bryce’s Journey, Inc. Building Bridges Through Music City Strings United DEAFinitely, Inc. Groundwork Southcoast Institute for Pan African Cultural Education (PACE)

Living Independently for Equality Neighborhood Counseling and Community Services, Inc. Resilient Sisterhood Project (RSP)

Organzing & Support For Immigrants & Refugees African Bridge Network African Cultural Services, Inc. Ansaar of Worcester, Inc.

Kids in Tech

Brazilian Women’s Group

KodeConnect, Inc.

Brockton Workers’ Alliance

LYSOA (Lynn Youth Street Outreach Advocacy)

Center for Cooperative Development and Solidarity-CCDS

My Brother’s Keeper 617

Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores

Sisters Unchained

Community Economic Development Center of SE-MA

Somali Parents Advocacy Center for Education, Inc. (SPACE)

English At Large

To the Moon and Back

Eritrean American Civic Association

Top Notch Scholars, Inc.

Lynn Worker Center

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GRANT RECIPIENTS BY MISSION AREA ( CONTINUED) Massachusetts Coalition of Domestic Workers

Violence Prevention, Criminal Justice Reform & Family Outreach

Mount Olives Community Center

365Dad Inc.

P&O Behavioral Health Initiative

I Have A Future

South Boston en Accion

Legendary Legacies Inc.

LGBTQIA Community Support & Organizing Black and Pink, Massachusetts Feminine Empowerment Movement Slam (FEMS)

Partakers, Inc. The Dream Network Transformational Prison Project (TPP) We Are Better Together Warren Daniel Hairston Project

Southcoast LGBTQ Network

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS

365DAD BOSTON, 365DAD.NET

Empowering fathers to be positive influences and examples in the lives of their children.

365Dad empowers fathers through affirming guidance and equips them with the tools to develop and maintain loving relationships to produce personal, academic, and social-emotional outcomes that positively impact the lives of their children.

AFRICAN BRIDGE NETWORK NEWTON, AFRICANBN.ORG

Giving immigrant African professionals the tools for success.

The African Bridge Network (ABN) supports African immigrants with high levels of education and professional experience and/or capabilities who may find themselves under employed. ABN has reached out to this high skilled immigrant population which is truly untapped talent. Through professional networking, mentoring, a speaker series and workshops, recently arrived immigrants achieve their potential.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS

AFRICAN CULTURAL SERVICES WALTHAM, AFRICANOWALTHAM.ORG

Developing outreach, programming, and community within African immigrant and low-income families who would otherwise not have access to out-of-school support.

African Cultural Services (Africano) offers students and families opportunities to explore, interact with, and broaden their knowledge about their communities and themselves. This includes activities such an African dance, Africa in the classroom, the performing arts, music and art making, academic support, healthy snacks, gymnastics, and field trips.

Africano also provides monthly community cultural events, professional development workshops, and in-school visits.

ANSAAR OF WORCESTER WORCESTER, ANSAAROFWORCESTER.ORG

Providing a warm welcome to all with charity, advocacy, social integration, and access.

Ansaar of Worcester is devoted to helping re-settled refugees, immigrants, and underserved residents in the Worcester area with logistical support such as food and clothing, social integration, access to services and programs, youth development, advocacy, and case management.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS ATTLEBORO AREA INTERFAITH COLLABORATIVE ATTLEBORO, ATTLEBOROAREA INTERFAITHCOLLABORATIVE.ORG

Advancing a healthy, secure and meaningful life for all within the community.

With multi-faith understanding and compassion, Attleboro Area Interfaith Collaborative (AAIC) alleviates hunger, promotes stability, and inspires the community to thrive through coordinating community resources for those in need. Their programs alleviate hunger and food insecurity, inspire interfaith activities, and build community leaders.

AUTISM SPRINTER RANDOLPH, AUTISMSPRINTER.ORG

Social skills play, family support groups, and community forums.

Information and spread joy for families of color with Autistic children Autism Sprinter supports low-income black and brown families with Autistic children who are frequently denied critical information and deprived of resources because of economic circumstances, linguistic and cultural heritage, and access to social capital. To combat this, Autism Sprinter supports a grassroots coalition of hundreds of families of color through an active web and social media presence, provides direct programming and organizes events.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS BLACK AND PINK, MASSACHUSETTS STATEWIDE, BLACKANDPINK.ORG

Creating a liberated world for all on both sides of the wall.

Rooted in anarchist organizing principles and committed to abolition, Black and Pink Massachusetts strives to abolish the prisonindustrial complex and liberate LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS through advocacy, court/bail support, housing services, re-entry aid, and organizing.

BOSTON AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION/MASSACHUSETTS ALLIANCE OF HUD TENANTS BOSTON, MAHT.ORG

Preserving and improving at-risk HUD buildings as permanently affordable housing with a maximum of resident participation, ownership and control.

Boston Affordable Housing Coalition (d/b/a Mass Alliance of HUDTenants) organizes tenant groups to increase their collective bargaining strength and access with owners, HUD, and other agencies. The nation’s first and most accomplished area-wide HUD tenant coalition, this organization is the only resident-run, membership coalition providing organizing and technical assistance to HUD tenants in Eastern and Central Massachusetts.

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BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY LAND TRUST BOSTON, BNCLT.ORG

Building an equitable Boston through community controlled housing.

Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust works to combat displacement and racial injustice by creating permanently affordable, community-controlled housing in the Boston area through the collective strength of partners working toward a shared, equitable, and just future.

BRAZILIAN WOMEN’S GROUP BRIGHTON, VERDEAMARELO.ORG

Started and run by Brazilian immigrant women, the Brazilian Women’s Group offers a vital resource for Brazilian immigrant women, empowering them in their workplaces, families, and communities.

The Brazilian Women’s Group (BWG) is a grassroots organization committed to improving the lives of Brazilian immigrant women and the wider Brazilian immigrant community of Boston. The BWG empowers Brazilian women to fight the myriad of injustices facing immigrants outside of and within the immigrant community, confronting such issues as domestic abuse, immigration, and work violations.

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BROCKTON WORKERS’ ALLIANCE BROCKTON, BROCKTON-WORKERS-ALLIANCE.BLOGSPOT.COM

Empowering immigrant workers to lead the fight for their rights.

The Brockton Workers’ Alliance (BWA) educates, supports, organizes, and empowers immigrant workers to confront long-term workplace abuses and to lead the fight for their rights through the development of better local, state, and national policies. BWA supports immigrant workers with resources that address workplace-related issues such as wage theft, racial discrimination, health, safety, and unjust firing to make the Brockton community and beyond a better place for immigrants to work and live.

BRYCE’S JOURNEY, INC. BOSTON, BRYCESJOURNEY.ORG

Devoted to helping underserved kids with autism.

Bryce’s Journey provides free or low-cost services and support to inner-city Boston families with children who are living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It also provides guidance, informational resources, support groups, and workshops for parents and caregivers.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS BUILDING BRIDGES THROUGH MUSIC LYNN, BBTMUSIC.ORG

By bringing diverse neighboring communities together for the purpose of increasing cultural awareness and racial harmony using music, dance, and dramatic presentation, bridges are crossed, and multicultural connections are made.

Building Bridges Through Music’s Groove School, A Sharp After School Education Through Music Program uses music as a catalyst to integrate STREAM (science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, math, and music), social skills development, music instruction, performance, and Music as a Second Language. Project No Limits offers performance opportunities to those facing physical challenges and intellectual disabilities.

CENTER FOR COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT & SOLIDARITY (CCDS) EAST BOSTON, CCDSEASTBOSTON.ORG

CCDS contributes their experience to create alternative economic and democratic processes based on collective care and put people and the environment over profit.

CCDS provides technical, educational, and organizational support to groups exploring workers’-owned cooperatives that will create opportunities for decent work and living wages for low-income immigrants of our community. CCDS will forward the cooperative culture because we believe it will create sustainable and permanent social and economic change.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS CENTRO COMUNITARIO DE TRABAJADORES NEW BEDFORD, CCT-NEWBEDFORD.ORG

Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores (CCT) assists refugees who have escaped civil war, the trauma of domestic violence, and other challenges to establish themselves here with respect and grace.

CCT is run by indigenous and immigrant Central American and other Latino workers to advance their human rights. CCT educates workers about their rights, advocates with them to protect against abuses, and organizes them at work sites and in the community to change abusive conditions.

CITY STRINGS UNITED BOSTON, CITYSTRINGS.ORG

Transforming young lives through stringed instruments.

City Strings United inspires and challenges children from underserved communities to develop leadership and life skills and a passion for excellence through the discipline of a music ensemble. It provides free cello lessons and unique performance opportunities to youth ages 6-18 and was founded on the belief that access to high-quality youth programs can create positive change and foster the social, emotional, and educational development of youth.

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CODESQUAD BOSTON, CODESQUAD.ORG

Building a pipeline of talent and stable careers in low-income communities.

CodeSquad is an intensive STEM bootcamp and occupational skills training program that trains talented, low-income adults, particularly people of color and women, to become full-stack web developers and launch a new career.

COMMUNITY CARING CLINIC BOSTON, COMMUNITYCARINGCLINIC.ORG

Holistic care to promote and strengthen the mental, spiritual, and physical health of the community.

Community Caring Clinic provides cost-effective behavioral and mental healthcare services to children, young people, families, and individuals through counseling, education, social skills training, motivation, and access to treatment.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS (CEDC) NEW BEDFORD, CEDCNEWBEDFORD.ORG

Immigrants know they can count on the staff of Community Economic Development Center of SE MA (CEDC-SE MA) to provide vital services in a culturally competent manner. From tax prep to ESOL, CEDC-SE MA has their community covered.

The CEDC of SE MA seeks to create a more just local economy by building bridges to resources, networks, and cooperative action with poor and working families of the New Bedford area. They have been successful advocating for longer bus hours, support for small businesses, and provide valuable tax services for immigrants.

DEAFINITELY, INC. BOSTON, DEAFINITELYINC.COM

Changing the paradigm for deaf and hard of hearing youth.

DEAFinitely empowers Deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind, deaf-disabled and hearing youth through mentorship, performing arts, and American Sign Language (ASL).

DEAFinitely youth learn to communicate and work together as a team, expressing positive messages through dance and ASL. Through Deaf-to-Deaf mentoring, youth engage in regular ASL-rich outlets to deepen connections and develop fundamental skills to interact in the world.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS ENCUENTRO DIASPORA AFRO JAMAICA PLAIN, DIASPORAAFRO.BLOGSPOT.COM

Encuentro Diaspora Afro mobilizes and inspires the Afro-Latino community into action for racial justice and empowers young Afro-Latina women to be leadersin their community.

Encuentro Diaspora Afro is dedicated to dismantling racism, improving the lives of women and men of African descent, and creating a just society. Through organizing, education, training, and dialogue, Encuentro mobilizes the Afro-Latino community for racial and social justice, empowers youth, and builds bridges between Latino and African-American communities.

ENGLISH AT LARGE WOBURN, ENGLISHATLARGE.ORG

Students drive their education and identify what’s important for them to navigate their new life in America in this innovative ESOL organization.

English learners are often discouraged by breadth of the task ahead of them. By teaching English through context, English at Large’s volunteer driven, student-centered framework engages students by meeting them where they are. This gives students the tools and the confidence to succeed from the jump.

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ERITREAN AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION BOSTON, ECCBOSTON.ORG

Promoting social and cultural interactions among Eritrean-Americans.

The Eritrean American Civic Association (EACA) aims to support migrant communities through language training, workforce development, cultural programming, civic engagement, and professional networks. EACA promotes civic engagement, community organizing, social & cultural interactions among peoples of Eritrea/Africa descendants, and local communities. EACA develops programs that respond to the needs of Eritrean and other immigrant communities from Africa and helps increase awareness about refugees and immigrant issues locally and statewide.

FEMININE EMPOWERMENT MOVEMENT SLAM GREATER BOSTON, FEMSLAM.ORG

Empowering, creating space for, and celebrating feminine people and their voices through poetry.

Feminine Empowerment Movement Slam (FEMS) empowers and celebrates feminine people and their voices through poetry, cultivating intergenerational connections, and amplifying the community’s work. FEMS creates radically accessible spaces for people of any age, gender, race, experience, and ability to find healing and support in their art.

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GREATER BOSTON CHAPTER OF UNITED SPINAL ASSOCIATION GREATER BOSTON, SCIBOSTON.ORG

Supporting the newly injured through their post-injury journeys.

Greater Boston Chapter of United Spinal Association (GBC-USA) offers hope to individuals and families affected by spinal cord injuries or disorders through one-on-one support, peer mentoring, support groups, social connectedness, and educational programs to help the newly injured and their families, transition back into the community and lead fulfilling lives.

GROUNDWORK SOUTHCOAST NEW BEDFORD, GROUNDWORKSOUTHCOAST.ORG

Investing in environmental leadership of youth and communities that builds racial and social equity in the south coast of Massachusetts through hands-on environmental projects.

Groundwork Southcoast (GWSC) invests in developing environmental leadership of youth and residents that builds racial and social equity to steward urban waterways and brownfields in environmental justice communities in southeastern Massachusetts. Through sustained regeneration, improvement and management of the physical environment, GWSC develops community-based partnerships that empower people, businesses and organizations to promote environmental, economic and social well-being.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS HANDS TO HEART CENTER BOSTON, HANDSTOHEART CENTER.ORG

Yoga for the people: builds resilience, reduces symptoms of anxiety, depression & PTSD, is trauma informed and accessible to all, regardless of ability and income.

Hands to Heart Center (HTHC) shares the healing practice of yoga with people affected by addiction, poverty and trauma in Greater Boston. Through their high quality, customized yoga classes, HTHC works with non-profit organizations and high-poverty schools in Boston that serve vulnerable populations to develop and teach individualized classes that promote healing, increase capacity and build resilience.

I HAVE A FUTURE STATEWIDE, IHAVEAFUTUREMA.US

Empowering the next generation of community organizers.

I Have A Future is a statewide community of youth organizers and allies building power to ensure that every young person has an opportunity to thrive by increasing youth jobs and ending mass incarceration through transformational leadership development, direct public action, and policy change.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS INSTITUTE FOR PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL EDUCATION (PACE) MATTAPAN, PACEACHIEVEMENT.ORG

After school ends, the sound of happy children can be heard throughout the Mattahunt and Mildred Avenue Community Centers while they participate in the holistic curriculum of The Institute for Pan African Cultural Education.

PACE provides a fun and educational space for kids aged 5-17 in the Mattapan community. Through their Straight A’s Initiative (arts, academics, athletics, awareness is achievement) P.A.C.E. engages, encourages, and empowers young people. In addition to their academic support, P.A.C.E. provides martial arts, dance, music, cultural arts, and basketball programs to instill teamwork, self-discipline, and self-esteem through performance and competition.

KIDS IN TECH LOWELL, KIDSINTECH.ORG

Creating the next generation of technologysavvy leaders through after-school computer science programs for kids and advancing computer literacy for all.

Kids in Tech excites, educates, and empowers children to use technology to promote a positive environment and foster lifelong interest through their after-school programming.

Greater Lowell is experiencing rising growth in the technology sector. Kids in Tech strives to ensure that all students develop the necessary tech skills and aptitudes to participate in the 21st century innovation economy.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS KODECONNECT, INC. BROCKTON, KODECONNECT.ORG

Inspiring a generation of problem solvers, collaborators, and innovators.

KodeConnect’s mission is to Expose and Engage underserved youth in dynamic STEM learning experiences so that they Envision themselves as problem solvers, collaborators, and innovators. It works to systematically break down existing barriers to underrepresented students in STEM, foster creative learning environments, and ultimately increase minority presence in the critical fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

LEGENDARY LEGACIES WORCESTER, LEGENDLEGACY.ORG

Equipping young men with the tools to discover their purpose and live their passion for the betterment of their community.

Legendary Legacies offers mentoring, life skills development, case management, community outreach, family support services, and recreational and service opportunities to empower young men to develop the skills necessary to become productive citizens and maximize their potential.

LIVING INDEPENDENTLY FOR EQUALITY BROCKTON, LIFECENTERORG.COM

Providing opportunities for isolated individuals with physical disabilities to enjoy social interaction and find new meaning in their lives.

Living Independently For Equality

Living Independently For Equality (LIFE) kindles friendships within the community by offering activities in an accessible space. Their services include transportation, therapeutic and occupational therapy via crafting, and providing information, referral and advocacy assistance for members needing help in obtaining medical, social, and legal services.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS LYNN WORKER CENTER LYNN, FACEBOOK.COM/ LYNNWORKERCENTER.ORG

Empowering immigrant workers to fight for their rights.

The Lynn Worker Center supports vulnerable, low-wage, immigrant workers as it combats wage theft, employee misclassification, and other injustices by providing direct, member-to-member support to immigrant workers who have suffered wage theft, discrimination, accidents and sexual harassment, and provides ongoing trainings about racism.

LYNN YOUTH STREET OUTREACH ADVOCACY (LYSOA) LYNN, LYSOA.ORG

Lynn Youth Street Outreach Advocacy (LYSOA) offers youth an opportunity to find solutions to their differences other than violence.

LYSOA’s purpose is to reach out to youth, young adults and their parents lacking a positive direction in life. LYSOA interacts on a street level, building relationships and offering the following services: job search, education referrals, community development, and family development. In collaboration with the Lynn Juvenile Probation Department, they assist youth with the different types of behavioral challenges they are facing on a daily basis. LYSOA also offers at-risk and proven risk youth conflict resolution by using mediation techniques.

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MASSACHUSETTS COALITION OF DOMESTIC WORKERS BOSTON, MASSDOMESTICWORKERS.ORG

Bringing racial and social justice and dignity to all domestic workers in Massachusetts.

The driving force in passing the MA Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights (BoR) in April 2014, the Massachusetts Coalition of Domestic Workers (MCDW) educates and supports domestic workers in asserting their rights. Part of their educational programming includes training leaders from the community to organize for equitable treatment of domestic workers.

MOUNT OLIVES COMMUNITY CENTER HYDE PARK, MOCCENTER.ORG

Providing opportunities to build strong kids, strong families, and strong communities.

Mount Olives Community Center provides computer literacy classes, financial literacy services, and parent education programming to Boston’s Haitian community to help families create a nurturing, stable, and culturally-diverse family environment.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS MY BROTHER’S KEEPER 617 BOSTON, MBK617.ORG

Providing opportunities for new experiences, connections, and community.

My Brother’s Keeper 617 creates a community network group for youth by mentoring and building community relations and exploring other environments. Through this, MBK617 aims to decrease the number of young boys who join gangs, provide them with the necessary skills to become successful, and empower them to reach their full potential.

NEIGHBORHOOD COUNSELING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES SOMERVILLE, NEIGHBORHOODCOUNSELING SERVICES.ORG

Improving the quality of life of anyone who feels vulnerable.

Neighborhood Counseling and Community Services provides much-needed accessible and affordable counseling for individual, children, adolescents, adults, families and groups in Somerville, Medford, Malden, Everett and Chelsea. It seeks to improve the quality of life of anyone who feels vulnerable and is looking for ways to better the relationship they have with themselves, their families, and their communities.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS NEIGHBORS UNITED FOR A BETTER EAST BOSTON (NUBE) EAST BOSTON, NUBEASTBOSTON.ORG

Envisioning a community where neighbors co-exist, support, and encourage each other.

Neighbors United for a Better East Boston (NUBE) develops abundant leaders who support social transformation and shifting political power by organizing and advocating for inclusive democratic processes and just public policies to create a vibrant economy and environment for all East Boston.

NEW ENGLAND UNITED 4 JUSTICE (NEU4J) DORCHESTER, NEWENGLANDUNITED4JUSTICE.ORG

NEU4J believes that organized working-class communities can harness their power to radically transform the housing sphere.

Boston is one of the most rapidly gentrifying cities, where stagnant income and skyrocketing housing costs put thousands of low-income and working-class families, especially in communities of color, at risk of displacement. In Boston, working-class communities of color do not have a voice in planning and decision making in our communities.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS NEW LYNN COALITION LYNN, NEWLYNN.ORG

Organizing working class people into a unified, permanent, political, and economic force.

The New Lynn Coalition is made up of community, faith, and labor activists who organize all sectors of working class people into a unified, permanent, political, and economic force that is union and non-union, and transcends racial, linguistic, ethnic, citizenship, faith, and gender boundaries. It seeks to redress/address the extreme income inequality that comes from lack of power for working people and directly address white supremacy in organizing and educational activities.

P&O BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE MERRIMACK VALLEY, POBHI.ORG

Elevating marginalized and underprivileged communities by empowering them to achieve success.

P&O Behavioral Health Initiative addresses mental health challenges and provides a safe place for persons in underprivileged and immigrant communities by offering support and integration. It offers behavioral health services and coordination of resources to marginalized groups, persons with cognitive impairment, and learning disabilities so they can develop and improve life skills to the best of their abilities.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS PARTAKERS AUBURNDALE, PARTAKERS.ORG

Setting up those who are currently incarcerated for success when they return to their communities by providing them with mentorships while they work towards a college degree.

Partakers sets incarcerated people up for success when they return to their communities by providing them with mentorships while they work towards a college degree. Partakers’ College Behind Bars program partners with incarcerated people as they work towards a bachelor’s degree. Their one-on-one mentoring builds the trust and connects incarcerated people to the resources each individual needs to succeed in their coursework and integrate successfully once they are released from prison.

RESILIENT SISTERHOOD PROJECT (RSP) BOSTON, RSPHEALTH.ORG

RSP strengthens the education, independence, and capabilities of black women and their children and supports the healthy development of girls as the foundation for their adult lives.

RSP educates and empowers black women regarding diseases of the reproductive system that disproportionately affect them. They approach these diseases and associated issues through a cultural and social justice lens, because poor knowledge of reproductive health is primarily related to racial, health care, and socioeconomic disparities.

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RIGHT TO THE CITY BOSTON BOSTON, RECLAIMBOSTON.ORG

Uplifting the voice of grassroots organizations and residents across the City.

Right to the City Boston is a multi-issue-based alliance of grassroots organizations representing low-income, POC/immigrant communities working together for social justice under platform of value and principles: the right to stable community, the right to economic justice and good jobs, the right to democratic participation, the right to public good, and the right to a healthy environment.

SISTERS UNCHAINED BOSTON, SISTERSUNCHAINED.COM

Creating space for young women of color to love and improve themselves and their communities.

Sisters Unchained is a prison abolitionist organization dedicated to the collective leadership, healing, and creative expression of young women affected by incarceration. It supports young women and girls, with incarcerated or formerly incarcerated parents, by focusing on radical education, alternative forms of healing, organizing, and art.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS SITTERS FOR SCHOLARS BOSTON, SITTERSFORSCHOLARS.ORG

Committed to helping working parents pursue higher education and elevate their economic position.

Sitters For Scholars offers free and low-cost evening babysitting services to low-income parents attending college in the Greater Boston area. By providing a service necessary for low-income parents who are in college and would otherwise face the risk of dropping out, SFS reduces the education and economic gap found in greater Boston communities.

SOMALI PARENTS ADVOCACY CENTER FOR EDUCATION GREATER BOSTON, SPACEMA.ORG

Engaging Somali families more actively in the lives and education of their children.

Somali Parents Advocacy Center for Education (SPACE) supports, educates, and empowers Somali families at all levels so that they can successfully access the resources and services in the larger community, and be better advocates for their children in school, in health care, and in their own community.

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SOUTH BOSTON EN ACCION SOUTH BOSTON, SBEACCION.ORG

Empowering community members in South Boston to create positive change.

South Boston en Accion’s mission is to relieve poverty, combat community deterioration, advance civic education and engagement, promote social welfare and justice, and inspire leadership from within the low-income population of South Boston. It develops grassroots leadership from within the community by helping residents to access knowledge and other resources to achieve their goals and develop as leaders to take collective action for improvements to social and racial injustices through education, skill-building, and civic engagement.

SOUTHCOAST LGBTQ NETWORK NEW BEDFORD, SCLGBTQNETWORK.ORG

Building and maintaining a comprehensive network for LGBTQ individuals and families in Southeastern Massachusetts.

Enriching the lives of LGBTQ individuals and families across the age spectrum, Southcoast LGBTQ Network works with governmental, community-based organizations, and private entities to ensure that LGBTQ individuals are treated with respect and dignity. This includes assessing, advocating, and supporting programming needs to ensure the safety and wellbeing of LGBTQ individuals in the community, such as housing, education, employment, and mental and physical health.

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THE DREAM NETWORK LAWRENCE, THEDREAMNETWORK.ORG

Making connections between incarceration, racism, and social justice.

The Dream Network helps to form a collective vision of what social justice and mobility should look like in Lawrence through collective power, tangible connection, and shared experiences to build community credibility and capital. Its mission is to develop transformative processes that measurably impact poverty and its goal is to shift culture by addressing systemic inequities in our educational, economic, environmental, social, and carceral systems.

THE UPWARD PROJECT BOSTON, THEUPWARDPROJECT.ORG

Guaranteeing first-generation students access to competitive opportunities.

With upward mobility as the end goal, The Upward Project is a career development program working to ensure that 1st-generation, low-income, high-achieving college students are well-positioned to enter and succeed in the most competitive career fields. It is a five-year wraparound program that provides extensive career coaching, internship placement support, cultivation of professional networks, financial resources, and more.

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2022 GRANT RECIPIENT BIOS TO THE MOON AND BACK PLYMOUTH, 2THEMOONANDBACK.ORG

Providing support, education, and advocacy for the littlest victims of the opioid epidemic.

To the Moon and Back organizes support, education, and advocacy groups for children born with in utero substance exposure and their families. Services include consultation, care packages, and annual conferences.

While focused in the Plymouth area, their resource guide can be found across the state.

TOP NOTCH SCHOLARS LAWRENCE AND MERRIMACK VALLEY, TOPNOTCHSCHOLARS.ORG

Helping youth reach their personal success.

Top Notch Scholars is a leadership development organization that provides mentoring and leadership opportunities to support the dreams of each student by helping them build self-esteem, healthy relationships, a spirit of inquiry and focus, and college and career awareness.

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TRANSFORMATIONAL PRISON PROJECT NEWTONVILLE, TRANSFORMPRISON.ORG

The Transformational Prison Project (TPP) — staff, volunteers, incarcerated leaders, and advisors—is pioneering the path towards restorative justice in the Massachusetts criminal legal system.

TPP began with restorative justice (RJ) groups inside prisons. TPP’s RJ informed reading, yoga, and Victim Offender Education Groups help individuals understand what led to their criminal behavior, feel empathy for their victims and communities, be accountable, and internalize responsibility in their future choices. TPP’s work includes an innovative program of practical education and RJ opportunities for correctional officers and other prison staff.

UNION OF MINORITY NEIGHBORHOODS STATEWIDE, UNIONOFMINORITY NEIGHBORHOODS.ORG

Garnering greater political, social, and economic power for communities of color and low-income people.

Union of Minority Neighborhoods organizes and trains people of color and lowincome people to end discriminatory policies and practices that limit access to political, economic, and social power. UMN develops a more cohesive force for demanding greater political power through designing programs and campaigns that address community needs.

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WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER WARREN DANIEL HAIRSTON PROJECT BOSTON, WAB2G.ORG

Educating, supporting, and serving families on both sides of gun violence in order to break cycles of violence and victimization.

We Are Better Together Warren Daniel Hairston Project works with families of victims and offenders who want to take ownership of what’s happening in their homes and community and find pathways to healing. They provide community healing, as well as leadership and violence prevention planning to disrupt cycles of violence and trauma.

YOUTH JUSTICE & POWER UNION BOSTON, YJPU.ORG

Building up the leadership of people most impacted by systems of oppression.

The Youth Justice & Power Union (YJPU) is an organization led by and centering Black and Brown youth in Boston. It was founded to build up the leadership of people most impacted by systems of oppression to be the leaders we know, want, and need them to be if oppression is going to be fought and won. The mission of YJPU is to build collective power to address systemic issues at the root happening in communities and confront them through organizing and direct action.

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Congratulations to all the Lenny Zakim Fund award recipients and thank you to the Lenny Zakim Fund for the amazing work it does to help organizations of all kinds grow and flourish in our community.

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2021 LENNY ZAKIM FUND DONORS The Lenny Zakim Fund salutes our donors for their tremendous generosity and our grantee partners for their tireless efforts to advance social, economic, and racial justice within their communities.

Together, we have shown how through bridge building, responsiveness, and love - three of LZF’s seven core values - that the grassroots community can overcome the unprecedented challenges we’ve faced over these past two years. Your unshakable faith in and steadfast commitment to LZF inspires and propels us forward in our work in 2022.

THANK YOU.

Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge $50,000 & Over

Bowstring Bridge $24,999 - $10,000

Anonymous

The Arbella Insurance Foundation

Barr Foundation

Frieze Family Foundation

The Hyams Foundation

Jamie Golden

The James Fox Charitable Fund

Timothy Harder

Caren Keller & David Boonshoft

Income Research + Management

The Klarman Family Foundation

Mark and Susan Irvings

The Krupp Family Foundation

John and Sonia Lingos Family Foundation

Temple B’Nai Israel

The Estate of Charlotte Kaitz

Cantilever Bridge $49,999 - $25,000 American Tower Corporation Cornerstone Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee Cummings Foundation, Inc. The Fish Family Foundation

The Krupp Foundation & Douglas and Judith Krupp Mr. Owl Foundation The Prospect Fund Bobby and Elaine Sager Santander Bank N.A. Amy and Robert Weinberg

Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation Suzan Kaitz & Jonathan Katz Glenn and Susan Rothman

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2021 LENNY ZAKIM FUND DONORS Goldberg Family Multigenerational Suzanne Tye Goldberg and the Dorothy and Mauray J. Tye Family Foundation Tim and Barbara James Kenia Pineda Mark and Ellie Winthrop

Double Decker Bridge $2,499 - $1,000 Anonymous

Cable Bridge $9,999 - $5,000

Bob and Helen Alkon

Jennifer and Eric Aronson

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Beth Dill & Eric Enge

Joan and Steve Belkin

Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation

Judy and Glenn Bell

Michael and Manisha Eckton

Ed Belove & Laura Roberts

Lisa Gordon & John Treadway

Susan and Edward Benford

Ellen and Kalman Heller The Kaitz Family of National Lumber

Bernie Robbins Jewelers, Inc., Maddy and Harvey Rovinsky

Joseph Savage

Sandra Bromfield

Rob Sherman & Joan Lenington

Terri and Alan Chebot

Ellie Starr

George Cohen & Yolanda Davila Cohen

Tao Jones Charitable Foundation, Joseph Deitch

Belden and Pamela Daniels

Winthrop Wealth Management

Jim Dittmar & Deborah Kay

Joyce Zakim & Peter Greenspan

Asmaa Donahue & Mahesh Aditya

Arch Bridge $4,999 - $2,500 Miki Akimoto Brian and Mary Carty Elizabeth De Lima & Bobby Alter Empire Loan Charitable Foundation Bob and Esta Epstein and Abbey Associates Facebook Payments Inc.

Carol Axelrod

Janice Ditchek & Glenn Rosenbloom

The Edgerley Family Foundation Steve and Lisa Frechette Deborah Frieze Sharona Halpern Lionel Harris The Harvard Lodge A.F. & A.M. Charity Fund Christian Hassold & Sandra Jordan Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation, Mailyn Taub Sandy and Roz Hollander Richard Kaitz The Lenny Zakim Fund’s 26th Annual Awards Ceremony | 49

2021 LENNY ZAKIM FUND DONORS Double Decker Bridge $2,499 - $1,000 (Continued)

Covered Bridge $999 - $500

Sharon Kaitz & Jonathan Wilson

Jacques Abatto & David Goldman

Carol Knox & Phillipe Paul

Philip and Cathy Angellis

Celeste and David Lee

Mark and Margaret Batten

Dan Matthews & Genevieve Hammond

Josh Biren

Colleen McKiernan

Daniel Caine & Claire Socolovsky Caine

William McPherson

Henry and Mary Chidgey

Scot Miller

Dayl Cohen

Novack Family Foundation, Ken and Marianne Novack

Bruce and Mady Donoff

Joseph and Ciara Rodio

Betsy Feldman

Bob and Gabriela Romanow

Bruce and Kathie Fieldman

Linda Schwabe

Frank Friedman & Sarah Kianovsky

James and Pamela Schwartz

Iris Goldman

Steven Shulman & Debra S. Yanofsky

Jude Goldman & Ed Braverman

Mark and Marjie Sokoll

Robert Gonzalez

State Street Foundation, Inc. Larry Stifler & Mary McFadden

Greenberg Foundation of Sioux City, Amy and Scott Sachnoff, Elise and Howard Kreisberg

Edwin Urena

Steve and Barbara Grossman

Michael Whouley & Sally Kerans

Patrick Hogan & Tess Sager Hogan

Betsy Woolf & Clifford Wolf

Dennis and Carol Kanin

Josh and Grace Zakim

Lisa Kessler

Edward and Judi Zuker

Lori and Eric Lander

David Stein & Elizabeth March

Matt Epstein & Deborah Hiatt

Richard Lapchick & Ann Pasnak Ira Lefkowitz Geoffrey Lewis & Amy Caplan Josh and Jessica Lutzker Maria Mulkeen Charlayne Murrell-Smith & Kenneth Smith Robert and Leslie Ogan Joshua Pinnolis Maureen and John Pistorio

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2021 LENNY ZAKIM FUND DONORS Covered Bridge $999 - $500 (Continued) Dian Quinn James Rapoport & Susan Carty Rapoport Alison Roche Robert and Iris Fanger Family Foundation, Bob and Iris Fanger Sandra and Allan Ropper Glenn Rothfeld & Margaret Ann McKinnies Jon and Margaret Saphier Steven Schlang & Laurie Mass Beth Segers William and Ruth Shelley Eric Sneider The Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts Michael Thornton Loren Van Allen Joel and Felicia Vargas Herbert and Andrea Wheeler Shari Zakim-Yacouby & Phil Yacouby

Divya Chaturvedi Rich and Debby Cole Kizzmekia Corbett Ken Cowan Lilee Dethchan-Manibusan Frank and Nancy Dimella Michael and Kitty Dukakis East Boston Savings Bank Thompson Easterwood Stephanie Everett Marla Felcher & Max Bazerman Steven and Linda Gelda

Stone Bridge $499 - $250

Mitchell A. and Barbara S. Glazier

Anonymous (2)

Carol Goss

Jane D. Adolph

Les Greenberg

Farzam Afshar

Susan Grieco & Chris Karrenberg

AmazonSmile

Sue Heilman

Lorrie Anderson

Lumas Helaire

Benjamin B. and Natalie O. Levin Foundation, Jerry Levin

Felicia Heywood

Diane and Fred Berk

Peter and Maddy Jacobson

Jerry and Grace Bird

Michael Jones

Jay Blitzman & Sandra Jaffe

Trudy and Barry Karger

Gordon and Marjorie Bloom, The Marjorie W. Bloom Trust

Florence Koplow

Ruthven Bonaparte

Juana Lemus

Rich and Lori Goldman

Sol and Jackie Israel

Harris and Paul Krupp

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2021 LENNY ZAKIM FUND DONORS Fredi and Jack Shonkoff Jordan Smith Robert and Elizabeth Smith James and Susan Snider Tom and Anne Snyder Alan and Laurie Starr Emy Takinami Todd and Jill Tsakiris Moshe and Anne Waldoks

Stone Bridge $499 - $250 (Continued)

Bill and Jean Whitney

Arlene and Richard Levin

Kyle Williams

John and Kristin Macomber

Deena Zakim & Jesse Chebot

Joe and Kellie Martin Riane McCarthy Susan McCoy Valerie Morano Jennifer Musso Kelly and Matthew Kelly Rory Neuner Ayo Oshinaike Yvette Philip Allison Picott & Michael Goldstein Fatima Pineda Kurt and Arlene Pressman Kenneth Preuss Robin and Bob Rabinowitz Peter Roblin Andrea Roman & Thomas Gloria Theresa Roy Jeffrey and Cheryl Sacks Ronald and Mardena Shader Risa Shames & Neil Silverston Joel and Bonnie Shelkrot Laura Sherman

James and Margery Wieder

Foot Bridge $249 - $100 Paul and Mary Adler Diane Aifer Arthur Almeda Jeff Aron Carl and Andrea Axelrod Rosemary Aylward Alice and Michael Baker Leon Baldwin Rachel Berger Leonard Bernstein Lynnette Best Anthony Billups The Bird Family Derek Bird Blackbaud Giving Fund Bright Funds Foundation Franca Brilliant Mark and Andrea Brodin Janet Buhlmann

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2021 LENNY ZAKIM FUND DONORS Foot Bridge $249 - $100 (Continued)

Kelly Fantegrossi

Catherine Burkey

Caitlin Fitzgerald

Michael and Marie Byrne

Marshall Forstein

Nuria Campos

Colleen Galle

Jill Carrier

Arnold and Susan Garelick

Roger Cassin

Howard and Joan Gelpey

Martin and Judy Charns

Jeffrey Gelpey

Gaetano and Deborah Cipriano

Julia Gittleman & Tom Mendelsohn

Allan and Kathleen Cohen

Amy and James Golov

Sheena Collier

Clark Goodwin

Kaleigh Conway

Mark and Janet Gottesman

Paul Cooperstein

James Gubitosi

Jeanne Cutrona

Lariza Guererro

Allen and Carole Davis

Leigh Handschuh

Diego Depetris

Angel Harris

Alan Dershowitz & Carolyn Cohen

Helena Hartnett

Charan Devereaux

Laura Henry

Alice-Marie Dill

Maritza Hernandez

Ed and Sheila Doctoroff

Mark Higgins & Sarah Stroupe

Marvin and Marilyn Eichner

Neil Hodes & Beth Neiman

Mitchell and Deborah Eininger

Joseph and Barbara Hollander

Peter and Maria Eliopoulos

James Humphrey

Eric Esteves

Jeff Hunt

Jason Esteves

Joan Hutchinson

Nancy Falchuk

Drew Hyman

Jamie Farrell & Alex Gerasev

Edmund Ingalls Carla and Barry Jentz Donna and Marty Kalikow Evan Karzhevsky William Kasel Sherry Katz & Mark Farber Elisabeth Keller Robert and Barbara Keller

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2021 LENNY ZAKIM FUND DONORS Ana Mejia Bruce Miller Julie Montgomery Gabriella Mora Judith Moran Edmund Mroz & Celia Shapiro Neighborhood of Affordable Housing, Phil Giffee Ross Neisuler Susan O’Connor

Foot Bridge $249 - $100

Allen Palmer & Nancy Feingold-Palmer (Continued)

Mark Kiefer Phyllis and Marc Kirschner Julianna Kremer David Krieger & Susan Musinsky Peter Kutchukian Martin and Janice Labell Jesse Leavitt Gene and Katherine Lee Katherine Lehner Thomas Levenson Roberta and Alan Leviton Gregory Loan Carl and Naomi Lopkin Michel Maalouly Frederika Macmillan William and Janette Mandell Lilly Marcelin Marie Maurice Rebecca McCullough Curt McDowell Trisha McGady

Pampered Chef Elkin Pereanez Pat Perry Joel Piton Eileen and Howard Putter Marchelle and James Raynor Janice Reagan & Wally Taylor Ingrid Rivas Jeffrey Rogers Paul Salemi Elizabeth Saltonstall Pamela Sargent Jonathan Sarna & Ruth Langer David and Suzanne Schuller Amy Seeherman & Leslie Brody Deborah Seidel Lori and Larry Seller Josh Silverman Samuel Silverman Susan and Steve Silverstein Dawneca Simpson Gary and Lynne Smith

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2021 LENNY ZAKIM FUND DONORS Foot Bridge $249 - $100

Bill Watson Donald Watson

(Continued)

Tracy Smith

Lesley Weiss

Jack Sommers

Donald Wertlieb & Lorre Beth Polinger

Matthew and Dana Starr

Patrick Wetherille

Paul Summergrad & Randy Glassman

Keith and Elizabeth Wexelblatt

Brenda Suppa

Mariama White-Hammond

Neil and Denise Swidey

Jan Whitted

Donna Tehel

Jeffrey and Robyn Winik

TIAA

Jerry Wishnow & Pei Pei Wu

Gerald and Elizabeth Tishler

Anki Wolf

Susan Tofias

Barbara Wolf

Keith and Susan Tornheim

Jeff Wulfson & Melissa Langa

Shane Tutwiler

Jill York

Mileidy Umana

Howard Zaharoff & Deborah Whitehill

Phyllis Vernick

Jack and Lydia Zakim

Christopher Viklund

Anne Zbar

Jennifer and Alex Wade

Margo and Mark Zelermyer

Mark Walsh

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THANK YOU TO THE LENNY ZAKIM FUND AND TO YOUR 2022 GRANTEE PARTNERS FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU DO IN THE COMMUNITY. JOHNSON O’CONNOR FERON & CARUCCI LLP

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SAVE THE DATES PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND JOIN THE LENNY ZAKIM FUND FOR:

126th Boston Marathon Monday, April 18, 2022 Team LZF Runners: Travis Dadoly and Kourtney Dillon

The Lenny Zakim Fund’s 2nd Annual Social Justice Scavenger Hunt • VIRTUAL EVENT Friday, June 17, 2022 thru Sunday, June 26, 2022

Untold Stories: Talkin’ About A Social Justice Revolution

Thursday, 6:00 p.m.

September 22, 2022 Royal Sonesta Boston Cambridge, MA

Thursday, November 17, 2022 THE LENNY ZAKIM FUND’S

No Show Ball 2022

ONLINE EVENT

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Speaking for justice.

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