2019 Grant Distributions

2019-2020 Nashoba Valley Community Health Care Fund Approved Grants: GLCF’s Total: $75,333

  • 4,586     15-40 Connection for Nashoba Valley 3 Steps Detect – Fire Service 
  • 6,670     Advocates for Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Local Seniors 
  • 4,669     Ashby Fire and EMS (Town of Ashby) for Community AED Program
  • 6,670     Ayer Fire Department for Lucas CPR Device
  • 3,127     Boys & Girls Club of Lunenburg for Triple Play: Healthy Minds, Bodies, and Souls
  • 2,084     Community Legal Aid, Inc. for Nashoba Valley Elder Legal Aid Outreach Project
  • 8,338     Cultivate Care Farms for Sensory Sensitive Therapeutic Garden
  • 2,293     Gaining Ground, Inc. for Growing Fresh Produce for Hunger Relief with Community Volunteers
  • 4,169     Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell for Seniors aging safely at home 
  • 8,338     Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, Inc. for Together We Can Make a Difference
  • 2,710     MAB Community Services, Inc. for Nashoba Valley Vision Rehabilitation Program for Seniors with Sight Loss
  • 6,254     North Star Family Services, Inc. for North Star – Family and Children Wellness Initiative
  • 6,670     Our Father’s House for Ensuring Health Wellness in Homeless Children
  • 4,586     Seven Hills ASPiRE! for Sustainable Farming Initiative – Expanding Reach to ASPiRE! Devens
  • 4,169     Virginia Thurston Healing Garden Cancer Support Center for Cancer Support Services for Nashoba Valley Residents

2019 Discretionary Grant Cycle Grantees Distribution Committee Recommendations:

Children’s Services: $15,000

  • $5,000 Budget Buddies: Girl’s LIFE (Learning Independence through Financial Education) @ Justice Resource Institute
  • $5,000 Aaron’s Presents: Empowering Youth Givers in Lowell
  • $2,500 On The Move, Inc.: Personalized Book Donations for Lowell Elementary Students
  • $2,500 Rar-Ma Inc. dba Raising A Reader Massachusetts: Raising A Reader Lowell

Leclair Elder Services: $33,500

  • $5,500 Merrimack Valley Food Bank: Mobile Pantry
  • $5,500 The Open Pantry of Greater Lowell: Food pantry
  • $5,500 Lowell Council on Aging: Khmer Senior Outreach 
  • $5,000 Project Citizenship: Citizenship for Elders in Greater Lowell
  • $3,500 Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS): Lowell Immigrant & Elder Services Program
  • $5,500 Power of Flowers Project: Individual Bouquet Deliveries and Flower Therapy Workshops
  • $3,000 Gaining Ground, Inc.: Growing Fresh Produce for Hunger Relief with Community Volunteers

Water Resources Initiative: $15,000

  • $5,000 Nashua River Watershed Association: Water Quality Monitoring for Improved Recreation and Aquatic Weed Control
  • $5,000 Northeast Legal Aid, Inc.: Merrimack River Project
  • $5,000 OARS, Inc.: Getting to Swimmable: Tracking bacteria pollution in the Lower Concord River

Social Education: $75,567

  • $15,000 Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership Project Genesis: Home Buyer Training
  • $15,000 International Institute of New England: Citizenship Education and Application Services (CEAS)
  • $7,500 Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust: Youth Leaders for Climate Action
  • $15,000 Mill City Grows: Food Justice Squad: Youth Education and Engagement at the Urban Farm
  • $3,067 Middlesex Community College: Youth Advocating for Reduced Gun Violence
  • $15,000 Project LEARN, Inc.: Portrait of a Graduate
  • $5,000 Playworks New England: Playworks TeamUp Program in Lowell

2019 Women Working Wonders Fund $25,000

  • $5,000 Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell, Inc. for F.L.Y. (Forever Loving Yourself) Program.
  • $5,000 Girls, Inc. of Greater Lowell for Stepping Stones Early Education Program
  • $5,000 International Institute of New England for English for Empowerment Program
  • $5,000 Lowell Community Health Center (LCHC) for Strong Women, Strong Families Program
  • $5,000 Megan House Foundation, Inc. for “Coming Home” Program

2019 NetScout Heart of Giving Community Grant $10,000

• Merrimack Valley Food Bank, Inc. for the MVFB Mobile Pantry Program