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Mini-Grants Program
United Way’s Community Building
Mini-Grants Program is the only
local resource to promote civic
involvement and bring about positive
change at the grassroots
all-volunteer level. The Community
Building Mini-Grants Program
provides financial and technical
support to all-volunteer groups
working to strengthen the community
through projects that address
locally identified concerns and
issues. Through workshops and
networking opportunities, grant
recipients learn new skills,
collaborate and leverage resources.
Past projects include neighborhood
improvement, cultural events,
advocacy, youth empowerment, senior
activities and more.
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2008 Mini-Grants Awards
Recipients |
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Group |
Project |
Award |
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A.C.C.E.S.S. Art Corp.
International |
Geomorph (Living Painting) |
$500 |
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Acushnet/Fairhaven Special
Education PAC |
Reach
Out and Resource Library
|
$500 |
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AIDS
Awareness Day Committee |
2008
AIDS Awareness Day |
$500 |
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Autism
Spectrum Disorder Support
Group |
Outreach, Education &
Support |
$1,600 |
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Brooklawn Youth Skateboard
Group |
Diverse
Forms at the Skate Park |
$2,000 |
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Bullard
Street Neighborhoood
Association |
Taber
Mill Mural |
$1,000 |
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Busy
Hands/ Loving Hearts |
Gift of
Warmth |
$800 |
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Cape
Verdean Recognition
Committee |
Keeping
in Communication |
$277 |
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Cove
Street Neighborhood
Association |
Neighborhood Fun Day |
$500 |
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FACE
the Music |
An
Introduction to FACE the
Music |
$500 |
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Fairhaven Heritage Center |
Local
History through 3rd Grade
Eyes |
$300 |
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Fairhaven Sustainability
Committee |
Fairhaven Farmers' Market |
$2,000 |
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Family
Nonviolence, Inc. |
Peaceful Parenting |
$500 |
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Far
North End Neighborhood
Association |
Pulaski
School Park Beautification
|
$400 |
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Fort
Taber Historical Association |
Restoration & Event |
$1,250 |
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Friends
of Nasketucket |
Trail
Blazing Outreach |
$1,235 |
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Greater
New Bedford Garden Club |
Peter
Francisco Square |
$500 |
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Helping
Hands and Hooves (HHH) |
Enclose
the Ring A Safety Project |
$1,290 |
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Holocaust Education
Committee |
"And
Then They Came for Me"
|
$1,116 |
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Leroy
L. Wood School PTO |
Revitalize Everybody's
Playground |
$1,200 |
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MA
Children's Relief Project |
Beach
Bucket Bridgade & Pack to
School |
$1,500 |
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MA
COALITION FOR CLEAN
AIR/SouthCoast |
Mass
Information |
$1,000 |
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MOMS
Club of Fairhaven |
Blankets for Babes |
$350 |
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Neighborhoods United |
Neighbor to Neighbor |
$700 |
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New
Bedford Ballet Foundation |
Seniors
in Dance |
$700 |
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Normandin Middle School PTO |
NMS
Parents Information Guide
|
$1,000 |
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O.R.P.H.
Inc. Orpheum Rising Project
Helpers |
Events
that Build Community |
$1,400 |
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OLOA
Healthy Connections |
Healthy
Choices, Healthy Lives
Health Fair |
$500 |
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Onset-Wareham Community
Crime Watch |
Community-Police
Co-operation Center |
$600 |
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Operation Clean Sweep |
Outreach to Business |
$1,100 |
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Oversoul Theatre Collective,
Inc. |
LORE Lounge |
$950 |
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Partners in Recovery, Inc. |
Safe & Healthy Choices |
$600 |
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People Supporting
Independent Living & Leisure |
Fit For Life |
$600 |
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Safe Zones |
Safe Zones Info/Outreach |
$1,000 |
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Showstoppers Performing
Arts, Inc. |
Dance & Sing Hands Free
|
$2,500 |
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South Central/South 1st
Street Neighborhood Assoc. |
Family Movie Nights |
$992 |
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Southcoast Fathers Support
Group |
Outreach to Dads & Support
Events |
$900 |
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Strong
Foundation |
Co-Ed
Family Softball & Basketball |
$1,100 |
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Team Builders, Inc. |
Gearing Up for Shows |
$1,600 |
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Tree City Committee |
Beautify New Bedford: Tree
by Tree Project |
$1,000 |
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United Families for Peace |
Peace Garden |
$1,000 |
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Urban Fusion |
Revitalizing Our Youth
Through Music |
$2,000 |
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Visually Impaired Persons
Support Group |
Transportation Project |
$1,000 |
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Westport Knittens |
Multi-Generational Knitting
to Comfort |
$500 |
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Winslow Parent Teacher
Organization (PTO) |
"Welcoming School" Community
Playground |
$1,400 |
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TOTAL 45 Groups |
TOTAL: |
$43,960 |
GRANT CRITERIA:
To be eligible for funding,
organizations must meet the
following:
- They must be all-volunteer
organizations with an
established membership.
- The annual budget must not
exceed $25,000.
- Projects seeking funding
must be specific and have a
realistic implementation plan.
- They must promote the
building of stronger
relationships within the
community.
- Group must be based in New
Bedford, Acushnet, Dartmouth,
Fairhaven, Freetown,
Mattapoisett, Marion, Rochester,
Wareham or Westport.
Grants range from up to $500 for
one time special events and up to
$2,500 for ongoing, year-long
projects. The application deadline
is in April of each year. Free
orientations are held in February /
March. All applicants are strongly
urged to attend, as the orientations
cover the basics of the Mini-Grants
program with step by step tips on
getting through the application
process. Check back to this site for
dates and times of the deadline,
orientation workshops and any
upcoming events.
It’s never too late to get started!
To find out more about the Community
Building Mini-Grants Program, or to
discuss your group or project idea,
please contact Claudia Kirk at
508-994-9625, ext. 13 or via email at .
Click here to download an
application in Word or PDF format
below. Please do not submit this
application on-line. Mail or hand
deliver only.
- Community Building Application
[PDF Format]
- Community Building Application [MS
Word Format]
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