Twenty organizations to share $1 million in Safety Net Grants

Boston - The Boston Foundation announced today that 20 organizations from across the region will receive $50,000 in general operating support over the next two years in the latest round of the Safety Net Grants program. 

The new nonprofit partners were recognized today alongside the announcement of an expanded and expedited special round of the Safety Net Grants program for Spring 2025. The 20 organizations were selected by community members from dozens of nonprofit and community organizations over two rounds of reviews, from more than 140 who applied. The community-led review process is a hallmark of the Safety Net Grants program, which compensates the community members for their time and effort.

Traditionally, Safety Net Grants are awarded twice each year, with $1 million in general operating support grants per round. The special round for Spring 2025 is being changed in size and scope to ensure that needed funds are made accessible as soon as possible, with as few obligations for grant seekers as possible at a time when many nonprofits find their funding under threat from several angles. Details of the Spring application process, which begins February 18, will be available at tbf.org/safetynetgrants when available.

The following organizations will receive $50,000 in general operating support, payable over two years in this round of awards.

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
BARCC’s mission is to end sexual violence through healing and social change.

Boston CASA, Inc.
Boston CASA promotes and protects the best interests of children and youth who have experienced abuse and neglect. We train and support community-based volunteers who provide a voice to children in the court system so they may thrive in a stable environment.

Bridges From School to Work
Bridges from School to Work (Bridges) transforms the lives of young adults with disabilities through the power of a job.

Carroll Center for the Blind
The Carroll Center for the Blind empowers those who are blind or visually impaired to achieve independence and to lead a fulfilling life.

Casa Mariposa
As Casa Mariposa, our mission is to provide a culturally inclusive, responsive, and respectful education and safe, subsidized housing to marginalized immigrants and their families adjusting to life in Lynn, MA. We do so through direct services and community engagement.

Citizens Inn
To break the patterns of instability that lead to hunger and homelessness and hunger for every individual and family served.

Community Servings
Community Servings' mission is to actively engage the community to provide scratch-made medically tailored meals to individuals and their families experiencing critical or chronic illness and nutrition insecurity. We commit, in all our programs and business practices, to prioritize racial and economic justice and health equity.

Eastie Farm
Eastie Farm pursues climate justice, food security, and community resilience through urban agriculture, education, and the building of an equitable local food system.

Eliot Presbyterian Church
The Eliot Day Center is a hub where our unhoused, unsheltered and most vulnerable neighbors receive person-centered support, food services and tangible resources for obtaining and maintaining safe and stable housing, along with overall wellness care and harm reduction for substance use disorders.

Hearth, Inc.
Hearth is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the elimination of homelessness among the elderly. This mission is accomplished through a unique blend of prevention, placement, and housing programs all designed to help elders find and succeed in homes of their own. To this end, all housing operated by Hearth provides a creative array of supportive services that assist residents in aging with dignity, regardless of their special medical, mental health, or social needs. Hearth believes these goals are best accomplished through respect for elders and staff, with the desire to see both achieve their highest potential.

IMPACT
IMPACT works to prevent violence and abuse by giving people the skills to advocate for healthy relationships, sexual respect, and personal and community safety.

Mothers for Justice and Equality
Mothers for Justice and Equality’s mission is to end neighborhood violence by empowering the community to challenge the normalization of violence and become effective catalysts for change.

Mutual Aid Eastie
Mutual Aid Eastie is a network of neighbors who support each other by creating community spaces that foster unity, trust, solidarity, and care. Our vision is that no one in East Boston is left behind, and together, we build an equitable, connected, and resilient community.

New Beginnings Reentry Services
At New Beginnings Reentry Services, we empower individuals—both women and men—transitioning from incarceration to reclaim their lives through comprehensive support and transformative programs. Our mission is to reduce recidivism by fostering personal growth, promoting recovery from substance use, transforming behavior and building essential life skills. We are committed to creating a supportive community where every individual has the opportunity to thrive, succeed, and contribute positively to society.

P&O Behavioral Health Initiative
At P&O Behavioral Health Initiative, our mission is to elevate marginalized and underprivileged communities by empowering them to succeed.

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services
Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) promotes the right of all individuals to live with dignity in the setting of their choice by offering older people, younger people with disabilities, and caregivers the information, services, and support needed to make choices that enhance health, well-being and independence.

THRIVE Communities of Massachusetts
THRIVE’s mission is to empower communities to welcome and support our neighbors transitioning from incarceration.

The Welcome Project
The Welcome Project (TWP) builds the collective power of immigrants to participate in and shape community decisions through programming that strengthens the capacity of immigrant youth, adults, and families to advocate for themselves and influence schools, government, and other institutions that shape our lives. TWP’s culturally responsive approach builds on immigrants’ existing strengths to forge connections across language and culture, helping immigrants find success and community in their new city.

Women Encouraging Empowerment
Our mission is to educate, advocate for, protect, and advance the rights of low-income immigrants and refugee women and their families through organizing, leadership development, and service delivery.

YardTime   
YardTime, Inc. empowers individuals and rebuilds communities through wellness, mental health, and support programs for men, seniors, and returning citizens. Our new YardTime Women's Group enhances this mission by fostering women's empowerment through education, wellness, and entrepreneurship.