Grants to support immigrant jobs in Boston
Posted on July 3, 2015
A slew of grants are going towards supporting immigrants jobs in Boston.
About $96,000 in grants will go to 12 community-based organizations through the Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians (MONB) Mini-Grants Program to support their immigrant integration and empowerment efforts in the City of Boston.
The 12 organizations serve a diverse range of cultural and linguistic communities throughout all of Boston’s neighborhoods. Preference was given to immigrant-led organizations with small operating budgets. Each organization will receive $4,000 in July 2015, an additional $4,000 in July 2016 upon submitting a year-end report. This pilot program is made possible by proceeds from the annual We Are Boston Gala.
The following organizations were funded through the MONB Mini-Grants Program:
Agencia ALPHA, South End and East Boston
Association of Haitian Women (AFAB), Mattapan and Hyde Park
Brazilian Women’s Group, Allston
Caribbean Youth Club, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and Dorchester
Centro Presente, East Boston
Chinese Progressive Association, Chinatown
CVC-UNIDO, Dorchester
Foundation for Boston Centers for Youth & Families, Perkins Community Center, Dorchester
Greater Boston Nazarene Compassion Center, Mattapan
Project Citizenship, Citywide
South Boston en Accion, South Boston
Student Immigrant Movement, Citywide
“It is fitting to end our celebration of June as Immigrant Heritage Month by supporting the year-round work of these immigrant-serving organizations,” said Mayor Walsh.
“The funded organizations reflect a greater body of community partners committed to the empowerment and inclusion of immigrants in all aspects of life in our City,” said Alejandra St. Guillen, Director of MONB. “We hope that these grants can provide the extra support needed to expand and sustain their essential efforts.”