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National Service in Massachusetts

More than 10,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to

meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic

engagement through national service in Massachusetts. Serving at

more than 1,300 locations throughout the state, these citizens tutor

and mentor children, support veterans and military families, provide

health services, restore the environment, respond to disasters,

increase economic opportunity, and recruit and manage volunteers.

MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS IN MASSACHUSETTS Senior Corps:

contribute their time and talents in one of three Senior Corps

programs. Foster Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and

mentors to more than 4,400 young people who have special

needs. Senior Companions help more than 970 homebound

seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own

homes. RSVP volunteers conduct safety patrols, renovate homes,

protect the environment, tutor and mentor youth, respond to

natural disasters, and provide other services through more than

540 groups across Massachusetts.

individuals the opportunity to provide intensive, results-driven service

to meet education, environmental, health, economic, and other

pressing needs in communities across Massachusetts. Most

AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the Massachusetts Service Alliance,

which in turn awards grants to nonprofit groups to respond to local

needs. Most of the remainder of the grant funding is distributed by

CNCS directly to multi-state and national organizations through a

competitive grants process. Other individuals serve through

AmeriCorps VISTA, whose members help bring individuals and

communities out of poverty by serving full-time to fight illiteracy,

improve health services, create businesses, and increase housing

opportunities, and AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community

Corps), a 10-month, full time residential program for men and women

between the ages of 18 and 24. In exchange for their service,

AmeriCorps members earn an education award that can be used to

pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans. Since 1994,

more than 29,000 Massachusetts residents have served more than 40

million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education

Awards totaling more than $93,100,000.

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 2,600

More than 7,400 seniors in Massachusetts

The Corporation for National and Community Service is a

federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities,

and fosters civic engagement through service and

volunteering. CNCS annually engages more than five million

Americans in service to meet local needs through Senior

Corps, AmeriCorps, and national days of service; improves

communities through the Social Innovation Fund, and leads

President Obama's national call to service initiative, United

We Serve. To learn more visit NationalService.gov or Serve.gov

or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 1-800-833-3722.

lives and communities using limited federal investment as a

catalyst to grow the impact of nonprofits with evidence of strong

results. It harnesses the expertise of grantmaking intermediaries

to identify, evaluate and expand effective nonprofits and

engages funding partners to contribute nearly three dollars to

every one federal dollar invested. As the Social Innovation Fund

network grows programs that work in Massachusetts, more

people are able to overcome their most pressing challenges in

the areas of economic opportunity, health, and youth

development. The Social Innovation Fund is investing more than

$3,090,000 in expanding the impact of 7 nonprofits in

Massachusetts, selected and supported by 7 intermediaries.

Social Innovation Fund: The Social Innovation Fund transforms

This year, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)

will commit more than $41,120,000 to support Massachusetts

communities through national service initiatives. CNCS invests in

cost-effective community solutions--working hand in hand with local

partners to improve lives, expand economic opportunity, and engage

citizens in solving problems in their communities. Serving in many of

the state's most impoverished communities, CNCS provides vital

support to schools, food banks, homeless shelters, community health

clinics, youth centers, veterans service facilities, and other nonprofit

and faith-based organizations at a time of growing demand for

services. Through a unique public-private partnership, this federal

investment will leverage an additional $34,340,000 in other resources

to strengthen community impact, build local support, and increase

return on taxpayer dollars.
Information on this page reflects active programs as of March 12, 2015

 Massachusetts At a Glance

AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Participants 1 Education Scholarships 2 Program Funding

AmeriCorps National 50 194 1,154 $7,060,176 $5,737,709 3

AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects 2 2 17 - - 4

AmeriCorps State Competitive 13 206 1,118 $3,786,018 $8,230,255

AmeriCorps State Formula 10 83 243 $1,187,421 $2,758,520

AmeriCorps VISTA 24 89 166 $939,960 $2,700,820

AMERICORPS TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 99 574 2,698 $12,973,575 $19,427,304

Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 7 169 780 - $2,517,545

RSVP 16 542 6,402 - $1,676,280

Senior Companion Program 4 45 294 - $936,093

Senior Demonstration Program 1 - - - -

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 28 756 7,476 - $5,129,918

Social Innovation Fund Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

Intermediary Grantmakers 7 - - - $796,860

Nonprofit Subgrantees 7 - - - $2,295,942

SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 14 - - - $3,092,802

Other Funding Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $298,924

Volunteer Generation Fund 1 - - - $201,884

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 2 - - - $500,808

PROGRAM TOTALS 143 10,174 $12,973,575 $28,150,832

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $41,124,408

Notes: The data shown represents a snapshot in time. CNCS project sites, participants, and funding change throughout the year, so the data may not reflect current conditions.

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT

TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT $34,347,691

1,330

(Non-CNCS Resources) 6

$75,472,098

5

1 This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2014 - 2015 program year. For AmeriCorps VISTA, this represents the actual number of VISTA

members in active service.

2 This figure represents the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorps members serving in Massachusetts. The award can be

used in any state to pay for college, graduate school, vocational training, or to pay back student loans. The education award total is included in total CNCS funding.

3 AmeriCorps National figures may include national programs headquartered in the state and/or operating sites of national programs that are headquartered in other states. Funding

reflects the estimated proportionate share of the national grant associated with operating sites in this report. Some national organizations do not report operating site data, or it

was not available at time of publishing, so figures may not reflect current conditions.

4 Massachusetts is served by the AmeriCorps NCCC campus located in Perry Point, Maryland.

 In the past year, AmeriCorps NCCC teams have served on projects in Boston, South Egremont, North Grafton, Marshfield, Edgartown, Sudbury, Maynard, Chelsea, Marion.

5 The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple CNCS programs are operating.

6 As part of its public-private partnership approach, CNCS requires grantees to leverage additional resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return on the federal

investment. This figure reflects non-CNCS cash and in-kind resources that CNCS grantees and project sponsors have committed to raise to support their programming activities

across the state.

Since 1994, more than 29,000 Massachusetts residents have served more than 40 million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards

totaling more than $93,100,000.
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The Springfield College School Turnaround Initiative places 48 AmeriCorps members in nine designated “turnaround schools” in

Springfield. AmeriCorps Members serve as Academic Coaches, Academic Support Specialists, and School Counselors, supporting school

turnaround plans to address academic and non-academic risk factors that affect student achievement, dropout, and graduation rates. 

Members will serve more than 500 at-risk students during the 2014-15 school year, using student data to implement targeted

interventions to improve attendance, academic achievement and engagement, and behavioral/social-emotional health. AmeriCorps

members provide students with regular feedback and support; teach problem-solving and coping skills; provide one-on-one/small-group

instruction or counseling; collaborate with teachers and counselors; and build strong, trusting relationships with students. In 2013-14, 55

percent of student participants showed increased academic engagement and 67 percent of students decreased the number of disciplinary

incidents. In addition, 49 percent increased their attendance rate, with 62% percent of chronically absent students improving attendance

by an average of 12 percent, equivalent to 21 more days in school.

AmeriCorps State

Barnstable County AmeriCorps Cape Cod is a regional residential service program that responds to the critical environmental, disaster, and

community needs within the 15 towns of Cape Cod. In 2014-2015, 32 AmeriCorps members will serve critical needs in the focus areas of

environmental stewardship and disaster services. During 2013-2014, AmeriCorps members completed 366 water and land natural resource

management and wildfire mitigation projects, improving 707 acres of parks and public lands and improving and creating 64 miles of trails

and waterways. Additionally, members delivered 74 disaster education presentations, educating 1,320 citizens to be better prepared when

disaster strikes. Members also recruited 620 volunteers leveraging 2,728 hours of community service. The 55,821 service hours logged by

both AmeriCorps members and community volunteers in FY2014 brings the total of volunteer hours served since the program’s inception in

1999 to 667,913. That translates into an estimated value of over $18,000,000 contributed to the Cape Cod community in the past fifteen

years.

Citizen Schools is a nonprofit organization that partners with middle schools to expand the learning day for children in low-income

communities. Citizen Schools mobilizes a team of AmeriCorps educators and volunteers to lead real-world learning projects and provide

academic support, helping all students discover and achieve their dreams. In their two years of service, AmeriCorps members serve as

“Teaching Fellows,” providing students with months of extra learning through academic mentoring and skill-building apprenticeships that

translates into college readiness and career opportunities. Citizen Schools has been recognized as a leader in engaging volunteers,

generating student impact, and balancing direct service with systemic change efforts. A longitudinal study found that former Citizen

Schools participants graduated from high school within four years at a rate of 71 percent, compared to 59 percent among matched peers,

and internal analyses have found that 61 percent of Citizen Schools’ alumni enroll in college.

AmeriCorps National

For every uninsured person, more than $900 of unpaid medical bills per year is shifted to higher premiums for the insured. Furthermore, a

recent study showed that 50 percent of emergency room visits are non-urgent in Massachusetts, which heavily contributes to the

nationwide $38 billion of wasteful emergency department spending. In Massachusetts, Community HealthCorps places 44 AmeriCorps

members in community health centers directly serving 14 of the state’s most medically underserved communities. In 2013-2014,

Community HealthCorps members serving in Massachusetts helped more than 1,000 individuals, including the homeless and veterans,

through financial education and case management sessions on the benefits of utilizing primary care instead of the emergency room, the

effects of financial decisions on social determinants of health, and strategies to avoid medical debt. As a direct result of these

engagements, 71 percent of patients surveyed increased their knowledge related to these topics. Community HealthCorps AmeriCorps

members in Massachusetts also helped patients reduce medical spending resulting from obesity by providing physical and nutritional

education to more than 350 children and families.

Whether in the classroom, in the barn, and out in the fields, AmeriCorps VISTAs Marie Boyd and Tori Buerschaper have become an integral

part of the healthy solution to hunger at Community Harvest Project, a nonprofit farm operation that brings volunteers together to grow

fruits and vegetables for hunger relief. Through their efforts, both VISTAs have greatly enhanced the Community Harvest Project’s capacity

to involve thousands of community members as part of the solution. Boyd creates and implements fundraising and awareness campaigns

for the organization. She organized the Harvest Home Festival and 5K, securing more than $30,000 in corporate sponsorships and $1,000

worth of raffle prizes. Buerschaper engages youth through nutrition education programs, which provide hands-on learning opportunities for

children from pre-school through sixth grade. She coordinated the Sprouting Minds program, a series of hands-on nutrition education

activities, for 1,200 students, and the Summer on the Farm program for 50 students, who spent a week learning about harvesting and

other farm skills, nutrition, and basic cooking.

AmeriCorps VISTA
National Service Impact in Massachusetts

Report ran on February 4, 2015 Page 2 of 3

The Rebuilding Lives Project at Emmaus, Inc. taps the skills of three AmeriCorps VISTAs to help lift families experiencing homeless out of

poverty. In the past year, the VSITA assisting with development secured nearly $24,000 in grant funding and identified new grant sources

for Emmaus’ next permanent affordable housing project. The VISTA focused on health and wellness successfully surveyed 25 homeless

individuals and developed programs based on their health needs, including a mobile dental clinic and exercise classes. The VISTA that

coordinates the volunteer program handled more than $75,000 worth of in-kind donations and expanded the capacity of Emmaus’ food

bank to serve more than 100 households. Together, the VISTAs secured and executed three Massachusetts Service Alliance grants for

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, National Volunteer Week, and the 9/11 Day of Remembrance. At these events, 218 volunteers, including 129

new volunteers, served 521 hours.

AmeriCorps VISTA Cont'd

AmeriCorps NCCC

 The FARM Institute was founded in 2000 with the mission of educating and engaging children and adults in sustainable agriculture

through the diverse operations of a 162-acre working farm. During the service at the FARM Institute, AmeriCorps NCCC members

completed many tasks: building a bathhouse with composting toilets, constructing a solar greenhouse, rebuilding animal pens, preparing

planting beds, and creating education signage. The work the team did will allow the farm to continue to provide organic meats,

vegetables, and produce to local residents. In addition to their service at the FARM Institute, the team had the opportunity to work at two

other local organizations, Thimble Farms and Camp Jabberwocky. At Thimble Farms the team had a unique opportunity to work at a

hydroponic greenhouse. They assisted in constructing the tables and gutters for the system, harvesting and planting crops, and cleaning

and preparing pots for the system. At Camp Jabberwocky, a non-profit summer camp for people with disabilities, the team performed

groundwork and maintenance duties to help prepare for their summer camp.

The mission of the Phoenix Charter Academy Network is to operate alternative schools that challenge disconnected students with rigorous

academics and relentless support so that they recast themselves as resilient, self-sufficient adults in order to succeed in high school,

college, and beyond. AmeriCorps NCCC members prepared three schools to be ready for the school year in terms of facilities and operations

– all classrooms and offices will be arranged, meeting spaces set up according to their purpose (cafeteria ready for student meals, library

shelves stocked with books, etc.), rooms and hallways painted, and buildings decorated for the first day of school. The NCCC members

served a critical role in readying the schools for the start of the school year which will allow the leaders, teachers, and staff of the schools

to focus on the tasks of recruiting, retaining, and delivering an excellent education to out-of-school youth in Chelsea, Lawrence, and

Springfield. In addition to learning about the alternative schools and the goal of keeping students engaged in school, the members will

develop or enhance skills in packing, moving, organization, and furniture/item placement.

The Coastline Elderly Service’s Foster Grandparent Program provides education and behavioral support services for at-risk children. In the

fall of 2013, student assessments showed 47 percent of P.A.C.E. Head Start students meeting “Widely Held Expectations” for three and four

year old children in the learning domains of Math, Social/Emotional Development and Pre-Literacy Skills. In the Spring of 2014,

assessments on those same students showed 62 percent meeting or exceeding “Widely Held Expectations”. Significant gains were made

for students on Individual Education Plans, and for Dual Language Learners who were afforded the opportunity to work in a one-on-one

setting with Foster Grandparents. These students benefited from individualized activity plans designed by their teachers and implemented

by the Foster Grandparents. The addition of a Foster Grandparent volunteer enhances the learning environment by providing additional

attention to the needs of our most vulnerable children.

Senior Corps Foster Grandparent Program

Norfolk County Massachusetts is home to over 39,000 veterans. In 2013 the Norfolk County Commissioners charged RSVP with identifying

ways that volunteers could support the needs of veterans in 28 towns. With input from each town’s veterans agent, RSVP developed a free

neighbor-to-neighbor rides program bringing veterans to necessary appointments and services. Currently 33 volunteer drivers are able to

meet most requests. Because affordable wheelchair-accessible transportation remains difficult to find, RSVP volunteers also provide board

and administrative support to Paralyzed Veterans of America’s transportation program in New England, which uses trained staff drivers to

bring veterans of any ability to medical appointments. A veteran who used RSVP Rides for Vets recently said: “The driver was here early

this morning. He’s a hell of a nice guy. It’s been a weird day for me. The doctor told me I need surgery... This ride saved me a lot of money

[the alternative was to call a taxi]. When I picked up my meds today, I was able to pick up some food. It was coming down to that, getting

to my medical appointment or getting food, and now I can do both. I really appreciate the ride.”

Senior Corps RSVP
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Over the past year, the City of Boston Senior Companion Program provided companionship to 398 older adults and individuals with

disabilities to alleviate their isolation and help them live with independence and dignity. The program engages a diverse volunteer force

and serves a diverse set of older adults and individuals with disabilities. Data from the 2010 Census show that one-quarter of Boston

seniors are Black or African American, while 9 percent are Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Additionally, Boston has 29,632

residents foreign born over age 60, 32.7 percent speak a language other than English and 25% speak English less than "very well". The

Boston Senior Companion program has a mix of 31 bilingual or non-English speaking volunteers that serve as companions to 246 nonEnglish speaking clients.

Senior Corps Senior Companion Program

The Social Innovation Fund transforms lives and communities using limited federal investment as a catalyst to grow the impact of

nonprofits with evidence of strong results. It harnesses the expertise of grantmaking intermediaries to identify, evaluate and expand

effective nonprofits and engages funding partners to contribute nearly three dollars to every one federal dollar invested. As the Social

Innovation Fund network grows programs that work in Massachusetts, more people are able to overcome their most pressing challenges in

the areas of economic opportunity, health, and youth development. The Social Innovation Fund is investing $2,295,942 in expanding the

impact of six nonprofits in Massachusetts, selected and supported by four intermediaries.

Social Innovation Fund

During the first four years of the Volunteer Generation Fund, the Massachusetts Service Alliance (MSA) has sub-granted more than

$400,000 to 104 local nonprofit agencies to expand meaningful service opportunities during National Days of Service. These organizations

engaged more than 31,700 volunteers in Massachusetts who served nearly 104,000 hours in their local community. The Massachusetts

Service Alliance has used the Volunteer Generation Fund grant to train, support, and build the capacity of Volunteer Connector

Organizations across the state. MSA has invested more than $70,000 in these organizations by establishing a new center on Cape Cod

and allowing three centers to expand to new or underserved regions within their catchment area resulting in an additional 2,252

volunteers. MSA also launched and sustained a statewide volunteer awareness campaign, YOU Generate. In year four, MSA focused its

efforts on piloting the national Service Enterprise Certification and Training program with five participating agencies in North Central

Massachusetts. Continuing into the fifth year, MSA will work with volunteer connector partners to bring the Service Enterprise curriculum

into two new regions of Massachusetts – Greater New Bedford and Cape Cod. 

Volunteer Generation Fund
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AmeriCorps in Massachusetts

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 12, 2015)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

99

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

2,698

255 41

Allston Tenacity (Current)

Up2Us, Inc.

1 AmeriCorps National

Athol Massachusetts Lands Initiative for Tomorrow (MassLIFT) (Current)

Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust

21 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Barnstable AmeriCorps Cape Cod Program (Current)

Barnstable County

32 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Boston Ambassadors of Mentoring (Current)

The Mass Mentoring Partnership Inc.

25 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Boston Boston (Completed)

Points of Light Foundation

2 AmeriCorps National

Boston Boston (Current)

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

19 AmeriCorps National

Boston Boston (Current)

New Sector Alliance, Inc.

25 AmeriCorps National

Boston Boston Cares (Current)

Points of Light Foundation

1 AmeriCorps National

Boston Boston Cares VISTA Project (Current)

Boston Cares

18 AmeriCorps VISTA

Boston Boston Inc., HFH Greater (Completed)

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

1 AmeriCorps National

Boston Boston Promise Corps (Current)

City of Boston

75 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Boston Boston Public Schools (Current)

Blueprint Schools Network

18 AmeriCorps National

Boston Boston Scholar Athletes (Current)

Up2Us, Inc.

2 AmeriCorps National

Boston Citizen Schools Education Award Program (Current)

Citizen Schools, Inc.

- AmeriCorps National

Boston Citizen Schools Massachusetts (Current)

Citizen Schools, Inc.

21 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Boston Citizen Schools National Corps of Teaching Fellows (Current)

Citizen Schools, Inc.

- AmeriCorps National

Boston Citizen Schools, Inc./US2020 STEM VISTA (Current)

Citizen Schools, Inc.

19 AmeriCorps VISTA

Boston City of Boston Urban Agriculture (Current)

Office of Food Initiatives

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Boston City Year Baltimore - NATL (Completed)

City Year, Inc.

- AmeriCorps National

Boston City Year Boston - NATL (Current)

City Year, Inc.

40 AmeriCorps National

Boston City Year Boston (Current)

City Year, Inc.

227 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Boston City Year Boston EWI VISTA Project (Completed)

City Year, Inc.

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Boston City Year Care Force (Current)

City Year, Inc.

7 AmeriCorps National

Boston City Year Dallas - NATL (Current)

City Year, Inc.

20 AmeriCorps National

Boston City Year Las Vegas - NATL (Completed)

City Year, Inc.

- AmeriCorps National

Boston City Year Tulsa - NATL (Completed)

City Year, Inc.

20 AmeriCorps National

Boston Cooking Matters Massachusetts (Current)

Share Our Strength

2 AmeriCorps National
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AmeriCorps in Massachusetts

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 12, 2015)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

99

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

2,698

255 41

Boston Courageous Sailing Center for Youth (Current)

Up2Us, Inc.

2 AmeriCorps National

Boston Cristo Rey Boston (Completed)

Catholic Volunteer Network

12 AmeriCorps National

Boston CS Massachusetts (Current)

Citizen Schools, Inc.

52 AmeriCorps National

Boston Esplanade Association (May 29 - June 27, 2014)

The Esplanade Association

6 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Boston Experience Corps - Boston (Current)

Experience Corps dba AARP Experience Corps

145 AmeriCorps National

Boston FEMA CORPS: R01-020-MA-LOG-LOG (December 14 - March 13, 2014)

FEMA - Region I

- AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Boston FEMA-Region 1 HQ-Geospacial Information System-Boston (March 30 - June 4, 2014)

FEMA-Region 1 HQ-Boston

10 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Boston Fenway High School: A Plan for the Future & Lifting Barriers (Current)

Fenway High School

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Boston Generations Incorporated (Current)

Generations Incorporated

9 AmeriCorps VISTA

Boston Jumpstart Boston at Suffolk University (Completed)

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

76 AmeriCorps National

Boston Jumpstart Boston at University of Massachusetts Boston (Current)

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

85 AmeriCorps National

Boston Jumpstart Boston at Wheelock College (Current)

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

70 AmeriCorps National

Boston Jumpstart Massachusetts (Current)

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

515 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Boston Jumpstart Merrimack Valley Community Corps (Current)

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

14 AmeriCorps National

Boston Justice Americorps MIRA Coalition (Current)

Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition

15 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Boston Lynn AmeriCorps Program (Current)

United Way of Massachusetts Bay, Inc.

15 AmeriCorps State Formula

Boston MA Campus Compact, Inc (Current)

MA Campus Compact, Inc

29 AmeriCorps VISTA

Boston Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers (Current)

National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.

18 AmeriCorps National

Boston Massachusetts Promise Fellowship Program (Current)

Northeastern University

40 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Boston MetroLacrosse, Inc. (Current)

Up2Us, Inc.

2 AmeriCorps National

Boston New American Integration Program (Current)

Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants

30 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Boston New Sector AmeriCorps (Current)

New Sector Alliance, Inc.

- AmeriCorps National

Boston Partners for Youth with Disabilities (Completed)

Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Inc.

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Boston Playworks Massachusetts (Current)

Playworks Education Energized

13 AmeriCorps State Formula

Boston SCA AmeriCorps National Direct Massachusetts (Current)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

5 AmeriCorps National

Boston SquashBusters (Completed)

Up2Us, Inc.

- AmeriCorps National

Boston Support Finding Adoptive Homes for Children in Foster Care (Current)

Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange, Inc. - MARE

2 AmeriCorps VISTA
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AmeriCorps in Massachusetts

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 12, 2015)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

99

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

2,698

255 41

Boston Teach For America - Massachusetts (Current)

Teach For America

195 AmeriCorps National

Boston Tenacity Corps/Enabling Academic Engagement (Current)

Tenacity, Inc.

28 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Boston VISTA: Vital Village Network, Village Vital Signs (Current)

Boston Medical Center

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Boston Wediko Children's Services (Current)

Wediko Children's Services - Boston

- AmeriCorps National

Boston Wediko Children's Services Boston (Current)

Campus Compact for New Hampshire

19 AmeriCorps National

Boston Youth Enrichment Services (YES) (Current)

Up2Us, Inc.

1 AmeriCorps National

Brockton YouthBuild Brockton, MA (Current)

Old Colony YMCA

56 AmeriCorps National

Brookline Life Together (Completed)

Catholic Volunteer Network

9 AmeriCorps National

Brookline SCA Massachusetts (Current)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

8 AmeriCorps National

Cambridge American Red Cross NPRC - Eastern Massachusetts Region (Completed)

American National Red Cross DC

4 AmeriCorps National

Cambridge High School Program (Current)

East End House

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Cambridge YouthBuild Just-A-Start AmeriCorps Program (Current)

Just A Start Corporation

41 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Chelsea Phoenix AmeriCorps Fellowship Program (Current)

Phoenix Charter Academy

44 AmeriCorps State Formula

Chelsea Phoenix Charter Academy (August 4 - September 3, 2014)

Phoenix Charter Academy

8 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Concord 2014 Global Youth Service Day projects (April 12 - April 12, 2014)

Habitat for Humanity - Northern Virginia

- AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Dartmouth Building a Time Bank to Fight Poverty and Disinvestment (Completed)

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Dartmouth Volunteer Development Coordinator (Current)

YMCASouthcoast

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Dorchester 950 Blue Hill AvSportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center (Completed)

Up2Us, Inc.

1 AmeriCorps National

Dorchester America SCORES NE (Completed)

Up2Us, Inc.

- AmeriCorps National

Dorchester MetroLacrosse (Completed)

Up2Us, Inc.

- AmeriCorps National

Dorchester WORK Operating Site (Current)

Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation

3 AmeriCorps National

Dorchester Center Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Boston (Current)

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Program, Inc.

77 AmeriCorps National

Dorchester Center Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center (Current)

Up2Us, Inc.

2 AmeriCorps National

East Boston East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (Current)

National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.

30 AmeriCorps National

East Boston YMCA of Greater Boston / East Boston (Current)

Up2Us, Inc.

1 AmeriCorps National

Edgartown FARM Institute (May 9 - June 27, 2014)

The FARM Institute

8 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Edgartown FARM Institute (May 9 - June 27, 2014)

The FARM Institute

8 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects
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AmeriCorps in Massachusetts

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 12, 2015)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

99

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

2,698

255 41

Fall River Catholic Social Services (Current)

Catholic Charities USA

1 AmeriCorps National

Fall River Massachusetts Legal Assistance for Self Sufficiency (Current)

South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc.

28 AmeriCorps State Formula

Fall River YouthBuild Fall River, MA (Current)

YouthBuild USA, Inc

56 AmeriCorps National

Greenfield RISE AmeriCorps Program (Current)

Franklin County DIAL/SELF

28 AmeriCorps State Formula

Haverhill Emmaus Rebuilding Lives Project (Current)

Emmaus Inc

3 AmeriCorps VISTA

Holyoke Holyoke Rows (Current)

Up2Us, Inc.

2 AmeriCorps National

Holyoke NEFWC VISTA (Current)

New England Farm Workers' Council, Inc.

8 AmeriCorps VISTA

Jamaica Plain America SCORES - New England (Current)

Up2Us, Inc.

1 AmeriCorps National

Jamaica Plain Volunteers of America of Massachusetts (Completed)

Points of Light Foundation

6 AmeriCorps National

Lawrence FSI Mentoring Programs (Completed)

Family Service, Inc

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Lawrence Lawrence Public Schools Extended Day Education at the YMCA (Current)

Merrimack Valley YMCA

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Lawrence YouthBuild Lawrence, MA (Current)

Lawrence Family Development & Education Fund, Inc

38 AmeriCorps National

Lawrence YVC of Lawrence, MA (Completed)

Youth Volunteer Corps

- AmeriCorps National

Lincoln FoodCorps Massachusetts (Current)

FoodCorps, Inc.

12 AmeriCorps State Formula

Lowell Evaluation and Resource Development (Current)

United Teen Equality Center

3 AmeriCorps VISTA

Lowell Recovery Youth Empowerment Corps (Current)

United Teen Equality Center

18 AmeriCorps State Formula

Lowell YouthBuild Lowell, MA (Current)

YouthBuild USA, Inc

26 AmeriCorps National

Ludlow Picknelly Adult & Family Education Center VISTA project (Current)

Holyoke Community College

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Lynn Catholic Charities North (Current)

Catholic Charities USA

1 AmeriCorps National

Lynn The Food Project (Completed)

FoodCorps, Inc.

8 AmeriCorps National

Malden Volunteer Capacity Building and Partnership Outreach (Current)

Housing Families Inc.

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Marion Marion Institute (October 10 - November 4, 2014)

Marion Institute

8 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Marshfield Mass Audubon Society, South Shore Sanctuaries (February 27, 2015 - Current)

Massachusetts Audubon Society - South Shore

11 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Marshfield North River Wildlife Sanctuary (March 9 - April 30, 2014)

Massachusetts Audubon Society - South Shore

7 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Mattapan BMC SPARK Center (Completed)

Boston Medical Center Corporation

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Maynard FEMA CORPS: R01-020-MA-LOG-LOG (December 14 - March 13, 2014)

FEMA - Region I

5 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Maynard Maynard - Logistics (December 8 - January 9, 2015)

FEMA- Region I Regional Response Center

9 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects
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AmeriCorps in Massachusetts

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 12, 2015)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

99

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

2,698

255 41

Maynard Maynard, MA Geographic Information System R01-034-MA-GIS-GIS (August 30 - December 22,

2014)

FEMA- Region I Regional Response Center

8 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Maynard Maynard, MA Logistics Team (March 7, 2015 - Current)

FEMA- Region I Regional Response Center

6 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Maynard Maynard, MA PA Task Force (March 21 - May 9, 2014)

FEMA- Region I Regional Response Center

8 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Medford MA Campus Compact (Completed)

Tufts University/MA Campus Compact

- AmeriCorps VISTA

New Bedford YouthBuild New Bedford, MA (Current)

People Acting in Community Endeavors, Inc.

- AmeriCorps National

Newton Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (Current)

Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

North Grafton Community Harvest Project (July 11 - September 3, 2014)

Community Harvest Project

8 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

North Grafton Volunteer Farming Program (Current)

Community Harvest Project, Inc.

3 AmeriCorps VISTA

Northampton Project Coach (Current)

Up2Us, Inc.

1 AmeriCorps National

Pittsfield Neighborhood Revitilization Initiative (Current)

Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

Plainfield SCA Massachusetts (Current)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

26 AmeriCorps State Formula

Quincy Operation Homefront-MA (Current)

American Legion Auxiliary National Headquarters

1 AmeriCorps National

Quincy Quincy Asian Resources Inc. (Current)

Quincy Asian Resources Inc.

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Quincy Veterans Serving Veterans (Current)

Father Bill's & MainSpring

1 AmeriCorps VISTA

Roxbury Boston Roxbury (Current)

LIFT

3 AmeriCorps National

Roxbury LIFT-Boston (New) (Completed)

LIFT

7 AmeriCorps National

Roxbury YouthBuild Boston, MA (Current)

YouthBuild USA, Inc

37 AmeriCorps National

Salem YouthBuild Salem, MA (Current)

YouthBuild USA, Inc

32 AmeriCorps National

Somerville Cambridge Somerville (Current)

LIFT

3 AmeriCorps National

Somerville YouthBuild VISTA Initiative (Current)

YouthBuild USA, Inc

49 AmeriCorps VISTA

South Egremont Appalachian Mountain Club (September 20 - October 4, 2014)

Appalachian Mountain Club

7 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Springfield Behavioral Health Network (Completed)

Northwestern Connecticut AHEC

2 AmeriCorps National

Springfield Rebuilding Together Springfield (Current)

Rebuilding Together, Inc

1 AmeriCorps National

Springfield Springfield College AmeriCorps Program (Current)

Springfield College

34 AmeriCorps State Formula

Springfield Springfield College School Turnaround AmeriCorps (Current)

Springfield College

48 AmeriCorps State Competitive

Springfield Springfield Technical Community College (Current)

Springfield Technical Community College

3 AmeriCorps VISTA

Springfield YouthBuild Springfield, MA (Current)

YWCA of Western Massachusetts

29 AmeriCorps National
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AmeriCorps in Massachusetts

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 12, 2015)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

99

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

2,698

255 41

Sudbury Massachusetts Audubon (July 11 - July 25, 2014)

Massachusetts Audubon Society

7 AmeriCorps NCCC In-State Projects

Watertown Improving Access to Health & Basic Needs Public Benefits (Completed)

Springwell

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Woburn SCI AmeriCorps Program (Current)

Social Capital Inc.

25 AmeriCorps State Formula

Worcester MetroWest-Greater Worcester, Inc, HFH (Current)

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

2 AmeriCorps National

Worcester Urban Food Justice (Current)

Regional Environmental Council, Inc.

2 AmeriCorps VISTA

If there are programs with identical names in separate entries, they are different grants to the same organization. If no members are shown, either the grant is for

planning or technical assistance, or enrollment data was not available at the time of printing.

Notes:

 The city column refers to the location of the sponsor organization. AmeriCorps members may be serving in other locations than the city listed.
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Senior Corps in Massachusetts

Primary City

Program Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

SENIOR CORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 12, 2015)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

28

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS

7,476

1,142 4

Boston Boston FGP (Current)

Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD)

191 Foster Grandparent Program

Boston Boston RSVP (Current)

City of Boston-Elderly Affairs Commission

356 RSVP

Boston Boston Senior Companion Program (Current)

City of Boston-Elderly Affairs Commission

69 Senior Companion Program

Boston Generations Incorporated (Current) - Senior Demonstration Program

Boston RSVP Boston (Completed)

City of Boston-Elderly Affairs Commission

368 RSVP

Chicopee Chicopee/Holyoke/Ludlow RSVP (Completed)

Valley Opportunity Council Inc.

252 RSVP

Chicopee SCP of Chicopee (Current)

Valley Opportunity Council Inc.

53 Senior Companion Program

Dedham Norfolk County RSVP (Current)

Norfolk County Commissioners

300 RSVP

Fall River Fall River FGP (Current)

Citizens For Citizens, Inc.

92 Foster Grandparent Program

Fall River Fall River/Taunton RSVP (Current)

Citizens For Citizens, Inc.

362 RSVP

Gloucester SeniorCare RSVP Volunteers of the North Shore (Current)

Senior Care Inc.

342 RSVP

Lawrence Foster Grandparent Program of Greater Lawrence/Haverhill (Current)

Merrimack Valley Community Service Corps Inc.

69 Foster Grandparent Program

Lawrence Greater Lawrence Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (Current)

Merrimack Valley Community Service Corps Inc.

407 RSVP

Lowell Community Teamwork, Inc (Current)

Community Teamwork Inc.

320 RSVP

Lowell Community Teamwork,Inc Senior Corps Volunteer Program (Current)

Community Teamwork Inc.

92 Senior Companion Program

Lowell CTI Senior Corps Volunteer Program (Current)

Community Teamwork Inc.

69 Foster Grandparent Program

Lowell RSVP of Lowell (Completed)

Community Teamwork Inc.

352 RSVP

Malden Middlesex County Massachusetts RSVP (Current)

Mystic Valley Elder Services Inc.

307 RSVP

New Bedford Foster Grandparent Program (Current)

Coastline Elderly Services, Inc. 1

78 Foster Grandparent Program

Northampton Hampshire/Franklin RSVP (Current)

Hampshire Council of Governments

625 RSVP

Northampton RSVP of Hampshire & Franklin Counties (Current)

Hampshire Council of Governments

600 RSVP

Pittsfield Berkshire RSVP (Current)

City of Pittsfield

300 RSVP

Pittsfield RSVP Berkshire (Current)

City of Pittsfield

300 RSVP

Plymouth Mayflower Retired & Senior Volunteer Program Plymouth County (Current)

Mayflower RSVP, Inc.

400 RSVP

Plymouth Old Colony Elder Services, Inc. (Current) 400 RSVP

Somerville Eastern Middlesex County FGP (Current)

Greater Boston Catholic Charities

88 Foster Grandparent Program

South Dennis Cape & Islands RSVP (Current)

Elder Services of Cape Cod & Islands, Inc.

550 RSVP

Springfield FGP (Current)

Urban League of Springfield, Inc.

193 Foster Grandparent Program
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Senior Corps in Massachusetts

Primary City

Program Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

SENIOR CORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 12, 2015)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

28

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS

7,476

1,142 4

Springfield RSVP of Springfield (Completed)

Urban League of Springfield, Inc.

170 RSVP

West Newton SOAR 55 RSVP (Current)

Newton Community Service Centers

280 RSVP

Worcester Worcester Area RSVP (Current)

Family Services of Central Massachusetts

553 RSVP

Worcester Worcester Area SCP (Current)

Family Services of Central Massachusetts

80 Senior Companion Program

Note: The city column refers to the location of sponsor organization. Volunteers may be serving in other locations than the city listed.
Social Innovation Fund in Massachusetts

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Nonprofit Subgrantees

Intermediary Name

Intermediary Grantmakers in Massachusetts

Location Description

Cambridge, MA GreenLight Fund Green Light Fund will target low-income children and youth to close the

achievement and opportunity gap in Boston, Philadelphia, and the San Francisco

Bay Area.

uAspire in Boston, MA

College Advising Corps in Chapel Hill, NC

Single Stop USA in New York, NY

YearUp in New York, NY

Blueprint Schools in Newton, MA

Genesys Works in San Francisco, CA

Cambridge, MA Harvard Social Impact Bond Lab (Pay for Success) The SIB Lab has been providing government-side technical assistance on

designing and implementing Pay for Success (PFS) projects for the past three

years. The project builds upon the SIB Lab’s model of technical assistance but is

oriented toward the next stage of development in the PFS field. The project includes

four major components: 1.Two national competitions, in the fall of 2014 and the

fall of 2015, to select a total of ten Government Partners who will receive full-time

technical assistance from the SIB Lab over the course of 15 months to assist with

a PFS project. The SIB Lab will select for those innovative or path-breaking projects

that most advance the PFS model; 2.In each competition, one or two of the five

partners will be a group of several governments rather than a single government,

allowing the SIB Lab to test a cohort-based model of developing government

capacity. These groups of governments will share a full-time fellow and will also

participate in cross-jurisdictional collaboration and knowledge sharing; 3.The SIB

Lab will continue to produce publications that capture and distill the key lessons

learned from providing technical assistance and building capacity so that

awareness of the PFS model can spread and so that others in the field can benefit;

and 4.As part of disseminating lessons learned, the SIB Lab will develop an

independent review process that makes its technical assistance expertise

available on a short-term basis to governments that seek a brief independent

review of a technical aspect of their project development.

Boston, MA Jobs for the Future, Inc./National Fund for Workforce

Solutions

Partnering with Jobs for the Future, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions is

expanding targeted training and technical assistance to at least 23,000 lowincome individuals over three years while also addressing the critical skill needs of

more than 1,000 employers.

Atlanta Career Rise/United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta in

Atlanta, GA

Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative/Association of

Baltimore Area Grantmakers in Baltimore, MD

SkillWorks: Partners for a Productive Workforce/The Boston

Foundation in Boston, MA

Partners for a Competitive Workforce/United Way of Greater

Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH

Dan River Region Collaborative/Community Foundation of

Dan River Region in Danville, VA

Central Iowa Works Funding Collaborative/United Way of

Central Iowa in Des Moines, IA

Greenville Region Workforce Collaborative/United Way of

Greenville County in Greenville, SC

Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford/United

Way of Central and Northeastern CT in Hartford, CT

Delta Workforce Funding Collaborative/Foundation for MidSouth in Jackson, MS

WIRED65 Regional Workforce Partners/Kentuckiana Works

Foundation in Louisville, KY

Milwaukee Area Workforce Funding Alliance/Donors Forum

of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI

Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council in

Mobile, AL
Social Innovation Fund in Massachusetts

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Nonprofit Subgrantees

Intermediary Name

Intermediary Grantmakers in Massachusetts

Location Description

New Orleans Works (NOW)/Greater New Orleans Foundation

in New Orleans, LA

New York City Workforce Innovation Fund/Workforce

Development Corporation in New York, NY

Job Opportunity Investment Network (JOIN), United Way of

Southeastern Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA

Pennsylvania Fund for Workforce Solutions/United Way of

Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh, PA

San Diego Workforce Funders Collaborative/San Diego

Workforce Partnership, Inc. in San Diego, CA

Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative/San Francisco

Foundation in San Francisco, CA

SkillUp Washington/Seattle King County Workforce

Development Council in Seattle, WA

Workforce Innovations in Northwest Louisiana/Community

Foundation of North Louisiana in Shreveport, LA

Workforce Central/Incourage Community Foundation in

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Boston, MA Jobs for the Future/Opportunity Youth Investment Fund Jobs for the Future and its partner, the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions, seek

to improve education and career outcomes for youth disconnected from school or

work, also known as Opportunity Youth, in 12 communities across the country. The

expectation is that participating youth will earn a diploma or its equivalent and

enter postsecondary education at twice the rate of peers who do not receive these

services.

Cambridge, MA New Profit Inc. New Profit Inc. is collaborating with innovative youth-focused nonprofit

organizations with existing evidence to yield significant improvements in helping

young people navigate the increasingly complex path from high school to college

and productive employment through their Pathways Fund.

Year Up in Boston, MA

College Advising Corps in Chapel Hill, NC

iMentor in New York, NY

Single Stop USA in New York, NY

YouthBuild USA in Somerville, MA

College Summit in Washington, DC

Boston, MA The Boston Foundation Through its SIF grant, the Boston Foundation will expand it's Boston Coaching for

Completion, an effort designed to raise post-secondary completion rates, especially

for the most vulnerable youth populations in the Boston area.

Boston, MA Third Sector Capital Partners (Pay for Success) This project will leverage SIF funding to tackle the most pressing challenge in the

PFS field today: how to develop multi-government-level (local, state, federal)

contracting and financing for outcomes-driven services. This project has two main

focuses to address this challenge:1.Create a laboratory for testing promising PFS

mechanisms and infrastructures, providing assistance to approximately 10

government Sub-Recipients (across two cohorts), selected because they have

engaged decision makers from multiple levels of government, have energized local

philanthropic support and/or have demonstrated a high degree of PFS readiness.

2.Build capacity to convert the lessons learned in our cohorts and other individual

PFS projects into scalable PFS blueprints that will be transferred to a much wider

audience by engaging deeply with the leadership organizations for state and local

government, as well as for funders.

Description

Program HQ Location

Nonprofit Subgrantees in Massachusetts

Nonprofit Subgrantee Name

Intermediary
Social Innovation Fund in Massachusetts

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Description

Program HQ Location

Nonprofit Subgrantees in Massachusetts

Nonprofit Subgrantee Name

Intermediary

The AIDS Action Committee of MA implements the Linking for Access and Retention

in Comprehensive Care Project with the primary goal of improving the health of

people living with HIV/AIDS by providing comprehensive bio/psycho/social support

from crisis to stability and self-sufficiency.

Boston, MA AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts

AIDS United

uAspire aims to provide 11,500 low-income students and families in these

communities over the five year engagement with a full understanding of the

financial aid available to them. In partnership with schools, community-based

organizations and higher education institutions, uAspire’s programs follow

students (middle school through college) throughout their academic career, and

provide group and one-on-one college affordability advising sessions to dispel

misconceptions of college affordability. uAspire’s unique innovation is its focus on

college affordability, collaboration and ability to adapt content and delivery to

serve students effectively.uAspire aims to empower low-income students and their

families to overcome the financial barriers to higher education, enrollment,

persistence and completion. Key outcomes for program impact on students include

college affordability awareness and knowledge, engagement with the financial aid

process, and postsecondary behavior, including college persistence and

completion. Through GreenLight’s SIF Initiative, uAspire will evaluate the impact of

its continuum of services on students’ knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors

concerning college affordability.

Boston, MA uAspire

GreenLight Fund

With its subgrant to Blueprint Schools Network (Blueprint), GreenLight’s SIF

Initiative will support Blueprint’s work with the Boston Public Schools (BPS) to

implement its research-based, innovative turnaround model at two level 4 schools:

the Elihu Greenwood Leadership Academy (K-5) and The English High School (9-

12). Through this work, Blueprint will reach over 1,000 students annually over five

years in Boston.

Newton, MA Blueprint Schools

GreenLight Fund

SkillWorks focuses on “system change” initiatives in health care, financial

services, hospitality and green collar jobs, including creating pathways for postsecondary credentials, advocating for greater investment in workforce training,

and sustaining partnerships between business and community groups to deliver

relevant, accessible training.

Boston, MA SkillWorks: Partners for a Productive Workforce/The Boston

Foundation

Jobs for the Future, Inc./National Fund for Workforce

Solutions

Year Up is an intensive, one year training program that provides education,

experience, support, and guidance to improve job- readiness and higher education

credentials, increasing economic opportunity for young adults.

Boston, MA Year Up

New Profit Inc.

YouthBuild is partnering with colleges to support at-risk youth, helping them

apply, enroll, and complete two and four year degrees.

Somerville, MA YouthBuild USA

New Profit Inc.

BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life) provides educational summer and

afterschool experiences to help youth in grades K-8 who are falling academically

behind gain core academic skills, transition successfully into middle and high

school, and improve their attitudes toward school and learning.

Dorchester, MA BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation