Upcoming Events
Save the Date!
Mark your calendars - Summer's Last Blast V is coming to River Rock Farm, the Alvord and Schmid families' Westport home, on Friday, Sept. 11th. Join us starting at 6 p.m. for another exceptional evening of fine dining, top-shelf beverages and dancing to the Southcoast's own Blu Lobsta band. Contact the Community Foundation at (508) 996-8253, ext. 203, or nharding@cfsema.org, for ticket and sponsorship information.
News
Community Foundation funds award Workforce Development and Literacy Grants
The Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts recently awarded $125,000 in workforce development and early literacy grants through a joint effort of the Polaroid and Acushnet Foundation Funds. Seven local organizations received a total of $75,000 in grants from the Polaroid Fund for workforce development programs, with an emphasis on advocacy to increase state and local resources, as well as English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Adult Basic Education (ABE), and General Education Development (GED) classes.
CFSEMA Raises Nearly $4 Million in 2007
Moves to Sundial Building
2007 was a banner year for CFSEMA, which raised nearly $4 million and more than doubled the amount of revenues brought in the previous year.
This brings the Foundation's endowment to more than $18.5 million. This enabled the Foundation to return more than $1.5 million to Southeastern
Massachusetts in 2007 through grants to arts and cultural institutions, environmental and educational programs and for scholarships.
The Foundation also moved in January to 63 Union Street, New Bedford, MA, 02740. We are now located on the first and second floors of the Sundial Building at the corner of Union and North Water streets, adjacent to the Whaling Museum. Also housed in the building are the Women's Fund, SEEAL (Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance), and AHA! (Art History Architecture, all Community Foundation programs. Stay tuned for details on an upcoming Open House.
Report Studies Impact of Michael Bianco Raid on Children
A new report by The Urban Institute and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) shows that immigration raids such as the March 6 raid on the Michael Bianco factory in New Bedford create emotional trauma and family hardships for the children who are affected. The report was released Oct. 31 by the Mass. Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) and the Mass. Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NSWMA).
The Community Foundation took a lead in response to the raid by establishing the Ninos Fund to support children whose parents were detained.
