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5.26.20 / Post
Grant Provides Crucial Support for Pioneer Valley Immigrants
…COVID-19 crisis, with remarkably generous businesses, philanthropic partners, and individuals contributing to the fund. The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts is covering all staff and administrative costs, so 100% of…
2.28.20 / Post
Innovation Grantees tackle issues of housing, hunger and educator diversity
$341,000 of funding granted to further propel three “outside the box” projects February 28, 2020 SPRINGFIELD, MA – The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts’ (CFWM) Innovation Grant Program has awarded…
2.14.19 / Post
CFWM Innovation Grantees tackle issues of housing, hunger and educator diversity
$333,000 of funding granted to further propel three “outside the box” projects February 14, 2019 SPRINGFIELD, MA – The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts’ (CFWM) Innovation Grant Program has awarded…
9.18.20 / Post
1 in 7.
…communal lunch for anyone who comes through its doors. What if that one was you? How would you want your community to treat you? Stone Soup Café serves 10,000 meals…
9.18.20 / Post
A Determined Neighborhood Stands Tall
…the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. So, when New North received a COVID-19 Response Fund grant through the Community Foundation, it purchased thousands of dollars worth of gifts cards to…
9.18.20 / Post
“We Saved People’s Lives”
When COVID-19 paralyzed the Commonwealth in March, 14 children were among the families staying in the 33-bed shelter run by Womanshelter/Compañeras, an agency serving Greater Springfield residents affected by intimate…
9.18.20 / Post
“Emergency Teaching”
…by Paul Specht Photography, courtesy of ILI. The common bond? A thirst to improve their language skills, work gainfully, and contribute fully to their communities. But, when COVID-19 hit, ILI…
9.27.20 / Post
Children’s Mental Health Gets a Boost from Health Law Advocates
…mental health services and special education supports their children require to succeed in school. A grant from the COVID-19 Response Fund, hosted by the Community Foundation, has enabled MHAP for…
9.30.20 / Post
A Lasting Love Affair with Heath
…to establish a philanthropic fund at the Community Foundation that will benefit the town forever. Conlan established the Dickinson Family Fund for Historical Heath—named to honor a revered Heath family…
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The Community Foundation is committed to increasing equity and opportunity so that all who live in the Valley have access to a satisfying quality of life. We believe that a…