13 Medford Organizations Awarded Tufts Grants

MEDFORD, MA – The Tufts Neighborhood Service Fund has awarded close to $21,000 in grants to 36 community organizations in five cities and towns. The TNSF collects donations from faculty and staff at Tufts throughout the year and awards grants to community-based, charitable organizations in Tufts' host communities.

"The TNSF is just one way that Tufts University partners with nonprofit organizations in our host communities," Rocco Dirico, co-director of Tufts’ Government and Community Relations office, said in a statement.

Tufts community members must actively volunteer with an organization for it to be considered. A committee consisting of school administrators, faculty and staff meets annually to review proposals and select recipients.

This year 13 Medford organizations received grants:

• Boys & Girls Club Medford - $500 to purchase supplies and materials for the Torch Club, a service and leadership club for boys and girls aged 11-13
• Coalition for Arts, Culture and a Healthy Economy (CACHE) - $250 to support the Circle the Square summer program
• Columbus Elementary School - $600 to fund the purchase of wireless remote PowerPoint clickers
• Community Cupboard – $2,000 for their food pantry
• Congregational Church of West Medford - $500 to support the Medford Cares community service program
• English at Large - $250 to purchase curriculum materials and classroom learning aides
• Malden YMCA’s Medford Food Project - $500 to purchase supplies to support food programs
• Medford Community Coalition - $200 to help cover costs of entertainment at Medford Eats
• Medford Family Resource Coalition - $250 for the operation of the Children’s Garden at the Medford Family Network
• Medford Historical Society - $300 to assist in creating an exhibit around author and abolitionist Lydia Maria Child
• Mystic River Watershed Association - $700 for community outreach events, including an Earth Day River Clean-up, and to develop new educational materials
• Roberts Elementary School - $250 to support a STEM enrichment night
• West Medford Community Center - $250 in support of their “First Friday Words and Music” programs

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