YMCA Of The North Shore Awarded $300K Cummings Foundation Grant

BEVERLY, MA — The YMCA of the North Shore — an association of YMCAs across the region that serves 25 cities and towns, including Beverly, Marblehead and Salem — was awarded a $300,000 grant over three years from the Cummings Foundation.

The YMCA of the North Shore is one of 150 local nonprofits that will share in $30 million through the Cummings Foundation's major annual grants program.

"This latest grant of $300,000 over the next three years will help us further our commitment to our ONEDOOR initiative, A Path to Mental Wellness," said Marge Cregg, Y's Chief Advancement Officer. "ONEDOOR is designed to meet the ever-evolving needs of adults, children, and families across the North Shore."

ONEDOOR includes programs and services that integrate mental wellness into the fabric of the Y, and increase its mental health support of staff, members, program participants, and the community.

Summer camp staff recently received special training from McLean Hospital and their School Consultation Service, which is composed of child and adolescent mental health clinicians who work to translate strategies for use in schools, childcare organizations, and the community.

Through ONEDOOR, the Y aims to reduce the stigma and misconceptions often associated with mental health.

The Cummings $30 Million Grant Program primarily supports Massachusetts nonprofits based in and serving Middlesex, Essex, and Suffolk counties, plus six communities in Norfolk County: Brookline, Dedham, Milton, Needham, Quincy, and Wellesley.

"Greater Boston is fortunate to have a robust, dedicated, and highly capable nonprofit sector that supports and enhances the community in myriad ways," Cummings Foundation Executive Director and Trustee Joyce Vyriotes said. "The entire Cummings organization is thankful for their daily work to help all our neighbors thrive."

Cummings Foundation has now awarded $500 million to greater Boston nonprofits.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)