Newton’s Rebecca Pomroy Foundation Awards $124K To Local Organizations

NEWTON, MA — The Rebecca Pomroy Foundation has awarded $124,100 in grant funding to 15 local organizations that serve Newton residents and strengthen the community.

The foundation, named after a valiant woman of the 19th century who was dedicated to helping others, assists worthy charitable organizations in Newton with a special preference for organizations which provide training, education, and counseling for girls and young women in need.

The grants were awarded to the following organizations:

• John M. Barry Boys and Girls Club: To support girls’ programming, which provides education and programs specifically designed for girls ages 5 –18 to enhance their physical and emotional health.
• Charles River Center: To support an innovative enrichment project, offering a Percussion Circle instrumental experience for children and youth with social and communication disorders who attend existing programs.
• Dreamfar High School Marathon: To support a non-competitive running and mentorship program that promotes health and wellness, instills the value of hard work, and improves students’ self-confidence and positive attitudes toward school.
• Families for Depression Awareness: To support coordination of the Teen Depression Program, which offers trainings, workshops, and resources to students, parents, school staff, youth workers, and other caring adults to recognize depression in teens and intervene.
• Family Access of Newton: To support the Strengthening Young Families Project, which provides multi-lingual services to at-risk families with young children in Newton through Counseling and Consultation programs, Early Literacy Services, Child Assault Prevention Education, and its Early Learning Center child care.
• Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston: To support comprehensive mentoring programs for girls, boys, and adults with mild to moderate disabilities.
• Newton Athletes Unlimited: To support Therapeutic Recreation Programs that serve children and adults with disabilities.
• Newton Community Development Foundation: To support its Youth Program, open to young residents of NCDF properties and their families, providing safe, structured and enriching after-school activities.
• Newton Community Farm: To support provision of fresh, healthy produce to local non-profits that provide food to community members in need, and educational programs for kids, families and adults related to sustainable farming.
• Pathway to Possible: To support direct mental health programming for adults with cognitive and/or developmental disabilities, their families, and the organization’s staff.
• Barry L. Price Rehabilitation Center: To support educational, employment, and therapeutic programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
• REACH Beyond Domestic Violence: To support the community based program which assists domestic violence survivors living in the community achieve a measure of safety, stability and access to resources.
• Suzuki School of Newton: To support music scholarships for female students and financial assistance for preschool students from economically disadvantaged, single-parent households.
• The Second Step: To support Steps to Justice Program, which provides trauma-informed, free legal services to women who are survivors of domestic violence.
• West Suburban YMCA: To support upgrades to outdoor facilities available to youth and families, including resurfacing of the track and installation of an inclusive playground and splashpad.

Grant applications for 2023 will be available mid-December and due February 1, 2023. For more information about the Rebecca Pomroy Foundation, including the grant process, visit www.pomroy.org.