Our Grantees

Fresh Food Generation provided emergency food relief to families affiliated with Friends of the Children. This included prepared meals, grocery bags and toiletries. Fresh Food Generation delivered 150 meal packages to families using the grant provided by the Grove Hall Trust.

Violence In Boston partnered with Food for the Soul, a black-owned restaurant located in the heart of Grove Hall, to provide meals to families during the pandemic. With the support of 25 volunteers, Violence in Boston provided thousands of meals to families in the area and and increased awareness around disparities in food access.

Elevate Boston distributed food and provided critical supplies (masks, gloves, and hand sanitizers) to Grove Hall residents.

The funds provided by the Grove Hall community were very useful for ordering the supplies needed for the workshop such as sewing machines, sewing kits, fabrics food and beverages for every workshop. During these 10 weeks they trainees learned how to be a better human being in our community by assisting those in need and be a role model. This grant supported this project by providing the funds to buy the materials needed for a successful completion of the workshops.

Grove Hall Network Nights are an opportunity to come together, build relationships & trust, engage in meaningful conversations about issues & action, and exchange favors and resources.

This grant allowed an opportunity for outreach and networking with neighbors, organizations, businesses through multi language flyer distribution and inter generational family movie viewing with discussion and breaking bread and drink together. The grant allowed Masjid Al-Qur'an to set up the infrastructure for movie viewing and cultural events for the neighborhood.

Hutchings Street Neighbors engage neighborhood residents and inform residents of neighborhood resources through annual summer block parties.

The goal of Healing Through Three C's was to unify all surrounding properties within the communities that are affected by violence and trauma.

This project focused on activating vacant space in order to provide young people and residents the opportunity to view the potential of this open space in creating opportunities and resources in Grove Hall.

The Grove Hall Mixtape considers how much the Grove Hall community is changing and how necessary it is to make sure that Grove Hall's identity is not lost. 

Not Your Average Yoga provided free trauma-informed yoga classes to help Grove Hall residents realize their spirit and impact self worth. These classes introduced coping skills along with relaxation techniques.