Our Grants

Grants distributed by The Fund for Wellesley

Volunteer Drivers Program

Volunteer Drivers Program

Our grant to the Council on Aging fostered the initiation of a pilot volunteer drivers program to address the transportation needs of seniors in our community who are unable to drive.

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After-School Programming for Youth

After-School Programming for Youth

Our grant to Babson College and the Wellesley Housing Authority expanded their existing after-school opportunities, run by Babson students.

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Wellesley ESL Program

Wellesley ESL Program

Our grant to the Wellesley Free Library supports the development of a comprehensive ESL program to address the increase of non-English speakers in our community and to help them become more a part of our community. The program will include training for additional tutors, conversational classes, one-on-one tutoring and cultural education.

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Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention

Our grant enabled the Wellesley Board of Health and the Youth Commission to certify twenty community instructors in suicide prevention techniques and to launch a comprehensive suicide prevention website.

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Luminary Night

Luminary Night

Our grant to Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club enabled that organization to expand the December Luminary Night celebration to all of the diverse neighborhoods of our town and to residents of Wellesley Housing locations.

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Support for Wellesley ABC Program

Support for Wellesley ABC Program

Wellesley A Better Chance (ABC) will enhance its donor communication and website to advance and support programming for promising students of diverse socio-economic backgrounds.

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Volunteer Services to Seniors

Volunteer Services to Seniors

The Council on Aging created a volunteer task force to address the most frequently identified need of seniors in our community – transportation. This task force will launch a pilot Volunteer Drivers program in the first quarter 2011, and is working to create a volunteer clearing house for Wellesley.

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