2021 Grant Recipients
Institutional Grants
Springwell: In support of operating and programming needs to aid in safely delivering food and in-home services to low-income seniors in Watertown.
Watertown Boys and Girls Club: Support rehiring furloughed part time staff, rebuild programs, regain membership, and purchase PPE and healthy snacks for youth & teens.
Metro West Collaborative Development: Support Emergency Rent Assistance and housing counseling while continuing to explore affordable housing development opportunities.
New Repertory Theatre: Support general operating budget including staffing, payment to hire artists, monthly bills and rental space and ongoing and additional racial equity initiatives.
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network: In support of operating needs including direct programming costs, office supplies, office operation, and administrative staffing to continue and enhance youth wellness initiatives focused on mental health, substance use prevention, and racial and gender equity.
The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts: Contribute to bringing back staff including assistance and support for the Education, Development and Communications Departments, and a person to lead our Visual Arts programming.
Friends of Project Literacy: Support Saturday Class for Beginners, Summer class for Watertown Public Schools Parents, and enhance support for volunteer tutors and instructors.
Perkins School for the Blind: Provide Watertown residents who have visual impairments and other print-disabilities with weekly access to the Watertown Tab in an accessible format through the Perkins Library through Newsline.
Armenian Museum of America: Support general operations and a full-time staff of six to re-open to the public in summer 2021, and currently offer a series of four different virtual programs.
ParentChildPlus: Support extending the reach of early learning, parent support program to additional families that will include receiving two early learning, parent support visits.
Program Grants
Aspergers/Autism Network: AANE Artist Collaborative Virtual Gallery
Charles River Conservancy: Conservancy Volunteer Program - River Clean Up
Charles River Watershed: The Water in Watertown - Charles River
Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE): Early Childhood Programming
Dancing Feet: Free Dance Classes for ages 4-6 & 7-12 and Dance Classes for Special Needs Children
Kingian Response Team: Kingian Nonviolence Training
World in Watertown: Unity Breakfast
New Repertory Theatre: Outdoor Theatre Production - Listen to Sipu
Watertown for Justice Peace and Environment: Race Reels Monthly Films
Quilters Connection: Community Quilting
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery: Citizen Science Naturalist Urban Ecology Program
Operation American Soldier: Preparing Care Packages for American Troops
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network: Mental Health/Stress Reduction Community Workshops
Watertown Arts Market: Outdoor Market to promote Watertown arts and culture
Yard Art: Townwide outdoor art exhibit
Town of Watertown/Farmers’ Market: Supplemental Nutrition Program SNAP Match
Watertown Community Gardens: Pollinator Gardens
High School Summer Internships/Board Internships
Healthy Watertown Grants
Watertown Community Fridge
Watertown Food Pantry
Watertown Farmers' Market: SNAP Match
St.Patrick's/ Sacred Heart St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry: Food Pantry Freezer Replacement
Watertown Public Schools STEM Program Grants
In partnership with Life Science Cares with contributions from Arranta Bio, C4 Therapeutics, Forma Therapeutics and Landmark Bio.
Indoor Grow Racks: Watertown Elementary Schools
Molecular Models: Watertown Middle School Science Department
Traveling Science Workshops through the Discovery Museum: Bringing science enrichment programming for K-5 at the Cunniff Elementary School
WHS Robotics: Watertown High School
Visiting Enrichment Programs: Hosmer Elementary School and Lowell Elementary School
Watertown Public Schools Program Grants
Author Visit: Cunniff Elementary School Reading Initiative
Awareness Book Month: Cunniff Elementary School/Diversity Council
Community Outreach: Watertown Public Schools
Courtyard Manager: Watertown High School
Handwriting Without Tears: WPS Early Childhood Education
Lesson Pix Group License: WPS Early Childhood Education
Listen to Sipu: Watertown Elementary Schools
Mental Health and Wellness: Watertown High School Library
Watertown High School All-Night Graduation Party: Watertown High School
WHS SPEAK Program: Watertown High School / Wayside Multi-Service Center
Block Party Grants
Off-Cycle Special Grants
Unity Breakfast: Support the transition of leadership for the Unity Breakfast
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network: Support of additional staff to administer and coordinate services for those in need.