NEWS AND VIDEOS
WCF Addresses Food Insecurity
This series on food insecurity in Watertown, co-produced by Watertown News and Watertown Cable Access Television, investigates how hunger is rooted in Watertown. It spotlights the need and use for our local and state food insecurity programs, the people helping on the front lines, and seeks to find out what else can be done. Watertown Cable will be producing a series of programs looking at the issue airing at a later date. The series is made possible, in part, by a grant provided by the Watertown Community Foundation. Watch the Roundtable Broadcast here.
In this WCA-TV “Inside Watertown” clip, co-hosts interview Tia Tilson, WCF Executive Director and Stephanie Venizelos, Community Wellness Program Manager, City of Watertown about food insecurity.
Little Local Conversations Podcast Interviews WCF Executive Director Tia Tilson
COMMUNITY MATTERS: HOUSING
A WCF interview with Jennifer Van Campen, Executive Director, Metro West Collaborative Development, about the involvement of the Watertown Community Foundation to support those experiencing housing crises in Watertown MA.
A Watertown Community Foundation interview with Steve Magoon (Director, Community Development and Planning; and Assistant Town Manager, Watertown, MA) about the impact of the Community Resilience Fund on housing in Watertown MA.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
IN THE NEWS
Articles
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People Working Against Hunger in Watertown Honored by Community Foundation -Watertown News, October 25, 2024
A Variety of Volunteer Projects to Work on This May During Watertown Helps Out - Watertown News, April 28, 2024
Watertown Community Foundation Helping to Pay Youth Sports Registration Fees for Local Families-WCA-TV June 7, 2024
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Hunger Hits Home: A Watertown Teenager’s Struggle to Feed Herself - Watertown News, Dec. 18, 2023
Watertown’s Hidden Problem: Food Insecurity Among Us - Watertown News, Dec. 11, 2023
20 Years of Making a Difference Toasted at Watertown Community Foundation’s Celebration - Watertown News, Oct 20, 2023
Local Company Lends a Hand at School Garden & Across Town as Part of Watertown Helps Out - Watertown News, May 18, 2023
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Watertown Has Been a City For Decades, Now It’s Acting Like One. - Boston Globe, Oct, 2022
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Press Releases
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December 16, 2024
WCF Welcomes Four New Board Members
December 12, 2024
WCF Makes 20K Emergency Stabilization grant to the Mosesian Center for the ArtsAugust 29, 2024
Celebrate the Heroes Behind Watertown's Core Food Security EffortsJuly 10, 2024
WHS Students Learn on the JobJune 25, 2024
WCF Awards $110,000 in Spring Grants to Local OrganizationsMarch 19, 2024
WCF to Award $130,000 for 2024 Spring Grants CycleMarch 11, 2024
The Watertown Community Foundation Awards $55,000 in Grants to Watertown Public SchoolsFebruary 5, 2024
WCF WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERSFebruary 1, 2024
WCF OPENS CALL FOR YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUES GRANT PROPOSALS -
December 22, 2023
WCF TO AWARDS $40,487 IN FALL GRANTSOctober 11, 2023
WCF TO AWARD UP TO $35K FOR 2023 FALL GRANT CYCLEAugust 26, 2023
WCF TO CELEBRATE 20 YEARS of COMMUNITY GIVINGJune 8, 2023
WCF AWARDS $135K IN SPRING GRANTSMay 31, 2023
WCF AWARDS $729,229 IN 2023 COVID RELIEFMarch 30, 2023
WCF TO AWARD $130K FOR 2023 SPRING GRANT CYCLEMarch 28, 2023
WCF AWARDS $12K IN SPORTS LEAGUES GRANTSFebruary 28, 2023
WCF AWARDS 45K IN EDUCATIONAL GRANTS IN 2022February 28, 2023
LIFE SCIENCE INDUSTRY FUNDS STEM PROGRAMMING IN WATERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLSFebruary 14, 2023
WCF APPLICATIONS FOR 2023 YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUES GRANTS NOW OPEN THRU MARCH 3, 2023
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December 5, 2022
WCF HIRES 30-YEAR RESIDENT AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTORNovember 8, 2022
WCF ANNOUNCES FALL 2022 HEALTHY WATERTOWN GRANT AWARDSOctober 14, 2022
WCF ANNOUNCES FALL 2022 HEALTHY WATERTOWN GRANTSJune 15, 2022
WATERTOWN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM SPRING GRANTS (2022)April 19, 2022
WATERTOWN HELPS OUT IS BACK! IT’S BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER!April 4, 2022
WATERTOWN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO AWARD $125,000 IN 2022 SPRING GRANTSMarch 28, 2022
WCF ANNOUNCES ANNOUNCES 2022 YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUE GRANT AWARDSMarch 16, 2022
WCF ANNOUNCES THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERSJanuary 24, 2022
2021 EDUCATION SCHOOL BASED AND STEM GRANTS ANNOUNCED -
October 25, 2021
WATERTOWN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES FALL 2021 WATERTOWN SCHOOLS GRANTSOctober 13, 2021
FIRST TWO WCF STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS ANNOUNCEDSEPTEMBER 28, 2021
WATERTOWN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES FALL 2021 HEALTHY WATERTOWN GRANTSJune 21, 2021
WATERTOWN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANTS 2021 INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM SPRING GRANTS ANNOUNCEDAPRIL 30, 2021
WATERTOWN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO AWARD 18 INTERNSHIP STIPENDS FOR WATERTOWN HIGH SCHOOLERS – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN -