Community foundation improving the quality of life in our 30+ MetroWest communities, and helping guide and align giving with the areas of greatest need.

MetroWest Massachusetts
Joined April 2009
Community Foundation for MetroWest retweeted
Empowering nonprofits to rise enables a whole community to do the same. In her article in the @WBJournal, @kgarrahan explains this concept and details numerous benefits to businesses when employees participate on boards. tinyurl.com/bd26hd5m #nonprofit #boardofdirectors @FFMW
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Nonprofits! Join us March 10th for Meet-the-Donors: MetroWest to meet virtually with funders and learn about grant opportunities. Thanks to the support of the @FFMW, this program is free! bit.ly/MTDMW
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Our 2022 Virtual Speaker Series kicks off with inspirational speaker and children's book author, Chris Singleton. Register now to join us on Feb. 16 at 7pm EST. This event is free to all thanks to support from @FFMW . bit.ly/3AEMEA1
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@FFMW is offering their Emerging Leaders Academy in 2022! If you are employed by a nonprofit serving the MetroWest region, and excited to develop your leadership skills, you are eligible to apply! foundationmw.org/wp-content/…
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We're excited to announce our 2022 Virtual Speaker Series schedule! Registration for all events is now open on our website. The series kicks off with inspirational speaker and children's book author Chris Singleton @csingleton__2 on February 16. bit.ly/3nOAlfp
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We are proud to honor the Foundation for MetroWest with the Community Partner for Youth Award, Larissa Thurston with the Michael C. Sullivan Memorial Award, & Jordan Poirier, a Hudson Clubhouse Alum, with the Inaugural Alumni Impact Award. Together we are building great futures!
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TODAY: A virtual panel of researchers and practitioners discussing how educators, parents, and school communities can come together to support mental health for middle school and high school students. Register now: wellesley.zoom.us/webinar/re… #freewebinar #teenmentalhealth #covid
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The Planning Board is looking for photos to be used in a visual preference survey as part of the Village Center Visioning process. Please email photos of places that you like to the Land Use Director at [email protected]!
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The English lottery is BACK! New students can come to our website, FB or Instagram between August 1-8 to get the link to register for the lottery. It will be online ONLY. #goodluck!
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The application for #OpenDoorGrants is now open! Grants are $50,000 two-year general operating support grants. Organizations that serve communities historically excluded from institutional philanthropy are encouraged to apply. Apply by September 9: tbf.org/odg
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Have you been vaccinated? Anyone getting the COVID vaccine at a Market Basket mobile clinic in Chelsea, Fall River, Lawrence, Lynn, and Revere will receive a $25 gift card. Walk-ins are welcome, and no appointment, ID, or insurance is necessary. More info: bit.ly/3uJZmcn
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Community Foundation for MetroWest retweeted
2020 YIP grantee, @EnjoyLifeEdu, is excited to expand its Leadership Academy to more MetroWest teens! This program was cancelled last summer, so this is an awesome opportunity to see what new, exciting & innovative initiatives ELE has in store! More info: enjoylifeeducation.org/leade…
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Community Foundation for MetroWest retweeted
Thanks @MetroHousingBos @FFMW @BarrettSenate @bostonfdn @CambridgeBank @HarvardPilgrim @BostonPrivate + our many supporters for helping us meet the needs of Waltham tenants. “It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars.” – R. Evans wickedlocal.com/story/waltha…♥️
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Join us Wed. April 28 at 7:00pm for our Virtual Speaker Series Event: The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence with New York Times best-selling author @jesslahey . Thank you to @FFMW and @EnterpriseBank for their support. bit.ly/lahey_april2021
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Community Foundation for MetroWest retweeted
Join us April 28 at 7:00pm for our next Virtual Speaker Series Event: The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence with New York Times best-selling author @jesslahey . Thank you to @FFMW and @EnterpriseBank for their support. bit.ly/lahey_april2021
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Take the MetroWest Quest! @FFMW has organized a month of free, fun-filled, family-focused challenges! Hike local trails, watch virtual arts & culture shows, play nature bingo + more! @VisitMetroWest @MWCoC #mylocalma eventbrite.com/e/metrowest-q…
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We have received a grant from the @FFMW through the MetroWest COVID Relief Grant Program! This grant will support the provision of food, PPE and winter supplies to residents in affordable and mixed income housing in who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID.
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Community Foundation for MetroWest retweeted
Congratulations to both @LexHistSoc and @FFMW for recognizing the importance of exploring Black history in New England towns like Lexington, and of surfacing traditionally marginalized Black voices, both free and enslaved, at locations like Hancock-Clarke House.
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Are you or someone you know the grandparent of a child with autism? Join us virtually on March 18 for Grandparenting a Child with Autism: Roles, Responsibilities, and Supports. The 2021 Virtual Speaker Series is made possible by @FFMW & @EnterpriseBank . bit.ly/SpeakerSeriesMar2021
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We are proud to run the Vaccine Scheduling Resource Line at Mass211, headquartered right here in MetroWest, but serving all of Massachusetts!
FYI: A Vaccine Scheduling Resource Line has been launched to help residents 75 and older more easily schedule an appointment if they do not have internet or are unable to use the website. Please pass this information along to neighbors who may need it! mass.gov/info-details/covid-…
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