The Children's Room

Camp Dudley
Camp Dudley, located in the Adirondack Mountains on the shores of Lake Champlain, is the oldest continuous boy’s camp in the United States.  The summer of 2004 will mark its 120^th anniversary, and within the past few years camper number 20,000 experienced this magical place.  Camp Dudley has all the aspects of a normal summer camp such as athletics, camping and drama, but emphasis is placed on the moral and ethical development of the boys as evidenced by the Camp’s motto, “The other fellow first.”  The fund will be sending a Boston area child for one month.
$3,500

Boston City Singers
This high quality training choral program  provides comprehensive music training to children in inner city Boston.  By exploring the world of singing, the children develop strong leadership and teamwork skills, self-esteem and discipline while enjoying artistic expression.  This grant will help to expand the current program to a new location for a Dorchester After-School Choral Program.
$3,000

Camp Starfish
This camp fosters the success and growth of children with emotional, behavioral and learning problems by providing individualized attention as  part of structured, nurturing and fun group programs.  this grant will send one child to a three week overnight summer session.
$3,000

Boston Partners in Educations
The High School Math and Literacy Initiative matches trained academic mentors from businesses, colleges and neighborhoods with struggling Boston Public High School students, enabling the students to build academic skills and close knowledge gaps. 
$2,500

Child Care Resource Center
The ABC Learning Groups engage children up to five years old in critical early literacy activities.  The children are accompanied by a family care provider who learns by watching the leaders work and teach their children.  This program has been a valued resource in the community and the number of groups have increased to eight groups.
$2,500

City Stage
We are excited to support City Stage’s South End After School Performing Art’s Program.  This program is a theater education program serving 60 youths between the ages of 9 and 18.  The youths are from 4 South End public housing communities.  The goal of the program to provide free to most urban children from low income families with safe, organized, productive activities for after school.  The also offer the opportunity for children to participate in the Arts who would otherwise not be able to do so.
$2,500

Courageous Sailing
This educational program provides a fun and safe environment that promotes positive life skills and values through the sport of sailing to Boston children for no charge.  The grant will pay for 2 summer instructors in training, which is a skill building and jobs program for teens in Boston.
$2,500

"E" inc.
Planet Protectors is an urban after-school program for 6 -12 year olds that combines science education, environmental citizenship, and civic responsibility.  The program has been designed to create an in depth awareness of an environmental challenge using engaging investigative science techniques.
$2,500

Franklin I-0
A Phillips Brooks House Association Project, Franklin I-O is a seven week intensive and affordable summer day camp.  The at-risk children participate in  creative learning and service projects to promote academic achievement and self confidence.  The camp is run by college students.
$2,500

Island Alliance
Island Alliance’s BEAN (Boston’s Environmental Ambassadors to the National Park Service) is an after school program for youths ages 14-18 from the Boston area.  It is an environmental internship and mentoring program that is in conjunction with the new Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area.  This program provides a hands-on approach to teaching the children respect and stewardship for the harbor and islands by getting them out on the water and on the islands.
$2,500

Medicine Wheel
Medicine Wheel Productions brings teenagers from South Boston through the transition from adolescence to adulthood by involving them in community service public art projects.   Under the guidance of artists and volunteers, the youths participate in the design and construction, as well as manage the continued development of the art project.
$2,500

Outdoor Explorations
This organization does important work for youth with disabilities.  The goal is to get these children out of the doors and challenge themselves which gives them an improved self-esteem, and assimilation into the community as well as an improved way of life. The grant will support the Youth Empowerment Partnership which provides field days throughout the year for the children to work and play together.   
$2,500

Project Parents
Our grant will allow Project Parents to bring 5 reading parties to a Community Center in Boston. A reading party is Project Parents’ innovative way of helping to make reading and writing fun by creating a festive environment to deliver reading games. At every party, each family attending receives a free book, and prizes are awarded.  
$2,500

New England Scores
This six week summer camp emphasizes on soccer, creative writing and theater arts.  This grant will be used for the Theater portion of the program.  The campers will have daily workshops on acting, playwriting, music, dance and theater crafts.
$2,250

Chameleon Arts Ensemble
This grant supports the youth concert series. These open concerts, as well as the instrument demonstrations are a welcoming setting for families to listen to a wide repertoire of music and to have a dialogue about the music.
$2,000

Children's Services of Roxbury
The Youth and Police in Partnership Program works with at risk 14 - 17 year old children who have witness violence.  These tragic experiences motivate the children to get involved in the community to make a difference.  The Boston Police, Northeastern's Criminal Justice, the Department of Youth Services, and the Huntington Theater provide a peer leadership job and training program.  In return, these children provide peer support and training to DYS youth.
$2,000

Cooperative Artists Institute
This grant supports the Peace Drum Project, which uses visual and performing arts to help teens develop valuable life and social skills while learning how to express themselves. The after-school teen leadership project serves at-risk Boston Youth and partner with a senior citizens from their community.  This grant provides for 10 teen stipends.
$2,000

Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister Association
The Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister Association plays an important role in: Helping children and parents who have experienced loss; Ensuring the continuity of Jewish life for single parent families; Working with new American families to succeed in an unfamiliar culture; and Aiding children facing unprecedented complexities and stress in their lives.
$1,800

Forest Hills Education Trust
This summer camp program invites children to explore the 250-acre historic garden cemetery.  Throughout the grounds are sculptures, interesting architecture and many famous people are memorialized. Forest Hills is a safe haven and a peaceful green space for many urban teens to ease their thoughts.
$1,500

Newton South Assistant Girl’s Tennis Coach
Linda graciously volunteered as assistant coach for eleven years to ensure the continued success of the program when the coaching position was cut from the school budget. To continue her legacy the fund will contribute the cost necessary for a coach.
$1,500

Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation
This working horse farm successfully helps physically, emotionally, and learning disabled child and adults by using the horse to expand the personal, emotional, and physical boundaries. Each week during the school year, children living in residential housing in DSS custody have the opportunity to take care of and ride horses for an hour and a half.  This grant will sponsor half of the cost for a Greater Boston child to participate.
$1,500

Zumix
Zumix is a non-profit organization that provides life skills to youths ages 8-18 from many diverse backgrounds through the arts.  This grant pays for a child to attend the Adventures in Music program. Music is the main focus, and it is through learning to play an instrument that youths gain self worth and the confidence to try other new things that will enrich them for life.   
$1,200

Kid's Karate
Kids' Karate facilitates the development of self-esteem, self-confidence and self-discipline through top-quality martial arts instruction by highly skilled and experienced instructors. In addition, the program fosters the development of courtesy and mutual respect in ethnically diverse and co-educational classes. Our grant to Kids' Karate will help to sustain their Roxbury branch.
$1,000

Noah/O'Donnell Schoolyard Summer Program
Creating safe, pleasant and fun schoolyard spaces that become a positive resource for neighborhood children is a goal of Noah.  This summer will be the 9th season of a seven week community based program that provides free, drop-in educational activities children ages 5 - 12.  Each day 60 - 100 people attend and this serves as their "summer camp".
1,000

Somerville Arts Council
The Arts Council works on a grass roots level to create imaginative and resourceful programming that is accessible to all to the City's residents--with a focus on reaching youth and families who typically have little access to arts and culture. This grant supports the Art in a Garden free summer outdoor arts and environmental program.
$1,000