Grantee Spotlights

Highlighting the latest SouthCoast Community Foundation news, including grantee and donor spotlights and important happenings in the South Coast community and across Massachusetts.
COVID Response: The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center

COVID Response: The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center

The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center was conducting its board meeting on March 10th, when the Governor issued a state of emergency. The next day, the Center had to close. Gone were all the wonderful opportunities the organization regularly used to raise revenue...

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Impact Profile: Meet the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra

Impact Profile: Meet the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra

  "I love music, and I love New Bedford, so leading the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra is the perfect job for me. I know firsthand the impact music can have on a person’s life, and I want as many people to experience that as possible in our community." - Dave...

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Impact Profile: Meet BAMSI

Impact Profile: Meet BAMSI

“As you climb, you support others with you.” -Beverly Williams, Executive Vice President, BAMSI   BAMSI (Brockton Area Multi-Services, Inc.) is an organization dedicated to providing services to adults and children with developmental disabilities, mental illness,...

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A Region to Belong: Coastline Elderly Center

A Region to Belong: Coastline Elderly Center

A $5,000 grant from the Lipsky Whittaker Fund to Coastline Elderly in support of the LGBT Supper Club in Fairhaven. This Supper Club provides much needed community for our LGBT elders and provides a safe, fun, and comfortable atmosphere to share a meal, tell stories...

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A Region to Care: NorthStar Learning Center

A Region to Care: NorthStar Learning Center

The Acushnet Foundation Fund made a grant of $50,000 in support of the construction of a 14,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art, Early Childhood Program Center to house NorthStar’s primary childcare center and administrative offices in the heart of New Bedford’s...

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A Region to Learn: SER – Jobs for Progress

A Region to Learn: SER – Jobs for Progress

The BankFive Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation made a grant of $5,000 to SER-Jobs for Progress in Fall River to support their Evening Family Learning Center which seeks to create a holistic, multigenerational educational environment that addresses the needs...

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