Press Releases
Educational and Employment Aspirations Get a Boost in New Bedford
SouthCoast Community Foundation Polaroid Fund awards $97,000 to twelve New Bedford nonprofits. NEW BEDFORD, MA – 6,000 students (pre-K through college-age) are receiving customized backpacks and grade-level school supplies during the 2021-2022 school year...
SouthCoast Community Foundation Announces New President and CEO
Passionate community leader Leonard M. Lee to head the organization. NEW BEDFORD, MA --- The SouthCoast Community Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Leonard M. Lee as the organization’s new President and CEO. Lee brings over...
Historically Excluded Populations in Southeastern Massachusetts to Receive Basic Need Support
Awards from the SouthCoast Emergency Response Fund provide nonprofits serving Attleboro, Brockton, Fall River, New Bedford, and Taunton $814,000 to address pressing economic conditions due to pandemic. NEW BEDFORD, MA – For individuals and households with...
South Coast Region Trails the State in Early Education and Child Care
Newly published report commissioned by the SouthCoast Community Foundation illuminates pain points and opportunities. NEW BEDFORD, MA --- Across the 41 cities and towns the SouthCoast Community Foundation serves, there are approximately 50,000 children under the age...
Enhancing the Quality of Life for Southeastern Massachusetts Residents is Focus of Year-End Grantmaking from the SouthCoast Community Foundation.
Brockton, Fall River, and New Bedford based nonprofits receive a total of $180,000 NEW BEDFORD, MA – There will be more opportunities to connect with nature in the heart of urban centers and neighborhoods with support from an Open Spaces for People grant....
The South Coast to Benefit from $27 Million Ten-Year Commitment Toward an Inclusive and Equitable Offshore Wind Workforce and Supply Chain.
Mayflower Wind ratifies new fund with SouthCoast Community Foundation. NEW BEDFORD – The recently announced state award to Mayflower Wind to supply Massachusetts with offshore wind energy means a significant commitment to local workforce and economic development...
Equitable College Admissions and Addressing Hunger in the South Coast Region. Just Two Examples of Critical Work That Will Benefit From a Legacy of Generosity.
Fifteen Greater New Bedford Organizations to Receive a Total of $160,000 from the Henry H. Crapo Fund of the SouthCoast Community Foundation. NEW BEDFORD, MA – College Now is an alternate UMass Dartmouth admissions program developed over 50 years ago in response to...
Support of BIPOC-led Nonprofits, Leaders, and Leadership Programs Continues Through SouthCoast Community Foundation Funding
Second round of grants from the Leadership Equity Fund provides $50,000 to four, local organizations. NEW BEDFORD, MA – Brockton-based BAMSI, Coaching4Change out of Taunton, and New Bedford’s Buy Black NB and the Whaling Museum are the latest grant recipients...
An Inclusive and Equitable Approach is Cornerstone of Planned Fund Dedicated to Local, Offshore Wind Supply Chain, Workforce Development, And Training
Mayflower Wind to devote between $27 million and $47.5 million to new SouthCoast Community Foundation fund. NEW BEDFORD and BOSTON, MA – Mayflower Wind and the SouthCoast Community Foundation today announced the future creation of The Mayflower Fund – a...
Arts & Culture, Economic Opportunity, and Education Sectors Receive Financial Assistance to Address Vaccine Hesitancy and Maintain Operations Hard Hit by COVID Pandemic
Grants totaling $479,495 will support 39 nonprofits throughout Southeastern Massachusetts. NEW BEDFORD, MA – The SouthCoast Community Foundation announced today that 39 nonprofits throughout Southeastern Massachusetts will receive a total of $479,495 to address the...