Two local organizations are excited about recent grants that will help them fulfill their missions of supporting job seekers in STEM fields and feeding the hungry, respectively.
Wellesley’s STEMatch wins $1.2 million grant
Thanks to a $1,245,292 state Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund grant, STEMatch of Wellesley will provide training and job placement services to 130 unemployed and underemployed participants for jobs as computer and information analysts, computer support specialists, software and web developers, programmers and testers. STEMatch will partner with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Azenta Life Sciences, Mimecast, MKS Instruments, Vest Technical Solutions, Massachusetts High Technology Council, Advanced Cyber Security Center, Franklin Cummings Technical Institutes Bay Community College, North Shore Community College and Northern Essex Community College.
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $15.9 million in workforce development grants for 22 initiatives across Massachusetts.
Center Street Food Pantry Wins Greater Boston Food Bank Grant
Center Street Food Pantry, a local food assistance agency in Newton, announced it has received a Community Investment Grant from the Greater Boston Food Bank. The $9,525 grant will enable CSFP to purchase a new refrigerator, making an immediate impact in Center Street’s “No Child Hungry This Summer” campaign.
Through this campaign, Center Street will provide customers with children with an extra bag of fresh foods suitable for their child’s lunch every time they visit the pantry. The extra bag will include milk, sandwich rolls, cheese, deli meats and fruit.
Food insecurity in the area remains high and continues to grow, and after a steep increase during the pandemic, Center Street is feeding 20% more people this year than last. The Center Street Food Pantry is available to residents of Brookline, Needham, Newton, Waltham, Watertown and Wellesley, and serves an average of 1,100 households and more than 4,000 people each month.
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