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Find similar grantsMentoring Matching Grant is sponsored by Mass Mentoring Partnership. Provides grants to youth-serving organizations in Massachusetts to establish high-quality mentoring relationships, aiming to close the achievement gap and promote positive youth outcomes.
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Mentoring Matching Grant | Mass Mentoring Partnership Join the Mentoring Movement Mentoring Night at Fenway Park Business Community Breakfast State of the Organization National Mentoring Resource center Annual Fundraising Events Journey to 30 Symposium & Celebration 2022 Peer to Peer Fundraising Events Donate today and help us continue our work across Massachusetts to ensure that all young people have access to supportive adults.
Expanded and Strengthened Initially created in FY99, the Mentoring Matching Grant line item is the only state investment solely dedicated to expanding quality mentoring across Massachusetts. This funding enables MMP to provide grants to youth-serving organizations to establish high-quality mentoring relationships as a valuable support system for youth.
This money is awarded through a competitive RFP process and community review administered by the Mass Mentoring Partnership. Funded programs are supported with training and capacity building, based on the latest research and effective practices, and must meet high levels of quality to ensure that outcomes are maximized. The application for the FY2026 – FY2027 cohort is now closed.
How This Funding Impacts Our Communities FY25 Budget Request Fact Sheet Mentoring Matching Grants Talking Points FY25 Funded Programs Massachusetts Region 18 Degrees, Inc. WEST African Community Education Program, Inc. CENTRAL Big BrotherS Big Sisters – Hampshire County – Center for Human Development WEST Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass & Metrowest CENTRAL Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON Big Brothers Big Sisters of Franklin County WEST Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County WEST Big Sister Association of Greater Boston BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON Boston Partners in Education BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON Boston Project Ministries BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke WEST BUILD Boston BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON Centerboard NORTH Chica Project BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON Coaching4Change SOUTH Community Teamwork, Inc./ Mill City Mentors NORTH Crossroads SOUTH Enroot Inc. BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON EV Kids BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON Falmouth Volunteers In Public Schools, Inc. SOUTH Family Services of the Merrimack Valley NORTH Follow My Steps Foundation WEST Girls Inc. of the Valley WEST Girls Incorporated of Lynn NORTH GSA Link, Inc. CENTRAL Hyde Square Task Force BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts WEST LightHouse Holyoke WEST Literations BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON Love Transforming Community SOUTH LUK Crisis Center, Inc. CENTRAL Melrose Alliance Against Violence BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON Old Colony YMCA (OCY) SOUTH Partners for Youth with Disabilities BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction, Inc. (PAACA) SOUTH Project Coach WEST Railroad Street Youth Project (RSYP) WEST Raw Art Works NORTH School on Wheels of Massachusetts SOUTH Silver Lining Mentoring BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON Springfield School Volunteers WEST Strong Women, Strong Girls BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON TASC – Associates for Human Services, Inc SOUTH The DREAM Program, Inc BOSTON/GREATER BOSTON YMCA of Metro North (Demakes Family YMCA-Lynn) NORTH Youth Development Organization, Inc. NORTH What best describes your connection to mentoring?
* Mentor to one or more young people Staff at a mentoring program Staff at youth development program Please select all that apply If applicable, how many youth (age 6-24) do you or your program serve?
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations serving youth in Massachusetts. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Mentoring Matching Grant is funded by Mass Mentoring Partnership. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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