Bridges Homeward Awarded $350,000 Cummings Grant

Bridges Homeward is one of 140 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 to $500,000 each through Cummings Foundation’s $25 Million Grant Program. Our organization was chosen from a total of 580 applicants during a competitive review process. We will receive $350,000 over 10 years! 

“The Cummings Foundation funding is a tremendous vote of confidence for the work we are doing,” says our Executive Director Bob Gittens. “This is funding we can rely on for the next ten years and will go a long way to help us change the lives of many young people and families.”  

We will use these grant funds to support permanency-focused staffing and for professional development, training, and coaching about permanency best practices for both newly hired and existing staff. 

The Cummings $25 Million Grant Program supports Massachusetts nonprofits that are based in and primarily serve Middlesex, Essex, and Suffolk counties.  

 “We are so fortunate in greater Boston to have such effective nonprofits, plus a wealth of talented, dedicated professionals and volunteers to run them,” said Cummings Foundation executive director Joyce Vyriotes. “We are indebted to them for the work they do each day to provide for basic needs, break down barriers to education and health resources, and work toward a more equitable society.” 

This year’s grant recipients represent a wide variety of causes, including food insecurity, immigrant and refugee services, social justice, education, and mental health services. The nonprofits are spread across 45 different cities and towns. 

The complete list of 140 grant winners, plus more than 900 previous recipients, is available at www.CummingsFoundation.org.