Fall 2008 Merrimack Valley General Fund Grants

 Organization  Program  Grant Award
Asian Center of Merrimack Valley  Support for the Family Literacy Program to increase literacy skills among children and parents in the immigrant community  $2000
Food for the World  Support operating needs to sustain regulatory and fiscal responsibility.  $4500
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center  Provides one on one counseling, through play therapy, art therapy and other tangible activities, for children victimized by family violence to help them work through the phases of recovery.
 $3000
Lazarus House Ministries  Support for programs that feed the hungry.  $4500
Merrimack Valley YMCA-Lawrence Branch  Support for the Lawrence Music Clubhouse, an after school program, for ages 10-18.
 $1500
New England Classical Singers, Inc.  Support for the tenth annual high school collaborative concert inviting students from Lawrence High School Girls' Ensemble to rehearse and perform with NECS.  $1500
YWCA of Greater Lawrence  Recruit women with strong networks and ties in Greater Lawrence's Latina immigrant communities to take part in a peer education training on breast and cervical cancer education and prevention options.  $3000