GRANTEES IN THE NEWS

Source:  National Public Radio-Here and Now

Producer Chris Burrell brings us the story of Tufts University’s New Entry Sustainable Farming Project. The program provides new immigrants in the U.S. with land, equipment and training to get a head start on taking up organic farming.

Featuring Tufts University’s New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, a grantee of the Jessie B. Cox Trust and the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation.

To listen to the story, click here.

To watch Chris Burrell’s slide show of the story, click here.

CLIENTS IN THE NEWS

Source: TIME Magazine

TIME Magazine discusses the national movement to increase learning time in urban school districts. Massachusetts 2020 is highlighted for helping launch the movement to expand the school day.

Featuring Massachusetts 2020, a client of GMA Foundations.

To read the article, click here.

SUCCESS STORIES

Founded in 2003, the Boston Children’s Chorus possesses a unique three-pronged mission to encourage the arts, youth development, and social healing.

With strong leadership from funders such as the Herman & Frieda L. Miller Foundation, the Chorus has become a driver of community building in a city with significant racial, socioeconomic and neighborhood tensions. Continue Reading »