Having lived in Brookline for close to 50 years, Lorraine Goldstein and Guus Driessen wanted a way to give back to the community that has been their home. Long-time supporters of the Brookline Community Foundation, Lorraine and Guus approached the foundation in December of 2019 to discuss how to direct More ...
Brookline resident David Whipple was an exceptional young man with a keen mind and a kind heart. A graduate of Brookline High School and Yale College, David died in an automobile accident in January 2019 at the age of 25. His parents Carol Gladstone and Ben Whipple wanted to find More ...
Among the red brick buildings that make up the Brookline Public Housing Authority’s Egmont Street Apartments stands a wall brought to life with vibrant colors, flowers, instruments and “welcome” written in 29 languages. Called “Together We Thrive”, it is the Egmont Street Apartments’ first community mural. Painted on the exterior More ...
On June 3, 2018, the 28th Annual Brookline High School (BHS) Scholarship Breakfast celebrated the achievements of 142 graduating seniors who received a total of $298,200 in scholarships to use towards their college or post-secondary training programs. Each year, scholarships are awarded to BHS students with financial need, specifically for More ...
The Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) awarded more than $235,000 in grants to 14 organizations making a difference in Brookline from its 2017 Fall Community Grant Cycle. “We received $570,000 in compelling requests, a record number this grant round,” said Gioia Perugini, BCF Board Member and Chair of the Program and More ...
From left to right: Herbert P. Dane, BTHS Treasurer; Ann-Marie Carroll, BTHS President; Julie Marcus, Brookline Community Foundation Board of Trustees President; Jenny Amory, Brookline Community Foundation Executive Director. Photo by Leise Jones The fund: The endowed field-of-interest fund at the Brookline Community Foundation, called the Brookline Tuberculosis More ...
The second report in our Understanding Brookline series, Understanding Brookline: A Report on Poverty takes an in-depth look at who is affected by poverty and economic insecurity in Brookline and where capacity is needed to help more of our neighbors achieve long-term stability. Download report PDF
In partnership with a health center in 1943 Our organization's name may have changed over the course of our history, but our dedication to Brookline has not! A brief timeline: 1878 — women become active in the Temperance movement in Massachusetts. 1905 — a group of these More ...
A first-of-its-kind report from BCF, Understanding Brookline: Emerging Needs and Changing Trends combines comprehensive analyses of U.S. Census and data and interviews with community and nonprofit leaders to provide insights into Brookline's changing community demographics, socioeconomic profile, and the greatest needs facing our community. Download report PDF
