Report shines light on Brookline’s financially vulnerable (6/6/2023)
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Become an Understanding Brookline Sponsor (3/23/2023)
About Understanding Brookline BCF's first Understanding Brookline reports catalyzed community conversations about how we can come together to address shared challenges and gaps in care in Brookline. Today, we are preparing to release our new Understanding Brookline series, which expands upon the foundation we've built by combining a detailed More ...
After ARPA: Strengthening Brookline’s Care Infrastructure
The $44 million dollar infusion of resources Brookline received through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding has been vital for Town government and nonprofit organizations supporting crucial community needs and addressing disparities that widened during the pandemic. But what happens after we finish investing ARPA funding? How will More ...
Lead by listening: a New Year’s reflection from Aba Taylor (1/17/2023)
Dear Brookline Community, As we enter 2023, we embark on another year of stepping into the unknown—considering Covid-19, a fraught economic and political landscape and continued inequities at all levels of society. These can understandably create collective uncertainty and anxiety, but they can also propel us to see this as More ...
Statement on November mass shootings (11/23/2022)
Dear Brookline Community, Like you, we believe that every person in every community should be able to live full, joyous lives safe from prejudice and violence. But on Saturday night, an armed gunman entered Club Q, an LGBTQIA+ club and community haven in Colorado Springs. The gunman shot and killed More ...
2022 Community Grant Program Recipients (11/14/2022)
The Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) is proud to announce this year’s Community Grant Program awardees! Combined, BCF will award $287,475 in grant funding to the following organizations. 2Life Communities to support Creative Approaches to Healthier Aging in Brookline. Black N Brown Club Inc. to support urban outdoor educational programming; More ...
Investing in Brookline: Spotlight on Steve Heikin
Investing in Brookline can take many different forms. But establishing a fund at the Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) is one way to ensure your investment in our community can have a continuing positive impact today and well into the future. Learn about how longtime resident and BCF supporter Steve Heikin More ...
Brookline Community Foundation welcomes Aba Taylor as new Executive Director (9/27/2022)
BROOKLINE, Massachusetts – The Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) is thrilled to announce Aba Taylor has been selected as the organization’s next Executive Director. She brings more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, community engagement, and advancing equity to this key role. Aba comes to BCF from the More ...
Event recording & slides from FY23 virtual grant information session (8/10/2022)
Thank you to everyone who joined us Wednesday August 10, 2022 for our FY23 Virtual Grant Information Session. If you were unable to attend live or wish to review the information, you can view the recording below and download a copy of the presentation.
Brookline Community Foundation announces four new funds to support the Brookline community (8/7/2022)
BROOKLINE, Massachusetts – The Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) is pleased to announce the opening of four new funds as part of their growing portfolio: the Beverly Skende College Scholarship Fund, the Beverly Skende Florida Ruffin Ridley Literacy Fund, the Friends of Brookline Public Health Fund, and the Steps to Success More ...