Building Community through Partnerships

YMCASouthcoast works with community partners to enhance its outreach to youth, families, adults and seniors in need of special programs and services. The following list is representative of the numerous collaborations for programs and activities entered into each year by YMCASouthcoast:

3rd Eye
ACTION
Acushnet Company
JCPenney Afterschool Alliance
ArtWorks!
Alex and Andrew Rego Memorial Fund
Autistic Group
Better Community Living
City of New Bedford
City of Fall River
Coca Cola of Cape Cod
Coastline Elderly
Community Partnership for Children (CPC)
Diabetes Association Inc.
Center for Women & Enterprise
Massachusetts Department of Early Education Chidcare (EEC)
Fall River Healthy City
Family Services Association
First Baptist Church, Fall River
Global Learning Charter School
Greater Fall River Food Pantry
Mass Premier Soccer
MSPCC
Nativity Prep School
New Bedford Prevention Partnership
New Bedford, Fall River, Dartmouth, Mattapoisett, Rochester, and Wareham Public Schools
New Bedford Youth Soccer
New Bedford Whaling Museum
North Star
OLOA
Our Sister Place
ORR School District
PAACA
Pace
Ser-Jobs For Progress
Southcoast Hospital Group
Special Olympics
SSTAR
United Way of Greater Fall River
United Way of Greater New Bedford
Welfare to Work Program
YMCA Public Policy
YWCA

Program Grants
Grants totaling $418,597 in 2005 provided programs and enhanced opportunities for youth and families, empowering them to reach beyond their limitations, build self confidence and seek financial independence. We would like to thank the following foundations and government agencies for their continuing commitment to building strong kids, strong families and strong communities through financial support to the YMCA.

Banknorth
City of New Bedford EOPS
City of New Bedford CDBG
City of New Bedford Roosevelt School
Comcast Foundation
Commonwealth of Massachusetts DOE
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts – Acushnet Foundation Fund
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts – NewBAD Fund (Now the YES Fund)
Croll Foundation
Dick Melloni Youth Foundation
Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation
Island Foundation
JCPenney Afterschool Grant
Makepeace Neighborhood Fund
PepsiCo Healthy Living Grant
Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC)
Target Stores Community Giving Program
The Robert F. Stoico FIRSTFED Foundation
United Way of Greater Fall River
United Way of Greater New Bedford
United Way Summer Fund
Verizon Foundation
Wareham CEDA
Workforce Investment Board
YMCA of the USA

Building Community through Partnerships

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