Harvard Allston Partnership Fund awards $100,000 to Allston-Brighton nonprofits
The Harvard Allston Partnership Fund (HAPF) today announced that nine local nonprofits will receive grants totaling $100,000 to support programs in the Allston-Brighton community. The HAPF — a program created in 2008 by Harvard University and the city of Boston, in collaboration with the Allston community — recognizes and supports organizations that provide Allston-Brighton residents with youth enrichment, educational programs, and engaging activities for the elderly and people with disabilities. The grants are the fourth installment in HAPF grant-making that has infused $400,000 Harvard dollars into 19 local nonprofits over the past four years. The awards will be formally presented at a ceremony later this winter. “This is a great example of a local institution supporting its neighbors,” said Mayor Thomas M. Menino. “For the past four years the Harvard Allston Partnership Fund has strengthened the community by providing financial assistance to local nonprofits. These nonprofits are instrumental in creating opportunity, furthering...