YOU, Inc. was the recent recipient of a $20,000 grant from the Barr Foundation, in support of our work within the Worcester Zero Fare Coalition. The Worcester Community Connections Coalition (WCCC) of YOU, Inc. / Seven Hills Foundation is a parent and provider coalition that works to address gaps in local resources and strengthen at-risk families.

The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts has provided $5,000 in support to the Seven Hills Rhode Island Integrated Performing and Visual Arts Program (IPVAP). The IPVAP program teaches performing and visual arts programming with wonderfully skilled artists from the Trinity Rep.

Disability Pride Month, a national annual awareness month which celebrates disabled people and the diversity of our community. Disability Pride Month was born from the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—a bipartisan achievement for the disability community! This month we recognize the tremendous progress we’ve made improving the lives of people with disabilities since the ADA’s passage on July 26, 1990.

Children’s Friend would like to thank the Boston Foundation Equality Fund for their $5,000 grant in support of the Gender Wellness Initiative. The Gender Wellness Initiative is our response to the inequitable treatment of youth who identify as LGBTQIA+ in central Massachusetts.

YOU, Inc. is grateful for the support of UMass Memorial and the United Way of Central MA for a $5,000 grant via the Summer Strong program. This funding will assist our Dynamy Youth Academy college access program to provide College Startup Kits for rising college freshmen.