July 9, 2024

Carlos Vega Fund awards 13 grants to non-profits serving Holyoke area

BY The Republican Business DeskMassLive

The Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice has awarded 13 grants in its 13th year of funding organizations in the Holyoke area.

Since 2012, the fund has awarded $66,570 to 52 organizations in the Holyoke area who are fighting for justice and building community.

The 2024 awardees are:

• Holyoke Health Center, $500 for the Banned Graphic Novel project.
• The Gray House, $2,000 for after school technology support.
• Indian Orchard Citizens Council, $500 for community gathering events.
• Nueva Esperanza, $1,000 for cultural art project for Noche De San Juan event.
• Common Wealth Murals, $1,900 for community paint events for community mural.
• Scarlet Sock, $400 to support upgrade technology
• The Performance Project, $500 for Family and Community celebration event.
• Community Legal Aid, $2,000 for the Family Preservation Project.
• Generational Seeds, $600 for garden and kitchen supplies for programming.
• Resilient Community Arts, $1,000 for an art project for Holyoke Pride Festival.
• Pa’lante, transformative Justice, $1,558 for youth led mural project.
• Alianza DV Services, $1,040 for a support group for undocumented domestic violence survivors.
• African American Female Professor Award Association, $500 toward yearly recognition event.