Community Impact Grants
United Way of Greater New Bedford’s Community Impact Grants are how we invest local dollars into our communities to address targeted issues in our impact areas of Health, Education, Financial Stability, and Basic Needs. Our grants go to high performing nonprofit organizations that provide high quality programs and services vetted by a Citizens Review Committee.
Organizations that apply for funding must be aligned with United Way of Greater New Bedford’s impact areas of Health, Education, Financial Stability, and Basic Needs and must be able to report on outcomes that align with the outlined target issues and community goals in those impact areas..
2019 Community Impact Grants
| Organization Name | Program Name | Impact Area | 2019 Award |
| Damien’s Place | The Family Pantry-Damien’s Place | Basic Needs | $25,000.00 |
| Immigrants’ Assistance Center | Immigrants’ Assistance Center, Inc. | Basic Needs | $25,000.00 |
| Turning Point | Turning Point: Supporting Need in Wareham | Basic Needs | $10,000.00 |
| Global Learning Charter Public School | GLCPS Literacy Program | Education | $12,250.00 |
| New Bedford Parks, Recreation, Beaches | Full STEAM Ahead | Education | $10,000.00 |
| PACE Inc. | PACE Head Start | Education | $25,000.00 |
| YMCA Southcoast | New Bedford Power Scholars Academy | Education | $25,000.00 |
| YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts | YWKids School Age Program | Education | $25,000.00 |
| CEDC | Community Economic Development Center (CEDC) Asset Builders | Financial Stability | $25,000.00 |
| PACE YouthBuild | PACE YB Youth Development Center – Blueprint to a Healthy Financial Life | Financial Stability | $22,000.00 |
| The Capital Good Fund | Emergency Loans in the Greater New Bedford Area | Financial Stability | $15,000.00 |
| Child & Family Services, Inc. | Caring Network | Health | $19,750.00 |
| Health Imperatives | New Bedford Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic | Health | $25,000.00 |
| SEMCOA, Inc. | WRAP House | Health | $15,000.00 |
| Total Community Impact Funding | $279,000.00 |
Evidence Based Approach Tutorials
United Way of Greater New Bedford partnered with the University of Massachusetts Public Policy Center to host three beginner tutorials on how to use an evidence based approach to improving community outcomes. These tutorials are helpful for organizations that seek to apply to United Way’s Community Impact Grants for funding. The application requires a short description on the use of evidence based approaches and a logic model.