Staples Foundation Donates $2.5 Million to 112 Non-Profits

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Staples Foundation Donates $2.5 Million to 112 Non-Profits; 60 in Massachusetts

Staples Foundation, a private foundation created by Staples, Inc., has just that they have awarded more than $2.5 million in grants to 112 non-profit organizations serving at-risk youth throughout the country. Staples Foundation selected these organizations for their commitment to providing youth with the skills and resources needed to become responsible and caring citizens. 70 percent of the 2011 grant recipients will use the funding to address two key areas: education and literacy. More than 20 percent of the grants will support mentoring and life skills initiatives, and 10 percent will support environmental programs and services for youth with disabilities.

“Staples Foundation is committed to making a positive impact in the communities where our associates live and work, and supporting these organizations is making a difference in the lives of young people,” said Amy Shanler, director of community relations for Staples, Inc. “Through these grants, disadvantaged youth nationwide have access to innovative, educational programs that help them reach their full potential and prepare them to become the leaders of tomorrow.”

Here are the list of Massachusetts non-profits benefiting from the Staples Foundation.

    Advanced Math & Science Academy Charter School Foundation; Ashland Education Foundation; Assumption School; Ayer Education Foundation; Billy Dalwin Preschool of Temple Emunah; Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center; Bottom Line; Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest; Boys & Girls Clubs of Middlesex County; Bridge Elementary School; Bridge Over Troubled Waters; BUILD – Greater Boston; Century Chinese Language School; Child Rights and You America; Civic Education Project; Cradles to Crayons; Crossroads School for Children; Duxbury Educational Foundation; Federation for Children with Special Needs; Franklin Education Foundation; GAIN@GUS at Glen Urquhart School; Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts; Growing Places Garden Project; Haynes Organization of Parents, Inc.; Home for Little Wanderers; Horizons at Dedham Country Day School; John F. Kennedy Library Foundation; Junior Achievement of New England; Junior League of Boston; Laurie C. Tinsley Memorial Scholarship; Learning Center for the Deaf; Lighthouse Academies; Loring School Parent Teacher Organization; Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities; Mather Elementary School; Medfield Afterschool Program; Miracle League of Massachusetts; More Than Words; Nativity Boston, Inc.; One Home for Many Hopes; Operation Outreach; Palmer Monson Family Network; Prep@Pingree at Pingree School; Quinsigamond Community College; Realizing Children’s Strengths; Saint Raphael Parish School; Samaritans; Seven Hills Clinical Associates; Shrewsbury Education Foundation; South Boston Neighborhood House; St. Vincent’s Home; Taunton Early Intervention Program; Technology for Autism Now; Westborough Education Foundation; Westborough Special Education Parent Advisory Council; Wilmington Education Foundation; Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association; Worcester Community Action Council; Wrentham Elementary Schools Trust, Inc.; Year Up

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January 10, 2012 at 7:48 AM