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Watertown Non-Profits Award $50K for Residents Needing Emergency Assistance

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The following announcement was provided by the Watertown Community Foundation:

To help Watertown residents who need urgent help with rent, utilities or other emergency needs, the Watertown Community Foundation, the Marshall Home Fund, and the Helen Robinson Wright Fund at the First Parish of Watertown, came together in December to create a one-time Watertown Emergency Assistance Fund of $50,000. Grant awards from The Watertown Emergency Assistance Fund, in collaboration with local social service organizations, have provided immediate relief for rental assistance, help with utilities, and other short term emergency needs. Grant recipients have included The Watertown Housing Authority to provide rental assistance, Springwell will help older adults with rental assistance and other needs, and the Watertown Senior Center. Seeded by the Watertown Community Foundation, the Marshall Home Fund and the Helen Robinson Wright Fund quickly pledged their support to create the Watertown Emergency Assistance Fund to help individuals and families get back on their feet during a very difficult time. “When the SNAP program was suddenly cut off in November, we could see this was the tip of the iceberg and families were struggling.

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Marshall Home Fund Holding Grant Info Session for Organizations Working with Older Adults

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Marshall Home Fund will hold a Grant Information Session on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 1 p.m. at the Watertown Free Public Library. See more information provided by Marshall Home Fund, below. The Marshall Home Fund (MHF) awards modest grants to organizations that serve older Watertown residents. MHF also provides limited financial assistance grants to Watertown seniors with urgent needs, referred through a local service agency.

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Watertown Families with Youngsters Invited to Breakfast with Santa

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Watertown Families Together and Brigham House will host Breakfast with Santa, and families with young children are invited. See the announcement from the organizers, below. Families with young children are invited to the Annual Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 14th at 10 a.m. at Brigham House Assisted Living Residence, 341 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown.

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City’s Human Services Director Joins Marshall Home Fund Board

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Jenna Bancroft

The Marshall Home Fund announced the newest addition to the Board of Directors. See more information provided by the organization, below. Please help us welcome Jenna Bancroft to our board. She is Marshall Home Fund’s new “Community Representative.” Jenna Bancroft is the City of Watertown’s first Human Services Director.

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Marshall Home Fund Awards $76K for Watertown’s Older Adults, Has Awarded Over $1 Million Over 20 Years

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2025 Marshall Home Fund Grant recipients at the Grant Award Ceremony on May 15, 2025. (Photo from Marshall Home Fund)

The following announcement was provided by the Marshall Home Fund:

The Board of Directors of the Marshall Home Fund (MHF) is very pleased to announce the recipients of its latest round of program grant awards. This spring, the Board of Directors pledged $76,000 to local organizations for programs that will benefit residents of Watertown who are ages 55 and older. In awarding this latest round of grants, the MHF has surpassed a total of $1 million awarded over a 20-year period for the benefit of older adults in Watertown. The 2025 grant recipients include:

Carroll Center for the Blind: Individual Services for residents of Watertown 55+ years old living with vision loss or blindness.

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Marshall Home Fund Hosting 20th Anniversary Celebration & Grant Award Ceremony

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Marshall Home Fund will celebrate 20 years and award grants at a ceremony on May 15. See more information in the MHF announcement. This special occasion will bring together past and present Board members, grant awardees, and community stakeholders who have played a vital role in advancing the Fund’s mission: to support programs that enhance the health, safety, independence, and quality of life for Watertown residents aged 55 and older. Thursday, May 15th, 2025, 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church St, Watertown, MA 02472

For more information email us at: admin@marshallhomefund.org

We thank the Watertown Savings Bank for it’s support of this event.

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Grant Info Session for Non-Profits Serving Older Residents to be Hosted by Marshall Home Fund

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Marshall Home Fund provided information about the Grant Information Session for organizations seeking grants from the organization that serves older residents of Watertown. See more information below. Marshall Home Fund Grant Information Session

Thursday, Feb. 13, 1 p.m.

Watertown Free Public Library

Is your organization helping Watertown’s older residents? Did you know that Marshall Home Fund (MHF) awards thousands of dollars in grants to non-profit organizations that serve older Watertown residents each year?