Posts by Joseph Spinazzola
FOUNDATION TRUST OFFERS FREE TRAINING WORKSHOPS ON COMPLEX TRAUMA AT MEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Through its annual Speaker Series, the Foundation Trust is excited to invite community members to three free training events on the effects of childhood trauma and approaches to intervention. The events will take place on Friday, October 27th, Friday, November 17th, and Monday, December 11th from 9:30am-5pm each day at the Medford Public Library 2nd…
Read MoreNational Initiative to Embed Expertise in Complex Trauma-Informed Care across the United States
The Foundation Trust is pleased to announce its involvement in a 5-year federal grant that will increase the breadth and depth of knowledge nationwide about complex trauma, its impact on children, youth and families, and its effective treatment. The Complex Trauma Training Consortium (CTTC) is a national trainer-training and workforce development initiative that will establish…
Read MoreREVERE NONPROFITS RECEIVE PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FROM THE FOUNDATION TRUST
The Foundation Trust is pleased to announce its 2023 Revere grant recipients. Since its first grant solicitation cycle in 2019, over $80,000 has been awarded in scholarships and grants to nonprofit organizations serving the Revere community, including over $23,000 this year. “Thank you so much for once again including Revere in your charitable giving…
Read MoreMELROSE NONPROFITS RECEIVE PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FROM THE FOUNDATION TRUST
The Foundation Trust is pleased to announce its 2023 Melrose grant recipients. Since its first grant solicitation cycle in 2019, over $100,000 has been awarded in scholarships and grants to nonprofit organizations serving the Melrose community, including over $37,000 this year. “Every year, we observe the positive impact funding from the Foundation Trust has…
Read MoreBoys and Girls Club of Greater Salem Receives New Bus Funded in part by Foundation Trust
Over 60 campers attended the event On July 14th, the Boys and Girls of Greater Salem (BGCGS) celebrated the arrival its new bus at Collins Middle School. BGCGS staff, supporters, friends, and over 60 campers were in attendance at the event as well as City Councilors, School Committee members, Senator Joan Lovely, and Salem…
Read MoreSpecial Performance of Boulevard of Bold Dreams for Local Students Sponsored by Foundation Trust
Boulevard of Bold Dreams imagines the evening Hattie McDaniel won the first Academy Award by a Black actor in 1940. Image courtesy of Nile Scott Studios. Last month, the Foundation Trust sponsored a student event at our partner the Greater Boston Stage Company. Over 300 students from Everett High School, Boston College High School, Groton-Dunstable…
Read MoreTheresa Okokon Selected for 2023 Foundation Trust Black Writer Fellowship
Theresa Okokon is the 2023 Foundation Trust Black Writer Fellowship recipient Boston-based writer and storyteller Theresa Okokon has been awarded the 2023 Foundation Trust Black Writer Fellowship at Follow Your Art Community Studios in Melrose. Her debut essay collection The Okokon Family Orchestra is slated to launch later this year. Okokon, originally from Wisconsin,…
Read MoreFoundation Trust Announces 2023 Grant Cycle
The Foundation Trust is pleased to announce that it is currently accepting Letters of Inquiry for its 2023 Partnership Grant program. Interested nonprofit organizations and municipal-run programs in the communities of Melrose and Revere are invited to propose innovative programming, to be designed and/or implemented in partnership with the Foundation Trust, in one or…
Read MoreShredded Beauty: Transforming Trauma Through Fashion
Several looks created by designer Stephanie Couchell graced the stage at the Greater Boston Stage Company For one night only, the stage at the Greater Boston Stage Company transformed into a captivating display of ten gowns, created by local designer Stephanie Couchell. Couchell, a graduate of the School of Fashion Design, Boston, is a recipient…
Read MoreNovember 30th Event: “Shredded Beauty” Art Exhibit at the Greater Boston Stage Company
2022 Foundation Trust Emerging Artist solo exhibit explores recovery from trauma though fashion. Members of the public are invited to attend Stephanie Couchell’s exhibit on November 30th at the Greater Boston Stage Company from 7-8:30 pm. Couchell is a recipient of the 2022 Foundation Trust Emerging Artist Fellowship. Curated as an immersive gallery experience, the exhibit…
Read MoreFoundation Trust 2023 Black Writer Fellowship Open for Applications Through November 18
The Foundation Trust is excited to share that applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Foundation Trust Writers Fellowship at Follow Your Art Community Studios. This program is designed to celebrate and support traditionally marginalized writers in the Greater Boston area. This year, the fellowship will be offered to a Black writer currently working…
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2022 Event – Turning the Tide: Parenting in the Wake of Past Trauma
The Foundation Trust invites community members to an evening with Dr. Jana Pressley, Psy.D., and Kaitlyn Wilson, LISCW, as they share a new resource: “Turning the Tide: Parenting in the Wake of Past Trauma.” The event will take place on Thursday, September 29 from 7-8:30pm at the Medford Public Library, 111 High Street in Medford.…
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