Press Release  AG Campbell Continues Healthy Summer Youth Job Grant Program, Funds Summer Jobs For Young People Across The State

BOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has awarded more $230,000 in grant funding to 59 organizations across the state to fund summer jobs for young people that are focused on mental health, physical well-being and overall wellness.

This is the ninth year that the AG’s Office is running the Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Grant Program (HSYJ) and the first round of grants announced under AG Campbell. HSYJ enables teens and young people to have a direct impact in their communities by working in jobs that promote good nutrition, healthy living and professional development.

This year’s grants are funded through the Office’s fair labor settlements, including child labor cases, and a pharmaceutical company settlement.

“I am thrilled to continue the Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Program and provide young people across the state with opportunities to engage with their communities and develop new skills,” said AG Campbell. “My team and I are committed to using every tool available to ensure we are helping youth and teens live healthy, thriving and successful lives.”

Examples of jobs funded through this grant program include:

• Building and maintaining a community garden or urban farm;
• Addressing food security and wellness needs of low-income communities;
• Providing educational content on the environment and local natural resources; and
• Instructing youth on recreational and wellness activities.

This year, 59 organizations – including nonprofits, municipalities, and other government offices – will be receiving funding through the program, including:

Barnstable County

Cape Cod YMCA in West Barnstable

Berkshire County

Greenagers in South Egremont

Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield

Bristol County

Boys & Girls Club of Fall River

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South in Brockton and Taunton

Community Boating Center of New Bedford

Elements Learning Collaborative in Fairhaven

Greater Fall River RE-CREATION

Town of Norton

Dukes County

Island Grown Initiative in Vineyard Haven

Essex County

Beyond Soccer, Inc in Lawrence

Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill

Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence

Camp Fire North Shore in Salem

Groundwork Lawrence

Merrimack Valley YMCA in Lawrence

New American Association of Massachusetts in Lynn

The Food Project, Inc in Lynn

YMCA of Metro North in Peabody

Franklin County

Hilltown Youth Performing Arts Programs in Heath

Hampden County

Boys & Girls Club Family Center in Springfield

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke, Inc

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield

Boys & Girls Club of West Springfield

Sheriff’s Department Hampden

Hampshire County

All Out Adventures in Northampton

Amherst Survival Center

City of Easthampton

Middlesex County

Boys & Girls Clubs of Stoneham & Wakefield

Cambridge Camping Association

City of Marlborough Board of Health

City of Somerville

Community Farms Outreach in Waltham

MetroWest YMCA in Framingham

Middlesex Sheriff’s Office in Chelmsford

Watertown Boys & Girls Club

Norfolk County

Old Colony YMCA in Stoughton

Town of Randolph

Suffolk County

Bikes Not Bombs, Inc. in Jamaica Plain

Boston Project Ministries in Dorchester

Casa Myrna Vazquez, Inc in Dorchester

Community Rowing, Inc in Brighton

Doc Wayne Youth Services in Boston

InnerCity Weightlifting in Dorchester

Kwong Kow Chinese School, Inc in Boston

La Alianza Hispana in Boston

La Colaborativa in Chelsea

Madison Park Development Corporation in Roxbury

Phillips Brooks House Association, Inc. in Boston

Piers Park Sailing Center in East Boston

Salesian Boys & Girls Club in East Boston

St. Stephen’s Youth Programs in Boston

Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition / Third Sector New England

YMCA of Greater Boston

Worcester County

Town of Oxford

Town of Rutland Recreation Department

Worcester Youth Center

YMCA of Central Massachusetts in Worcester

YWCA of Central Mass in Worcester

For more information on the AG Office’s Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Program, please visit: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/healthy-summer-youth-jobs-program.

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