- Office of the Attorney General
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Sabrina Zafar , Deputy Press Secretary
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) today announced that it has awarded $377,192.31 in funding to 35 organizations across the Commonwealth to support youth summer job opportunities that focus on advancing public health and professional development for young people.
The funding was awarded through the AGO’s Healthy Summer Youth Jobs (HSYJ) Grant Program, which provides annual grant funding to community-based non-profit organizations and municipalities that create meaningful summer job opportunities for youth. The Program helps support young people enrich their own professional development through on-the-job experience, skills development, and career planning.
Since its inception 11 years ago, the HSYJ Program has awarded more than $3 million in grants, funding more than 1,000 summer youth jobs in over 85 cities and towns across the Commonwealth.
This year, for fiscal year 2026 of the HSYJ Program, the AGO has awarded 35 organizations, including non-profit, municipal, and other government entities. The development of this year’s HSYJ Program was informed by members of the Attorney General’s Youth Advisory Council.
Examples of programs supported by this year’s funding include:
- Health Literacy/Education Initiatives
- Physical Activity/Wellness Programs
- Nutrition/Food Insecurity Initiatives
- Mental Health/Peer Support Programs
- Environmental Projects
- Violence Prevention/Community Safety
- Substance Use/Harm Reduction Programs
The full list of organizations funded by the HSYJ Program this year include:
Barnstable County
Pleasant Bay Community Boating
Berkshire County
Berkshire Family YMCA
Greenagers
Bristol County
Attleboro Norton YMCA
Citizens for Citizens
Community Boating Center of New Bedford
Dukes County
Island Grown Initiative
Essex County
City of Lynn
Girls Inc. of Boston and Lynn
Suenos Basketball
YMCA of the North Shore, Inc.
Franklin County
Franklin County’s YMCA
Hampden County
Fishing Friends Inc.
Hampshire County
Quabbin Mediation, Inc.
Survival Centers, Inc. (DBA Amherst Survival Center)
Middlesex County
Boys & Girls Club of MetroWest
City of Medford
Groundwork Somerville
MetroWest YMCA
Mystic Valley YMCA
Norfolk County
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Inc.
Wellspring Multi-Service Centers
Plymouth County
Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield
Duxbury Bay Maritime School
Wellspring Multi-Service Centers
Suffolk County
Bikes Not Bombs, Inc.
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Inc.
Boston Project Ministries
Community Against Substance Abuse
InnerCity Weightlifting
Kwong Kow Chinese School, Inc.
La Alianza Hispana
Level Ground Mixed Martial Arts
Save the Harbor Save the Bay
Worcester County
Growing Places Garden Project, Inc.
Regional Environmental Council
More information regarding the AGO’s Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Program may be found here.
The AGO’s Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Program is managed by Grants Coordinator Anthony Zero.
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