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Cummings $30 Million Grant Program awards Marblehead Counseling Center a Three-year Grant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Contact: Lisa Cohen, Marblehead Counseling Center, 781-631.8273, lcohen@marbleheadcounseling.org

Contact: Alison Harding, Cummings Foundation, 781-932-7093, aeh@cummings.com

 Marblehead Counseling Center awarded $120,000 Cummings GrantMarblehead nonprofit receives 3 years of funding from Cummings Foundation

 Marblehead, May 22, 2023–Marblehead Counseling Center (MCC) is one of 150 local nonprofits that will share in $30 million through Cummings Foundation’s major annual grants program. The Marblehead-based organization was selected from a total of 630 applicants during a competitive review process. It will receive $120,000 over three years.

 MCC is a not for profit mental health clinic with a mission to improve the quality of life for individuals and families in Marblehead, Swampscott, and other North Shore communities by providing a high-quality, local source of mental health and family support.

The recognition and financial support of Cummings Foundation is an important element of the work MCC has been doing for over 50 years and will enable enhanced mental health services to our clients.

This Cummings Foundation grant will support North Shore Community Cares, a continuum-of-care-model, seamlessly transitioning graduate clinicians into their supervision phase of their career. While developing in their profession, they continue in the best practices in which they have received guidance and instruction through internships with MCC.  By enabling MCC to retrain these clinicians in the period between graduation and independent licensure we can assure the best level of care for our clients. 

The Cummings $30 Million Grant Program primarily supports Massachusetts nonprofits that are based in and serve Middlesex, Essex, and Suffolk counties.

 Through this place-based initiative, Cummings Foundation aims to give back in the areas where it owns commercial property. Its buildings are all managed, at no cost to the Foundation, by its affiliate, Cummings Properties. This Woburn-based commercial real estate firm leases and manages 11 million square feet of debt-free space, the majority of which exclusively benefits the Foundation.

 “The way the local nonprofit sector perseveres, steps up, and pivots to meet the shifting needs of the community is most impressive,” said Cummings Foundation executive director Joyce Vyriotes. “We are incredibly grateful for these tireless efforts to support people in the community and to increase equity and access to opportunities.”

 The majority of the grant decisions were made by about 90 volunteers. They worked across a variety of committees to review and discuss the proposals and then, together, determine which requests would be funded. Among these community volunteers were business and nonprofit leaders, mayors, college presidents, and experts in areas such as finance and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion).

 “It would not be possible for the Foundation to hire the diversity and depth of expertise and insights that our volunteers bring to the process,” said Vyriotes. “We so appreciate the substantial time and thought they dedicated toward ensuring that our democratized version of philanthropy results in equitable outcomes that will really move the needle on important issues in local communities.”

 The Foundation and volunteers first identified 150 organizations to receive three-year grants of up to $225,000 each. The winners included first-time recipients as well as nonprofits that had previously received Cummings grants. Twenty-five of this latter group of repeat recipients were then selected by a volunteer panel to have their grants elevated to 10-year awards ranging from $300,000 to $1 million each.

 This year’s grant recipients represent a wide variety of causes, including housing and food insecurity, workforce development, immigrant services, social justice, education, and mental health services. The nonprofits are spread across 46 different cities and towns.

 Cummings Foundation has now awarded $480 million to greater Boston nonprofits. The complete list of this year’s 150 grant winners, plus nearly 1,500 previous recipients, is available at www.CummingsFoundation.org.

 About Marblehead Counseling Center

Founded in 1969, Marblehead Counseling Center is a not for profit mental health clinic serving the North Shore.  Our clinicians are fully licensed and certified skilled professionals. We provide counseling for a wide array of mental health challenges, from day-to-day life challenges to anxiety, to the most severe and persistent mental illnesses in a comfortable and nurturing environment. We are an insurance-based provider and offer flexible appointments.  MCC also supports Marblehead clients with limited means and few health care alternatives.  Over the years, MCC has become an established training ground for much needed clinicians in the mental health crisis.

 Our clients are children, teens, adults, seniors and those navigating life’s transitions. We provide guidance and support for all kinds of family issues, such as divorce, aging, and at-risk teens.  We also help individuals and family members deal with abuse and addiction.

 About Cummings Foundation

Woburn-based Cummings Foundation, Inc. was established in 1986 by Joyce and Bill Cummings of Winchester, MA and has grown to be one of the largest private foundations in New England. The Foundation directly operates its own charitable subsidiaries, including New Horizons retirement communities, in Marlborough and Woburn, and Cummings Health Sciences, LLC. Additional information is available at www.CummingsFoundation.org.

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Federal Extra COVID SNAP Ending

Due to federal action, the last COVID SNAP payment is March 2, 2023.

For more food help:

Community food resources

• Call or text Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline: 1-800-645-8333

• Greater Boston Food Bank: https://www.gbfb.org/need-food/

• Worcester County Food Bank: https://foodbank.org/find-food/

• The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts: https://foodbankwma.org/get-help/covid19-food-pantry-meal-program-schedule/

• Merrimack Valley Food Bank: https://mvfb.org/member-agencies/

Nutrition Programs

• If you have children under age 5/are pregnant or breastfeeding, you may be eligible

for the WIC nutrition program: Mass.gov/WIC or call 800-942-1007

• All K-12 students can get free school meals this school year

For cash help:

• Get help with 2022 taxes and any COVID stimulus or Child Tax Credit money you are

owed: FindYourFunds.org

• If you have children/are pregnant and have no income or low income, you may be able

to get TAFDC. If you are 65 or older or disabled with no or very low income, you may

be able to get EAEDC. Learn more and apply: DTAConnect.com

For housing and utilities help:

• Rent or mortgage help: Mass.gov/covidhousinghelp or call 2-1-1

• Fuel Assistance help paying for heat: https://www.toapply.org/MassLIHEAP or call

800-632-8175

• Money to help pay for the internet or a computer: GetInternet.gov,

AccedeAInternet.gov

Community Sponsor for MCC Golf Day

Samantha is a 14-year-old who lost her grandmother to Covid-19 6 months ago. Since then she has been staying in her room a lot, having difficulty staying in school, and worrying about other family members becoming ill. She is depressed and recently developed the need to wash her hands many times a day until they become raw. Samantha will not talk to her mother, who is very worried.

 Even a small donation can provide immediate relief. For every $12,000, we can fund a part-time clinician, absorbing a portion of the clients awaiting services like Samantha. There are many ways you can help. See all of your options below, or feel free to contact us directly at the Center to set up your donation, at 781-631-8273.

Make a One-Time Donation Online or by Mail

Click Here to Make a One-Time Donation Online or Mail a Check to

66 Clifton Ave., Marblehead, MA 01945

Set up a Recurring Donation

Click Here to Set up a Recurring Donation

Make a Facebook Post in Lieu of a Birthday Gifts

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Donate with Amazon Smile Rewards

At no cost to you, earn rewards with your Amazon Purchases and donate them to Marblehead Counseling Center.

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Donate Your Walgreens Rewards

At no cost to you, earn rewards with your Walgreens Purchases and donate them to Marblehead Counseling Center

·     Head to Walgreens.com or download the Walgreens app on your mobile device.

·     Sign up for "myWalgreens"

·     On the "myWalgreens" center app, click "donate your rewards" and find Marblehead Counseling Center under Zip 01945.

Donate your myWalgreens cash rewards to Marblehead Counseling Center thru 8/31/22.

Thank you for helping us enrich the lives of those in our community.

Donate your myWalgreens cash rewards to Marblehead Counseling Center thru 8/31/22. At Walgreens, you earn unlimited 1% Walgreens Cash rewards when you shop.

• Sign up for “myWalgreens” at Walgreens.com or at the Walgreens app on your mobile device.

• Click "donate your rewards" and find Marblehead Counseling Center under Zip 01945.

Check out our annual donor report by clicking on the link below. Thank you to all who contributed to MCC. Your generosity is amazing and helps us to continue to support the entire community.