Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice Announced Grants

Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice Announced Grants

HOLYOKE MA | CARLOS VEGA FUND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE | June 10, 2021 – The Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice awarded 12 grants totaling over $7.500 to organizations in the greater Holyoke area who are fighting injustice, oppression, and poverty. This was the eleventh year that the Carlos Vega Fund awarded Social Justice grants. The Grant Awarding Reception was held on Friday June 11th at the Wistariahurst Museum, home of the Carlos Vega Archive. In addition to the 2021 Grants, they awarded attorney David Hoose with the 2020/2021 Social Justice Champion Award for his continued efforts for social justice in the criminal justice system. The event was live streamed on the Carlos Vega Facebook page while recipients of the awards were in person. The awardees were: Jobs with Justice, The Resistance Center, The Gray House, White Street School in Springfield, Holyoke Safe Neighborhood Initiative, MORE4Youth, Home City Development, Providence Ministries, The Performance Project, The Children’s Study Home, Seeds of a Father, and The Wildflower Alliance. Carlos Vega was an ardent activist for civil rights, community-building, education, healthcare, and social justice in Holyoke. The donor designated fund, which is managed by the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, was started in 2010 to honor Carlos on his 60th birthday and to continue his forty-year legacy by awarding small grants to nonprofit organizations through an annual competitive process. These grants are awarded to initiatives that foster change and promote empowerment, self-help, and economic, political, and social justice. The purpose of the mini grants is to support efforts to address injustice, oppression, and poverty in the greater Holyoke area, particularly for those who are marginalized by our society. Contact: Aaron Vega – carlosvegafund413@gmail.com, 413-522-0268, www.carlosvegafund.org