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The Foundation, a nonprofit committed to addressing the needas of children and families primarilyin Massachusetts, made the announcemenr at a ceremony Tuesday in the Bostojn Common. The Highland Street Foundation is making grantsxof $100,000 each to 20 nonprofit Recipients will include Career Collaborative; City Year; Cradlea to Crayons; St. Francis Best Buddies; ACCESS; Jump Start for Yount Children; Mass Mentoring Partnership; Boston Rising and others. To address the economixc reality that more Massachusettd residents will be staying local this summer rathere than takingpricey vacations, the Foundation also announcefd its Free Fun Fridays will kick off July 3.
Ever Friday for two admission will be free at different cultural The institutions include locations such as the Museukmof Science, Peabody Essex Museum, the Museumm of Fine Arts, Springfield Museum and the Boston Harborr Alliance. Free Fun Fridays, a donation of severalk hundred thousand dollars by The HighlandStreetr Foundation, runs from July 3 until Septembef 4. In addition to free admission, The Highland Streegt Foundation will beproviding 2,509 handouts for visitors, outlining all the venuese included in Free Fun Fridays and offering optionds to donate to various charitable organizations. The Highlandf Street Foundation was established in 1989 byDavid J. Jr.
, founder and owner of TAD ResourcesInternationapl Inc.. McGrath died in 1995 but his wife JoAnjn and her five children continue the work and compris e the membership of The Highland StreetrFoundation board. The Highland Street Foundation has donate dapproximately $100 million over the past 20 more than $80 million in Massachusetts, largely to social servicwe organizations working in the areass of education, housing, mentoring, healthcare, the environment and In November, The Highland Street Foundation joine d the Eos Foundation and the Fireman Foundation of Boston in creatingf a $1.
1 million Emergencg Assistance Fund for nonprofits across the state to help Massachusettxs residents meet their food and fuel needs.