Community Collaboration

Together, we make a difference!

Brookline Community Foundation is a non-profit organization that exists to promote a strong, engaged and inclusive community.

We:

identify and raise awareness of community needs,
create forums for public dialogue and problem solving,
inspire philanthropy and volunteerism,
advance equal access to community resources and opportunities, and
strengthen and sustain local nonprofits and organizations.

To fulfill this mission, we strive to understand and meet the ever-changing needs of the community.

A variety of programs, funds, and initiatives have grown out of our work with the community.

Steps to Success

Steps to Success Program, formerly known as the School Community Partnership, works to level the playing field for low-income and recent immigrant Brookline students.

Brookline Safety Net

Brookline Safety Net provides emergency assistance to residents of Brookline in times of financial crisis and unexpected need.

Brookline Resilient Youth Team

The BRYT program provides a specialized classroom, two social workers, academic tutoring, and a program coordinator who work to support Teens who are struggling with major mental illness or substance abuse.

Brookline Teen Center Initiative

Brookline Teen Center Fund supports the planning and realization of a center that will foster the healthy development of Brookline's teens.

Unsung Hero Awards

Each year, the BCF awards Brookline Unsung Hero Awards to one adult and one young person who have had a positive impact on Brookline and who have not been recognized for their work.

Volunteer Food Pantry Gardens

Greenside Out Garden, coordinated by BCF and staffed entirely by volunteers, donates all produce to the Brookline Emergency Food Pantry at St. Paul's Church for distribution to low-income Brookline residents.

Downs Field Improvement Fund

Administered by BCF, Downs Field Improvement Fund was established by the New England Patriots Foundation in conjunction with the Town of Brookline

Business to Giving

Business to Giving (B2G) celebrates the contributions made by local businesses, and fosters mutual support between business owners and community members. Brookline is a Town with a strong philanthropic spirit and an active fund-raising community.

Brookline Legacy Fund

Administered through the BCF, Brookline Legacy Fund supports projects that further the goals of the Brookline 300.

Brookline 300

Tercentennial Fund was a temporary grant fund created to support the celebration of Brookline’s 300th Anniversary in 2005.

Friends of Brookline Rowing

The Brookline Community Foundation holds a Fund for charitable contributions to the Friends of Brookline Rowing.

Brookline Gives

Brookline Gives is a program of BCF designed to promote volunteerism in Brookline.