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We believe that fostering robust civic engagement in the Commonwealth starts when communities tell, share, and reimagine their diverse stories and ideas.
Expand Massachusetts Stories provides you with an opportunity to do exactly that.
Applicant organizations must:
See the Grant Guidelines document linked above for more information on eligibility.
Typically 30-40.
Boston’s Chinese Economic Development Council received an EMS grant to produce an oral history of Boston Chinatown residents. In this brief video, filmmaker Kenneth Eng and project coordinator Nancy Lo explain what went into making “Resiliency in Chinatown: Stories of Survival and Community Building.”
in vital conversations about making a free and equitable society in the Commonwealth.
the status quo and shed light on untold histories of individuals and communities.
new ideas about the importance of storytelling and connect with your neighbors about current issues.
exhibits, oral histories, teaching materials, documentary films, community programs, and more.
Inspired by a visit to a correctional facility in 1995, writer Earl Shorris started a course with faculty of fellow scholars at the Roberto Clemente Family Guidance Center in the city’s Lower East Side neighborhood. Graduates of that first course went on to become dentists, nurses, fashion designers, and drug counselors with two participants later earning their PhDs. Since 1996, over 10,000 students have benefited from the Clemente Course in the Humanities. Classes continue to take place across the U.S., and around the world.
In 1999, we brought the Clemente Course to Massachusetts to give everyone, regardless of race, income and educational background, the opportunity to enrich their lives through the humanities. Overcoming formidable obstacles such as economic instability, health challenges, family responsibilities and disability, we have seen over 750 Massachusetts residents graduate from the program.
Mass Humanities hosts periodic webinars and workshops to support you and set the stage for a successful funded project.
Mass Humanities
66 Bridge Street,
Northampton, MA 01060
Mass Humanities
66 Bridge Street,
Northampton, MA 01060