The Anthony F. Cordeiro Charitable Foundation serves communities within Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Its mission is to enrich the lives of families and children who are burdened by life’s challenges by providing access to vital resources including, but not limited to, health and mental health services, food and shelter. Funding is awarded twice annually to nonprofit organizations that provide vital services and programming.

Applications for the final cycle of the year are due on Dec. 31, 2020, and all applicants who applied for the first round of grant funding will also be considered in the December round as priority was given to organizations with demonstrated, urgent COVID-19 related needs.

The foundation’s grants are awarded through proceeds raised from its 15th annual golf tournament, which was held on Sept. 1 at Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston under safe and socially distant conditions.

“I want to personally thank the members of the Founders’ Circle, local business owners, our friends and neighbors who again stepped up in this time of uncertainty to ensure that we would raise the money to help individuals and families who need that support even more this year,” said Tony Cordeiro, founder of the nonprofit organization.

The first-round grantees are:

Child and Family Services (New Bedford): $25,000 will be used to support two programs: CFS’ Caring Network Program which helps children heal from the trauma of witnessing violence in their home, school, neighborhood and community; and the Adoption Journeys Program which provides support groups to both parents and adopted children, respite services to provide a brief break for families, family liaisons to share experiences and adoption competency training for professionals wanting to work with adoptive families.

United Neighbors of Fall River (Fall River): $2,000 will help assist the most vulnerable families with food and meals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

HopeHealth Hospice & Palliative Care (Providence): $2,500 for support of their community bereavement programs that serve family members who have lost a loved one to COVID-19 or have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

“We appreciate our longstanding relationship with Child and Family Services and are pleased to once again support the incredible work they do to heal and strengthen the lives of children and families especially during these unprecedented and difficult times,” noted Melanie Cordeiro, executive director of the foundation. “Many area families that were struggling to make ends meet before the pandemic hit have experienced job loss, food insecurity and financial uncertainty which is why we prioritized our funding to help address some of those critical needs.”

The foundation is now accepting grant applications for its second round of funding for 2020. Applicants who submitted for the first round but did not receive funding due to the COVID-19 emerging priority, will be considered for this round of funding.

Applications from area nonprofit organizations in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island whose programs align with The Cordeiro Foundation’s mission are invited to apply. Full guidelines and application materials can be downloaded at cordeirocharitablefoundation.org. Applications are due on or before Dec. 31. Any pre-proposal questions can be directed to Melanie Cordeiro at melcordeiro@cordeirocharitablefoundation.org.

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The Anthony F. Cordeiro Charitable Foundation serves communities within Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Its mission is to enrich the lives of families and children who are burdened by life’s challenges by providing access to vital resources including health and mental health services, food and shelter. Funding is awarded twice a year to nonprofit organizations that provide vital services and programming.

The second round of awards for 2020 announced are:
Southcoast Hospitals Group (New Bedford)
$2,500 was granted to support the Wellness Van that enables Southcoast Hospitals Group to provide more services to local residents. This includes maintaining COVID-19 testing in addition to offering flu, pneumonia and pediatric vaccination clinics, preventative screenings and health education.

Forever Paws (Fall River)
$1,000 was granted to this pet shelter to help two severely abused animals on the road to recovery and eventual adoption. The pets — a cat named Molly who lost her eye, and a black Labrador retriever named Giovanni Cannoli who suffers from heart-related issues — have since been adopted and are doing well.

Child and Family Services (New Bedford)
$25,000 raised from The Cordeiro Foundation’s annual golf tournament in September went to Child and Family Services continue its exceptional work healing and strengthening the lives of area families. Funds will be used to support CFS’ Adoption programs, which help find homes for the children who spend their days in the foster care system, as well as their Caring Network, providing free counseling to children traumatized by domestic and/or community violence.
Camp Ellie Mae (Swansea)

$3,000 was granted to support the organization’s overnight summer camp for young girls ages 3 to 18 to encourage leadership and life skills and to build their self-esteem. The girls will experience real outdoor camping, and the policy of no electronic devices ensures that they will focus on the group experience rather than the distractions and isolation often associated with social media.

Medicine Horse (Tiverton)
$1,500 was granted to help provide equine-assisted psychotherapy sessions to frontline COVID-19 healthcare workers that address issues including anxiety, depression and trauma. The treatment team consists of an equine specialist, a licensed mental health professional and several horses. As this type of therapy is not reimbursed by insurance, this grant will be used to help cover the cost of treatment so participants will not have to pay out-of-pocket for the service.

The Boston Home (Boston)
$4,850 was granted to purchase a Hausmann Electric Tilt Table and Folding Parallel Bars for its resident and outpatient clients. The mission of the Boston Home is to enable adults with advanced multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders to live as independently as possible through exceptional clinical care, compassion and innovative programs. The Hausmann Electric Tilt Table enables participants to progress from wheelchair-level sitting to partial weight-bearing standing leveraging TBH’s overhead lift system as needed. The folding parallel bars provide the next step to the Electric Tilt Table, allowing participants to move from a seated to standing position and even the possibility of walking short distances.

“Due to the extraordinary circumstances of 2020, we focused last year’s first-round awards on immediate health and safety needs relating to the pandemic,” said Melanie Cordeiro, executive director of the Cordeiro Charitable Foundation. “Our second-round of grants was specifically targeted to address a myriad of mental and physical health and wellness issues that were identified as the year progressed that significantly impacted individuals, families, children and even animals.”

The foundation is now accepting grant applications for its first round of funding for 2021. The foundation accepts applications from area nonprofit organizations in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island whose programs align with its mission.

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