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In the News: “As Supplemental SNAP Benefits End, Aid for Food Relief Arrives”

By MVCFEmergency Response Fund, Grant Fund, Grants

Read the full article in the Vineyard Gazette, here. Vineyard Gazette / Louisa Hufstader - March 16, 2023 The end of March, already a lean time for low-income Islanders and those whose seasonal earnings don’t always last through the...

March 17, 2023

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New funding awarded to address food insecurity on Martha’s Vineyard

By MVCFEmergency Response Fund, Grant Fund, Grants

The Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation (MVCF) has received a $1.3 million grant to directly address food insecurity brought on by the pandemic. The grant is from the federal CARES Act and funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...

March 10, 2023

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Migrant Relief Action Was Islandwide Effort

By MVCFEmergency Response Fund, Grant Fund

Read the full article by Aidan Pollard in the Vineyard Gazette: The Island’s emergency infrastructure, established to deal with natural disasters and critical housing needs, was put to a different test last week when nearly 50 Venezuelan migrants arrived unexpectedly...

September 23, 2022

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$200,000 State Grant Received for Covid Relief

By EndowMVCoronavirus, Emergency Response Fund

The Baker-Polito administration issued a state grant of $200,000 to The Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard aimed at providing immediate relief and support for Islanders who are experiencing economic difficulties due to Covid-19. Read more on The Vineyard Gazette

December 2, 2020

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Relief Fund for renters

By EndowMVEmergency Response Fund

The Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard is working with the Dukes County Regional Housing Authority (DCRHA) to provide financial relief to renters who are suddenly unable to make their payments. Labeled the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Relief Program, the fund...

April 10, 2020

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$54,000 in Emergency Grants awarded to seven nonprofits

By EndowMVEmergency Response Fund

On April 1st, 2020 The Permanent Endowment’s Emergency Response Fund, awards first round of grants from their new fund created to help Island nonprofits survive the coronavirus crisis. Grants will be awarded weekly to qualified nonprofits. Applications can be...

April 7, 2020

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Emergency Response Fund receives $100,000 grant from the Barr Foundation

By EndowMVEmergency Response Fund, Grants

On Monday, April 6, 2020 The Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard announced that its Emergency Response Fund received a gift of $100,000 from the Barr Foundation in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. The Barr Foundation is one of the...

April 7, 2020

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Photo: Alison Shaw

Emergency Response Fund launched in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

By EndowMVCoronavirus, Emergency Response Fund

Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard Launches Emergency Response Fund The Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard has launched the Emergency Response Fund in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to address urgent needs that face Islanders and their families. The Emergency...

March 20, 2020

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In the News: “As Supplemental SNAP Benefits End, Aid for Food Relief Arrives”

New funding awarded to address food insecurity on Martha’s Vineyard

Migrant Relief Action Was Islandwide Effort

$200,000 State Grant Received for Covid Relief

Relief Fund for renters

$54,000 in Emergency Grants awarded to seven nonprofits

Emergency Response Fund receives $100,000 grant from the Barr Foundation

Emergency Response Fund launched in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

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