Grants Available for Adolescent Mental Health Projects

Grant applicants must be non-profit organizations or affiliated individuals who share a vision that aligns with the mission of the IAM Strong Foundation, which is to erase the stigma of mental health struggles in adolescents. The IAM Strong Foundation welcomes grant applications from all communities.
The IAM Strong Foundation grant cycles began in the Fall of 2015, and since that time, over $100,000 has been awarded in grants and programming. This past spring, the following six grants were awarded: TechBoston Academy, to help fund the Crossroads social-emotional curriculum for special education students with social and emotional impairments; Families for Depression Awareness, to fund workshops and resource guides focusing on teen mental health; Minding Your Mind, to support the Young Adult Speaker Program to reach 4000 students in Massachusetts; Hale Reservation's Girls With Altitude Program of girl empowerment and education; The Loomis Chaffee School's development of an online Resource for Adoptees and Families; and The Well, A Center for Hope and Healing, to support pre-teen and teen support groups. The organizations that received grants came from all over Massachusetts, including Westwood, Waltham, Bridgewater, and Boston, as well as out of state organizations from Pennsylvania and Connecticut, which will have far reaching impacts through their programming and innovations.

The Fall grant cycle opens on August 1st and will close on October 1st. Grant applications for up to $2000 will be considered, and grant recipients will be notified on or before November 1st. Grant
applications and details about the grant process are available at www.iamstrongfoundation.org. Email grants@iamstrongfoundation.org with any questions or requests for further information.