HarborOne Foundation Awards $220,000 in Grants

Pictured left to right: HarborOne Caring Crew Members; Liam Reardon, Jennifer White (kneeling), Heather Nelson, Dara Delaney, Jimmy Tran, Alba Shaba, Sarah Doracaj, and Jeff Feingold, Founder of Hope & Comfort (kneeling)

July 11, 2022

(Brockton, MA) – July 11, 2022 – Hope & Comfort, a Needham-based non-profit, was among twenty-six recipients of the bi-annual HarborOne Foundation grants benefiting local children and families.  HarborOne’s grant will support the organization's efforts in providing individuals with everyday personal care and hygiene products ensuring they can begin every day with dignity. The organization’s efforts to provide basic hygiene products is positively impacting the health, self-esteem, and confidence to succeed for thousands of individuals each year.

“The HarborOne Foundation’s aim is to contribute to the health and vitality of the communities where we live and work,” said Joseph Casey, Foundation Director of HarborOne Foundation and President and CEO of HarborOne Bank. “We are proud to partner and invest in local community organizations like Hope & Comfort which are helping to ensure that youth and families have the opportunity to succeed and thrive.”

Since its inception, HarborOne Foundation has invested over $1.5 Million to support and expand the work of community non-profits including organizations that promote educational opportunity, create access to safe and affordable housing and provide basic human services to our most vulnerable citizens.

The twenty-six grantees for this round of funding include:

  1. Hope & Comfort
  2. Habitat For Humanity International Inc.
  3. NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire
  4. Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation
  5. South Shore Habitat For Humanity Inc.
  6. Local Initiatives Support Corporation
  7. Community Servings, Inc.
  8. South Boston Neighborhood House Inc
  9. Father Bill's & MainSpring
  10. Health Imperatives, Inc.
  11. Veterans Transition House (VTH)
  12. Franciscan Hospital For Children Inc
  13. Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program Inc
  14. St. Mary's Center for Women and Children
  15. Operation ABLE of Greater Boston
  16. Women's Lunch Place
  17. Urban Food Initiative
  18. Pine Street Inn Inc.
  19. BUILD Boston
  20. OneGoal Massachusetts
  21. Dress for Success Boston Inc.
  22. Crossroads
  23. uAspire
  24. Boys & Girls Club of Fall River
  25. West End House Camp
  26. Council For Economic Education

About HarborOne Bank

HarborOne Bank, headquartered in Massachusetts, serves the financial needs of consumers, businesses, and municipalities throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island through a network of 30 full-service banking centers and commercial loan offices.

The Bank also provides a range of educational resources through “HarborOne U,” with free digital content, webinars, and recordings for small business and personal financial education. HarborOne Mortgage, LLC, a subsidiary of HarborOne Bank, provides mortgage lending services throughout New England and other states.