Press Release: 6/25/2025

AG's Office Announces Funding For Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Across The Commonwealth

 



Awards Over $377,000 In Grant Funding to 35 Organizations Supporting Youth Summer Jobs Focused on Advancing Public Health



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6/24/2025



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BOSTON — The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) today announced that it has awarded $377,192.31 in funding to 35 organizations across the Commonwealth to support youth summer job opportunities that focus on advancing public health and professional development for young people.



The funding was awarded through the AGO’s Healthy Summer Youth Jobs (HSYJ) Grant Program, which provides annual grant funding to community-based non-profit organizations and municipalities that create meaningful summer job opportunities for youth. The Program helps support young people enrich their own professional development through on-the-job experience, skills development, and career planning.



Since its inception 11 years ago, the HSYJ Program has awarded more than $3 million in grants, funding more than 1,000 summer youth jobs in over 85 cities and towns across the Commonwealth.



This year, for fiscal year 2026 of the HSYJ Program, the AGO has awarded 35 organizations, including non-profit, municipal, and other government entities. The development of this year’s HSYJ Program was informed by members of the Attorney General’s Youth Advisory Council.



Examples of programs supported by this year’s funding include: 




  • Health Literacy/Education Initiatives

  • Physical Activity/Wellness Programs

  • Nutrition/Food Insecurity Initiatives 

  • Mental Health/Peer Support Programs 

  • Environmental Projects 

  • Violence Prevention/Community Safety 

  • Substance Use/Harm Reduction Programs 



The full list of organizations funded by the HSYJ Program this year include: 



Barnstable County 



Pleasant Bay Community Boating 



Berkshire County 



Berkshire Family YMCA



Greenagers



Bristol County 



Attleboro Norton YMCA



Citizens for Citizens



Community Boating Center of New Bedford 



Dukes County 



Island Grown Initiative 



Essex County 



City of Lynn



Girls Inc. of Boston and Lynn 



Suenos Basketball 



YMCA of the North Shore, Inc. 



Franklin County 



Franklin County’s YMCA



Hampden County 



Fishing Friends Inc. 



Hampshire County 



Quabbin Mediation, Inc. 



Survival Centers, Inc. (DBA Amherst Survival Center)



Middlesex County 



Boys & Girls Club of MetroWest



City of Medford



Groundwork Somerville 



MetroWest YMCA



Mystic Valley YMCA 



Norfolk County 



Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Inc. 



Wellspring Multi-Service Centers



Plymouth County



Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield 



Duxbury Bay Maritime School 



Wellspring Multi-Service Centers



Suffolk County 



Bikes Not Bombs, Inc. 



Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Inc. 



Boston Project Ministries



Community Against Substance Abuse 



InnerCity Weightlifting



Kwong Kow Chinese School, Inc. 



La Alianza Hispana 



Level Ground Mixed Martial Arts



Save the Harbor Save the Bay



Worcester County 



Growing Places Garden Project, Inc. 



Regional Environmental Council



More information regarding the AGO’s Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Program may be found here. 



The AGO’s Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Program is managed by Grants Coordinator Anthony Zero.