Press Release: 7/31/2026

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

 



Awards Over $424,200 in Grant Funding to 38 Organizations Supporting Youth Summer Jobs Focused on Advancing Public Health



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:



7/30/2026



 



BOSTON — The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) today announced that it has awarded $424,223.83 in funding to 38 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 12 years ago, the HSYJ Program has awarded more than $3.8 million in grants, funding more than 1,600 summer youth jobs in over 100 cities and towns across the Commonwealth. 



This year, for fiscal year 2026 of the HSYJ Program, after receiving a record breaking 155 applications, the AGO has awarded 38 organizations, including non-profit and municipal entities.  



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:  



Berkshire County 



Greenagers



Roots Rising 



Bristol County 



Attleboro Norton YMCA



Elements Learning Collaborative



Thomas Chew Memorial Boys & Girls Club 



Dukes County 



Foundation for Underway Experiential Learning



Island Grown Initiative 



Essex County 



Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem



City of Lynn



Girls Inc. of Boston and Lynn



LEAP for Education Inc



New American Association of Massachusetts Inc



Newhall Fields Community Farm, Inc.



North Shore Community Development Coalition, Inc.



The Food Project 



Hampden County 



Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield



Pa’lante Transformative Justice Inc.



West Springfield Boys & Girls Club 



Hampshire County 



All Out Adventures



Quabbin Mediation, Inc 



Middlesex County 



Community Farms Outreach



Eliot Community Human Services Inc



Mystic Valley Young Men’s Christian Association 



Norfolk County 



Wellspring Multi-Service Centers (in Norfolk and Plymouth Counties) 



Plymouth County



Duxbury Bay Maritime School



Family and Community Resources, Inc. 



Suffolk County 



Boston Project Ministries



Casa Myrna



Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation



La Colaborativa



Level Ground Mixed Martial Arts



Sociedad Latina Inc 



Worcester County 



City of Gardner



City of Worcester



Growing Places Garden Project, Inc.



Regional Environmental Council



Town of Rutland



Worcester Youth Center, Inc. 



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 Program Manager Allison Beaufort.