2005 BCF Annual Report (PDF) - Brookline Community Foundation

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Housing
While three quarters of Brookline
is zoned for single-family
housing, most people (78%
of Brookline’s population)
live in multi-family housing.
Almost one in five Brookline
home-owners spend more
than 35% of household
income on housing costs.
Education
80% of Brookline High School
seniors go on to college.
The Brookline Safety Net $26,093
The Brookline Safety Net is a fund of the Brookline Community Foundation that
provides temporary emergency assistance to residents of Brookline in times of
financial crisis and unexpected need. Supported by contributions from Brookline
residents, and by an allocation from the federal Emergency Food and Shelter
Program, the Safety Net provides help with food, fuel, shelter, and referrals to other
local public and private agencies and resources.
The Brookline Community Mental Health Center administers the Brookline
Safety Net Emergency Assistance Program on behalf of the Brookline Community
Foundation. Referrals for emergency assistance typically come from religious
organizations, schools, social service agencies, the Department of Welfare, the
Department of Social Services, the United Way First Call for Help and the Salvation
Army. The Brookline Safety Net provides emergency assistance to an average of 150
individuals and families each year.
Brookline Tercentennial Fund
More than 500 Brookline residents gave $42,000 between 2004 and 2005 to
the Tercentennial Fund for projects celebrating Brookline’s 300th birthday.
The following is a complete list of Tercentennial Fund Grants:
Brookline Preservation Commission to preserve and place in the public record
historic photographs of Brookline by creating an electronic archive. $3,000
Brookline Historical Society for twelve educational markers to be placed on
historically significant public buildings and locations. $4,000
A Shining Example, start-up funds to produce and market T-shirts and caps
promoting Brookline 300, with a portion of sales donated to help fund other
celebration projects. $2,000
Goddard House in Brookline for Brookline Story Partners 300, bringing people
of different ages and backgrounds together for life story interviews using the
StoryCorps model devised by National Public Radio. $2,850
Artbarn Community Theatre to produce a dramatization of The Brookline Trunk,
a book about children growing up in Brookline, and for an activity at the Town’s
September Brookline 300 Festival with masks representing 300 significant residents
in Brookline history. $5,800
Puppet Showplace Theatre for a puppet show, presented by Bread & Puppet Theatre
at Brookline’s 300th anniversary celebration at Larz Anderson Park. $5,000