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Community Impact Consulting: Request for Proposals
Deadline: Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Highland Street’s Community Impact Consulting program is designed to help position nonprofits for future growth and sustainability by addressing a specific need within an organization.
HSF partners with experienced, passionate, results-oriented consultants and pairs them with selected nonprofit organizations for a six-month engagement. Community Impact Consultants seek to address strategic issues such as:
- Fundraising/Development Planning
- Strategic Plan Development
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Strategic Communications
- Marketing/Branding
- Board Development & Governance
- Accounting and Financial Planning
Organizations interested must submit a proposal by the deadline. Please be as specific as possible when outlining the organization’s need for consulting services.
Eligibility:
To be eligible, organizations must be based in Massachusetts, a 501(c)3, and have an operating budget between $500,000 and $4million. Priority will be given to organizations who have not been selected to participate in the past.
Application Timing and Process:
The deadline to apply is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Highland Street Foundation will announce the recipients at the end of December. The consulting engagements will run from January 1 through June 30, 2022.
To learn more about Community Impact Consulting or to apply, please click here.
Chelsea Food Resource Guide / Guía de Recursos de Alimentos de Chelsea
Join Us! Chelsea Youth Commission / ¡Únete Comisión deJovenesl de Chelsea
Local Cultural Council Grant
It’s Grant Season again! The Local Cultural Council Grant is a general grant available to individuals, organizations, and schools with a project or activity in the arts, humanities, or sciences.
Activities funded through LCC grants should be made available to the general public by exhibit, performance, demonstration, or similar means. Ideally, the activities should ensure the full participation and integration of people with disabilities.
A recording of the Arts Grant Information Session is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWmyy5HdAC8.
Applications must be received by: Friday, October 15. Read more at https://www.chelseama.gov/cultural-council/pages/local-cultural-council-grant
CAPIC Fuel Assistance Program
CAPIC Fuel Assistance serves residents in Chelsea, Revere or Winthrop. Any household within the income guidelines may be eligible. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) services homeowners and renters (including renters whose heating costs are included in their rent). Eligibility is determined on the combined gross income of all family members over 18.
Services CAPIC provides include:
- Aid with paying utility bills.
- Free electrical assessments.
- The opportunity to enact energy conservation measures in your home and more.
- This year, with ARPA funding from the State, those who qualified under LIHEAP will also be eligible for assistance with their water bills. More information is available at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/lihwap
Any interested resident may apply by calling 617-884-6130 or online at http://www.capicinc.org/Eng/E_FuelAssistance.html.
The City of Chelsea has pledged to be part of Cities Race to Zero
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Massachusetts Department of Public Health Identifies Chelsea as a Community at Increased Risk Level for West Nile Virus
Chelsea residents are encouraged to take precautions and enact preventative measures in their homes to protect themselves and their community from West Nile virus (WNV):
The City of Chelsea will continue to work with the Department of Public Health to monitor the risk level of mosquito-borne diseases in the community and surrounding areas. More information, including all WNV and EEE positive results, can be found on the Arbovirus Surveillance Information web page at www.mass.gov/dph/mosquito or by calling the DPH Epidemiology Program at 617-983-6800. |
Early Voting begins Saturday, October 23
Early Voting will be available to all residents who are registered to vote ahead of the City Election on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
Beginning on Saturday, Oct. 23, and extending through the following week, registered voters who wish to cast an early ballot may do so in person at the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall.
The days and hours for early voting are:
- Saturday, Oct. 23 | 9:00am-1:00pm
- Monday, Oct. 25 | 8:00am-4:00pm
- Tuesday, Oct. 26 | 8:00am-7:00pm
- Wednesday, Oct. 27 | 8:00am-4:00pm
- Thursday, Oct. 28 | 8:00am-4:00pm
- Friday, Oct. 29 | 8:00am-12:00pm
Residents interested in voting by mail may do so by contacting the Elections Department at 617-466-4050 to receive an application.