Medford Police Department receives Cummings Foundation Grant for community engagement programs
MEDFORD — Chief Jack Buckley is proud to announce that the Medford Police Department is one of 150 local non-profits to receive a grant through Cummings Foundation’s $30 Million Grant Program. The Medford Police Department was awarded $105,000 over a period of three years which will go toward community engagement programs. The department was selected from nearly 300 applicants.
“The philosophy of the Medford Police Department is ‘Quality Policing Through Community Engagement’ and we are thrilled to receive this grant to not only further our existing community engagement programs, but to develop new ones in the future,” stated Chief Buckley, “These programs are critical to building strong relationships between law enforcement and the community we serve. By working together, we can ensure that our neighborhoods are safer for all of our residents.”
The Medford Police Department plans to use the grant funding to expand on existing community engagement initiatives such as National Night Out, Community Inclusion Day, Holiday Toy Drive and Senior Safety. The department also hopes to create new programs, some that are specific to the community’s youth population, which will be made possible by the funding. These programs are designed to foster positive relationships between the police department and the community, enhance trust, and promote public safety.
The department was among 150 non-profit organizations representing a wide variety of causes including food insecurity, social justice, education and mental health services spanning over 40 different cities and towns.
About the Cummings $30 Million Grant Program
The Cummings $30 Million Grant Program supports Massachusetts non-profit organizations that are based in and primarily serve Middlesex, Essex, and Suffolk counties. Through this program, Cummings Foundation aims to give back to the communities in which their commercial properties are located, and where the majority of staff and clients of the Cummings Foundation and Cummings Property live. Cummings Foundation has donated $450 million to Greater Boston non-profits to date. Based in Woburn and founded in 1986 by Joyce and Bill Cummings, the Foundation has grown to be one of the largest private foundations in New England. The Foundation directly operates its own charitable subsidiaries, including New Horizons retirement communities in Marlborough and Woburn, and Cummings Health Sciences, LLC. Additional information can be found at www.cummingsfoundation.org.