The Corey C. Griffin Foundation collaborates with organizations across Massachusetts to lift up underserved children through education, healthcare, and mentorship programs. Our partnerships address critical needs, from academic support to vital resources that promote well-being.
By investing in holistic, transformative initiatives, we help close opportunity gaps and set children on paths to success. Together, we empower young people to become confident, compassionate leaders in their communities.
The Achieve Program at Nobles provides tuition-free academic support for middle school students from underserved Boston communities. Through a six-week summer session and year-round Saturday programming, Achieve helps students strengthen their skills in math, reading, and writing, while offering enrichment activities and one-on-one mentorship. With a focus on high school placement and building long-term academic success, Achieve empowers youth to become confident, college-bound leaders ready to meet life’s challenges.
Boston Children’s Hospital is expanding its Patient Housing Program with the construction of the Corey Griffin House. This new facility will provide 50 affordable guest rooms for families traveling from out of state or internationally for pediatric care. Located steps away from the hospital, the Corey Griffin House will reduce financial stress for families, offering a welcoming, supportive environment during their child’s medical treatment, and enabling families to focus solely on healing.
The Campaign for Catholic Schools is transforming urban Catholic education by supporting Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy in Dorchester and Trinity Catholic Academy in Brockton. These academies provide rigorous, faith-based education to over 1,460 students, most of whom come from low-income backgrounds. Scholarships and educational resources ensure students have access to quality learning environments, reinforcing values of respect, responsibility, and community service while preparing students for academic and lifelong success.
At Franciscan Children’s, compassion meets innovation to transform the lives of children and families facing complex medical, behavioral health, and educational challenges. This Boston-based institution is a beacon of hope, offering specialized care and a continuum of support that empowers children to reach their fullest potential. Together with the Corey C. Griffin Foundation, Franciscan Children’s extends critical mental health services to vulnerable youth through its Children’s Wellness Initiative, creating meaningful, lasting impact.
Lawrence Catholic Academy has opened The “Corey C. Griffin Hall,” a new, state-of-the-art building to better serve its 475+ students from PreK through Grade 8. The modern facility will feature expanded early education classrooms, dedicated STEM and art spaces, and a full gymnasium/auditorium for physical education and performances. The new school will offer a safe, inspiring environment for learning, grounded in Catholic values, and designed to nurture students’ academic and personal growth.
My Brother’s Keeper serves vulnerable families across Southeastern Massachusetts with free emergency food and furniture deliveries. The organization fills critical needs without prerequisites for service, ensuring that even families facing transportation barriers receive support. From nutritious groceries to essential household items, My Brother’s Keeper provides relief and restores hope. The Christmas Assistance program further spreads joy, delivering personalized gifts to thousands of children and making the holiday season brighter.
PAL of Massachusetts creates trust between youth and law enforcement through programs like the ChangeMakers initiative in Lawrence. This six-month program engages middle and high school students in workshops, sports, and mentorship activities led by police officers. Designed to foster character development and reduce crime, ChangeMakers equips youth with essential life skills, builds positive relationships with law enforcement, and offers engaging alternatives to risky behaviors, strengthening community ties.
Ron Burton Training Village empowers youth through two core programs: The Journey and The Retreat. These initiatives combine academic enrichment, physical wellness, leadership training, and spiritual growth. Participants engage in rigorous summer sessions and receive year-round mentorship from professionals across various fields. Ron Burton Training Village instills core values of love, patience, and humility, equipping young people to overcome life’s challenges and develop into confident, community-minded leaders.
MAMLEO is a longtime partner who collaborates on community initiatives, most notably our annual Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway. This event provides local students with school supplies to help them succeed.
The CAC is dedicated to uniting public, private and community partners to ensure safety, healing and justice for children and families impacted by abuse and violence. They’re Suffolk County’s only not-for-profit organization that coordinates child protection, law enforcement, prosecutors, advocates, and medical and mental health experts to provide a prompt and sensitive interagency response to child abuse.
G.R.O.W. is a key partner who provides a space where inner-city girls who face unique challenges pertaining to their identities can be exposed to skills, resources, empowerment, and new experiences that will uplift them while promoting a growth mindset.
The CAC is dedicated to uniting public, private and community partners to ensure safety, healing and justice for children and families impacted by abuse and violence. They’re Suffolk County’s only not-for-profit organization that coordinates child protection, law enforcement, prosecutors, advocates, and medical and mental health experts to provide a prompt and sensitive interagency response to child abuse.