Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: WeReach
\nLegal Name (if Different): We Reach, INC
\nAlso Known As: WeReach
\nMailing Address: 977-975 Saratoga Street
\nCity: East Boston
\nState: Massachusetts
\nPostal Code: 02128
\nMain Phone: 857-264-5480
\nMain Fax:
\nOrganization Website: https:\/\/wereach.us\/
\nEmployer ID Number:
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: 02\/20\/2026
\nRequested Amount: $8,000<\/p>\n
Project Title: Green Leaders East Boston: Cultivating Youth Leaders in Sustainability
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
Green Leaders East Boston is a youth development initiative led by WeReach to empower youth ages 16 to 19 in East Boston to become leaders in sustainability and community well being. Designed as an after school program, participants engage in hands on learning that connects environmental education with leadership skills and tangible community impact.<\/p>\n
Building on WeReach\u2019s clean energy workforce development experience, the program includes youth centered modules that make complex topics accessible, including understanding carbon footprints, exploring renewable energy, and cultivating and cooking with locally grown produce.<\/p>\n
The program uses WeReach\u2019s East Boston educational space as a hub for classroom learning and planning, and includes field visits to urban agriculture sites such as Eastie Farm and community gardens where participants practice seasonal planting, harvesting, and composting guided by local experts.
\nThrough a partnership with Sunset Cantina, participants join culinary sessions led by chefs that highlight the connection between local ingredients, cooking, community health, and environmental responsibility, incorporating Latin culinary traditions. <\/p>\n
Each participant designs and implements a sustainability project while strengthening public speaking, teamwork, and project management skills. <\/p>\n
Outreach prioritizes East Boston communities of color and uses bilingual, culturally relevant engagement strategies.<\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: $60,000<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Commited: City of Boston, Walmart – Spark Good. Potentials: Foux Foundation, Takeda US philantropic giving program<\/p>\n
Project Duration: One year, fully expended during the calendar year following the grant award (12 months).
\nGeographical Area Served: East Boston, Massachusetts (Boston, MA), including program hub activities and local field based learning sites
\nAge Group To Be Served: Youth ages 16 to 19.<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Dr.
\nContact First Name: Jose
\nContact Last Name: Perez
\nContact Title: Executive Director
\nContact Phone: 7813464646
\nContact Email: info@wereach.us<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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