September 21, 2023
Boston Scores is proud to announce that it has been awarded a $250,000 Catalyst Gift from the Wellington Management Foundation. The grant will be paid out over three years and will be instrumental in helping Boston Scores establish its new Coach-Mentor Training Institute.
The Coach-Mentor Training Institute is one of the pillars of the current Boston Scores strategic plan, which also includes the creation of a new education and recreation facility in East Boston set to fully open in 2024 and doubling the number of students served by 2026. The Institute will launch during the 2023-24 academic year with a focus on Boston Scores coaches and will expand in future years to support other nonprofit sports-based youth development organizations.
“This Catalyst Gift from the Wellington Management Foundation is a game changer for us,” said John Maconga, Executive Director of Boston Scores. “Coaches are an instrumental part of our work to close the opportunity gap, and through this new coaching institute we will be able to improve and expand coaching capacity and better meet the needs of our diverse student population. The institute will collaborate with youth development training specialists to train coaches on topics such as trauma-informed coaching, social-emotional learning, gender identity and LGBTQ+ inclusion.”
“We are delighted to deepen our support for Boston Scores through this Catalyst Gift,” said Karen Pfefferle, Executive Director of the Wellington Management Foundation. “This grant will help Boston Scores leverage their new facility to solidify existing programs across the city and to build-out the pool of coaches, allowing the organization to serve substantially more youth in the years ahead.”
This gift from the Wellington Management Foundation enables Boston Scores to create a new Director of Coach Training position dedicated to leading the important work of the Coach-Mentor Training Institute. Boston Scores is pleased to announce that Senior Program Manager Allison Pires has been promoted to this new role. Allison, a life-long soccer player, has worked with Boston Scores for over five years. She holds a Master’s in Public Health from Northeastern University and coached the varsity girls’ soccer team at Medford High School.
About Boston Scores: Boston Scores is one of the largest after school providers in Boston, providing free programs focused on soccer, poetry and service learning to over 1,500 students each year. Through our holistic program model, Boston Scores supports youth in building essential life skills that help to build strong individuals and strong communities. For more information, please visit www.bostonscores.org
About Wellington Management Foundation: The Wellington Management Foundation was founded in 1992 in Boston, Massachusetts, and supports programs and organizations that improve educational opportunities for youth from traditionally underserved and economically challenged communities. Through Annual Grants, Catalyst Gifts, and Strategic Partnerships, the Foundation supports more than 100 education-focused nonprofits in eastern Massachusetts, greater Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco Bay Area, Toronto and in the Asia/Pacific region where Wellington Management has offices. The Catalyst Giving Initiative was launched in 2015 to help education-focused nonprofits that are showing meaningful and sustainable academic outcomes move forward in a significant way towards their strategic vision. For more information, please visit www.wellingtonfoundation.org
