Program areas at The Gloucester Fund
During 2023, The organization continued its support for and on-going presentation of civic events for The city of Gloucester, including summertime concerts and u.s. flags display, july 4th and labor day fireworks, a kids halloween festival, The city's christmas tree display, santa parade and a holiday historic area walk.
During 2023, The organization's third largest program service accomplishment consisted of outreach to and support of Gloucester citizens, including cancer patients, veterans and their families. The organization maintains a memorial for gold star families. An annual memorial service is held for Gloucester fishermen lost at sea. The organization also supported an intergenerational learning initiative focused on creating new opportunities to promote learning between The city's adults and youth.
During 2023, The organization continued its on-going support of The Gloucester police department's community impact unit, which administers an innovative kops-n-kids community outreach program aimed at building positive relationships between Gloucester children and police officers. The unit also provides substance abuse recovery training classes run by professional recovery coaches.
Other program services support The city's historic and cultural heritage. During 2023,the organization supported a program goal to produce ten public art murals in various locations around The city. It also continued a project to restore bronze plaques which commemorate The city's historic identity.