Triangle, Inc. receives $75K Cummings Grant

Triangle, Inc., an organization serving people with disabilities and their families, was recently awarded a $75,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation. This grant will support Empowering People for Inclusive Communities (EPIC), an affiliate program at Triangle, Inc., to empower young leaders with disabilities throughout their EPIC Journeys.

The Cummings $30 Million Grant Program primarily supports Massachusetts nonprofits that are based in and serve Middlesex, Essex, and Suffolk Counties, plus six communities in Norfolk County. Through receiving this grant, Triangle will receive $75,000 over the next three years to support the Boston EPIC Service Warriors Program. This program brings together a cohort of young leaders with disabilities from throughout Eastern Massachusetts as they dedicate a year of their lives to serving their local communities and honing their leadership skills.

The EPIC Service Warriors Program is the only service-learning program in New England that works exclusively with youth with disabilities. Upon graduation from this program, each Service Warrior will have completed over 110 hours of community service, have their resume updated, will be registered or preregistered to vote and will have received training that focuses on employment, independent living and leadership training as they transition into adulthood.

The Service Warriors Program has allowed EPIC to see personal growth in the youth participants throughout each service year. Every individual has their own goals, and this program allows them to achieve such goals. A total of 92% of EPIC’s post-secondary school Warriors and alumni are gainfully employed or enrolled in higher education, 50% of Service Warriors who are in post-secondary school have moved into their own apartment, 100% of eligible youth are registered to vote and of that group, 85% voted in the last election. This grant from the Cummings Foundation will be crucial for their future success, growth and development.

About Triangle, Inc.: Triangle is a 53-year-old disability services agency that reaches 2,100 people every year in North Shore, Metro North, Greater Boston, South Shore and Worcester communities. Learn more at triangle-inc.org

About EPIC: This program prepares young people with disabilities to be actively engaged community leaders while eliminating ableism to equip the world for today’s leaders with disabilities. For more info, call 617-917-5181 or access info@epicleaders.org.