The Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation and the Bill Russell Legacy Project, with support from Mass Mentoring Partnership, are pleased to announce the release of the Bill Russell Mentoring Grant Program 2012 Request for Proposals (RFP).

The 2012 program focus is investing in Boston-based mentoring programs. For the grant period between May 2012 and May 2013, the Bill Russell Mentoring Grant Program will award a minimum of $50,000 in total funding for up to four youth mentoring programs that match caring adult mentors with Boston youth between the ages of 6 and 18-years-old. 

MMP will host a webinar to review the requirements and recommendations for applying on Friday, Jan. 13, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. RSVP now.

Proposals are due to Mass Mentoring by Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in honor of Bill Russell’s birthday.

Download the application and RFP.

For more information regarding the RFP, eligibility, and requirements, please contact Linda Peterson, manager of training and technical assistance, at lpeterson@massmentors.org or 617.695.2436.