b'28RAPPORT | Notes & NewsThank You toOur Funders for Your Support! Continuing Grant-FundedSpecial dance performance at Accelerate The Future ScholarshipsCollaborations Award Celebration on September 29, 2022The Center for Workforce Development (CWD)graduate students who are committed to providing received a $750,000 grant over three years (2022- culturally responsive services to youth and families in 2025) from Boston Childrens Collaboration forunderserved communities. Community Health. This sizeable grant will enableThe Hearst Foundations awarded the College a the College to expand the focus of the Child and$200,000 grant to support the William Randolph Adolescent Mental Health Initiative (CAMHI),Hearst Scholarships for students in the Serving the whose primary goal is to facilitate access to high- Mental Health Needs of the Underserved program. quality, culturally responsive, and trauma-informedThis prestigious scholarship, which covers two-thirds behavioral health services to children, adolescents,of tuition costs, recognizes the achievements and and transitional aged youth in the Greater Bostonpromise of students committed to advocacy, social area and throughout the Commonwealth. Thisjustice, and addressing the mental health needs of innovative, community-oriented workforcepersistently underserved populations. This is the development program was launched in 2019 and, withsecond grant received from Hearst to support this the new funding, CAMHI will expand its focus onfoundational scholarship and mentoring program.cultivating and educating culturally compassionateÃÛÌÒtv received $224,724 in Supplemental Support providers by recruiting, training, and mentoringunder the American Rescue Plan from the U.S. Dr. Jackie Lapidus 90 Helps Fund WilliamJames College Future by Making a Planned Gift r. Jacqueline Lapidus graduated fromopened a new private practice in D.C., where she D ÃÛÌÒtv with a degreespecialized in the treatment of anxiety disorders in Clinical Psychology in 1990. Afterand worked extensively in the area of loss and completing her degree, Jackie remained close to thebereavement. Jackie became a geriatric care institution through her service as a member of themanager and ran a geriatric care company, helping Board of Trustees from 1990 to 1993, as Director offamilies negotiate the difficult choices about the Admissions from 1993 to 1994, and as an admissionscare of an elderly or dying family member. She ambassador for many years.took training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Jackie enjoyed her private practice intherapy and helped train other therapists in IFS. Massachusetts for several years before returning toIn addition, she was a disaster/crisis responder Washington, D.C., with her husband, Leonard. Sheand trainer, active with the National Organization'