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Ma's House Awarded Grant

authorStaff Writer on Mar 20, 2023
The Moses family and the Cambridge Community Foundation have launched the Bob Moses Fund for Education and Organizing by awarding $75,000 grants to two national changemakers and $15,000 grants to... more

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