The Liberty Mutual Foundation is seeking applications for its Housing Stability & Youth Experiencing Homelessness Initiative.
Donor Name: Liberty Mutual Foundation
State: Massachusetts
City: Boston, Brockton, Cambridge, Chelsea, Quincy, Randolph, Somerville
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/14/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Objectives
- Housing Stability: They prioritize funding catalytic nonprofits that increase housing stability in Boston by supporting direct services and other efforts that strengthen pathways to stable housing and programmatic services across a range of individual circumstances, with access for individuals and families throughout the housing continuum, ranging from homelessness to affordable home ownership.
- Youth Experiencing Homelessness: For organizations focusing specifically on youth homelessness, they recognize the urgent need for tailored interventions. This track requests proposals that include comprehensive support services—such as counseling, education, job training, and life skills development—specifically designed to empower young people to secure and maintain stable housing. Distinct from Workforce Development and Education RFPs, the primary goal of these efforts is housing security for youth. They aim to create a robust support network that addresses the multifaceted challenges of youth homelessness.
YEH organizations may choose to focus on several key services, which may include:
- Permanent Connections: Organizations may prioritize building supportive relationships that help youth foster lasting connections with peers and adults, reducing social isolation and stigma that exacerbate feelings of hopelessness.
- Health and Wellbeing: Services may include specialized support for youth with histories of trauma, abuse, and mental health challenges, as well as access to essential healthcare resources.
- Education and Workforce Development: Organizations may address educational disruptions that lead to lower attainment and increased dropout rates, providing support for academic success and workforce readiness.
- Stable Housing: Efforts may focus on helping youth secure safe and stable housing, addressing the age-related barriers they face in accessing rental opportunities.
- Exploitation Prevention: Organizations may prioritize strategies to prevent exploitation and abuse, particularly for youth at heightened risk, including those transitioning from systems like foster care or juvenile justice.
Funding Information
Nonprofits with smaller organization budgets, and requests under $50,000 (per year) are encouraged to apply through discretionary proposal process.
Grant Period
This RFP will be funded on a three-year cycle.
Eligibility Criteria
Liberty Mutual will award grants through this initiative to organizations that:
- Seek program or general operating support, targeting discrete efforts within their organization that support the goals described in this RFP. Initiatives should have clear measures of success and may include efforts to build capacity, improve quality and impact, or scale up efforts targeting low-income populations and/or neighborhoods.
- Have relevant experience with housing stability and/or youth homelessness prevention
- Are designated by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
- Not awarded a grant in 2025, except for a Strategic Supplemental Grant.
- This Request for Proposals (RFP) is intended for nonprofit partners that offer programs and services to underserved families in economically challenged neighborhoods located in Greater Boston, defined as:
- Boston
- Brockton
- Cambridge
- Chelsea
- Quincy
- Randolph
- Somerville.
For more information, visit LMF.
