Recent Awards

Funding to hire a consultant to provide tools and expertise to expand federal housing eligibility counseling capabilities and maximize operations. This enhancement will increase its capacity to meet emergency housing and foreclosure needs for Latinx people with economic hardships that have been intensified by the pandemic.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding to start a transportation service for 5-10 individuals in recovery to increase access to referrals to treatment centers in Worcester, Brockton, and Falmouth, using Uber and other ride services.

To obtain the services of the Institute for Community Health to develop and implement an organization-wide evaluation matrix.

Funding to partner with health and community-based organizations to increase access to the COVID-19 vaccine for African immigrants in Greater Boston, Lowell, and Worcester through messaging designed to increase vaccine confidence.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding for a consultant to create a program for 30 youth to discuss mental health issues and to reduce mental health stigma in the community.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding to build a robust, comprehensive housing tracker to shorten the wait time for housing vouchers for people experiencing homelessness.

To purchase equipment and accessories to create high-quality and engaging virtual content and to safely and effectively deliver programs and food resources to children and families during the pandemic.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To hire a grant writer to raise funds to meet increased demand for services due to the pandemic and for outreach activities in accordance with health and safety guidelines for COVID-19.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding to create a resource library for male victims of sexual violence. The resources will include listing state-wide first responders, medical, counseling and support agencies. The organization will also use the materials to raise awareness of male sexual violence in community education efforts.

Funding requested to pilot a program to recruit and train more people of color to be lactation specialists in Western MA.

To provide supplies and coping resources for students engaged in mental health programs due to loss, stress, and anxiety related to the pandemic and racial climate.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To hire a strategic planning consultant to help Boston Cancer Support develop a three-year strategic plan.

Funding to partially support a 10-week, research-based, daily mental health check-in series. The series teaches positive coping strategies and builds cognitive-behavior skills to support youth in pandemic-related healing.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To provide food delivery for home-bound individuals during the Massachusetts COVID-19 "stay at home" advisory.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding to train trauma-informed yoga instructors to become more specialized in serving specific populations including veterans who are incarcerated or in recovery and youth who are in detention or in recovery.

Funding to conduct an analysis of how the market functions by evaluating internal programming using a health and wellness systems lens, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.

Funding to address racial equity in vaccine access through outreach and education in Brockton’s Cape Verdean, Ecuadoran, Haitian, Honduran, and Mexican communities.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To fund food and basic needs while youth access academic supports and connect with its multi-lingual mental health practitioner.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding for a new marketing and communications strategy that will position the organization as a resource to all communities who are marginalized, attract new community partners, and further expand partnerships and opportunities to serve clients.

Funding to redesign the organization’s website to be more user-friendly and to communicate more effectively about their programs, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging commitment, as well as their improved fundraising platform.

Funding for a consultant to work with program nutritionists to source ingredients and develop more culturally competent and medically tailored menus for seniors.

Funding for a comprehensive strategic planning process to build capacity and plan for the future of the organization. The process will include board of directors, diverse partners, and stakeholders.

To ensure safe food growing, harvesting, packing and delivery procedures during the pandemic, enabling them to continue their healthy food access programs, including donations to food banks and emergency nutrition services, a weekly low-income mobile market, half-price farm shares, and a Produce Prescription Rx Pilot with Charles River Community Health Center.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To purchase and install a KaVo NOMAD Pro 2 handheld x-ray system to allow the organization to give multiple patients x-rays at the same time.

Funding for iPads to ease outdoor patient registration at its mobile health unit and to provide hygiene items (including masks, sanitizer, and COVID education materials) to ensure safe access to care.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding for training sessions to support home hospice nurses manage pandemic-related stress, which has resulted in compassion fatigue and burn out. The session will help nurses continue to be strong caregivers.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To purchase teleworking equipment, a credit card processing system to capture remote co-pays, and a HIPAA-compliant software to support their teletherapy expansion during COVID-19.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Funding to support the expansion of teletherapy services through the purchase of new equipment – including laptops and teleworking software for the counseling program.

Funding to support a 24-week health and wellness initiative for people with low-income. The initiative includes group sessions, nutrition, exercise, and relationship building to address depression, stress, isolation, anxiety, and suicidal ideation in communities of color.

To meet increased needs resulting from the pandemic, including for grocery, sanitation, and personal protective equipment.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding to support the translation and interpretation of patient self-referral portal into various foreign languages with the purpose of being more inclusive of the many cultural and linguistic groups that make up their patient community. 

Funding to translate outreach materials into languages other than English for women at risk of inequities in access to cancer care, including: women of color, women with language and cultural barriers, older women living alone, and women hesitant to seek help due to immigration status.

Funding to hire a clinician to develop a program for its volunteer group facilitators about nervous system responses to trauma. The program will include simple strategies for the facilitators to teach clients to use to regulate their nervous system if activated during and after groups or during times of crisis.

To translate, critical information related to the coronavirus into other languages for parents of children with disabilities.This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To purchase personal protective equipment, grocery cards, supplies and technology enhancements as a COVID-19 Response project.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To hire a public health consultant to rapidly assess and modify the organization's teen depression program for the current environment with a focus on serving low-income teens from underserved sectors of Greater Boston disproportionately affected by the COVID.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding requested for new case management technology to manage and keep files secure and help improve efficiency and organizational capacity.

To expand the garden to meet increased demand for healthy food for participating teens with low-income and for their food pantry and for equipment to engage participants in virtual programming.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To cover implementation costs of transitioning the organization to Jitasa bookkeeping and accounting software.

Funding to translate the Club’s new website and outreach brochure into the four languages of the largest immigrant communities in Worcester: Spanish, Vietnamese, Akan, and French.

Funding to purchase software to help streamline processes and provide data collection at the food pantry and includes a multilingual client portal.

Funding to develop a fundraising/sustainability plan and build the organization’s fundraising capacity.

Funding to launch an inclusive strategic planning process that will result in  a comprehensive plan to direct the  growth and strengthen the impact of the organization.

Funding for technology needs to facilitate applications for MassHealth and ongoing contact with patients seeking mental health services.

Funding to provide resources to service members, veterans and their families to assist in purchasing food and groceries.

Funding to conduct a racial justice audit of internal policies and practices, and programming. The assessment will include a set of recommendations for changes and improvements. The organization will then implement five practices and/or policies that reflect the organization’s commitment to being more anti-racist.  

Funding for the second phase of a pilot Peer Support Program aimed at providing greater access to care and services for individuals living with HIV through a partnership with the Justice Resource Institute.

To offset unplanned items such as food, supplies, cleaning services and increased staff time in response to COVID-19.This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To purchase new technology equipment i.e., three laptops and two iPhones that would make it possible for Community Health Workers to be more mobile and efficiently address client needs in real time.

Funding to expand the organization’s digital presence to generate creative and economic opportunities for youth, including new ways to connect young people to one another by sharing their stories and art. This will also include a web-based charity subscription platform that supports both the members of the Recovery Theatre community, as well as the Theatre itself.

Funding to build the organization’s capacity to expand the reach of their programs in partnership with school districts primarily south of Boston.

To hire a trainer and bookkeeper to maximize donor software and integrate it with financial management tools to better manage relationships with donors and hosts remotely in the pandemic.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding to develop and operationalize new assessment tools that will help connect families with low-incomes to more service supports like referrals to health care professionals, elder care services, and other supports for  families’ overall health and well-being.

To support a 20-week CSA program with weekly distribution of farm fresh food and nutrition/cooking resources providing food security to meet increased demand as a result of COVID-19. JR partners with the Community Health Center of Franklin County through a direct referral program, enrolling food insecure patients into the CSA program. JR also works with affordable housing complexes, offering year-round food access/health equity programming.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding to hire a consultant to help transform its work culture and service delivery model with an enhanced focus on racial equity, inclusion, and cultural competency to better serve its clients.

Funding to support a strategic planning process for the Medical-Legal Partnership, specifically focused on how to work with clients via tele-health and tele-lawyering models and to expand community partnerships.

Funding for six leadership staff, peers and volunteers to attend the International Harm Reduction Coalition to enhance their skills and training.

Funding to hire a consultant to develop a strategic plan to grow and to increase the organization’s impact in Nashua Valley and Lowell, meeting increased demand due to the pandemic.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding to redesign the organization’s website to improve the fundraising platform and expand future programs, including the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP).

Funding for kits to connect individuals released from incarceration with the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute’s healing reentry programs. The kits will contain program information, COVID-19 protective equipment, food gift cards, and clothing vouchers.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding for software engineer to design and code additional features focused on health education for its educational menstrual wellness app, Our Flow. 

Funding for technology to enable clients to join telehealth appointments, explore healthcare options, conduct job searches, and participate in continuing education and skills training.

Funding to evaluate the effectiveness of the club’s health and fitness offerings and to ensure that its programming meets the post-pandemic needs of its community.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding to produce Spanish and English recovery-based reentry yoga videos specifically to reach men in Lawrence. The Mandela Yoga Project will adapt and record its signature integrative health program to address the unique and specific needs of Black and Latino men who are at risk of fatal overdose upon release from incarceration.

Funding to increase statewide outreach, with a priority focus on Gateway cities. Mass Farmers Market will develop and distribute multi-lingual guides in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and Haitian Creole as well as implement year-round education and outreach to improve use of SNAP nutrition incentives.

Funding for fundraising consultant services to better support a network of farmers markets as they meet emerging needs to expand markets and reach underserved populations resulting from the pandemic.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding to develop, launch, and grow its new website, a critical tool to raise awareness of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders and better serve new parent mental health needs during COVID and beyond.

For an Emergency Assistance Fund to patients at Boston Medical Center including food, furniture, move in costs, diapers in response to COVID-19.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding to hire a consultant to aid in the reopening of women's health and adult programs for in-person visits, which had been suspended due to COVID-19. The consultant will implement an electronic medical record system within the organization for easier scheduling and to better accommodate telehealth visits.

To purchase laptops, printers, scanners and licenses for remote video conferencing for use by attorneys and intake staff to work remotely while providing legal assistance to clients.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To fund business planning focused on preparing preserved and value-added products from local produce to support its participant health beyond the growing season.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To hire a grant writer to fundraise for the organization.

To secure the services of a strategic planning consultant to design and implement an effective strategy.

Funding to redesign the organization’s website to better showcase the care provided in their rest homes dedicated to the Deaf and Deafblind elders throughout the region.

Funding requested to support website updates to meet needs of more diverse community members – including making the site more accessible for people with disabilities.

Funding to launch the Chop and Connect program – a weekly meal and event for the elderly African immigrant community in Boston to reduce the impact of social isolation.

Funding to update its website and technology to better serve an increased number of clients seeking affordable housing as a result of the pandemic and to hire a public relations firm to announce new CEO and help the organization to identify buildable land and homes to rehabilitate.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To redesign the organization's website.

Funding to support increased demand for its services due to the pandemic, including for food access and for application assistance for health insurance, unemployment, and low-income housing.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To customize the exterior, obtain permits, train volunteers, and purchase equipment for a food truck to provide nutritious smoothies for people experiencing food insecurity and homelessness in Boston.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding requested for laptops, software, and IT support to improve cyber security and virtual work to increase the capacity of the organization.

Funding to hire a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging consultant to audit its staff training model, using a racial and gender equity lens, to ensure that staff deliver inclusive, equitable services to victims of domestic violence.

To support operational needs such as hand scanners, tablets, program analysis, and shelving to store basic needs items for clients, as part of its emergency pandemic response.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding to purchase office equipment and computers for new staff hired to meet increased demand due to the pandemic.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding to improve RIA’s website that will allow better browsing on mobile devices, customized user experiences, and website analytics tracking. Overall, these website changes will greatly improve survivors’ ability to identify and learn about RIA’s services and contact RIA for assistance.

To support an emergency relief fund for immigrant families amid the COVID-19 pandemic.This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding to purchase a food labeling system and equipment that increase efficiency, and helps provide clients with more information about ingredients, allergens, and safe food handling.

To provide a Parenting Journey Facilitator training for three Board members who will learn group management and facilitation techniques to help women effectively care for and communicate with their children.

To hire a marketing consultant to help launch an online curriculum and training center.

Funding to hire a consultant to develop a dedicated Spanish Language eLearning Center to ensure Spanish speaking residents can access its stress management and mental health supports during and after the pandemic.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding to broaden capacity to provide a continuum of treatment for inpatient children and youth clients by training additional clinicians across its treatment teams.

Funding to update its seven-year-old strategic plan to better serve the complex medical and socioeconomic needs of its clients in a changing public health landscape.

Funding to build a sensory room and expand the Sherill House Expressive Therapy program to meet the complex healthcare needs of residents and patients, especially those with Alzheimer’s or dementia.

To purchase four computers that would help with client intake, enrollment and case management and furniture for the organization’s conference room.

Funding to purchase two defibrillators for Greater Worcester Housing Connection homeless shelters.

Funding to purchase equipment that will enhance participant’s experience at virtual trainings, resulting in better understanding of the needs of clients as well as increasing the capacity and skill of staff.  

Funding to better connect providers, patients and organization’s members to support and care programs in the area.

Funding for an electric examination table for the health clinic, which serves women experiencing homelessness.

Funding to research and identify recommendations for technology solutions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

To purchase personal protective equipment, cleaning supplies, health screeners, and supporting education administration.