Recent Awards
Abortion Rights Fund of Western Massachusetts
- 2020$5,000
Grant Amount & Year 1065573699
To hire a strategic planning consultant to help expand areas of focus and increase impact.
ACT Lawrence, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 1304477342
2021$5,000
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.
Addiction Referral Center
Grant Amount & Year 1710070721
2021$1,600
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.
Adolescent Consultation Services
Grant Amount & Year 661119063
2020$5,000
To obtain the services of the Institute for Community Health to develop and implement an organization-wide evaluation matrix.
African Bridge Network
Grant Amount & Year 1857931720
2021$5,000
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.
Africano Cultural Services
Grant Amount & Year 1161544673
2021$5,000
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.
Amherst Community Connections
Grant Amount & Year 1213979010
2021$4,984
Funding to build a robust, comprehensive housing tracker to shorten the wait time for housing vouchers for people experiencing homelessness.
Backyard Growers
Grant Amount & Year 984130484
2020$2,040
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.
Berkshire Center for Justice
Grant Amount & Year 330630575
2020$5,000
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.
Berkshire Center for Justice
Grant Amount & Year 784040275
2023$7,500
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.
Berkshire Nursing Families
Grant Amount & Year 1913036409
2022$5,000
Funding requested to pilot a program to recruit and train more people of color to be lactation specialists in Western MA.
Boston Arts Academy Foundation
Grant Amount & Year 1596856083
2020$5,000
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.
Boston Cancer Support
Grant Amount & Year 1525478617
2020$5,000
To hire a strategic planning consultant to help Boston Cancer Support develop a three-year strategic plan.
Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest
Grant Amount & Year 1041966848
2021$4,500
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.
Bread of Life
Grant Amount & Year 1138505024
2020$4,800
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.
Breathing Space, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 1586056493
2021$5,000
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.
Brockton Farmers Market, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 677760766
2023$4,000
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.
Brockton Workers Alliance, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 642384930
2021$5,000
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.
Building Audacity
Grant Amount & Year 1352034940
2020$5,000
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.
Cape Verdean Women United
Grant Amount & Year 564659383
2022$7,500
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.
Casa Project, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 2110959498
2022$7,500
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.
Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging
Grant Amount & Year 1377287327
2022$7,500
Funding for a consultant to work with program nutritionists to source ingredients and develop more culturally competent and medically tailored menus for seniors.
Children's Advocacy Center of Franklin County and North Quabbin, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 1513507714
2023$4,500
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.
Community Farms Outreach, d/b/a Waltham Fields Community Farm
Grant Amount & Year 532282438
2020$5,000
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.
Community Health Programs, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 1687712880
2021$4,961
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.
Community Health Programs, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 814855974
2020$5,000
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.
Community Nurse Home Care
Grant Amount & Year 1980272474
2021$4,200
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.
De Novo
Grant Amount & Year 40843410
2022$7,500
Essex, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester
$7500
Funding to support the expansion of teletherapy services through the purchase of new equipment – including laptops and teleworking software for the counseling program.
De Novo
Grant Amount & Year 773151832
2022$7,500
Funding to support the expansion of teletherapy services through the purchase of new equipment – including laptops and teleworking software for the counseling program.
De Novo
Grant Amount & Year 1195541670
2020$5,000
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.
DeeDee's Cry Suicide Prevention and Family Support
Grant Amount & Year 261631303
2021$5,000
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.
Dismas House
Grant Amount & Year 1607254690
2020$5,000
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.
Ellie Fund
Grant Amount & Year 114045124
2022$7,500
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.
Ellie Fund
Grant Amount & Year 799955898
2021$5,000
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.
Empty Arms Bereavement Support
Grant Amount & Year 1433145050
2021$5,000
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.
Exceptional Lives Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 50521190
2020$4,000
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.
Fall River Deaconess Home
Grant Amount & Year 59761020
2020$5,000
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.
Families for Depression Awareness
Grant Amount & Year 1269056677
2020$5,000
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.
FAMILY Movement
Grant Amount & Year 2131714133
2022$5,000
Funding requested for new case management technology to manage and keep files secure and help improve efficiency and organizational capacity.
Farrington Nature Linc
Grant Amount & Year 874477420
2020$5,000
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.
Found In Translation
Grant Amount & Year 399936834
2020$5,000
To cover implementation costs of transitioning the organization to Jitasa bookkeeping and accounting software.
Genesis Club House, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 1966014435
2021$5,000
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.
Ginny’s Helping Hand, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 1312798056
2022$5,000
Funding to develop a fundraising/sustainability plan and build the organization’s fundraising capacity.
Ginny’s Helping Hand, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 1726637841
2023$7,500
Funding to purchase software to help streamline processes and provide data collection at the food pantry and includes a multilingual client portal.
Girls Inc. of the Valley
Grant Amount & Year 239938783
2022$7,500
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.
Gratis Healthcare
Grant Amount & Year 1323303183
2022$3,000
Funding for technology needs to facilitate applications for MassHealth and ongoing contact with patients seeking mental health services.
Grow Food Northampton
Grant Amount & Year 2010424198
2023$7,500
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.
Harbor Health Services
Grant Amount & Year 622512144
2022$7,500
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.
Heading Home
Grant Amount & Year 1045600601
2020$5,000
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.
Health Care Without Walls
Grant Amount & Year 1554386663
2020$3,898
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.
Hilltown Youth Recovery Theatre
Grant Amount & Year 1734874035
2022$6,799
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.
Hope Floats Healing and Wellness Center, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 231862909
2023$7,500
Funding to build the organization’s capacity to expand the reach of their programs in partnership with school districts primarily south of Boston.
Hospitality Homes
Grant Amount & Year 1619236502
2020$5,000
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.
HunterSeven Foundation
Grant Amount & Year 1633234090
2023$7,500
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.
Just Roots Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 1062862489
2020$5,000
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.
Just Roots, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 1338762851
2021$5,000
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.
Lawyers for Civil Rights
Grant Amount & Year 1533949218
2022$7,500
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.
Life Connection Center, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 1321865471
2022$7,500
Funding for six leadership staff, peers and volunteers to attend the International Harm Reduction Coalition to enhance their skills and training.
Littleton Community Farm
Grant Amount & Year 1346444782
2021$5,000
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.
Littleton Community Farm
Grant Amount & Year 1393921280
2023$6,750
Funding to redesign the organization’s website to improve the fundraising platform and expand future programs, including the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP).
Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
Grant Amount & Year 94511999
2021$5,000
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.
Love Your Menses, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 188845595
2022$7,000
Funding for software engineer to design and code additional features focused on health education for its educational menstrual wellness app, Our Flow.
Lowell Transitional Living Center
Grant Amount & Year 2010044612
2022$6,500
Funding for technology to enable clients to join telehealth appointments, explore healthcare options, conduct job searches, and participate in continuing education and skills training.
Ludlow Boys & Girls Club
Grant Amount & Year 1330092951
2021$5,000
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.
Mandela Yoga Project
Grant Amount & Year 984364258
2022$7,500
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.
Mass Farmers Market
Grant Amount & Year 83207622
2022$7,500
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.
Mass Farmers Markets
Grant Amount & Year 1239128744
2021$4,500
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.
Mass. PPD Fund
Grant Amount & Year 1548023592
2021$5,000
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.
Metro Housing Boston
Grant Amount & Year 450452613
2020$5,000
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.
MetroWest Free Medical Program. Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 376573224
2021$5,000
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.
MetroWest Legal Services
Grant Amount & Year 6664863
2020$5,000
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.
Mill City Grows
Grant Amount & Year 347083821
2020$5,000
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.
Mission Hill Health Movement
Grant Amount & Year 202357771
2020$5,000
To hire a grant writer to fundraise for the organization.
Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center
Grant Amount & Year 1574849381
2020$5,000
To secure the services of a strategic planning consultant to design and implement an effective strategy.
New England Home for the Deaf
Grant Amount & Year 701016923
2022$7,500
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.
New Hope, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 588622153
2022$5,000
Funding requested to support website updates to meet needs of more diverse community members – including making the site more accessible for people with disabilities.
Nigerian American Multi-Service Association
Grant Amount & Year 733001768
2022$5,000
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.
Old Colony Habitat for Humanity
Grant Amount & Year 1282245531
2021$5,000
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.
Paine Senior Services
Grant Amount & Year 1983610893
2020$5,000
To redesign the organization's website.
Quincy Asian Resources, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 1504524774
2021$5,000
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.
Rebel Cause
Grant Amount & Year 428173858
2020$5,000
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.
Resilient Sisterhood Project, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 739871066
2022$7,500
Funding requested for laptops, software, and IT support to improve cyber security and virtual work to increase the capacity of the organization.
Respond, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 379552744
2021$5,000
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.
Revitalize Community Development Corporation
Grant Amount & Year 1995824858
2021$5,000
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.
Revitalize Community Development Corporation
Grant Amount & Year 54110002
2020$5,000
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.
RIA House, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 1937005763
2023$6,000
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.
RIAN Immigrant Center
Grant Amount & Year 1162689196
2020$5,000
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.
Ruth’s Way For Women
Grant Amount & Year 744000355
2020$3,000
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.
Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute
Grant Amount & Year 1987373074
2020$5,000
To hire a marketing consultant to help launch an online curriculum and training center.
Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 1727540972
2021$5,000
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.
Seven Hill/Children's Friend, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 967016665
2022$4,270
Funding to broaden capacity to provide a continuum of treatment for inpatient children and youth clients by training additional clinicians across its treatment teams.
Shattuck Partners, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 195343741
2021$5,000
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.
Sherill House
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.
Somali Development Center
Grant Amount & Year 585562313
2020$5,000
To purchase four computers that would help with client intake, enrollment and case management and furniture for the organization’s conference room.
South Middlesex Opportunity Council - Greater Worcester Housing Connection
Grant Amount & Year 846797265
2022$3,000
Funding to purchase two defibrillators for Greater Worcester Housing Connection homeless shelters.
South Shore Support Services Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 1908686533
2023$6,860
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.
Spina Bifida Association of Greater New England
Grant Amount & Year 1577731093
2023$2,500
Funding to better connect providers, patients and organization’s members to support and care programs in the area.
St. Anthony Shrine
Grant Amount & Year 1598721953
2021$5,000
Funding for an electric examination table for the health clinic, which serves women experiencing homelessness.
The ARC of Bristol County
Grant Amount & Year 2048723044
2023$7,500
Funding to research and identify recommendations for technology solutions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The Boston Home, Inc.
Grant Amount & Year 1568712189
2020$5,000
To purchase personal protective equipment, cleaning supplies, health screeners, and supporting education administration.