Grant Partners

Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center, Inc.

Year: 2024
Amount:$7,500
Worcester County
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to overhaul the website to make it ADA and mobile compliant to help increase access to services.

The Tomato Fairy

Year: 2024
Amount:$3,800
Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester Counties
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to purchase equipment to print and distribute materials to increase organization’s efficiency and efforts to address food insecurity.

YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts

Year: 2024
Amount:$7,500
Bristol County
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to launch the Menstrual Access Advocacy Project, which promotes menstrual equity by increasing access to menstrual hygiene products, breaking down barriers for menstruating people, and raising awareness about ‘Period Poverty’ within the community. 

Jeff's Place

Year: 2024
Amount:$7,500
Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester Counties
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to build the organization’s fundraising capacity to support the long-term growth of the organization to support hope and healing in a supportive community for grieving children, teens, families, and individuals. 

Waltham Partnership for Youth

Year: 2024
Amount:$7,500
Middlesex County
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding for training manuals and supplies adapt and implement teen Mental Health First Aid at Waltham’s alternative high school, increasing mental health capacity resources at the school.

Digger Foods

Year: 2024
Amount:$7,500
Bristol, Plymouth Counties
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to build a new ordering platform that will allow customers to have more options about what fruits and vegetables will be in each delivery, and to decrease food waste.

Asian American Civic Association

Year: 2024
Amount:$7,500
Statewide
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding for technology upgrades to improve interpretation services to better meet the needs of clients who speak an array of languages and to improve the quality of service. 

2Gether We Eat, Inc.

Year: 2024
Amount:$7,500
Worcester
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to bolster outreach and community engagement to increase awareness of services and to strengthen partnerships. This support will focus on reaching communities of color and community with low-income in Worcester’s urban core.

Pinnacle Partnerships Corp

Year: 2024
Amount:$7,500
Statewide
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding requested to elevate the organization’s digital and social media presence to effectively communicate with the community and break the stigma surrounding mental health conversations for families raising youth with mental health needs by ensuring they have access to care, community, and resources.

Olga’s List, Inc.

Year: 2024
Amount:$7,475
Statewide
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to start a trauma-informed support group for Ukrainian refugees facing post-traumatic stress disorders. 

Centre Street Food Pantry

Year: 2024
Amount:$5,029
Middlesex, Norfolk
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding requested to upgrade the organization’s technology infrastructure that will enable the pantry to serve more constituents and improve members access to healthy foods. 

Arlington Eats

Year: 2024
Amount:$4,210
Middlesex County
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to create a new appointment and registration software system that can provide better access for families who visit the market, and that can improve efficiency, client experience and increase the organization’s overall capacity.

Worcester RISE for Health

Year: 2024
Amount:$7,500
Worcester
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to implement electronic Emergency Medical Records to provide high quality care to clients – allowing the organization to fully integrate their medical records with a large hospital system which also serves its clients. 

New American Association of Massachusetts, Inc.

Year: 2024
Amount:$7,500
Essex County
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to support a strategic planning process that will include a facilitated strategic planning retreat to identify organizational priorities and strategies to advance the mission and guide the allocation of resources to help guide the organization’s  future.

House of Possibilities

Year: 2024
Amount:$7,500
Bristol, Plymouth, Suffolk Counties
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to improve and enhance technology capabilities, increase staff capacity to use electronic medical records, and share and capture information during client visits at various locations.