Grant Partners

Health Law Advocates (HLA) received a general operating grant to continue its role as a public interest law firm whose mission is to provide pro-bono legal representation to residents with low-income having trouble accessing or paying for needed medical services. In addition, HLA is committed to ensuring universal access to quality health care in Massachusetts, particularly for those most at risk due to race, gender, disability, age, or geographic location. 

Bay State Community Services, Inc received a general operating grant to support Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR), in continuing its role to educate the public about the value of addiction recovery. MOAR’s central concerns are to reduce: the social stigma of addiction; the shortage of timely treatment to promote recovery and reduce overdose risk; the lack of long-term treatment; and the disproportionate effects of addiction on marginalized communities. MOAR is led by people in recovery and engages people with lived experience to identify recovery barriers and solutions through individual peer work, group work, and coalition-building efforts.

Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, Inc. received a general operating grant to continue its mission of advancing mental health and well-being by promoting prevention, early intervention, effective treatment, and research to address social, emotional, and mental health challenges. It also works to eliminate stigma and discrimination and ensure full social, economic, and political inclusion in all aspects of community life. 

Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) received a general operating grant to convene, serve, and organize, together with its members, community leaders, and allies for the advancement of all immigrants across the Commonwealth. The MIRA Coalition places immigrant and refugee voices at the forefront to advocate for the well-being of their constituent communities.

Massachusetts Law Reform Institute received a general operating grant to continue to provide statewide advocacy and leadership in advancing laws, policies, and practices that secure economic, racial, and social justice for low-income people and communities.

The Boston Center for Independent Living received a general operating grant to continue its mission as a frontline civil rights organization led by people with disabilities that advocates for eliminating discrimination, isolation, and segregation by providing advocacy, information and referral, peer support, skills training, personal care attendant services, and transitional services to enhance the independence of people with disabilities. 

Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers received a general operating grant to promote population health equity for all through leadership and programs supporting community health centers and members in achieving their goals of accessible, quality, comprehensive, and community-responsive health care.

Disability Policy Consortium received a general operating grant to continue its mission of ensuring the voices of people with disabilities are heard on key issues, to support the health of the community through participatory research and expert policy analysis, and to empower grassroots disability leaders to transform their communities.

The Massachusetts Public Health Alliance received a general operating grant to continue being a champion for public health in the Commonwealth. It is a catalyst for change, eliminating health inequities and promoting healthy communities for all.

Health Care For All received a general operating grant to continue its mission of advocating for health justice in Massachusetts by working to promote health equity and ensure coverage and access for all.

Massachusetts Senior Action Council received a general operating grant to continue its role as a statewide, grassroots, senior-led organization that empowers its members to use their voices to address key public policy and community issues affecting their health and well-being.

Mass Senior Action Council (MSAC) is a member-led organization and is the only organization in Massachusetts that informs, engages, and empowers low-income seniors from diverse communities to have direct input in shaping the Commonwealth's health policy decisions. Through its structure and programs, diverse communities of seniors with lower income are empowered with information, skills, and organizational capacity to have a strong voice on key healthcare and other public policy issues that affect their lives.

MLRI has effectively directed its legal advocacy expertise to benefit numerous coalitions, including those focused on immigrants, health care reform, and people with disabilities. MLRI’s legal analyses and policy expertise are critical to improving access to care and the social determinants of health for consumers. MLRI has demonstrated a history of strong working relationships with state agencies and defends coverage and access for marginalized populations.

Health Law Advocates is a leading advocacy organization that combines legal expertise with community outreach, education, and policy reform to advance healthcare access. It identifies trends and policy opportunities by handling individual cases, which they translate into statewide policy development and advocacy.

Boston Center for Independent Living (BCIL) advocates with and for people with disabilities. BCIL is an influential leader in the statewide independent living movement. Its delivery of independent living services enables participants to raise issues of personal and systematic interests that BCIL folds into its policy and advocacy agenda.