Grant Partners
Asian American Civic Association
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.
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
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.
Funding to start a trauma-informed support group for Ukrainian refugees facing post-traumatic stress disorders.
Centre Street Food Pantry
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
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
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.
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.
The ARC of Bristol County
Funding to research and identify recommendations for technology solutions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Virginia Thurston Healing Garden, Inc (The Healing Garden)
Funding to engage a consultant to help the organization proceed through a successful leadership transition, including implementation of a new leadership model for the organization.
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield
Funding to create a new initiative that brings together young people and senior citizens to learn about how to grow and consume healthy food, understand the importance of healthy eating, and create awareness about the mental and physical health benefits of positive outdoor recreation.
The Neighborhood Developers
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.
Newton Athletes Unlimited, Inc.
Funding to implement feedback from a community assessment to create a stronger therapeutic recreational program continuum focused on individuals with disabilities.
Centro de Ayuda Esperanza Latina, Inc.
Funding to train up to 20 local educators, public health professionals, and prevention specialists on the evidence-based program, Familia Adelante. The train the trainer model is a cultural and linguistically appropriate prevention program focused on reducing the risk of substance use and HIV in Latinx youth by focusing on the impacts of trauma and acculturation stress.
Brockton Farmers Market, Inc.
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.