Grant Partners

Heading Home

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Charlestown
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

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.

Ruth’s Way For Women

Year: 2020
Amount:$3,000
East Boston
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

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.

Building Audacity

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Lynn
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

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.

The Community Builders

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Boston
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To provide supplies for households with young children that are home all day, including diapers, wipes, books, and educational toys and activities due to the closure of early education programs as a result of COVID-19.

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

Mission Hill Health Movement

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Boston
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To hire a grant writer to fundraise for the organization.

Boston Arts Academy Foundation

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Boston
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

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.

The Haven Project Inc.

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Lynn
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To support immediate health and safety issues facing vulnerable young adults with housing instability during the pandemic, offering basic needs items, along with increased mental and physical health supports. They anticipate continued negative effects on clients’ mental health and are actively building relationships with appropriate providers as well as encouraging active learning and personal growth during this time.

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

Fall River Deaconess Home

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Fall River
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

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.

Health Care Without Walls

Year: 2020
Amount:$3,898
Wellesley
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

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.

Mill City Grows

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Lowell
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

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.

RIAN Immigrant Center

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Boston
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

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.

Community Health Programs, Inc.

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Great Barrington
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

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.

Revitalize Community Development Corporation

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Springfield
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

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.

Just Roots Inc.

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Greenfield
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

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.

Bread of Life

Year: 2020
Amount:$4,800
Malden
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

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.