Grant Partners

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.

International Institute of New England will meet with individuals and families to help determine their health needs and connect them with resources and services that meet those needs. Its population of focus will be immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in communities across the Commonwealth. It will also coordinate closely with other community-based organizations and local and state agencies to ensure that its services are additive and not duplicative. 

Funding to broaden capacity to provide a continuum of treatment for inpatient children and youth clients by training additional clinicians across its treatment teams.

The Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR) educates the public about the value of addiction recovery. The organization’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 populations such as veterans, pregnant women, non-English speakers, communities of color, and recently incarcerated people. MOAR will advocate for low threshold (non-abstinence) housing and for improved substance use disorder (SUD) treatment access via deaf-friendly mobile and outpatient services. MOAR will also convene information and strategy meetings with Black, Indigenous, and people of color populations to inform advocacy and policy priorities and educate policymakers about fidelity to peer principles, which is integral to the revised recovery coach licensure proposal. 

Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands (CACCI) serves a vital region of the state and its partnerships with organizations across the Cape and Islands will expand its presence in areas of the region that experience higher uninsurance rates. The organization will also build their relationships with local businesses and develop a toolkit of health insurance outreach materials in Brazilian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Haitian Creole.  

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.

Funding to support and train staff to address mental and emotional health and the wellbeing of children in the WSYMCA’s programs. The funding will also support a toolkit of resources for staff.

Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) is the largest coalition organization in New England advocating for the rights and integration of the over 1.2 million foreign-born residents of Massachusetts. MIRA will secure funding for services and outreach to immigrants, state housing assistance programs, and other crucial programs for immigrant health and wellbeing.   Additionally, it will seek to end deep racial disparities in the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in MA. MIRA provides the Vaccine Equity Now! Coalition with ongoing communications services, including the regular release of up-to-date developments in six languages for dissemination to the Commonwealth's immigrant communities and beyond.

The Somali Development Center helps to develop the capacity of individuals and families to be self-sufficient through educational and social services. The program will equip the Somali Development Center to catalyze a new stage of growth by enhancing capacity to build campaigns and advocacy tools to advance racial justice in health. It will focus on the importance of oral health for refugees – working towards cross-cultural and patient centered health care.   

The Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts (PHIWM) will plan and assess the Massachusetts State Behavioral Health Roadmap through an equity lens for Hampden County. This project will involve engaging diverse stakeholders: families, youth, care providers, health care staff, and leadership. The findings will inform local, regional and statewide action through potential organizational policies and practices, state regulations, and legislation.

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.

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.

This grant funded outreach to individuals and/or families who have been impacted by MassHealth estate recovery policies to complement an educational issue brief on this topic and elevate the voice of community members impacted by this issue.

The Family Van’s mission is to educate, counsel, and assist community members in strengthening and protecting their bodies, minds, and communities by increasing access to health care and improving the health of residents in Boston's most underserved communities. The Family Van empowers community members by improving health literacy and providing preventive screenings in a welcoming and non-judgmental environment. In 2021, The Family Van launched Healthy Roads, a program adapted from the PM+ model to reduce the stigma of mental health care while increasing access to high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive care. Healthy Roads helps those struggling with social isolation, stress, and adversity learn new coping, problem-solving, and help-seeking skills while also providing referrals to specialized care for those who are experiencing acute and severe mental health distress. As part of Advancing Community-Driven Mental Health, The Family Van will provide technical assistance to the grant partners. 

Funding requested for laptops, software, and IT support to improve cyber security and virtual work to increase the capacity of the organization.