Grant Partners
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.
Cooley Dickinson VNA & Hospice
Funding to create a “Memory Café” in Northampton in collaboration with the Northampton Senior Center, the Northampton Neighbors organization, and Highland Valley Elder Services to serve those with dementia and their family members.
RIA House, Inc.
Funding to improve RIA’s website that will allow better browsing on mobile devices, customized user experiences, and website analytics tracking. Overall, these website changes will greatly improve survivors’ ability to identify and learn about RIA’s services and contact RIA for assistance.
Visiting Dental Hygiene, Inc.
Funding to purchase new portable dental equipment to deliver thorough, comfortable, and dignified dental treatments for patients served by the mobile dental unit.
Neurofibromatosis Northeast
Funding to create materials, both printed and digital, about NF in languages other than English to better inform and reach non-English speaking communities.
Littleton Community Farm
Funding to redesign the organization’s website to improve the fundraising platform and expand future programs, including the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP).
Exceptional Lives Inc.
Funding to develop resources for Spanish speaking people about early intervention and education services for children with disabilities in Lawrence, Springfield and Fall River.
Voices of Truth Center
Funding for two computers with software packages to allow for those experiencing domestic violence to attend virtual support groups and connect to additional services and supports. This will allow the organization to also reach more areas than is presently possible
West Suburban YMCA
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.
The Mustard Seed
Funding for a new “Food Security for the City of Worcester” website. The website will centralize city food resources – including information about food pantries, farmers markets, summer school meal locations, SNAP information, and more.
Girls Inc. of the Valley
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.
The Gray House
Funding to improve security measures that includes additional surveillance equipment to ensure the organization can safely provide food and other services to the community.