Grant Partners

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.

Mass Law Reform Institute and the Massachusetts Doula Coalition will work together to deepen its capacity for ongoing policy and advocacy efforts as the statewide doula provider community navigates the new MassHealth coverage benefit and plan for the future structure and role of the Doula Coalition.  

Hilltown Community Health Centers, located in Western Massachusetts,  will focus on the Hilltown and Westfield areas, and will focus on unhoused individuals, immigrant populations, senior citizens and families needing assistance.

Disability Policy Consortium (DPC) promotes health justice and ending health disparities for people with disabilities. DPC's credo is "About Us, By Us," the belief that when decisions are made about people with disabilities, people with disabilities should be the ones making them. DPC has established itself as an essential voice in state and federal policymaking while remaining effective in community organizing and advocacy.

The Primary Care Physician-Community Health Center (PCP-CHC) Early Psychosis Outreach Initiative will improve care for youth and young adults with early psychosis and their families, particularly those experiencing inequities and discrimination due to race, income, or other factors.  The PCP-CHC Outreach Initiative will work with primary care practices statewide, focusing on community health centers serving diverse youth from families with low-incomes. The Brookline Center will provide education, consultation, and technical assistance on psychosis, screening tools, and methodologies. They will support primary care practices to improve clinical assessment and offer ongoing support as staff incorporate these skills into their workflow.

Prisoners’ Legal Services will develop a project to increase access to medical parole by creating an infrastructure for pro bono attorneys and medical advocates to collaborate on prisoner petitions.  Prisons are not equipped to handle the health care needs of seriously ill or dying prisoners, and medical parole is seen as the best alternative. To increase support for eligible incarcerated individuals, the nonprofit will identify and train pro bono attorneys who can respond to referrals, forge connections between the attorneys and pro bono medical providers, and develop resource materials and communications to family members.

Sacred Birthing Village - Southcoast will expand its multilingual perinatal education program in Greater New Bedford, provided by community volunteers, to individuals through their pregnancy and one year following birth.  

Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands, a nonprofit that provides a variety of services to low-income residents, plans to increase its outreach and enrollment presence in Falmouth, Hyannis, Sandwich and Nantucket.

Funding to start a trauma-informed support group for Ukrainian refugees facing post-traumatic stress disorders. 

Funding to increase organizational capacity to better serve the LGBTQIA+ community by training MEDA staff to better serve this community and to develop materials that addresses LGBTQIA+ eating disorders and mental health.

The Maternal-Child Health Task Force of the Greater Lowell Health Alliance will launch the “Community Doula Academy” to meet the need for more multilingual, culturally competent perinatal care in the Greater Lowell community. The Community Doula Academy, under leadership from the Task Force, and in partnership with both Lowell General Hospital and Lowell Community Health Center, will train and certify at least 12 multilingual doulas in the Lowell area.

MPHA is a strong policy and advocacy organization creating and strengthening essential partnerships that are helping to advance critical public health initiatives. It brings a strong focus and consumer voice to policies focused on the social determinants of health. It highlights the critical connection between the often-siloed public health and health care areas. MPHA works with community groups, state policy organizations, health care institutions, state agencies, and others to identify community health challenges, design policy solutions, and advocate for action. 

Massachusetts Senior Action Council, a statewide grassroots organization, will fully integrate its recently added Certified Application Counselor services to support people over 65 with health coverage applications over the long term.

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.

Neighborhood Birth Center will expand its policy capacity by having staff represent the broader birth center and provider community, including doulas, midwives, and nurse midwives.