Grant Partners
Cape Verdean Women United
Funding for a new marketing and communications strategy that will position the organization as a resource to all communities who are marginalized, attract new community partners, and further expand partnerships and opportunities to serve clients.
Sherill House
Funding to build a sensory room and expand the Sherill House Expressive Therapy program to meet the complex healthcare needs of residents and patients, especially those with Alzheimer’s or dementia.
Ginny’s Helping Hand, Inc.
Funding to develop a fundraising/sustainability plan and build the organization’s fundraising capacity.
New Hope, Inc.
Funding requested to support website updates to meet needs of more diverse community members – including making the site more accessible for people with disabilities.
Amherst Community Connections
Funding to build a robust, comprehensive housing tracker to shorten the wait time for housing vouchers for people experiencing homelessness.
Quincy Asian Resources, Inc.
Funding to support increased demand for its services due to the pandemic, including for food access and for application assistance for health insurance, unemployment, and low-income housing.
This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
YWCA Central Massachusetts
Funding to conduct focus groups to better understand vaccine acceptance and non-acceptance in the African communities of Worcester.
This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ACT Lawrence, Inc.
Funding to hire a consultant to provide tools and expertise to expand federal housing eligibility counseling capabilities and maximize operations. This enhancement will increase its capacity to meet emergency housing and foreclosure needs for Latinx people with economic hardships that have been intensified by the pandemic.
This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
MetroWest Free Medical Program. Inc.
Funding to hire a consultant to aid in the reopening of women's health and adult programs for in-person visits, which had been suspended due to COVID-19. The consultant will implement an electronic medical record system within the organization for easier scheduling and to better accommodate telehealth visits.
Brockton Workers Alliance, Inc.
Funding to address racial equity in vaccine access through outreach and education in Brockton’s Cape Verdean, Ecuadoran, Haitian, Honduran, and Mexican communities.
This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Empty Arms Bereavement Support
Funding to hire a clinician to develop a program for its volunteer group facilitators about nervous system responses to trauma. The program will include simple strategies for the facilitators to teach clients to use to regulate their nervous system if activated during and after groups or during times of crisis.
Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest
Funding to partially support a 10-week, research-based, daily mental health check-in series. The series teaches positive coping strategies and builds cognitive-behavior skills to support youth in pandemic-related healing.
This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Revitalize Community Development Corporation
Funding to purchase office equipment and computers for new staff hired to meet increased demand due to the pandemic.
This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Community Nurse Home Care
Funding for training sessions to support home hospice nurses manage pandemic-related stress, which has resulted in compassion fatigue and burn out. The session will help nurses continue to be strong caregivers.
This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Just Roots, Inc.
Funding to hire a consultant to help transform its work culture and service delivery model with an enhanced focus on racial equity, inclusion, and cultural competency to better serve its clients.