Grant Partners

The Massachusetts Law Reform Institute will advocate on the following key issues: ensuring affordable and accessible health care for vulnerable populations, improving the administration of public coverage programs, ensuring Affordable Care Act implementation benefits low-income and vulnerable populations, protecting the rights and enhancing services for those dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. The program will ensure elders have access to services to prevent or delay institutionalization and that consumers have a voice in health care reform.

Steppingstone, Inc. will partner with Stanley Street Treatment and Resources (SSTAR) to create a new program called MyCare, an effort to promote a more pro-active approach to health care for those in Steppingstone’s residential recovery programs. The target population for MyCare is persons in early recovery from chronic substance abuse and mental health disorders.  Over 70% of this population has recent histories of homelessness and more than 70% have chronic conditions, in addition to their substance abuse or mental health disorders. The project will begin with residents of its Fall River women’s program in year one and will incorporate the Fall River men’s program in the second year, and its Stone Residence for chronically homeless individuals in the third year. The program projects to serve 465 clients over the three years with one-on-one assistance and intervention. 

The Massachusetts Senior Action Council will enable the voice of seniors in pursuit of two key objectives.  First, to defend current health coverage which is essential for vulnerable seniors and people with disabilities to obtain needed services.  Second, for the development of a robust advocacy strategy for improving existing health care systems, restraining health care cost growth, and redressing current inequities caused by coverage gaps and variations in quality.