Grant Partners

Bread of Life

Year: 2020
Amount:$4,800
Malden
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To provide food delivery for home-bound individuals during the Massachusetts COVID-19 "stay at home" advisory.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MetroWest Legal Services

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Framingham
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To purchase laptops, printers, scanners and licenses for remote video conferencing for use by attorneys and intake staff to work remotely while providing legal assistance to clients.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Boston Cancer Support

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Newton
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To hire a strategic planning consultant to help Boston Cancer Support develop a three-year strategic plan.

The Forsyth Institute

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Cambridge
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To fund a tele-dentistry tool to reach youth who, due to the pandemic, have not had access to dental treatment.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Exceptional Lives Inc.

Year: 2020
Amount:$4,000
Brookline
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To translate, critical information related to the coronavirus into other languages for parents of children with disabilities.This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Paine Senior Services

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Cambridge
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To redesign the organization's website.

Families for Depression Awareness

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Waltham
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To hire a public health consultant to rapidly assess and modify the organization's teen depression program for the current environment with a focus on serving low-income teens from underserved sectors of Greater Boston disproportionately affected by the COVID.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adolescent Consultation Services

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Cambridge
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To obtain the services of the Institute for Community Health to develop and implement an organization-wide evaluation matrix.

The Joint Committee for Children's Health Care in Everett

Year: 2020
Amount:$2,700
Everett
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To support communications enhancements for the website, social media, newsletters, text, and Zoom, supporting staff to better meet increased demand remotely.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

De Novo

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Cambridge
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To purchase teleworking equipment, a credit card processing system to capture remote co-pays, and a HIPAA-compliant software to support their teletherapy expansion during COVID-19.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Gardner
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To secure the services of a strategic planning consultant to design and implement an effective strategy.

Farrington Nature Linc

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Lincoln
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To expand the garden to meet increased demand for healthy food for participating teens with low-income and for their food pantry and for equipment to engage participants in virtual programming.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Boston Home, Inc.

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Dorchester
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To purchase personal protective equipment, cleaning supplies, health screeners, and supporting education administration.

Somali Development Center

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Roxbury
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To purchase four computers that would help with client intake, enrollment and case management and furniture for the organization’s conference room.

Dismas House

Year: 2020
Amount:$5,000
Worcester
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

To meet increased needs resulting from the pandemic, including for grocery, sanitation, and personal protective equipment.

This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.