Grant Partners

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. 

Funding to support a strategic planning process that will include a facilitated strategic planning retreat to identify organizational priorities and strategies to advance the mission and guide the allocation of resources to help guide the organization’s  future.

Health Care for All advocates for consumers on health care access, quality, and cost. HCFA's goals, strategies, and tactics are shaped by thousands of consumer experiences captured by the HelpLine, outreach, and ongoing organizing efforts. HCFA maintains strong, transparent relationships with state agencies that allow for timely escalation and resolution of critical consumer-facing issues.

Transformational Prison Project (TPP) will provide trauma-informed behavioral health services for returning youthful offenders (those incarcerated before age 21 and released as adults) returning to their communities. TPP will provide comprehensive re-entry support, including case management, regular check-ins, and referrals. This project will allow TPP to build the foundation for this work and prepare it for scale. By the end of the grant, the project aims to show significant positive impacts on participants' mental health, successful community reintegration, and reduced recidivism. 

Walker, Inc, will conduct a feasibility study for a therapeutic preschool model and develop an effective intervention for the growing number of preschool-age children with challenging behaviors who are at risk of suspension or expulsion from early education and care programs in the Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, and Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston.  Walker, Inc. will research the issue, outline a sustainable funding model, and prepare to launch a pilot preschool program.

Birth Equity & Justice Massachusetts (BEJMA) will continue to bring the birth equity community together and be a voice on perinatal policy and advocacy, including efforts to support recent migrants in Massachusetts. 

Developmental Evaluation and Adjustment Facilities (DEAF Inc.), a Watertown-based nonprofit that supports the underserved deaf community, will become the first organization in the state to provide CAC services fully in American Sign Language (ASL).

Funding to create a strategic plan to help prepare the organization to grow and expand their capacity to meet the needs of their clients. 

Funding to overhaul the website to make it ADA and mobile compliant to help increase access to services.