Grant Partners

Friends of Hampshire County Homeless Individuals

Year: 2024
Amount:$2,250
Hampshire County
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to launch the EmpowerRide Health Initiative, a program designed to empower and support unhoused individuals on their journey toward healthier, better lives. The initiative provides individuals in need with bicycles and safety equipment, thereby granting them equitable access to transportation to meet their needs for a healthy life. 

Centro de Ayuda Esperanza Latina, Inc.

Year: 2023
Amount:$7,500
Bristol
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to train up to 20 local educators, public health professionals, and prevention specialists on the evidence-based program, Familia Adelante. The train the trainer model is a cultural and linguistically appropriate prevention program focused on reducing the risk of substance use and HIV in Latinx youth by focusing on the impacts of trauma and acculturation stress.  

Brockton Farmers Market, Inc.

Year: 2023
Amount:$4,000
Plymouth
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to conduct an analysis of how the market functions by evaluating internal programming using a health and wellness systems lens, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.

Cooley Dickinson VNA & Hospice

Year: 2023
Amount:$5,000
Hampshire County
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to create a “Memory Café” in Northampton in collaboration with the Northampton Senior Center, the Northampton Neighbors organization, and Highland Valley Elder Services to serve those with dementia and their family members.

RIA House, Inc.

Year: 2023
Amount:$6,000
Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Worcester
Program Area: Catalyst Fund

Funding to improve RIA’s website that will allow better browsing on mobile devices, customized user experiences, and website analytics tracking. Overall, these website changes will greatly improve survivors’ ability to identify and learn about RIA’s services and contact RIA for assistance.