Grant Partners

Mass Senior Action Council (MSAC) is a member-led organization and is the only organization in Massachusetts that informs, engages, and empowers low-income seniors from diverse communities to have direct input in shaping the Commonwealth's health policy decisions. Through its structure and programs, diverse communities of seniors with lower income are empowered with information, skills, and organizational capacity to have a strong voice on key healthcare and other public policy issues that affect their lives.

Funding for the organization to work with UpMetrics to build better programmatic outcomes by collecting and using data to measure, improve, and report on their impact.

Funding to explore possibilities of making Everyday Boston’s Curiosity and Connections Workshop into a tool to address medical mistrust and enhance health equity in healthcare settings. This will include funding for development and creation of a planning committee and facilitator to lead the process. 

MAMH focuses on expanding access to effective treatment and services, reducing stigma and discrimination, and addressing disparities in behavioral health services. MAMH's ability to disseminate scientific knowledge about mental health promotion, prevention, treatment, and recovery supports advocacy, community-based organizations, and state and local governments.

Family Health Center of Worcester will continue its “OB Advocate” program that provides an advocate, who is trained as a doula, to a patient from pregnancy to two years following birth.