Grant Partners
The Mustard Seed
Funding for a new “Food Security for the City of Worcester” website. The website will centralize city food resources – including information about food pantries, farmers markets, summer school meal locations, SNAP information, and more.
Girls Inc. of the Valley
Funding to launch an inclusive strategic planning process that will result in a comprehensive plan to direct the growth and strengthen the impact of the organization.
The Gray House
Funding to improve security measures that includes additional surveillance equipment to ensure the organization can safely provide food and other services to the community.
Seven Hill/Children's Friend, Inc.
Funding to broaden capacity to provide a continuum of treatment for inpatient children and youth clients by training additional clinicians across its treatment teams.
Ellie Fund
Funding to translate outreach materials into languages other than English for women at risk of inequities in access to cancer care, including: women of color, women with language and cultural barriers, older women living alone, and women hesitant to seek help due to immigration status.
Shattuck Partners, Inc.
Funding to update its seven-year-old strategic plan to better serve the complex medical and socioeconomic needs of its clients in a changing public health landscape.
The Open Door / Cape Ann Food Pantry, Inc.
Funding for an online food delivery system and fulfillment center that will enhance capacity to meet increased need due to the pandemic. This effort will connect more people to healthy foods of their choosing through safe, socially distanced curbside pick-up or home delivery.
This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Africano Cultural Services
Funding for a consultant to create a program for 30 youth to discuss mental health issues and to reduce mental health stigma in the community.
This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
St. Anthony Shrine
Funding for an electric examination table for the health clinic, which serves women experiencing homelessness.
Breathing Space, Inc.
Funding to train trauma-informed yoga instructors to become more specialized in serving specific populations including veterans who are incarcerated or in recovery and youth who are in detention or in recovery.
Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
Funding for kits to connect individuals released from incarceration with the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute’s healing reentry programs. The kits will contain program information, COVID-19 protective equipment, food gift cards, and clothing vouchers.
This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Genesis Club House, Inc.
Funding to translate the Club’s new website and outreach brochure into the four languages of the largest immigrant communities in Worcester: Spanish, Vietnamese, Akan, and French.
Addiction Referral Center
Funding to start a transportation service for 5-10 individuals in recovery to increase access to referrals to treatment centers in Worcester, Brockton, and Falmouth, using Uber and other ride services.
Community Health Programs, Inc.
Funding for iPads to ease outdoor patient registration at its mobile health unit and to provide hygiene items (including masks, sanitizer, and COVID education materials) to ensure safe access to care.
This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute, Inc.
Funding to hire a consultant to develop a dedicated Spanish Language eLearning Center to ensure Spanish speaking residents can access its stress management and mental health supports during and after the pandemic.
This grant was made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.