Grant Partners

Metro Housing|Boston, in partnership with Boston Medical Center (BMC), is serving patient families who face imminent homelessness, eviction, foreclosure, or have an impending housing court date. Families referred by the hospital’s Pediatric Emergency Department, Obstetrics Clinic, Newborn Nursery, and the Domestic Violence Program are provided with complex stabilization services. In addition to supporting clients, the grant partners will develop infrastructure for sustainable and efficient data sharing across the two organizations.

The Community Builders (TCB), in partnership with the Family Health Center of Worcester, Worcester Addresses Childhood Trauma (Worcester ACT), the Regional Environmental Council (REC) Clark University, and Boston College, is working to understand and document the connections between trauma and housing instability.  The partner organizations are integrating trauma-informed services, supports and property management protocols to assist residents in maintaining housing stability. Trauma-informed care-trained Community Life staff and resident Health Champions support residents by providing resources and education through group information sessions and other community-based activities. They also provide referrals to needed services, including emergency and ongoing support with Worcester ACT, trauma treatment through Family Health Center of Worcester, food access through the REC, and eviction prevention services. To support these activities, TCB is increasing its capacity by supporting ongoing training and coaching for staff, developing leadership opportunities for residents, and reviewing and adapting the infrastructure necessary for this cross-sectoral partnership to be sustained.

Project Bread, in partnership with the Family Health Center of Worcester and the Regional Environmental Council, is addressing food insecurity to increase the consumption of healthy foods among the patients of Family Health Center of Worcester. The partner organizations are formalizing a referral system for patients of the health center who screen positive for food insecurity to connect them to available resources in the community that will contribute to sustainable nutrition solutions. This includes its partner the Regional Environmental Council, which enables access to affordable, local produce through farmers markets and mobile markets. To support these activities, Project Bread is increasing its capacity by developing the infrastructure necessary for this cross-sectoral partnership to be sustained.

The Community Builders (TCB), in partnership with the Family Health Center of Worcester, Worcester Addresses Childhood Trauma (Worcester ACT), Clark University, and Boston College, is working to understand and document the connections between trauma and housing instability.  The partner organizations are integrating trauma-informed services, supports and property management protocols to assist residents in maintaining housing stability. Trauma-informed care-trained Community Life staff and resident Health Champions support residents by providing resources and education through group information sessions and other community-based activities. They also provide referrals to needed services, including emergency and ongoing support with Worcester ACT, trauma treatment through Family Health Center of Worcester and other appropriate mental health providers, and eviction prevention services. To support these activities, TCB is increasing its capacity by developing leadership opportunities for residents and the infrastructure necessary for this cross-sectoral partnership to be sustained.

Metro Housing|Boston, in partnership with Boston Medical Center (BMC), is serving patient families who face imminent homelessness, eviction, foreclosure, or have an impending housing court date. Families referred by the hospital’s Pediatric Emergency Department, Obstetrics Clinic, Newborn Nursery, and the Domestic Violence Program are provided with complex stabilization services. In addition to supporting clients, the grant partners will develop infrastructure for sustainable and efficient data sharing across the two organizations.