FRAMINGHAM – The MetroWest Health Foundation today announced the award of over $3.3 million in grants to area nonprofit organizations. The bulk of the funds will support the region’s health and social service safety net by providing operating support to agencies that provide critical services such as primary medical and behavioral health care.

In addition to these Basic Needs Grants, the foundation is also providing financial support to address needs resulting from COVID-19, including funding to address the social isolation of older adults and the development of services to support those coping with the anxiety, stress and loss associated with the pandemic.

This round of funding also includes a grant to the MetroWest Nonprofit Network to support the continuation of the Voices of the Community Project, a community-driven initiative to improve health outcomes in South Framingham.

Organizations receiving grants in this grant cycle are:

Basic Health Need Operating Support Grants
Advocates, Inc. – Behavioral Health $225,000
Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc. – Oral Health $150,000
Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc. – Primary Medical Care $525,000
Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc. – Prescription Assistance $450,000
Health Care for All – Health Insurance Enrollment $ 75,000
Latino Health Insurance Program, Inc. – Health Insurance Enrollment $150,000
Lovin’ Spoonfuls, Inc. – Food Security $150,000
MetroWest Legal Services – Medical-Legal Partnership $225,000
Riverside Community Care – Behavioral Health $150,000
South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc. – Behavioral Health $225,000
South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc. – Homeless Services $225,000
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Inc. – Behavioral Health $225,000

COVID-19 Social Isolation Among Older Adults Grants
Advocates, Inc. $23,800
Holliston Council on Aging $ 9,503
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest $29,756
MetroWest YMCA $25,000

COVID-19 Emotional Health Grants
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School $30,000
Beth Israel Lahey Health at Home $29,992
MassBay Community College $30,000
Mental Health Collaborative, Inc. $14,550

Health Equity Grants
Jewish Family Services of Metrowest $17,500
MetroWest Legal Services $19,584
MetroWest YMCA $30,000
OUT MetroWest $24,146

Other Grants
A Place to Turn $30,000
Family Promise MetroWest $35,000
MetroWest Nonprofit Network, Inc. $214,797
Natick Service Council, Inc. $30,000
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts $20,000

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FRAMINGHAM – The MetroWest Health Foundation announced the award of over $720,000 in new grants to area organizations. The bulk of the funds will address immediate needs in response to COVID 19 by providing capacity building support to local public health departments, support to area councils on aging to address the social isolation of older adults, and funding to address the emotional resiliency of residents coping with the anxiety, stress and loss associated with the pandemic.

In addition to COVID-related funding, the foundation provided support to local organizations seeking to address health inequities in the region. This includes a grant to Wayside Youth & Family Support Network to be used to develop a regional resource center focused on health equity. The new center will develop tools, training modules and expert speakers that can be used by other organizations as they seek to address diversity, equity, and inclusion in their workforce, governance, and programming.

Organizations receiving grants under the foundation’s fall grant cycle are:

COVID 19 Grants to Enhance Public Health Capacity –

• Framingham Health Department $30,000
• Hopkinton Health Department $19,800
• Hudson Health Department $20,000
• Natick Health Department $30,000
• Needham Public Health Division $20,000
• Sudbury Board of Health $20,000

COVID 19 Grants to Address the Social Isolation of Older Adults –

• Ashland Council on Aging $24,000
• Friends of the Callahan Senior Center $25,000
• Holliston Council on Aging $16,650
• Massachusetts Assoc. for the Blind $21,347
• Needham Community Council $25,000
• Northborough Council on Aging $ 9,268
• Sherborn Council on Aging $16,000
• Thrive, Support & Advocacy $17,160

COVID 19 Emotional Resiliency Grants –

• Advocates, Inc. $29,962
• Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest $30,000
• Hudson Health Department $30,000
• New Hope, Inc. $30,000
• SMOC $25,782
• Spark Kindness $24,574
• Westborough Youth & Family Services $19,000

Health Equity Grants –

• Health Care for All $30,000
• Learning Center for the Deaf $30,000
• Natick Health Department $30,000
• Wayside Youth & Family Support Net. $29,769

Other Support –

• A Place to Turn $20,000
• Natick Service Council $20,000
• Town of Natick Rail Trail $75,000

The MetroWest Health Foundation is a catalyst for a healthy MetroWest, providing more than $5 million in annual financial support for preventative and responsive health programs. Through its work on issues such as adolescent health, healthy aging and health equity, the foundation seeks to develop and support programs that have a positive impact on the health of the 25 communities in the MetroWest area of Massachusetts. For more information about the foundation, visit www.mwhealth.org.

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