From the Foundation's Framingham Union Grants Panel (benefiting the Framingham community) -
Framingham Public Schools
To train school personnel in recognizing the signs of substance use and abuse and the appropriate responses and to provide case management in assisting students and their families in accessing services.
$75,000.00
Framingham Public Schools
Renewal of previously funded project to provide a health education and wellness program during the summer months for at-risk children to promote healthy behaviors and reduce health risks.
$26,809.50
Resiliency for Life Program
Program to engage high-risk students in a learning and community environment. Funds will be used to enhance the health component of the program including psychological sources, substance abuse counseling, and violence prevention
$25,000.00
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Inc.
Continuation funding for school-based depression/suicide prevention program at Framingham High School.
$105,750.00
From the Foundation's Leonard Morse Grants Panel (benefiting the Natick community) -
Friends of the Natick Senior Center
To expand access and independence to elders in need by making affordable transportation options available for medical care and other activities that improve health and well-being.
$29,500.00
Kids Connect, Inc.
Program to provide health education, mentoring and wellness activities that foster self-esteem and positive decision making among children and youth.
$30,000.00
Natick Public Schools
To provide mental health intervention to students who function at high risk for unsafe or unhealthy behaviors. Program will support student assistance coordinator at Natick's middle and high schools.
$166,500.00
From the Foundation's Distribution Committee (benefiting the MetroWest area) -
Alliance for Multicultural Integration
To provide health advocacy and linkage to health services for the Brazilian community in the MetroWest area.
$41,981.00
BayPath Elder Services
To develop new models for identifying and treating mental illness among elders living within the Town of Framingham and Natick. Collaborators include the MetroWest Medical Center - Department of Behavioral Medicine, Natick Visiting Nurse Association, Natick and Framingham Councils on Aging, and Jewish Family Service of Metrowest.
$47,577.60
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District/Valley Technical School
To plan and design a model nutrition and fitness program that will address the health and wellness needs of Valley Tech teens from Bellingham, Hopedale, Mendon, and Milford. Collaborators include the Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital School-Based Health Clinic, Physical Therapy Innovations (Milford), and Bread & Circus Whole Foods (Bellingham).
$49,100.00
Brandeis Univeristy - MA Health Policy Forum
To commission a study to educate the public about the important aspects of the Medicaid program.
$5,000.00
Bridge of Central Massachusetts, Inc.
To establish a drop-in center to provide health education, crisis intervention, and mental health counseling to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.
$40,000.00
Crossroads Community Foundation
To co-sponsor a workshop on best practices for board members and executive directors of local nonprofit organizations in nonprofit government.
$2,250.00
Friends of the Milford Youth Center
Continuation funding for previously supported program to increase mentoring, reduce health risks of violence and substance abuse that specifically target at-risk youth.
$20,000.00
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
Renewal of existing MCHCF funded project to address the crisis situation in the provision of homemaker, personal care homemaker, and certified nursing assistant services to frail elders and disabled individuals.
$61,243.00
Life Experience School
To assist in the start up phase of the establishment of a community based residential program for people with disabilities.
$51,000.00
Marlborough Council on Aging
To develop comprehensive and individualized physical activity and nutrition plans for elders within the City of Marlborough. Collaborators include South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Marlborough Recreation Department, and Wayside Racquet & Swim Club.
$35,822.00
Massachusetts Bay Community College
To develop and implement a medical interpreter certificate program.
$61,000.00
MetroWest Latin American Center
Continuation funding to provide translation assistance, information on securing health insurance, medical assistance, and social services.
$28,405.00
MetroWest YMCA
Outdoor adventure-based program for at-risk teens who are referred to the program by school counselors, the juvenile court system, and social service agencies.
$15,000.00
Milford Council on Aging
To fund a transportation coordinator to coordinate medical transportation to Boston and Worcester for elders needing specialized medical care.
$12,308.01
Morse Institute Library
To provide support to process and catalog health education materials from the Massachusetts Prevention Center to the Morse Institute Library.
$13,790.00
Natick Visiting Nurse Association
To provide in-home assessments to newly diagnosed Alzheimer's patients.
$17,596.00
New Vision Foundation
To initiate health education, self-advocacy, and health screening programs to address racial and ethnic disparities in health.
$106,403.00
Parents Association of the Handicapped
To fund a Registered Nurse and Emergency Medical Technician to manage health issues for disabled children at Camp Arrowhead.
$9,652.60
Resourceful, Inc.
To establish a community-wide initiative to prevent teenage pregnancy in the City of Marlborough, and to ensure the availability of services to parenting teens. Collaborators include the MetroWest Boys and Girls Club, Health Awareness Services, Inc., Marlborough Human Services Department, Marlborough High School and Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School.
$35,560.00
South Middlesex Legal Services
To support legal counsel representing victims of domestic violence.
$30,000.00
South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc.
Continuation of previously funded project to provide a community peer support phone line to assist people with mental illness to build self-reliance and to integrate more fully into their respective communities.
$15,000.00
South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc.
Emergency funding to assist homeless families with nutrition and health related needs.
$15,000.00
South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc.
To establish a community based service center that presents disadvantaged homeless people suffering from acute and chronic substance abuse with the opportunity to fully reintegrate into the community at large.
$48,400.00
Vision Community Services
To provide in-home rehabilitation, information and referral services, peer support groups, and volunteer support, to elders who are not legally blind.
$15,000.00
Wayside Youth and Family Support Network, Inc.
To develop a comprehensive school-based depression and suicide prevention program in the Town of Bellingham. Collaborators include Bellingham High School and Samaritans Suburban West.
$46,460.00
Wayside Youth and Family Support Network, Inc.
To provide program support for the Massachusetts Prevention Center resource library.
$5,473.00
Scholarships
Nursing
$43,759
Medical/Clinical
$4,604
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