Fall 2005
From the Foundation's Framingham Union Grants Panel (benefiting the Framingham community) -
Framingham Public Schools
To increase physical activity by students and their families, Framingham Public School staff and the Framingham community.
$75,000.00
MetroWest YMCA
To increase daily levels of physical activity and to improve nutritional habits of children and families living in Framingham.
$50,000.00
Trustees of Boston University
To maximize the knowledge base and skill level of parents to prevent obesity in their children.
$150,000.00
From the Foundation's Leonard Morse Grants Panel (benefiting the Natick community) -
ACCEPT MetroWest Education Collaborative
To plan a comprehensive youth health initiative in Natick.
$32,100.00
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston
To provide emergency and homeless prevention assistance to at-risk families.
$15,000.00
Morse Institute Library
To provide health resources and programs for Natick adults and seniors.
$37,170.00
Natick Public Schools
To provide parents and guardians access to community resources they can utilize to meet the health needs of Natick teens.
$2,500.00
From the Foundation's Distribution Committee (benefiting the MetroWest area) -
Assabet Valley Collaborative
To address the need for early parental exposure to children’s fitness, positive eating habits, and good nutrition through the Healthy Moves program.
$7,600.00
Asthma & Allergy Foundation
To provide training and education for childcare providers and parents in the MetroWest area.
$39,400.00
BayPath Elder Services, Inc.
To develop a patient care attendant program.
$49,742.00
Children’s Room
To add a full-time program director to expand the volunteer base, support the clinical staff and expand outreach into the community.
$50,000.00
Framingham Council on Aging
To produce materials to help seniors understand the Medicare Part D program.
$42,540.00
Genesis Counseling Services, Inc.
To address youth substance abuse.
$210,295.80
Holliston Public Schools
To provide coordinated mental health care and develop and implement community education programs focusing on at-risk behaviors.
$100,000.00
Jewish Family Service of MetroWest
To hire a consultant to assist in the development of a comprehensive, integrated plan that will guide technology development and training.
$50,000.00
MassBay Community College
To establish a Radiologic Technologist patient simulator laboratory.
$49,984.63
MetroWest Free Medical Program
To support patient services for those who lack health insurance.
$45,640.00
Natick Visiting Nurse Association
To improve access to free or discounted medications for uninsured or underinsured residents.
$158,059.00
South Middlesex Legal Services
To provide legal advice to homebound and isolated elders so that they can remain in their homes longer.
$19,806.00
South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc.
To address the increase in heroin abuse and other narcotics within the young adult population in the MetroWest area.
$55,000.00
Walker Home and School
$50,000.00
To strengthen the ability of the organization to meet the needs of its clients in providing educational and therapeutic services for troubled children and families.
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Inc.
To support the development of a proposal to the RWJ Foundation Local Initiative Funding Partner's grant program for a Young Adult Resource Center.
$5,000.00
Spring 2005
From the Foundation's Framingham Union Grants Panel (benefiting the Framingham community) -
Framingham Court Mediation Services, Inc.
To support a peer mediation program to address violence at Framingham High School.
$21,720.00
Framingham Public Schools
To provide a summer health education and wellness program at the Wilson Community School.
$21,168.36
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
To develop a primary prevention approach to health and well-being for low income frail elders living in Framingham public housing.
$63,054.00
Town of Framingham Board of Health
To provide cholesterol screening and testing for Framingham seniors.
$11,924.18
Trustees of Boston University
Continuation funding to provide dental sealants and oral health education for second grade students in Framingham.
$74,250.00
From the Foundation's Leonard Morse Grants Panel (benefiting the Natick community) -
Kids Connect, Inc.
Continuation funding to enable Natick youth to make healthy choices and reach positive outcomes in their family, school, and community.
$25,000.00
Natick Public Schools
To conduct a youth risk behavior survey in the middle and high schools.
$8,000.00
Natick Public Schools
Continuation funding to provide intensive mental health intervention to students who function at high risk for unsafe or unhealthy behaviors.
$148,381.50
Natick Recreation and Park Department
To train pre-school and special needs camp staff in behavioral interventions.
$5,000.00
Natick Visiting Nurse Association
To pilot an in-home telemonitoring program to improve the efficiency of home health services.
$69,234.00
Trustees of Boston University
Continuation funding to provide dental sealants and oral health education for second grade students in Natick.
$45,502.60
From the Foundation's Distribution Committee (benefiting the MetroWest area) -
Ashland Public Schools
To implement a youth substance abuse prevention program.
$40,100.00
Assabet Valley Regional Technical School
To purchase patient simulators for the training of Licensed Practical Nurses.
$41,280.00
Health Awareness Services of Central Mass., Inc.
To provide case-management services for people living with HIV/AIDS.
$33,037.00
Parmenter VNA & Community Care
To increase the availability of home care, hospice and personal care services to area residents through improved human resource development.
$49,920.00
South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc.
Continuation funding to provide structured substance abuse day programming.
$42,553.00
Wayside Youth and Family Support Network, Inc.
Continuation funding to support a comprehensive school based depression/suicide prevention program in Bellingham.
$36,359.00
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