UMass Memorial Health has awarded more than $1 million to local non-profit organizations working to make Central Mass. healthier.
The health care system distributed $1.2 million in grants to 16 non-profits as part of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Determination of Need program following UMass Memorial Medical Center’s renovations, according to a press release from UMass Memorial Health.
“Fostering better health outcomes starts at the community level,” said Dr. Eric Dickson, president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health in the press release. “We are honored to present these 16 organizations with well-deserved grants that will bolster their ongoing efforts to improve access to high quality, health-related resources in Central Massachusetts.”
While considering applications, UMass Memorial Health said it was looking for candidates that aligned with its focuses such as food insecurity, housing and mental health.
Here are the 2023 recipients of the Determination of Need funding and how much they were awarded. Click on the recipient name to learn more about the organization:
- 2Gether We Eat, $50,000
- Abby Kelley Foster House, Inc., $96,250
- CASA Project of Worcester County, $66,550
- Catholic Charities Worcester County, $30,000
- Central Mass. Housing Alliance, Inc., $79,855
- El Buen Samaritano Food Program Inc. (EBS), $100,000
- Friendly House, Inc., $52,832
- Genesis Club House, Inc., $100,000
- Inner Voice Outer Change, $20,000
- Legendary Legacies, $100,000
- Living in Freedom Together (LIFT), Inc., $100,000
- Open Sky Community Services, Inc., $75,000
- Pernet Family Health Service, $60,000
- Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services, Inc., $64,493
- Worcester Community Action Council (WCAC), $150,000
- YMCA of Central Massachusetts, $56,090
