Since 2000, The Health Foundation has granted over $44 million to organizations in Central Massachusetts through the Activation Fund, Synergy Initiative, and Board Designated grants. Below is some of the recent news coverage about The Health Foundation’s work.
2020 News◊ Local nonprofits face tighter purse, stronger demand during pandemic
Telegram & Gazette, May 9, 2020
◊ Public Health Groups File to Stop Proposed Ballot Question on Alcohol Licensing
Revere Journal, April 22, 2020
◊ Letter: A step-by-step plan for the way back from coronavirus
Telegram & Gazette, April 16, 2020
◊ Adapting to community needs in the wake of COVID-19
Sentinel & Enterprise, April 10, 2020
◊ Food Hub Offering Pick-Up of Locally-Sourced Food
Spectrum News, April 10, 2020 (Video)
◊ Health Foundation of Central Mass. provides $371K in coronavirus grants
Worcester Business Journal, April 7, 2020
◊ Table Hoppin’: Worcester Regional Food Hub offering pick-up service of locally sourced products
Telegram & Gazette, March 31, 2020
◊ Inspiring a Generation: Women Business Leaders
Vitality Magazine, Vol. 74, March 2020
◊ Meet the chef: Brian Neyenhouse of Nutty Bird Granola
Telegram & Gazette, March 8, 2020
◊ LUK gets grant to implement telehealth in North County
Leominster Champion, February 26, 2020
◊ MASSCAP Announces Early Education/Care Workforce Development Initiative READYGO: Readying Educators & Developing Young Children for Great Outcomes
MASSCAP Press Release, February 7, 2020
◊ NOMS Eatery: A Pop-Up Success in Local Food Scene
Chamber Exchange The Newspaper, February 2020
◊ Health foundation awards prestigious grant to rural transportation initiative
MassMobility Newsletter, MA Executive Office of Health & Human Services, February 2020
◊ As I See It: Founding board proud of Health Foundation of Central MA
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, January 24, 2020
◊ Health Foundation grants deliver results across Central Mass.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, January 19, 2020
◊ Meet the chefs: Bryan Baltazar and Jennifer Palazzo of Noms Eatery
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, November 3, 2019, Worcester Regional Food Hub
◊ SMOC receives grant for sober housing sprinkler system in Fitchburg
Sentinel & Enterprise, October 25, 2019, SMOC
◊ Shine Initiative App (Video)
Worcester News Tonight, October 18, 2019, Shine Initiative
◊ Shine Initiative creates mental health app to reach youth on their phones
Worcester Business Journal, October 14, 2019, Shine Initiative
◊ Food Hub graduates 18 from Urban Agenda Grant program
Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, October 8, 2019, Worcester Regional Food Hub
◊ Since 1812: Grand opening of Worcester’s Stearns Tavern
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, October 5, 2019, Seven Hills ASPiRE!
◊ Chokospice
Edible Boston, September 23, 2019, Worcester Regional Food Hub
◊ High Interest in Worcester Regional Food Hub’s Diverse Leadership Program Necessitates Increase in Capacity
Chamber Exchange, August 21, 2019, Worcester Regional Food Hub
◊ Grenon uses business experience to help local nonprofits
Community Advocate, August 12, 2019, Board Member Recognized
◊ Fund Drive Aims for Fitchburg Alley Makeover
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, May 9, 2019, ReImagine North of Main
◊ Athol YMCA completes Men’s Residence renovations
Athol Daily News, April 26, 2019, Athol YMCA
◊ Habitat for Humanity gets donation for truck
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, April 16, 2019, Habitat for Humanity
◊ Chamber Exchange (Video)
Charter TV3 Central Mass., February 7, 2019, Worcester Regional Food Hub
◊ Downtown Art Spaces Celebrated
Ware River News, January 31, 2019, QVCDC ClayWorks
◊ Recovering abuser recalls plea: ‘I need help or I am going to die’
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, January 21, 2019, GAAMHA
◊ NEADS receives grant for handicap accessible van
The Landmark, January 7, 2019, NEADS
◊ As I See It: We deserve easy access to behavioral health services
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, November 30, 2018, Riverside Community Care
◊ Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts announces Activation Fund grants
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, November 28, 2018, Activation Fund
◊ BF Brown topping-off ceremony in Fitchburg (Video)
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, November 27, 2018, ReImagine North of Main.
◊ Bringing a building back to life in Fitchburg
Sentinel & Enterprise, November 27, 2018, ReImagine North of Main
◊ More than $1M in grants awarded for 15 Central Mass. health projects
Worcester Business Journal, October 31, 2018, Activation Fund
◊ Life coach Tanya Brown to speak at SHINE gala for mental health awareness
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, October 15, 2018, SHINE Initiative
◊ Cooking Up Success: The Worcester Food Hub
Edible Boston Magazine, September 20, 2018, Worcester Regional Food Hub
◊ Former Fitchburg school sold for residential project
Worcester Business Journal, July 25, 2018, ReImagine North of Main
◊ Worcester Council backs $6 million plan to house the chronically homeless
Worcester Magazine, July 18, 2018, Sustaining Housing First Solutions
◊ Worcester task force calls for $4M to $6M capital investment to end chronic homelessness
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, July 14, 2018, City Manager’s Housing First Task Force
◊ Last Call with Shon Rainford Senior, project manager
Worcester Magazine, June 28, 2018, Worcester Regional Food Hub
◊ Initiative gives boost to Fitchburg downtown transformation
Sentinel & Enterprise, May 4, 2018, ReImagine North of Main
◊ Health Board passes partial ban on flavored tobacco sales despite pushback
Worcester Magazine, April 23, 2018, Health Board passes partial ban on flavored tobacco sales
◊ Fitchburg council backs sale of former school for artist studios
Sentinel & Enterprise, April 12, 2018, ReImagine North of Main
◊ School-based health center opens at Worcester East Middle School
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, April 5, 2018, Worcester HEARS
◊ Bank On Worcester County to offer low-cost checking accounts as entry to financial system
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, April 5, 2018, Bank On
◊ Worcester forms task force on homelessness
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, March 12, 2018, City of Worcester Task Force
◊ As I See It: A local model pointing the way for Massachusetts criminal justice reform
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, February 2, 2018, WISR
◊ Jail Diversion Program Expanding To Sudbury, Hudson
Sudbury Patch, January 31, 2018, Advocates