2022 Grants
We continue to support organizations increasing access to healthy foods, advancing healthy aging and promoting behavioral health—and to prioritize community-led solutions and work that addresses systemic inequities.
Point32Health Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
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Connecticut
Alzheimer's Association of Connecticut (Southington)
Two-year grant for $40,000
Expand their DEI steering committee and strengthen community partnerships.
Black Infinity Collective (New Haven)
One-year general operating support grant for $50,000
A freedom fighting, movement-building organization dedicated to healing and liberation for all Black people (formerly known as CT Core-Organize Now!).
City Seed (New Haven)
Two-year general operating support grant for $50,000
Engage the community in growing an equitable, local food system that promotes economic growth, community development and sustainable agriculture.
Connecticut Area Agencies on Aging
Three-year grant for $300,000
Support the five Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) in Connecticut on an “Aging Answers” initiative to align and coordinate systems and services to create a statewide network that is more accessible to older residents and their families.
Connecticut Foodshare (Wallingford)
One-year general operating support grant for $100,000
Purchase of fresh and non-perishable food, fuel costs for distribution, and staff salaries. Funds also advance advocacy efforts that promote system and policy changes addressing root causes of hunger, in alignment with the new National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
Groundwork Bridgeport (Bridgeport)
One-year general operating support grant for $45,000
Build community leadership to improve the built environment in Bridgeport, Connecticut’s most diverse city.
FEED Center (Bridgeport)
Three-year general operating support grant for $90,000
Increase access to fresh, local and healthy food for those experiencing economic uncertainty. This grant builds on earlier Foundation funding to support the FEED Mobile Marketplace.
Health Equity Solutions (Hartford)
One-year general operating support grant for $75,000
Promote policies and practices for equitable health care access, delivery and outcomes for all people in Connecticut.
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven (New Haven)
One-year grant for $45,000
Support for food pantry, nutritional center and Care Navigators program.
Wholesome Wave (Bridgeport)
Two-year grant for $95,000
Support Wholesome Rx: Hartford, to increase access to healthy food for a cohort of pregnant women experiencing food insecurity.
Maine
Cumberland County Food Security Council (Yarmouth)
Two-year general operating support grant for $60,000
Facilitate collaborative effort toward a just, resilient and sustainable food system that ensures equitable access to healthy food for all people.
Foundation for a Strong Maine Economy (d/b/a FocusMaine) (Augusta)
One-year grant for $50,000
Promote diversity, equity and inclusion in FocusMaine’s talent development and food programs.
Full Plates Full Potential (Brunswick)
Three-year general operating support grant for $198,000
Assist organization staff and coalition members in their advocacy for achieving goals included in the state plan, “Everyone at the Table: Maine’s Roadmap to End Hunger by 2030.”
Good Shepherd Food Bank (Auburn)
One-year general operating support grant for $100,000
Support general operations including the purchase of fresh and non-perishable food, fuel costs for distribution and staff salaries. Funds also support advocacy efforts that promote system and policy changes addressing root causes of hunger, and aligned with the new National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
Healthy Peninsula (Blue Hill)
One-year general operating support grant for $40,000
Improve the health and well-being of Blue Hill Peninsula, Deer Isle and Stonington residents. Healthy Peninsula will use resources to increase access to social supports and services for older adults experiencing isolation.
In Her Presence (Portland)
Two-year general operating support grant for $50,000
Build community and companionship by bringing together immigrant women across communities and generations.
Locker Project (Portland)
One-year general operating support grant for $20,000
Support students and families experiencing food insecurity.
Maine Council on Aging (Brunswick)
Three-year general operating support grant for $278,987
Increase capacity to lead a collaborative that convenes stakeholders and addresses community priorities.
Maine Equal Justice (Augusta)
One-year general operating support grant for $25,000
Increasing economic security, opportunity and equity for people in Maine through civic legal aid and economic justice programs.
Maine Initiatives (Portland)
One-year general operating support grant for $75,000
Connect and engage people around racial, social, economic and environmental justice in Maine.
Maine Seacoast Mission (Mount Desert)
Two-year general operating support grant for $80,000
Strengthen coastal and island communities by promoting good health among youth and families.
Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program (Brunswick)
One-year general operating support grant for $20,000
Increase food security in mid-coast Maine.
Resources for Organizing & Social Change (Augusta)
One-year general operating support grant for $25,000
Build and support a movement for nonviolent social change that educates, activates and empowers people in Maine through grassroots community organizing.
Massachusetts
About Fresh (Boston)
Two-year general operating support grant for $80,000
Increase access to affordable fresh produce in Greater Boston.
AgeSpan (Lawrence)
Two-year grant for $200,000
Support for AgeSpan’s pilot of a team-based approach for assessing, counseling and referring to treatment older adults experiencing anxiety, depression and suicidal ideations.
The Boston Foundation (Boston)
One-year general operating support grant for $500,000
Four equity funds at The Boston Foundation each received $125,000. The Asian Community Fund, the Equality Fund, the Latino Equity Fund and the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund are led by and support priorities identified with the communities served.
Boston Public Library Fund (Boston)
Two-year grant for $90,000
Support the Boston Public Library's Nutrition Lab in Roxbury for those affected by diabetes.
Building Audacity (Lynn)
One-year grant for $5,000
Champion youth leadership development with a focus on social justice and racial equity. Grant awarded in collaboration with Point32Health’s Black Professionals, a Colleague Resource Group.
The Carroll Center for the Blind (Newton)
One-year grant for $28,225
Planning grant to support research and plan strategies for systems change that improve programs and services for older adults experiencing vision loss.
Coastal Foodshed (New Bedford)
Three-year general operating support grant for $90,000
Increase access to fresh, local and healthy food for those experiencing economic uncertainty. This grant builds on earlier Foundation funding to support Coastal Foodshed's mobile market.
Community Servings (Jamaica Plain)
Two-year general operating support grant for $90,000
Provide medically tailored, nutritious meals to chronically and critically ill people and their families in Massachusetts.
Conservation Law Foundation (Boston)
One-year grant for $30,000
Complete their Healthy Retail and Commerce Fund pilot addressing food access and other community needs.
Digger Foods (Brockton)
Two-year general operating support grant for $50,000
Make high quality fruits and vegetables accessible in the Brockton area.
Dismas House (Worcester)
One-year general operating support grant for $15,000
Increase healthy food production as part of the Worcester Youth Hunger Initiative.
Food Bank of Western Massachusetts (Hatfield)
One-year general operating support grant for $100,000
Support general operations, including the purchase of fresh and non-perishable food, fuel costs for distribution and staff salaries. Funds also support advocacy efforts that promote system and policy changes addressing root causes of hunger, and aligned with the new National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
FriendshipWorks (Boston)
Two-year general operating support grant for $175,000
Recruit and connect volunteers with older adults in neighborhoods across Greater Boston. Program staff will train volunteers to serve as Friendly Visitors, Friendly Helpers, and Medical Escorts.
Greater Boston Food Bank (Boston)
One-year general operating support grant for $100,000
Support general operations, including the purchase of fresh and non-perishable food, fuel costs for distribution, and staff salaries. Funds also will go to advocacy efforts that promote system and policy changes addressing root causes of hunger, and aligned with the new National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
Growing Places (Leominster)
Three-year grant for $177,293
Support Local Food Works (LFW), a regional coalition convened by Growing Places that includes 80+ diverse food system stakeholders in North Central Massachusetts.
Harvard University Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) (Cambridge)
Two-year grant for $100,000
Support Food is Medicine Massachusetts Coalition's (FIMMA) work to increase access to Food is Medicine (FIM) interventions and increase the sustainability of those programs
Health Care For All (Boston)
One-year grant for $40,000
Identify the significant barriers facing older immigrants when accessing health care and potential solutions.
Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion, Inc. (Boston)
One-year grant for $50,000
Support Hurricane Fiona relief efforts.
Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI) (Brookline)
Two-year grant for $99,000
Continue collaboration with members of the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative, Dementia Friendly Mass and other communities working to be inclusive.
Massachusetts Food System Collaborative
One-year general operating support grant for $70,000
Promote collective action and advocacy toward an equitable, sustainable, resilient and connected local food system in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (Boston)
One-year general operating support grant for $100,000
Support ongoing SNAP advocacy, especially access improvements benefiting older adults. Their leadership and collaboration make them well poised to continue engaging older adults with low incomes.
Massachusetts Senior Action Council (Quincy)
Three-year general operating support grant for $270,000
Support growth and operations. Resources for staff conducting outreach and education in the community, organizing older adult activists and leaders, and coordinating strategic campaigns.
Mill City Grows (Lowell)
Two-year general operating support grant for $75,000
Foster food justice that improves physical health, economic independence and environmental sustainability in Lowell.
More than Words (Waltham)
One-year grant for $5,000
Empower youth that are court-involved, in the foster care system, out-of-school, or experiencing homelessness to take charge of their lives through job training and engaging in business. Grant awarded in collaboration with Point32Health’s Young Professionals Network, a Colleague Resource Group.
ONE Holyoke Community Development Corporation (Holyoke)
Two-year general operating support grant for $30,000
Support resident engagement in strategic planning and as community leaders.
Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. (QARI) (Quincy)
One-year grant for $5,000
Improve the social, cultural, economic and civic lives of immigrants and older people in Quincy and neighboring communities. Grant awarded in collaboration with Point32Health’s Mosaic, a Colleague Resource Group.
Ready Inspire Act (RIA) (Framingham)
One-year grant for $5,000
Support a range of community-based services for women and others that experienced exploitation, trafficking, and prostitution as part of the commercial sex trade. Grant awarded in collaboration with Point32Health’s Women and Allies Network, a Colleague Resource Group.
Roots Rising (Pittsfield)
Two-year general operating support grant for $50,000
Increase capacity as a model employer of youth involved in food production and distribution, and to build community in Pittsfield, Mass.
Roxbury Presbyterian Church Social Impact Center (Roxbury)
Two-year grant for $140,000
Support development of a community engagement strategy in Lowell, Lynn and Greater Boston for Can We Talk…Community Conversations on Trauma and Healing, a model supporting community members to safely share stories of pain, grief, loss and healing from gun violence, abuse, addictions and historic and systemic racism.
Three Sisters Garden Project, Inc. (Ipswich)
Two-year general operating support grant for $40,000
Increase access to local, healthy food in Essex County.
Thrive Support & Advocacy (Marlborough)
One-year grant for $15,000
Develop a specialized food pantry designed to address dietary needs of people with developmental or intellectual disabilities and their families in the Worcester area.
Urban Farming Institute (Mattapan)
Two-year general operating support grant for $75,000
Promote urban farming in communities of color and engaging community residents in growing food and building a healthy community.
Women’s Lunch Place (Boston)
Two-year grant for $100,000
Support the expansion of Women’s Lunch Place’s comprehensive wellness programming.
Worcester County Food Bank (Worcester)
One-year general operating support grant for $100,000
Purchase of fresh and non-perishable food, fuel costs for distribution, and staff salaries. Funds also will go to advocacy efforts that promote system and policy changes addressing root causes of hunger, and aligned with the new National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
New Hampshire
Mount Washington Valley Adult Day Center (Center Conway)
One-year general operating support grant for $40,000
Address growing dementia care and caregiver respite needs in the region.
New England Grassroots Environmental Fund (Newmarket)
Two-year general operating support grant for $90,000
Promote local initiatives that create and maintain healthy, just, environmentally sustainable communities.
New Hampshire Hunger Solutions (Concord)
Two-year general operating support grant for $80,000
Advance system changes that improve access to nutritious food and address root causes of hunger in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (Concord)
One-year general operating support grant for $75,000
Help seed newly established Racial Justice Fund, a community-advised fund to advance racial justice in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire Food Bank (Manchester)
One-year general operating support grant for $100,000
Purchase of fresh and non-perishable food, fuel costs for distribution and staff salaries. Funds also will go to advocacy efforts that promote system and policy changes addressing root causes of hunger, and aligned with the new National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success (Manchester)
Three-year general operating support grant for $90,000
Support mobile market and improving access to fresh, local and healthy food for those experiencing economic uncertainty.
University System of New Hampshire (New Hampshire Alliance for Healthy Aging) (Durham)
Three-year general operating support grant for $300,000
Invest in the capacity of the organization to lead a collaborative that convenes stakeholders and addresses community priorities.
Victory Women of Vision (Manchester)
One-year general operating support grant for $25,000
Encourage, empower and nurture immigrant and refugee families to thrive by embracing their cultural heritage as they build their new lives.
YWCA New Hampshire (Manchester)
One-year general operating support grant for $25,000
Eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
Rhode Island
AMOR Coalition (Pawtucket)
One-year general operating support grant for $25,000
An alliance of community-based grassroots organizations mobilizing at the intersections of race, class, gender, sexual orientation and immigration status to prevent, respond to and end state violence against our community.
Center for Southeast Asians (Providence)
One-year general operating support grant for $25,000
Promote the prosperity, heritage and leadership of Southeast Asians in Rhode Island.
Crossroads Rhode Island (Providence)
One-year general operating support grant for $65,000
Expand access to Adult and Family services, the Domestic Violence Program, and the Rapid Re-Housing and Housing-First Programs.
ONE Neighborhood Builders (Providence)
Three-year grant for $250,000
Support the development of affordable housing with supportive services necessary to maintain good health.
Project Weber/Renew (Providence)
One-year general operating support grant for $50,000
Advance peer-led behavioral health outreach.
The Village Common of Rhode Island (Providence)
Two-year grant for $80,000
Expand the Village Common’s statewide reach by increasing volunteer coordination, strengthening the network, and increasing the number of older adults with access to a “village” for support.
Rhode Island College Foundation (Age Friendly Rhode Island) (Providence)
Three-year general operating support grant for $330,000
Invest in the capacity of the organization to lead a collaborative that convenes stakeholders and addresses community priorities.
Rhode Island Community Food Bank (Providence)
One-year general operating support grant for $100,000
Support general operations the purchase of fresh and non-perishable food, fuel costs for distribution and staff salaries. Funds also will go to advocacy efforts that promote system and policy changes addressing root causes of hunger, and aligned with the new National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
RIALA Senior Living Institute (East Providence)
One-year grant for $10,000
Make Rhode Island’s assisted living facilities more welcoming and supportive, especially for older LGBTQIA+ adults.
Project Weber/Renew (Providence)
One-year general operating support grant for $50,000
Support peer-led behavioral health outreach.
SISTA Fire (Providence)
One-year general operating support grant for $75,000
Co-create a network of women and non-binary people of color to build collective power for social, economic and political transformation.
The University of Rhode Island Feinstein Center for a Hunger-Free America (Kingston)
Two-year grant for $120,000
Support a model to address the needs of college students experiencing food insecurity at the University of Rhode Island and other state colleges.