Grant history

Healthy Food Access

2016|$15,000|One year

Support for Fresh Fridays programming at the Boston Public Market. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Healthy Food Access

2016|$17,522|Two years

To focus on the financial, social and nutritional benefits of gardening along with education about healthy eating through the Garden-to-Healthy Eating project at the Bridle Path Apartments, a subsidized housing complex. This will include working in an existing community garden and a six-week evidence-based healthy eating and food preparation training. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Social and Racial Justice

2025|$750,000|Five years

Funding to support movements advancing racial, economic, social and gender justice in Greater Boston.

Mental Health

2023|$70,000|Two years

Support and strengthen initiatives focused on social-emotional wellbeing, mental health, and character and leadership development for youth in Lawrence.

COVID-19 Response Grants

2020|$10,000|One year

COVID-19 relief grant. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

COVID-19 Response Grants

2020|$10,000|One year

COVID-19 relief grant. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Healthy Food Access

2016|$300,000|Three years

Programming to increase members’ and families’ access to, appetite for, and consumption of healthy food. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Mental Health

2022|$75,000|One year

Support for YouthConnect, a program using a whole-person approach to address the opportunity gap, reduce gang violence and advance justice for youth in Boston and Chelsea. The program helps address the impacts of systemic racism, generational poverty and coinciding traumas.

Healthy Food Access

2019|$300,000|Three years

Healthy Food Fund: ‘Farm to Family’ and ‘Chef Series’ programming. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Healthy Food Access

2018|$100,000|One year

Grant to support Boys and Girls Club Opening Doors Campaign. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.