Grant history

Changing Inequitable Systems

2016|$50,000|One year

Building Massachusetts’ Statewide Capacity to Effectively Conduct Health Impact Assessments and Community Health Improvement Initiatives: To provide three regional trainings culminating in a statewide conference that mobilizes community partners in the coordination, identification, and initiation of health impact assessments for their regions and MA. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

Healthy AgingPolicy and Advocacy

2016|$145,000|Two years

Boston Alliance for Community Health: To train community residents to advocate for policies, systems, and environmental changes that make communities healthier for everyone as they age. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

Healthy Food Access

2016|$40,000|One year

Support for the NH Healthy Food for Healthy Families project – a new pilot program in conjunction with HPHC Sales department. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Healthy AgingMomentum Fund

2019|$9,993|One year

Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Project: To launch a self-measured blood pressure monitoring project to reach older people of color with low incomes to improve uncontrolled hypertension. A Momentum Fund grant for early-stage age-friendly and/or dementia-friendly work. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

Healthy AgingMomentum Fund

2021|$10,000|One year

Supports food and health services for older adults and people in Hancock and Washington counties, and across Maine. Tufts health Plan Foundation grant.

Healthy Food Access

2019|$75,000|Three years

Enhancing volunteer support for gleaning program; harvesting produce on nearby farms and delivering produce to food pantries, meal programs, and other community organizations. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Healthy Food Access

2023|$25,000|One year

Support the Downeast Gleaning Initiative, Maine Senior Farm Share Program and coordinate the Food Security Network’s emergency food response efforts in Hancock and Washington counties. Funds support general operations including staff salaries, volunteer management, communications and distribution.

Healthy Aging

2022|$30,010|One year

Support a pilot initiative to address transportation priorities with solutions that are responsive to older adults and their preferences and create efficiencies for service agencies across the island’s six towns.

Healthy Food Access

2016|$150,000|Three years

To expand gleaning and food processing efforts that will increase distribution of fresh, local fruits and vegetable to local food pantries and food banks. The Restorative Community Harvest Program of the Kennebec Sheriff’s Office and Kennebec County Correctional Facility will be the lead gleaning agency for this project. For the project’s first expansion year, a 5 percent increase of the current 40,000 pounds of food is expected. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Healthy Aging

2022|$40,000|One year

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.