Grant history

Healthy Food Access

2019|$75,000|Three years

Expand volunteer-driven healthy, local food distribution channel, the VEGOUT Mobile Market, which supports low and middle-income community members on the North Shore. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

COVID-19 Response Grants

2020|$10,000|One year

Healthy Food Fund – COVID-19 relief grant. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Healthy Food Access

2016|$150,000|Three years

To support garden expansion, a greenhouse, expansion of food delivery systems and skills development including cooking and nutrition classes for adults and children in preschool through third grade, as well as job training for seniors, teens and developmentally disabled adults. More than 500 families will benefit from this project. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

COVID-19 Response Grants

2020|$10,000|One year

Grant Program for Agencies Serving Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Healthy AgingMomentum Fund

2019|$10,000|One year

Gracefully Growing into the Future – Mind over Matter: To make Nunnawauk an easily accessible community to both residents and visitors to promote socialization, nutrition and active lifestyles, including installing benches throughout the grounds and offering educational programming for older people. A Momentum Fund grant for early-stage age-friendly and/or dementia-friendly work. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

Changing Inequitable SystemsHealthy Aging

2019|$180,000|Three years

Healthy for Life: To develop a community health model aligning services and programs provided by both clinical and community-based providers. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

Healthy Food Access

2016|$20,000|Two years

To build upon the work of Mass in Motion to engage older adults in opportunities for healthy eating while staying connected to the community through an intergenerational community garden program. The six-week initiative will expand upon existing gardens, make them more accessible for older adults, and include cooking and nutrition workshops. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Other

2018|$10,000|One year

Grant to support program operations at the Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute nominated by Ed Kane. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Healthy Aging

2022|$30,000|Two years

Support resident engagement in strategic planning and as community leaders.

COVID-19 Response Grants

2021|$20,000|One year

To expand COVID-19 vaccine education, awareness and outreach in communities of color. Funded jointly and equally by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and Tufts Health Plan Foundation.