THFCM: Grants Made in 2001

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Grants Made in 2001

During the Health Foundation’s first full year of grantmaking in 2001, over $2 million in grants were awarded to area organizations through the Health Care and Health Promotion Synergy Initiative, the Activation Fund, Board-Designated Grants, and the Recognition Award program. The health issues addressed in these grants include dental and oral health, children’s mental health, physical activity and wellness, workplace violence prevention, cancer education, and homelessness. These grants, together with the Foundation’s first awards announced in December 2000, bring the new philanthropy’s total grantmaking to $2,647,908.

*Grants Made in 2001*	$1,628,585

Central Massachusetts Oral Health Initiative - Pilot Grant	$968,896
Oral Health Initiative of North Central Massachusetts - Planning Grant	$81,360
Together For Kids - Planning Grant	$72,367
Genesis Wellness Project	$83,987
Connection for Caregivers	$69,945
Shelter & Social Services to Homless Families	$57,500
Cancer Resource Centers	$50,000
Renovation to Establish a School-Based Health Clinic	$50,000
Assessment, Intervention and Service for Adolescents Wellness	$49,975
Central Massachusetts Mental Health Services Study	$48,555
Workplace Violence Prevention	$38,000
Assessing Efficacy of Attachment Therapy	$35,000
Family Partner Program	$23,000

Title:

Central Massachusetts Oral Health Initiative - Pilot Grant

Amount:

$968,896

Recipient:

UMass Medical School

Grant Type:

Synergy Initiative - Central Massachusetts Oral Health Initiative (CMOHI)

This partnership of 14 health-related organizations will pilot a model for providing increased access to oral health services, oral health education, and dental decay preventive measures.

Partners include the Worcester District Dental Society, Quinsigamond Community College, Great Brook Valley Health Center, The Family Health Center of Worcester, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and others.

Project Director:	Dr. John Gusha
Fiscal Agent:	UMass Medical School

Title:

Oral Health Initiative of North Central Massachusetts - Planning Grant

Amount:

$81,360

Recipient:

Montachusett Opportunity Council

Grant Type:

Synergy Initiative - Oral Health Initiative of North Central Massachusetts (OHINCM)

The Joint Coalition on Health of North Central Massachusetts, the Gardner Area Interagency Team, and the Fitchburg/Gardner Area Community Health Network Area will work to define a model to increase access to dental care and provide dental health education and promote oral disease prevention in North Central Massachusetts.

Project Director:	Ms. Kathleen McDermott
Fiscal Agent:	Montachusett Opportunity Council

Title:

Together For Kids - Planning Grant

Amount:

$72,367

Recipient:

United Way of Central Massachusetts

Grant Type:

Synergy Initiative - Together For Kids (TFK)

United Way of Central Massachusetts will coordinate a planning process, involving a coalition of 20-plus community agencies, to create a model linking children in childcare centers with mental health services.

Project Director:	Ms. Cathy Fellenz
Fiscal Agent:	United Way of Central Massachusetts

Title:

Genesis Wellness Project

Amount:

$83,987

Recipient:

Genesis Club, Inc.

Grant Type:

Activation Fund

The Genesis Club, Inc. in partnership with Assumption College, UMass Medical School's Center for Mental Health Services Research, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Worcester County Food Bank and the Greendale YMCA will develop and implement a physical activity and wellness program for members with psychiatric disabilities.

Project Director: Kevin L. Bradley, Genesis Club, Inc.

Title:

Connection for Caregivers

Amount:

$69,945

Recipient:

Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging

Grant Type:

Activation Fund

The Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging will partner with Family Services of Central Massachusetts, the VNA Care Network, and Jewish Family Service of Worcester to develop an interactive web site for caregivers of the elderly.

Project Director: Robert P. Dwyer, Ph.D., Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging

Title:

Shelter & Social Services to Homless Families

Amount:

$57,500

Recipient:

Southbridge Interfaith Hospitality Network, Inc.

Grant Type:

Activation Fund

The Southbridge Interfaith Hospitality Network, Inc. will create a program in South Worcester County that will provide food and shelter for homeless families, along with referrals for training and employment through a consortium of 10 churches and synagogues.

Project Director: Margorie Ducharme, Southbridge Interfaith Hospitality Network, Inc.

Title:

Cancer Resource Centers

Amount:

$50,000

Recipient:

American Cancer Society of New England

Grant Type:

Activation Fund

The American Cancer Society of New England will create cancer information centers at Simonds-Sinon Center in Fitchburg, Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge, and UMass Memorial Health Care and Worcester Medical Center in Worcester.

Project Director: Helen Boyle, American Cancer Society of New England

Title:

Renovation to Establish a School-Based Health Clinic

Amount:

$50,000

Recipient:

Family Health Center of Worcester, Inc.

Grant Type:

Activation Fund

Family Health Center of Worcester will work with the Worcester Public Schools to establish a health clinic at the Goddard School of Science & Technology.

Project Director: Patricia Reidy, Family Health Center of Worcester, Inc.

Title:

Assessment, Intervention and Service for Adolescents Wellness

Amount:

$49,975

Recipient:

Blackstone Valley Technical School

Grant Type:

Activation Fund

The Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School will work with the Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital, Physical Therapy Innovations and Bread & Circus Whole Foods Market to develop a program to reduce adolescent obesity and improve student wellness.

Project Director: Jean Vazza, Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical School

Title:

Central Massachusetts Mental Health Services Study

Amount:

$48,555

Recipient:

UMass Medical School

Grant Type:

Activation Fund

The University of Massachusetts Medical School's Center for Mental Health Research will partner with the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health to initiate a longitudinal study to determine the efficacy of treatment interventions and social services for the mentally ill, which will allow individuals to live and function independently in the community.

Project Director: William Fisher, Ph.D., UMass Medical School

Title:

Workplace Violence Prevention

Amount:

$38,000

Recipient:

Family Services of Central Massachusetts

Grant Type:

Activation Fund

Family Services of Central Massachusetts will work with the Central Massachusetts Employers Association, the Worcester Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police to develop policies, procedures, and training for employers to maintain a safe working environment for employees.

Project Director: Christine MacWade, Family Services of Central Massachusetts

Title:

Assessing Efficacy of Attachment Therapy

Amount:

$35,000

Recipient:

UMass Medical School

Grant Type:

Activation Fund

The Center for Adoption Research at UMass Medical School will work with the New England Institute for Attachment and Bonding at Children's Friend to document the efficacy of short-term intensive attachment therapy, as compared with other therapies, in improving the cognitive and psychosocial functioning of children.

Project Director: Jack Demick, Ph.D., UMass Medical School

Title:

Family Partner Program

Amount:

$23,000

Recipient:

Pernet Family Health Services

Grant Type:

Activation Fund

The Pernet Family Health Service will work with the Worcester Interfaith Network to create a program for low income immigrant families where volunteers from faith-based organizations will connect these families to social services and health care agencies.

Project Director: Carol Wheeler, Pernet Family Health Services