$181G awarded to advance health
The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts (CFNCM) and the Greater Lowell Community Foundation (GLCF) recently awarded 16 grants totaling $181,211 to advance the health and well-being of area residents, according to an announcement from the organizations.
“The Nashoba Valley Community Healthcare Fund plays an important role in the quality of life in our region,” said Stephen Adams, president of the CFNCM.
“We were impressed by the caliber of the applicants and are pleased to be able to support their efforts across areas including food insecurity, health care access, shelter, mental health services and more.”
“These are impactful grants and we greatly appreciate the hard work and diligence of the volunteer advisory committee in prioritizing the health needs of residents in our local communities,” said Jay Linnehan, President and CEO of the GLCF.
Grants included:
◼ $1,500 to Able to Serve — New England for its Hope for Women with Children project
◼ $20,000 to Advocates for their Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Local Seniors program
◼ $6,313 to Ashby Fire and EMS for improvement of provider training and skill maintenance
◼ $10,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Lunenburg for its After-School COVID Program
◼ $20,000 to Clear Path for Veterans—New England for Brain Retrain Neural Mapping, and integrated health and wellness program for veterans
◼ $15,000 to Doctor Franklin Perkins School in Lancaster for Perkins Behavioral Health Services in the Nashoba Valley
◼ $20,000 to Habitat for Humanity, North Central Massachusetts in Acton for its Critical Home Repair Program supporting economically distressed families in Nashoba Valley
◼ $10,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell for critical home repair for seniors
◼ $9,598 to Littleton Community Farm for Growing Expanded Hunger Relief
◼ $5,000 to Living Water Fellowship on Ayer for their Stone Soup Kitchen Ministries
◼ $20,000 to North Star Family Services in Leominster for its Family and Children Wellness Initiative
◼ $16,000 to Our Father’s House in Fitchburg for its Ensuring Health Wellness in Homeless Children project
◼ $7,800 to Townsend Ecumenical Outreach for its Healthy Food for Vulnerable Populations project
◼ $5,000 to United Methodist Action Reach Out in Mission by Youth (U.M. ARMY)
◼ $10,000 to the Virginia Thurston Healing Garden for its Equitable Access to Psychosocial Therapeutic Services for Cancer Patients, Families & Caregivers project
◼ $5,000 to the VNA Care Network for its Removing Barriers to Health: Nursing and Social Work Case Management program
The Nashoba Valley Community Healthcare Fund provides annual distributions to nonprofit organizations, municipalities and other agencies to advance the health of residents in 13 communities: Ashby, Ayer, Bolton, Dunstable, Groton, Harvard, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend and Westford.
The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts was created in 2001 to serve the charitable interests of donors in Ashburnham, Ashby, Athol, Ayer, Barre, Bolton, Clinton, Devens, Erving, Fitchburg, Gardner, Groton, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leominster, Littleton, Lunenburg, New Salem, Orange, Pepperell, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Shirley, Sterling, Templeton, Townsend, Warwick, Wendell, Westminster and Winchendon. For more information, visit cfncm.org.
The Greater Lowell Community Foundation (GLCF), founded in 1997, is a philanthropic organization comprised of over 350 funds, currently totaling over $40 million, which is dedicated to improving the quality of life in 20 neighboring cities and towns.
The Community Foundation annually awards grants and scholarships to hundreds of worthy nonprofits as well as deserving students. It is powered by the winning combination of donor-directed giving, personal attention from its staff, and an in-depth understanding of local needs. The generosity of our donors has enabled GLCF to award more than $20 million to the Greater Lowell community.