Largest Annual Distribution in Foundation History
Reliant Foundation has announced its annual Community Grant awards to 56 area nonprofit organizations totaling $1 million. This is the largest distribution in the Foundation’s history. Reliant Foundation’s mission-driven grants program is focused on strengthening mental health and behavioral health resources for children and youth; helping individuals of all ages reach recovery from substance use; building the pipeline of professionals to provide mental health, behavioral health, and recovery services; and supporting initiatives to reduce stigma around mental health and substance use. Over the past 7 years, the Foundation has provided nearly $5.5 million in funding to area nonprofits.
“We are incredibly proud to be reaching the $1 million mark for the first time with our Community Grants program,” said Reliant Foundation president Kelsa Zereski. “Many of our grantees have shared how our increased giving has significantly impacted their ability to provide life-changing programs. We are immensely grateful to our donors and volunteers for their trust and support of our mission and to our Board of Trustees for their commitment to expanding our impact.”
“Our Foundation trustees feel fortunate to be able to support these essential programs at such meaningful levels – it’s a testament to all those who support our efforts each year and put their faith in the Foundation to steward the funds effectively,” said Kristine Bostek, Reliant Foundation Board Chair. “We look forward to growing our giving and helping our fellow community members get the services they need to survive and thrive.”
Abby’s House – Evidence-Based Support: Women’s Services Program
Addiction Referral Center – Project B.R.A.V.E. (Building Recovery Accessibility through Validation)
Adolescent Consultation Services – Youth Mental Health Services at Framingham Juvenile Court
Advocates – Supporting Children in Crisis with Critical Mental Health Care
Anna Maria College – Workforce Opportunities in Behavioral Services Program
Bancroft School Worcester Partnership – Program for Disadvantaged Children from Elm Park School
Behavioral Health Partners of MetroWest – MetroWest Care Connection Program
Boys & Girls Club of MetroWest – Teen Mental Health First Aid Program and Teen Health Workshops
Boys & Girls Club of Webster-Dudley – Mental Health and Behavioral Health Programs
Boys & Girls Club of Worcester – Mental Health and Case Management Services
CASA Project Worcester – Shine the Light Initiative
Center for Family Connection – Family Connects Therapeutic Summer Program
Wendell P. Clark Memorial YMCA – Before and After School Programs for Youth in Rural North Central MA
Community Harvest Project – Fresh Produce and Volunteer Programming for Recovery Homes
Community Healthlink – Supportive Interventions for Women in Recovery
Cultivate Care Farms – Increased Farm-Based Therapy for Youth through Facilities Renovations
Dismas House – Substance Use Prevention Initiative
Doc Wayne – Expansion of The Community Clinic Individual Therapy Program
Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center – Mindfulness Training and Cultural Competency Enhancement
GAAMHA, Inc. – Clinician Services for R.O.O.T.S. at Evergreen Grove Program
Genesis Club – Zero Stigma Project
Girls Inc. of Worcester – Addressing Barriers to Mental Health Services for Underserved Youth
Girls on the Run Worcester County – Empowering Girls’ Mental Health
Growing Places – North Central MA Food and Mood Project
Jeff’s Place – Children’s Bereavement Center
Latin American Health Alliance – Amor Agape-Harm Reduction and Recovery Services for Latino Men
Legendary Legacies – Legacy Transport Workforce Initiative for Young Black and Latino Men
LUK Inc. – Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention Trainings
MARE (MA Adoption Resource Exchange) – Trust-Based Relational Intervention Caregiver Training
Natick Service Council – Substance Use Awareness Program for Middle and High School Youth
Open Sky Community Services – Dynamic Futures Youth Career Pathway Behavioral Health Program
Our Bright Future – Social Emotional Learning Coordinator/Guidance Counselor for Youth
Pernet Family Health Services – Youth Program Providing Mental Health and Social-Emotional Resources for Children
Rainbow Child Development Center – Mental Health Program for Underserved Children
Regional Environmental Council – YouthGROW Program
Revive of the USA – Recovery Movement Therapy and Nutrition Initiative
RFK Community Alliance – Behavioral Health Services for Children in Clinton & Nashoba Schools
Rise Above – Supporting Mental Health through Activities for Youth in Foster Care
Senior Connection Inc. – Grandfamilies Program Increasing Access to Mental and Behavioral Health Services
Shine Initiative – School-Based Mental Health Education Workshops
Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services – Reducing Barriers to Clinical Help for Vulnerable Populations
South Middlesex Opportunity Council – Social Emotional Learning Room for Pre-K Children
SPARK Kindness – Addressing the Emotional Health and Resilience of Children and Youth
Spoonfuls – MetroWest Food Rescue and Distribution to Recovery Homes
Think/Give – Expanded Social-Emotional Learning Programs for Children at Boys & Girls Club of Lunenburg
Uhai for Health – Stop Mental Health Stigma in the African Immigrant and Refugee Community
UMass Chan Lifeline for Kids – Program to Address the Impact of Substance Misuse on Children and Families
Veterans Inc. – Women’s Residential Rehabilitation Recovery Support Program
Westborough Connects – Addressing Mental and Behavioral Health Impacts of Loneliness and Social Isolation
Whitin Community Center – Youth Outreach Program in Blackstone Valley Region
Worcester Addresses Childhood Trauma – Trauma Training Tuesday Series
Worcester RISE for Health – Trauma-Informed Mental Health Services for Migrant Children
Worcester Youth Center – Substance Use Reduction Program
YMCA of Central MA – Expansion of the Behavioral Specialist Program to the Montachusett Branch, Fitchburg
YOU Inc. – The Carriage House Grief Support Center
YWCA of Central MA – Social-Emotional Health Program for Pre-School Children
For more information about Reliant Foundation, or about how you can make a difference in the lives and health of our community, visit: www.reliantfoundation.org.
About Reliant Foundation
Established in 1988, Reliant Foundation is an independent public charity whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of individuals of all ages in the Central and MetroWest regions of Massachusetts. As a 501(c)3 charity, the Foundation offers grants to non-profit organizations within
its service area for the purpose of supporting programs that battle critical community health issues like substance use disorder, and children’s mental health. Our charity partners work with thousands of individuals in our community to provide life-saving recovery coaching, mental health and behavioral health services, and impactful education and initiatives to reduce the stigma around these issues. For more information, please visit www.reliantfoundation.org.
