Funded Organizations

About Our Funded Organizations 

As part of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's (BIDMC) commitment to investing in and supporting our local communities, we have partnered with numerous health leaders who work to empower residents and drive improved health outcomes.

BIDMC has selected 10 local organizations and one Boston-based agency to receive a total of $7.25 million over three years in funding for initiatives addressing housing affordability, jobs and financial security, and behavioral health. BIDMC has also awarded funds in these areas to three organizations based in Chelsea and to seven collectives through the Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative.

Housing Affordability ($850,000 each)

• Boston's Higher Ground
• Boston Housing Authority
• HomeStart
• International Institute of New England

Jobs and Financial Security ($650,000 each)

• Building Pathways
• Casa Myrna
• Tech Goes Home
• YMCA of Greater Boston

Behavioral Health ($416,666 each)

• Children's Services of Roxbury
• Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center
• Simmons University

City of Chelsea Grantees

• La Colaborativa | Jobs and Financial Security
• Comunidades Enraizadas Community Land Trust | Housing Affordability

Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative Collectives

• The Healthy Bowdoin Geneva Collective received funding to improve social cohesion through community-wide events, create more effective referral processes between agencies, design a multilingual resource guide for residents, and engage residents in community projects.
• The We're Here for You Fenway/Kenmore Collective received funding for community health navigation services, financial counseling and case management. Funds will also expand free healthy food distributions and increase resident leadership opportunities.
• The Chinatown HOPE (Health, Opportunities, Possibilities, Empowerment) Collective was awarded funding to decrease social isolation and increase community cohesion by activating open space in Chinatown through gardening, arts, cultural programming and resident leadership development.
• The Chelsea Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative Collective received funding to develop and implement Women’s Wellness Workshops to improve the overall health of women in Chelsea. The long-term goals will focus on reducing stigma and shame, decreasing isolation, and developing self-advocacy skills for culturally competent health care.
• The Allston Brighton Health Collaborative received funding to develop and support a cohort of Allston-Brighton Connectors (ABCs) that understand information and service gaps, connect residents to resources and programming and work with residents around advocacy.
• The Mission Hill Healthy Neighborhood Collaborative was awarded funding to implement intergenerational programming that will connect youth and older adults through activities that build a sense of belonging and interconnectedness among these different age groups.
• The Roxbury Collaborative for Affordable Housing, working alongside other agencies, received funding to provide Roxbury residents with tools to advance rent control as a policy to address displacement and housing affordability.