Mass General Brigham is proud to announce the award of $6 million to 35 organizations dedicated to improving both mental and behavioral health outcomes, as well as promoting economic mobility and financial stability in the communities we serve.
Massachusetts General Hospital, part of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, announced that $18 million in Community Health Impact Funds have been awarded to 22 local organizations to support affordable housing initiatives in Boston and North Suffolk County.
Mass General Brigham has the unique ability to make significant economic and social impacts in greater Boston. One way it does so is through the Anchor Program – championed by the MGB Board of Trustees – aimed at breaking down barriers to systemic change by creating more opportunities and promoting racial, gender and economic equality.
El Proyecto de Integración de la Salud Mental para Promotores de Salud del ABCD está capacitando a 140 promotores de salud comunitarios y sus supervisores provenientes de diversas comunidades de la Mancomunidad. La formación les ayuda a desarrollar habilidades para la abogacía del paciente, a comprender las barreras a la atención de salud mental y a profundizar su comprensión de los síntomas y trastornos de salud mental más comunes.
Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) was able to launch a free training program for a diverse group of 140 Community Health Workers (CHWs) and their supervisors to effectively advocate for patients around their behavioral health needs.
Student-awarded funds aimed at bolstering economic mobility for youth and curbing community violence throughout greater Boston area
Los fondos manejados por los estudiantes tienen como objetivo fomentar la movilidad económica de los jóvenes y frenar la violencia en la comunidad en el área metropolitana de Boston
Un grupo de inmigrantes de Colombia fueron capaces de incubar la Cooperativa de Alimentos Sazón, cocina auténtica latina de la comunidad de East Boston, mientras estudiaban administración de empresas para empresarios y mejoraban sus habilidades en el inglés para aumentar su clientela.
A group of immigrants from Colombia were able to incubate the Sazón Food Cooperative—authentic Latin cuisine for the East Boston community—while studying business management for entrepreneurs and improving their English language skills to further grow their clientele.
When she was 13 years old, Chelsey Lim, MD, boarded a plane that took her from her home country of South Korea to her grandparents’ town of Moorestown, NJ. Several years later, she recalled her own experience with immigration when she tutored teen and young adult refugees through her university’s afterschool tutoring program. Lim is now a first-year resident at Mass General for Children, where she is exploring career paths that focus on caring for refugees in hospitals and through community health centers.
