MGH Community Health Impact Funds

In October of 2025, Mass General Brigham awarded $2 million through its Community Health Impact Funds to six organizations working to expand access to healthy, locally grown food in Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. This investment supports a range of strategies designed to increase the availability of Massachusetts-grown produce and strengthen community food systems—priorities identified through the 2022–2023 Community Health Needs Assessment.

These six awardees represent one part of a larger $9 million investment in food and nutrition security across Greater Boston. For more on the overall investment and full list of funded organizations, read the Mass General Brigham press release.

Expanding Access to Healthy, Locally Grown Foods

These projects focus on increasing the availability of fresh, nutritious food through schools, mobile markets, food pantries, and community-based partners:

Boston Area Gleaners
Increasing Access to Local, Healthy Food for Suffolk County Residents
Boston Area Gleaners’ mission is to increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables across our communities while supporting our region’s farms and reducing systemic food waste. Funding will allow Boston Area Gleaners to continue purchasing from the network of local farms while also helping to meet the increasing demand from food access partners in Suffolk County.

YMCA of Greater Boston
YMCA of Greater Boston Hunger Prevention Project
The YMCA of Greater Boston’s mission is to improve the health of mind, body, and spirit of individuals and families in our communities. Each year, the YMCA of Greater Boston enables 120,000 youth, adults, and seniors to be healthy through a diverse array of programs and services. CHIF funding will support the purchase of local, farm fresh foods to distribute through our grocery bag and mobile market programs.

Rose’s Bounty Food Pantry (Stratford Street United Church)
Rose’s Bounty and Boston Gleaners Healthy Food Distribution
Rose’s Bounty Food Pantry’s mission is to help those facing food insecurity. They strive to alleviate hunger and believe access to nourishing fresh food is fundamental to a strong community. This funding will support the membership and re-establishment of a partnership with the Boston Gleaners.

Boston Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services
MGH CHIF Food and Nutrition Security – BPS Food and Nutrition Services
The mission of Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) at the Boston Public Schools is to create delicious meals that our diverse students enjoy. FNS is becoming a leader in creating life-long healthy eaters, supporting proud, skilled staff, and building a strong local food system. The CHIF funding will support the purchase of Massachusetts-grown produce and locally-caught fish for the students of Boston over the next two years.

Eastie Farm
Eastie Farm Food Security
Eastie Farm pursues climate justice, food security, and community resilience through urban agriculture, education, and the building of an equitable local food system. Funding will expand Eastie Farm's Integrated Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program, which creates equitable access to local, healthy, sustainably sourced produce through free, reduced-price, and market rate CSA shares.

Fresh Truck
Fresh Truck Mobile Market Expansion
Fresh Truck operates mobile markets and an online ordering ecommerce platform getting fresh, affordable high-quality fruits and vegetables to households that need them most. At each market, Fresh Truck collaborates with community partners, healthcare providers, and other organizations to co-locate services, transforming markets into neighborhood resource hubs. Funding will support the expansion of mobile market reach to underserved neighborhoods while increasing year-round inventory and variety of locally sourced produce.