What You Need to Know

The priorities and strategies for the MGH Community Health Impact Funds are determined by the Community Advisory Board (CAB), with the distribution directed by the Allocation Committee, and guided by our 2022-23 Community Health Needs Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan. As we are committed to a widespread transparent process, timely updates will be made to this site, regular newsletters, and social media.

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DoN process

Regulatory Overview

Learn more about the Determination of Need (DoN) process which regulates and governs the MGH Community Health Impact Funds.

Priorities & Strategies

Priorities and Strategies

Learn more about the funding priorities and strategies chosen by the (CAB) and guided by the community-driven 2022-2023 CHNA/CHIP process.

Timeline & Important Dates

Timeline and Important Dates

Read more about the distribution timeline, allocation committees, and other important calendar items for our four priorities—housing, mental health, economic mobility, and food insecurity.

Application Process

Application Process

Learn more about the current process to apply for funding for the mental health and economic mobility priorities and strategies.

Mass General Brigham: An Integrated Health Care System Dedicated to Serving the Community

Mass General Brigham invests hundreds of millions of dollars to improve health in the communities we serve by providing accessible, lower-cost, and innovative community-based care.

MGB Community Van

Expanding, Integrating and Improving Community Health Services

Mass General Brigham is investing, building new capabilities, and forging stronger relationships with community-based organizations in the communities we serve—those with some of the highest rates of metabolic disease and substance use disorders in Massachusetts.

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We look forward to building upon our long-standing history of community health improvement partnerships and investments in community health equity and expanding those efforts as part of the Phillip and Susan Ragon Building project.

Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH
Chief Community Health and Equity Officer, Mass General Brigham

Community Health Leadership

Past Community Health Impact Funds at Work

In 2019, as part of our most recent Determination of Need process, MGH awarded $3.4 million to seven community-based organizations to address housing, access to behavioral health, and workforce development in Suffolk County. Recently, we went back to look at the impact of this funding for four of the community-based awardees.

Bridging the Behavioral Health Access Ga

Bridging the Behavioral Health Access Gap in Communities of Color

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.

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Supporting Immigrant-owned Co-ops to Help Level the Playing Field

Supporting Immigrant-owned Co-ops in Boston, Chelsea and Revere

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.

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Preventing Housing Displacement and Supporting Community Roots

Preventing Housing Displacement and Supporting Community Roots

Nikia Londy and Baron Langston were able to purchase the historic building in Hyde Park that has long housed their business by accessing funding made possible through a partnership between MGH and LISC.

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Providing a ‘Front Porch’ for Parents Experiencing Homelessness and Trauma

Providing a ‘Front Porch’ for Parents Experiencing Homelessness and Trauma

Through the Front Porch program at Children’s Services of Roxbury, Darleny Mejia and Ketura Cordon are helping parents experiencing homelessness by providing behavioral health and parenting supports while addressing language and other barriers to obtaining permanent housing.

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