Archstone Foundation (Long Beach, CA)

In support of its mission to improve health and social care for older adults in California, Archstone Foundation has approved eight new grants totaling more than $315,000. These projects will help advance the Foundation’s goals by building infrastructure around community mobilizing, internal operations, and technology improvements and by supporting the Community-Based Organization Medi-Cal Coalition, a statewide alliance of coalitions and member agencies delivering services under California’s Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative. Grants include:

  • Affordable Living for the Aging (ALA)—to enhance technology infrastructure supporting older adults who are formerly homeless or at risk of homelessness. Partnering with Goodwill Southern California, ALA will improve coordination of benefits, referrals, and follow-up care. The project will strengthen service navigation and improve access to essential support for older adults with complex needs. ($50,000)
  • Aging Forward Coalition Los Angeles (AFCLA)—to support a six-month planning phase focused on building AFCLA from an informal working group comprised of 25 agencies and 14 local aging leaders to a sustainable coalition and advocacy structure. The coalition brings together aging service providers, advocates, and community organizations across Los Angeles County. This work will help unify the county’s aging services network and strengthen coordinated advocacy to support older adults and caregivers aging in place with dignity and choice. ($16,500)
  • Alliance on Aging—to launch the Aging and Disability Community Leadership Network in Monterey County. Alliance on Aging is an agency dedicated to providing programs and services to ensure older adults can live safely and independently in their homes. Building on community-driven recommendations from local Aging and Disability Action Planning efforts, the project will support older adults and people with disabilities in Salinas, Soledad, and Marina to play an active role in shaping their communities. Through partnerships with the Center for Community Advocacy and Community Builders, participants will receive training in advocacy, leadership, and civic engagement, centering community voices in local decision making and strengthening pathways for long-term community power. ($50,000)
  • Healy Senior Center—to deepen engagement with older adults in rural Humboldt County. The project will support strategic planning, community town halls, and expanded communications to better understand and respond to older adults’ needs during this challenging economic period. By redesigning its local newsletter and capturing older adult voices through short video vignettes, Healy Senior Center will strengthen community connection and ensure seniors remain informed, heard, and engaged. ($24,000)
  • The Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates of Southern California (KIWA)—to strengthen its communications capacity and expand outreach to older adults in immigrant communities. The project will support new in-language communication strategies, including phone, text, and digital outreach, to ensure older adults receive timely, actionable information. By building systems to track engagement and effectiveness and using their robust connections to immigrant communities as a key advocacy organization in Los Angeles, KIWA will deepen older adult participation in advocacy and strengthen community-driven political power. ($50,000)
  • The Korean Community Center of the East Bay—to build internal infrastructure needed to deliver CalAIM Medi-Cal Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports, strengthening data systems and staff capacity to serve low-income, limited English proficient, Asian immigrant older adults. This investment supports long-term sustainability and equitable access to care for Korean immigrants in the East Bay area. ($50,000)
  • San Ysidro Health—to develop a Patient Outreach and Engagement Strategic Plan focused on identifying and supporting more than 134,000 urban and rural pre-Medicare eligible older adults in the San Diego area. The project will strengthen Medicare enrollment assistance and improve access to savings programs, enhancing both patient outcomes and organizational sustainability. ($50,000)
  • The Ceres Community Project—to continue convening the Community Based Organization (CBO) Medi-Cal Coalition, a statewide alliance of community-based organizations working within California’s CalAIM initiative. The coalition brings together CBO coalitions and providers to strengthen shared advocacy and elevate the role of trusted community organizations in Medi-Cal delivery. As California enters the final year of the CalAIM waiver, the coalition will deepen policy engagement, share lessons from the field, and educate state leaders on the challenges CBOs face in contracting with managed care plans. This work helps ensure that older adults and others at risk of institutionalization can continue to access community-based services rooted in equity and local expertise. ($25,000)

Contact: Laura Rath at lrath@archstone.org

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation (Boston, MA)

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation announced $771,000 in new grant funding to support 15 organizations working to improve perinatal health across Massachusetts through its Perinatal Health Initiative, a multiyear program aimed at reducing racial inequities in perinatal health outcomes.

Building on the foundation’s 2024 effort, the two-year program was shaped by insights from community partners, fellow funders, and an ongoing assessment of the perinatal health landscape. Seven of the

organizations funded in 2025 are continuing grantees from the foundation’s initial cohort to deepen their impact through this next phase. The grants support organizations providing community-based perinatal education and support, expanding the perinatal workforce, and policy advocacy.

The two-year grants range from $25,000 to $60,000 for each of the following nonprofit organizations:

  • Accompany Doula Care—to partner with Health Leads to launch a cross-sector workgroup to increase equitable maternal health outcomes by integrating doulas into clinical care teams and creating supportive hospital policies.
  • Berkshire Nursing Families—to expand the organization’s support of families who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color in Berkshire County, Massachusetts by launching perinatal education programs, training new staff to become Certified Lactation Counselors, and building a diverse workforce.
  • Family Health Center of Worcester—to expand the capacity of its OB Advocates program, which connects community members with trained and culturally-aligned doulas during pregnancy through two years postpartum.
  • First Teacher Boston—which will integrate its pilot perinatal health program into its community- based parent education for Black and Brown families in Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan, Massachusetts offering year-round workshops, infant-focused resources, and professional development for staff in perinatal care.
  • Greater Lowell Health Alliance of CHNA 10—to build upon its Doula Academy to expand, diversify, and increase skills of the local perinatal workforce in the Lowell area.
  • Greenfield Community College Foundation—to create Massachusetts’ first public Certified Professional Midwives accredited training program to increase access to a pipeline of trained, licensed midwives, and expand community birth options.
  • It Takes a Village—to partner with the Green River Doula Network to provide community-led perinatal education, perinatal mood and anxiety disorder prevention, labor preparation, postpartum care, breastfeeding support, peer-led support circles, and extended home visits for historically marginalized families in Western Massachusetts.
  • Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children—to support the Mind the Gap Coalition’s statewide advocacy to strengthen perinatal mental health policies and align efforts across the continuum from prenatal to infancy.
  • Nantucket Community School—to increase access to childbirth education and lactation support by providing classes and by training three instructors from Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities and those fluent in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.
  • Neighborhood Birth Center—to educate public health experts, policymakers, and payers regarding issues to advance midwifery education, workforce development, and access to birth centers, and lead a campaign to promote equitable reimbursement for licensed midwives and birth center facilities.
  • North Quabbin Health Collaborative—which will expand one-to-one nurse visits for families up to one-year postpartum in rural and structurally marginalized communities, providing health education programs, screening, and referrals.
  • Propa City Community Outreach—to implement a community-centered initiative focused on perinatal loss, expanding access to healing-centered education, connecting families and care providers across Massachusetts, and reducing isolation for families experiencing loss.
  • Sacred Birthing Village—to train 12 multiethnic and linguistically diverse women in Southeastern Massachusetts to provide doula care and prepare them to meet state certification requirements for MassHealth-covered services.
  • Worcester Addresses Childhood Trauma—to partner with Worcester Public Health to deliver culturally responsive perinatal education, public awareness campaigns, and events guided by the Citywide Black and Brown Maternal Health Work Plan.
  • Worcester RISE for Health—to strengthen its Maternal Care Access program for refugee and immigrant communities by providing practice-based mentorship for doulas and developing a centralized referral system and wraparound support.

The foundation will continue to collaborate with other foundations working in perinatal health to collectively learn, align philanthropic efforts, and elevate local leadership and community-led solutions to advance birth equity in Massachusetts.

Contact: Reena Singh at Reena.Singh@bcbsma.com.

Ethel and James Flinn Foundation (Detroit, MI)

The Ethel and James Flinn Foundation awarded 60 grants totaling $3.0 million to mental health organizations across southeast Michigan in 2025. With the goal of increasing access to effective mental health treatment for as many individuals as possible, these grants will support efforts in the following categories: Evidence-Based Practices; Capacity Building Opportunities; and Awareness, Education and Outreach Mini-Grants programs.

The grantees are listed below:

  • Alternatives For Girls—to support trauma-informed behavioral health for Detroit, Michigan youth and their young children experiencing homelessness. ($75,000)
  • American Indian Health and Family Services—to strengthen capacity to sustain and grow culturally grounded behavioral health services. ($75,000)
  • Association for Children’s Mental Health—for general operating support. ($15,000)
  • Autism Alliance of Michigan— for general operating support. ($25,000)
  • The Board of Governors, Wayne State University—to create a sustainable, data-informed youth justice system in Wayne County, Michigan that prioritizes services over incarceration through strong partnerships between the county, court, community organizations, youth, and families. ($200,000)
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan—to provide behavioral health services and advocacy support for youth. ($75,000)
  • Center for Employment Opportunities, Inc.—to provide immediate, effective, and comprehensive employment services to people recently released from incarceration in Michigan. ($75,000)
  • Centers for Family Development, Inc. Doing Business As Black Family Development, Inc.—to expand access to mental health services for youth using an evidence-based Habilitation Empowerment Accountability Therapy curriculum. ($75,000)
  • Children’s Center of Wayne County—to implement summer support to ensure year-round care for children in school-based mental health services. ($70,000)
  • Citizens for Prison Reform—to support a rehabilitative model for addressing substance use disorders in Washtenaw County Jail. ($5,000)
  • Communities In Schools of Michigan— to develop substance-use disorder interventions and prevention programs impacting students and families. ($65,000)
  • Covenant House Michigan—to support team training, certification, and retention in evidenced-based approaches for working with youth experiencing homelessness. ($50,000)
  • D House of Angels—to educate and support families recovering from domestic violence and related trauma. ($5,000)
  • Detroit Public Safety Foundation—to support the Mental Health Co-Response Program, a public health-centered model to address behavioral health crises. ($100,000)
  • Dutton Farm Inc.—to educate staff on best practices in behavioral health, person-centered planning, and employment support and to enhance community outreach. ($5,000)
  • Growth Works—to empower at-risk youth with tools to prevent violence and build peaceful leadership. ($5,000)
  • Guest House, Inc.—to provide addiction and mental health resources accessible, free, and faith-based. ($5,000)
  • Harlee and Harper Women’s Association—to promote healthier outcomes and reduce maternal mortality rates through mental health education and advocacy. ($5,000)
  • Henry Ford Health System—to develop clear and equitable paths into the mental health system for all. ($100,000)
  • Henry Ford Health System—to train physicians to treat alcohol use disorders by implementing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment. ($100,000)
  • Henry Ford Health System—to identify veterans at risk of suicide and connect them with services by implementing the Zero Suicide Program. ($100,000)
  • The Family Center of Grosse Pointe and Harper Woods—to support a community and school-based book club featuring an expert panel of local therapists and physicians. ($5,000)
  • FORCE Detroit—to embed a licensed therapist to deliver trauma-informed mental health care for violence-impacted youth. ($75,000)
  • Freedom House Detroit—to offer onsite, evidence-based group and individual therapy to survivors of extreme trauma. ($100,000)
  • Hands Across the Water, Inc.—to implement an integrated intake, records, billing system, and evaluation system. ($65,000)
  • Hegira Health, Inc.—to offer same-day walk-in behavioral health treatment to eliminate appointment barriers and streamline processes. ($75,000)
  • Jewish Family Service—to develop a Dialectal Behavioral Therapy model for case management and behavioral health clients. ($62,500)
  • Judson Center—to pilot “Our Early Years” Infant Mental Health Program in Oakland County, Michigan. ($75,000)
  • Kevin’s Song—for general operating support. ($15,000)
  • Life Directions—to implement a program that mitigates effects of trauma among Detroit, Michigan Hispanic and African American youth. ($50,000)
  • LifeLab Kids—to expand direct mental health counseling to children with diagnosed disorders. ($50,000)
  • Mariners Inn—to enhance EHR systems to expand access, improve care, and support better outcomes. ($50,000)
  • Mental Health Association in Michigan—for general operating support. ($50,000)
  • Michigan Breastfeeding Network—to support group co-facilitated education on breastfeeding and mental health to community members. ($5,000)
  • Michigan’s Children—for general operating support. ($65,000)
  • MiSide Health—to co-locate integrated behavioral health hubs at four Brilliant Detroit sites. ($60,000)
  • NAMI Metro—for general operating support. ($15,000)
  • NAMI Michigan—for general operating support. ($50,000)
  • NAMI Washtenaw County— for general operating support. ($15,000)
  • New Day Foundation for Families—to provide a listening ear, books, resources, and therapist referrals to the community. ($5,000)
  • Oakland Community Health Network—to divert at-risk youth and assist adjudicated youth through interactive journaling. ($75,000)
  • Oakland Community Health Network—to establish a behavioral health urgent care center to expand continuum of care in Oakland County, MIchigan. ($100,000)
  • Oakland Family Services—to enhance behavioral health care access and improve efficiency by integrating technology and training clinicians. ($50,000)
  • Organization of Exonorees—to provide mental health support to people who have been wrongfully convicted. ($75,000)
  • Phree Space Inc—to support youth with wellness kits and mental health education. ($5,000)
  • Recovery Action Network of Michigan—to support peer-led outreach promoting mental health education, recovery support, and stigma reduction in western Wayne County, Michigan. ($5,000)
  • Regents of the University of Michigan—to develop a system dynamics model for adolescent mental health services in Washtenaw County, Michigan. ($75,000)
  • Rose Hill Foundation—to expand the Peer Support Program for residential treatment clients. ($50,000)
  • Ruth Ellis Center Inc.—to provide peer support services for young people. ($75,000)
  • Samaritas—to provide evidence-based Substance Use Disorder, Behavioral Health, and Women’s Specialty treatments for 350 mothers and adults. ($75,000)
  • Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services—to screen and treat co-occurring trauma, depression and substance use among justice-involved adolescent males. ($50,000)
  • Teacher’s Pet: Dogs and Kids Learning Together—to promote mental wellness through a trauma-informed, animal-assisted education program that fosters emotional healing. ($5,000)
  • Vista Maria to provide Dialectical Behavior Therapy Training for 165+ direct-care staff in residential treatment settings. ($75,000)
  • Washtenaw Area Council for Children—to educate students about online safety and mental health in today’s digital world. ($5,000)
  • Wayne County Probate Court Behavioral Health Unit—to support families and caregivers of individuals experiencing their first psychotic episode in Wayne County, Michigan. ($5,000)
  • Wellness Plan Medical Centers Foundation—to enhance children’s mental health with evidence-based practices. ($50,000)
  • Zaman International—to provide culturally competent mental health programs adapted to meet the needs of immigrant and refugee women. ($100,000)

To learn more about the work of the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation, click here.

John A. Hartford Foundation (New York, NY)

The John A. Hartford Foundation approved new grants totaling $10,565,842 to advance age-friendly care and strengthen support for family caregivers nationwide.

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, New York University (NYU), and American College of Emergency Physicians—to make geriatrics emergency care the national standard of emergency department practice. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will continue support for the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative to build a financially sustainable national hub for geriatrics emergency care. NYU will update the Geriatrics Emergency Department Guidelines that advance the evaluation, dissemination, and adoption of sustainable geriatrics emergency care best practices. The American College of Emergency Physicians will continue the Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation program, which recognizes emergency departments for meeting a set of standards and best practices. ($4,689,726 for three years)
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine/Mass General Brigham, Home Centered Care Institute, American Academy of Home Care Medicine, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy—to build home-based primary care into United States health care delivery and health policy as a critical component of age-friendly care. National Home-Based Primary Care Learning Network will develop and refine clinical standards and oversee a pilot program to recognize home-based primary care practices for meeting high standards of quality (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine/Mass General Brigham). American Academy of Home Care Medicine will develop business and marketing plans and then launch the practice recognition program. Home Centered Care Institute will create education and training materials in support of practice recognition and the home-based primary care field. Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy will advance evidence-based policy innovations to support a home-based medical care ecosystem. ($2,990,338 for three years)
  • Care for All with Respect and Equity (CARE) Fund, Center for Medicare Advocacy, Diverse Elders Coalition, Justice in Aging—to ensure access to high-quality health care and economic security for older adults and support for family caregivers and direct care workers. The Care for All with Respect and Equity (CARE) Fund will elevate aging issues across the fund’s broader work and increase support for aging-related organizations. The Center for Medicare Advocacy will assist Medicare beneficiaries, especially those who are low-income. Diverse Elders Coalition will complete its transition of the Caring for Those Who Care curriculum to the SAGECare platform, expand its caregiving policy advocacy, and continue leading national communication and coalition coordination efforts. Justice in Aging will focus on protecting and strengthening access to Medicaid home and community-based services, advancing better-integrated care for people dually enrolled for Medicare and Medicaid, and improving quality of care in congregate settings. ($1,500,000 for three years)
  • American Hospital Association, Health Research & Educational Trust—to increase the visibility of the Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) movement by designing, testing, and implementing a national AFHS awards program that celebrates the innovative leadership of health systems in delivering age-friendly care. ($1,160,256 for five years)
  • United States Conference of Mayors to explore family caregiving supports at the local level by engaging mayors across the country. This initiative will generate the first systematic national data to ensure cities have evidence and tools to better support family caregivers and the older adults who depend on them. ($225,522 for one year)

Contact: Kiri Oliver at 212.324.7484 or kiri.oliver@johnahartford.org.

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts (Worcester, MA)

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts awarded $250,000 in emergency financial assistance grants to three nonprofit organizations serving the region during this time of economic uncertainty and growing need.

The grants were awarded proactively by The Health Foundation in response to rising demand for emergency assistance amid unpredictable federal funding and shifting policies that are threatening safety net programs. The funding will support emergency finance assistance for basic needs such as housing, utilities, and food, with an emphasis on reaching individuals and families who may not qualify for other assistance or who live in communities with fewer available resources. The grants are intended to provide agencies with the ability to respond immediately to urgent needs.

Community action agencies serve as trusted, locally-based organizations that administer federal and state funding programs aimed at helping residents overcome barriers to economic stability. By working through these agencies, The Health Foundation aims to ensure that funds reach households facing financial hardship.

Allocation of funds between the three agencies is based on a rough estimate of the portion of The Health Foundation’s geographic service area that each agency covers. The grant awards will support emergency financial assistance to individuals and families in the region.

The recipient organizations are:

  • Making Opportunity Count ($100,000)
  • South Middlesex Opportunity Council ($50,000)
  • Worcester Community Action Council ($100,000)

Contact: Izzy Nickel at 617.243.9950 or izzy@ballcg.com.

The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey (Millburn, NJ)

The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey (HFNJ) has awarded $2,227,169 in grants to 10 nonprofit organizations for its 2025 fourth quarter of grantmaking, including over a million dollars in grants to improve care at hospitals in Newark, New Jersey.

  • Newark’s University Hospital—to support a renovation of clinical care spaces for the liver center at the only public hospital in the state of New Jersey. The renovation will bring all aspects of hepatology and liver transplantation into one large, modern space, leading to an improved patient experience and better outcomes. ($621,132)
  • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center—to support a project to help the hospital achieve designation as a Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) by 2028. CSCs treat more complex stroke cases, and result in reduced mortality, decreased disability, and improved functional independence for patients. ($578,100)
  • Seton Hall University College of Nursing and NJCRI—for a full-time nurse practitioner to serve as a preceptor for up to six psychiatric nurse students each year. The students will learn to treat the complex needs of the patient population served by NJCRI, including the homeless, those with substance use disorders, and individuals living with HIV/AIDS. ($180,563)
  • Brothers Building a Better Nation—to expand its Intensive in Community Therapy Program which is focused on the therapeutic needs of boys and young men in Newark, New Jersey’s Lower Broadway neighborhood. ($95,000)
  • Turning Point Community Services (TPCS)—to support a second year of its Clinical and Supportive Services Program which empowers mother-led families through mental health care, case management, and life skills training to promote stability and independence. ($150,000)
  • Montclair Ambulance Unit—to support the addition of a new ambulance to its fleet, by remounting a patient compartment of an ambulance that was taken out of service onto a new truck chassis. ($190,000)
  • Jewish Vocational Service of Metrowest—to support a second year of a health care workforce training initiative. ($175,000)

To see the full list of grants, click here.

Contact: Kevin McManemin at 973.921.1210 or kmcmanemin@hfnj.org.

RIZE Massachusetts Foundation (Boston, MA)

RIZE Massachusetts Foundation (RIZE) appointed BME Strategies and the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission as regional coordinators to support municipalities in effectively utilizing opioid settlement funds to end the overdose crisis. Approximately 40 percent of the state’s total settlement funds are directly allocated to municipalities.

BME Strategies will partner with cities and towns in the Northeast and Southeast Massachusetts regions. The Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission will collaborate with Central and MetroWest communities. RIZE itself will coordinate with municipalities in Western Massachusetts and Greater Boston.

The regional coordinators are part of the Municipal Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program through Mosaic Opioid Recovery Partnership (Mosaic). BME Strategies and the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission will ensure municipalities throughout the Commonwealth have a trusted, local partner to support the development of strategies and solutions, rooted in their communities, to end the overdose crisis.

BME Strategies is a specialty public health consulting firm with over two decades of experience driving sustainable change rooted in community health and equity. The Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission is a regional planning agency that serves 40 communities in Central Massachusetts.

Through a hub-and-spoke model, regional coordinators, or spokes, will provide insights into the unique circumstances of the municipalities they serve and offer training and technical assistance to navigate the complexities of accessing and utilizing opioid settlement funds. Spokes will appoint regional community advisory boards, composed of individuals with lived and living experience and key stakeholders, to guide equitable strategies. RIZE will assume the role of the hub, implementing a framework with best practices, standardized assessment tools and guidelines tailored to local needs and ensuring municipalities receive comprehensive support for managing funds.

Mosaic is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services, and powered by RIZE. The funding comes from the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund (ORRF), which resulted from the historic legal effort to hold private companies accountable for the harms caused by the overdose crisis. Mosaic is part of a network of programs and initiatives funded by ORRF to address the impact of the overdose crisis in Massachusetts.

Contact: Molly McKinney at 617.243.9950 or molly@ballcg.com.

UniHealth Foundation (Pasadena, CA)

UniHealth Foundation approved $3.2 million in Winter 2025 grants to organizations driving progress in mental health, substance use intervention, housing stability, and wraparound services for transition age youth.

  • LA Voice—serving as a community hub and safety net for individuals and families affected by the Eaton wildfire, LA Voice will hire two additional community health workers to build upon their reach, aiming to serve 500 households and increase their partnership network by 150 percent. ($750,000)
  • Southern California Grantmakers—alongside a committee assigned by the County Board of Supervisors, will develop a countywide health and homelessness intervention plan for transition age youth (TAY). The project will improve existing DCFS transition processes and develop a data dashboard to visualize progress. Lastly, funding will create the capacity to add 12 beds to the county’s TAY-designated transitional housing inventory. ($350,000)
  • The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco—INSPIRE is a 3D single-player game that provides adolescents with an interactive simulation of underage alcohol use and its effects. Principal Investigator Elizabeth Ozer, PhD seeks to pilot the integration of this game in UCSF pediatric clinics during adolescents’ annual primary care visits. The project will field test INSPIRE and collect data on the feasibility of implementation and compatibility within the clinic workflow. ($150,000)
  • Union Rescue Mission—to expand its mental health team for people experiencing homelessness, adding part-time support from an associate clinical social worker (ACSW) and psychiatrist and retaining its current ACSW after their recent advancement to licensed clinical social worker. ($480,000)
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