Tufts Medical Center Awards More Than $1.7 million in Grants to Support Community Initiatives Including the South Boston Neighborhood House
February 4 (BOSTON) – Tufts Medicine announced today that Tufts Medical Center has awarded more than $1.7 million over three years in grants to nine Boston-based nonprofit organizations to address unmet needs highlighted in its 2026-2028 Community Health Needs Assessment.
This investment focuses on three priority areas to address social determinants of health and other barriers in order to improve the health of Boston residents. Grantees will:
- Support culturally competent behavioral health, social-emotional wellness, and substance use disorder services.
- Prevent and help manage chronic diseases by promoting access to healthy foods, exercise, and preventative screenings.
- Provide opportunities for community residents to improve socioeconomic status through education, training, employment, and expanding career pathways.
- Reduce access to care barriers that community residents experience inside and outside the health care system and throughout the full continuum of care.
“Tufts Medical Center has had a longstanding commitment to improving the health and wellness of the broader Boston community,” said Sherry Dong, Executive Director, Community Benefits and Community Health Initiatives at Tufts Medical Center. “By partnering with local organizations and meaningfully impacting the social determinants of health, we can achieve our goal of ensuring that every person in our community, regardless of their socioeconomic circumstances, has the ability to achieve optimal health.”
The recipients of this year’s grant awards range in size, program scope, and the populations they serve.
“South Boston Neighborhood House is grateful to Tufts Medical Center for this investment in our older neighbors,” said Kathy Lafferty, Executive Director of South Boston Neighborhood House (SBNH), a grant recipient. “This grant will support our Healthy Aging and Wellness Collaborative, a partnership of South Boston Association of Nonprofits – connecting South Boston Neighborhood House, Fourth Presbyterian Church, and South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation to provide an expanded, coordinated network of services for older adults in South Boston, strengthening our ability to enhance the health, social engagement, and quality of life of older adults in our community.”
Through its Multi-Service Center, the Asian American Civic Association (AACA) plans to use funding to support access to opportunities in its economic mobility programs. “This recent grant strengthens our ability to provide comprehensive case management to students in our workforce development programs, ensuring they have the support needed to succeed as they transition into new careers,” said Mary Chin, Chief Executive Officer of AACA.. “Through this partnership, we are expanding pathways to stability, opportunity, and long-term career growth for the communities we serve.”
The full list of grantees for Tufts Medical Center’s 2026-2028 grant cycle includes:
- Asian American Civic Association
- Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
- Boston Asian Youth Essential Service
- Chinatown Business Association
- Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center
- Josiah Quincy Elementary School & Joseph Hurley K-8 School
- South Boston Neighborhood House
- St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children
- Wang YMCA of Chinatown
For more information about Tufts Medical Center’s Community Health Needs Assessment, and other community engagement, click here.
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