The Somerville Health Foundation, Inc. aims to promote and support both the provision of primary care and preventive health services that are accessible to Somerville, Massachusetts residents, and to enhance educational, research, and outreach programs to improve the delivery and accessibility of these services within the community.
The grant program prioritizes funding for projects or activities focused on improving equity and preventive health care in Somerville, Massachusetts. Guiding principles for the 2023-2024 funding cycle include language justice, the inclusion of underrepresented voices in leadership and decision-making, and system improvements fostering collective care. Priority areas for extra consideration include housing, equitable economies, equity in access to healthcare, services and information, and climate health and justice, aiming to address a wide range of concerns from housing affordability and stability to environmental health impacts disproportionately affecting low-income communities and communities of color.