Community Health Grants

About Our Community Health Grants

BID Needham offers community health grants to non-profit organizations, including local service organizations, schools, boards of health, coalitions and community groups that provide services in the hospital's market area of Dedham, Needham, Norwood and Westwood.

The grants, which are part of the BID Needham’s Community Benefits Program, are intended to fund evidence-based or evidence-informed programs that address one of the following community health priorities: equitable access to care, social determinants of health, mental health and substance use, and complex and chronic conditions.

Grants issued should address one of the following priority cohorts:

• Youth
• Older Adults
• Racially, Ethnically and Linguistically Diverse Populations
• Low-Resourced Populations

BID Needham Community Grants

• Charles River YMCA | Chronic Conditions
• Circle of Hope | Social Determinants of Health
• Dedham Council on Aging | Mental Health and Substance Use
• Dedham Food Pantry | Social Determinants of Health

• Dedham Public Schools | Mental Health & Substance Use

• Family Promise Metrowest | Social Determinants of Health
• Needham Community Council | Social Determinants of Health
• Needham Community Farm | Social Determinants of Health
• Needham Resilience Network | Mental Health and Substance Use
• Needham Youth & Family Services | Mental Health & Substance Use
• Neighbor Brigade | Social Determinants of Health & Equitable Access to Care

• NeighborWorks Housing Solutions | Social Determinants of Health

• Norwood Health Department | Equitable Access to Care
• Riverside Community Care | Mental Health and Substance Use
• SALSA | Mental Health and Substance Use

• Town of Dedham | Mental Health & Substance Use

• Town of Needham / Council on Aging | Chronic Conditions
• Town of Norwood / Council on Aging | Equitable Access to Care
• Westwood Council on Aging | Social Determinants of Health
• Westwood Youth & Family Services | Mental Health and Substance Use

For more information or to receive a grant application, email Jill Carter.