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Foundation supports COVID-19 response efforts to protect vulnerable, connect families, develop rapid testing
BOSTON – As families across the country suffer the health, economic and social consequences of COVID-19, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation has awarded new grants to frontline organizations supporting vulnerable...
Ariadne Labs’ Dr. Asaf Bitton on social distancing, connection, resilience and courage
On a sunny Friday morning in mid-March, primary care physician Asaf Bitton was looking out the window of his home and caught a glimpse of the park down the street....
Ariadne Labs building practical COVID-19 protocols for treatment and care across the health system
BOSTON – Clinicians and health system leaders worldwide are learning day by day through trial and error how to treat COVID-19 patients while keeping themselves safe from infection. The work...
Most vulnerable people in Boston’s homeless shelters moved to safety in rapid response effort
BOSTON – In the wintertime, Pine Street Inn’s four homeless shelters in Boston fill up fast. When they run out of beds, staff line the lobby with cots so individuals...
New grants support community efforts to end growing hunger across U.S.
BOSTON – Across the US, many are struggling to feed their families, and child hunger has reached crisis levels. In a new round of COVID-19 response grants, The Trustees of...
Covid Tech Connect unites critically ill, isolated COVID-19 patients with their families
BOSTON — The long stream of messages from individual donors on the Giving Dignity fundraising page say so much. “Contributing again because no one should ever die without a chance...
When crisis hits, community partnerships protect Lawrence’s families, small businesses
BOSTON — Another disaster? Lawrence, Mass., is ready to handle it – through partnerships. In 2018, natural gas explosions literally rocked the city, set dozens of houses on fire, and...
In the storm of a pandemic, Community Servings heals with food
BOSTON — In 1990, when the country was gripped by a deadly virus that triggered an explosion of funerals and stirred ragged hopes for a miracle drug, one great mercy...
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Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded $411 million in grants. Our grants database contains awards from July 2017 until now and is updated weekly. Comprehensive details can be found...