Dedham (MA), December 18, 2023 – The Trustees of the Yawkey Foundation today announced $600,000 in Program & Small Capital grant funding to eight Greater Boston health care nonprofit organizations focused on providing equitable access to high quality health care, particularly for individuals with barriers to medical and behavioral health services. The nonprofits receiving health care grants in the 2023 Program & Small Capital cohort include:
| ACS Hope Lodge | Brockton Neighborhood Health Center |
| Bethany Health Care Center | Clergy Health and Retirement Trust |
| Boston Community Pediatrics | Greater Lawrence Family Health Center |
| Brockton Hospital | MGH Brigham Newton-Wellesley Hospital |
In addition to these Program & Small Capital grants, earlier this year Yawkey Foundation participated in milestone events related to two health care Transformational Capital grants awarded in 2022:
- Groundbreaking for The Dimock Center’s 39-bed post-detox clinical stabilization services unit for men and women in Roxbury, MA. The unit will provide support services for 1,000 individuals annually who have completed inpatient detox for substance use disorder and receive intensive clinical services, including mental health services, to help them stay in recovery and prevent them from cycling in and out of detox. There are currently no post-detox CSS beds for men within city limits.
- Opening of Boston Medical Center’s new single-stop Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic to improve access to quality medical and behavioral pediatric care by creating a co-located facility with Pediatrics, General Internal Medicine, and Family Medicine departments, as well as coordinated care and navigation services, such as transportation, social worker, and interpreter support.
The Foundation’s legacy of supporting access to health care is anchored in the philanthropic commitments demonstrated by Jean and Tom Yawkey during their lifetimes. In 1945, the couple made a significant charitable gift to support the construction of Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital, helping to bring a hospital to an underserved rural community in Georgetown, South Carolina.
Shortly thereafter, Tom began supporting the early research of Boston-based Dr. Sidney Farber and the Children’s Cancer Research Foundation, and in 1952, he designated the organization – now known as the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s “Jimmy Fund” – as the official charity of the Boston Red Sox, which the Yawkey family owned between 1933-2002. Tom served as Trustee of Dana Farber Cancer Institute until his death in 1976, acting as President from 1960-1969 and Chairman of the Board from 1969-1976. Jean served as a Trustee from 1976 until her death in 1992, serving as Chair from 1976 to 1979.
About the Yawkey Foundation
The Yawkey Foundation is dedicated to perpetuating the philanthropic legacy of Tom Yawkey and Jean Yawkey, whose eight decades of quiet generosity supported individuals and families in the communities that were closest to their hearts – Massachusetts and Georgetown County, South Carolina. Having awarded more than $550 million to date in charitable grants to organizations focused on Health Care, Education, Human Services, Youth and Amateur Athletics, Arts and Culture, and Conservation and Wildlife, Yawkey Foundation is committed to preserving and sustaining the charitable values of the Yawkeys by investing in impactful nonprofits providing resources, opportunity, and dignity to the vulnerable and underserved. For more information, please visit www.yawkeyfoundation.org and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram for the latest updates.