Hospital Gives Grants To North Shore Nonprofits

BEVERLY, MA - From Lahey Health: Beverly and Addison Gilbert Hospitals today announced the distribution of $70,000 in grants to several local community-based non-profit organizations. These grants will allow these non-profit organizations to develop, expand or implement programs that address the most pressing health care needs facing local communities.

“We applaud the grant recipients for the important work they do every day and the meaningful impact they have on the health of our community,” said Nancy Palmer, Chair, Board of Trustees, Beverly and Addison Gilbert Hospitals. “It is a privilege to collaborate with our community partners in a shared commitment to provide programs and services that enhance the health and well-being of our community.”

The grant recipients and programs outlined below address the health priorities identified in the most recent Community Health Needs Assessment completed by Beverly and Addison Gilbert Hospitals: behavioral health, maternal and child health, elder health and chronic disease.

· Beverly Bootstraps Food Assistance Program aims to alleviate immediate hunger, provide nutritional food and guidance on the importance of nutrition and the direct correlation to wellness, prevention and chronic disease management.
· Danvers Cares will conduct a Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for 120 paraprofessionals throughout the Danvers Public School system. This training course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and tools to support a young person who might be struggling with a mental health or substance use problem and to connect them with appropriate resources.
· Fishing Partnership Support Services, a New England organization dedicated to improving the health and safety of fisherman, will provide opioid awareness programs for fisherman and families and train at least 24 fishermen to safely administer Narcan.
· North Shore Health Project will add a Nutrition Program Coordinator to work with HIV and HCV patients, conducting nutritional assessments and creating meal plans specific to their health needs.
· The Open Door Nutrition Circle of Care improves the health of low income families, children and elders by increasing food access, expanding nutrition education and providing healthy congregate meals.
· Pathways for Children will expand capacity of the Nurturing Parent Program, an evidence-based family education curriculum offered to families with children ages birth to age 12. The program focused on approached to discipline, stress management, communication and other life skills.

About Lahey Health

Lahey Health is an integrated health care system committed to providing the full continuum of health care services close to where patients live and work. The system is comprised of nationally recognized, award-winning hospitals, physicians, behavioral health services, and post-acute programs including home health services, skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, and senior care resources. Lahey Health includes nearly 1,400 locally based physicians throughout northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. Lahey Health includes Lahey Hospital & Medical Center; Beverly Hospital; Addison Gilbert Hospital; Winchester Hospital; Lahey Health Continuing Care and Lahey Health Behavioral Services, more than 30 primary care physician practices, and multiple outpatient and satellite specialty care facilities. For more information, visit LaheyHealth.org.

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