Brockton agency receives grant from Medical Society foundation

Waltham, Mass. – April 27 – Father Bill’s and MainSpring in Brockton has received a grant of $10,000 from the Massachusetts Medical Society & Alliance Charitable Foundation as part of the foundation’s 2016 charitable giving.

The grant will help to support a Triage Outreach Worker in the MainSpring Outreach Project, which helps Brockton homeless men and women address complex health issues, including mental health and substance abuse.

The agency has received five previous grants from the Foundation since 2009 to support its clinic. With locations in Quincy and Brockton, the agency serves 40 communities in Southeastern Massachusetts and works to end homelessness by focusing on the areas of housing, prevention, emergency shelter, and workforce development. For more information on Father Bill’s, visit http://helpfbms.org/

The grant was one of 15 made by the Foundation to agencies across the Commonwealth to assist in providing services for homeless, uninsured, and underinsured individuals and families; programs promoting healthy lifestyles; treatment for individuals with substance abuse; and programs addressing teen dating violence and infectious diseases.

The Foundation is a supporting organization of the Massachusetts Medical Society, the statewide association of physicians, and the MMS Alliance, the organization of physicians' spouses, physicians, medical students, partners, and friends committed to advancing the health and well-being of the family of medicine. The Foundation’s mission is to support the charitable and educational activities of the Society and Alliance and address issues affecting the health, benefit, and welfare of the community. For more information, visit www.mmsfoundation.org

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