Framingham and Natick schools, nonprofits to share $1m in health grants
The MetroWest Health Foundation announced it will dispense 15 grants totaling $1 million to local organizations, including two new grants for Framingham and Natick High Schools.
The high school grants $150,000 for Framingham and $75,000 for Natick are targeted to reduce high-risk behaviors among youth as reported in the 2010 MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey.
The grant going to Natick High School will establish a transition program for students returning to school after a mental-health related hospitalization.
The remaining grants doled out will address the Foundations ongoing efforts to expand elder care services locally and provide support for caregivers, prevent bullying, reduce obesity, and improve access to health care.
The MetroWest Free Medical Program, which has locations in Framingham and Sudbury, received $40,020 to continue providing health screening, education and referral services to improve treatment of chronic diseases to low-income residents at a walk-in clinic.
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