By The Republican Editorials The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported that confirmed or estimated opioid deaths in the first quarter of 2020 was down 5.7% from the previous year. Any reduction [...]
Learning from COVID-19: Catalyzing Change to Address the Overdose Crisis
The past few months have been marked by unimaginable tragedy. The COVID-19 pandemic has already claimed more than 100,000 lives across the United States, with the greatest on Black and Latinx [...]
RIZE MASSACHUSETTS EXTENDS “SAVING LIVES, IMPROVING HEALTH” GRANTS
BOSTON (June 10, 2020) – RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, announced today that it has extended its inaugural grant program, Saving Lives, Improving Health: [...]
COMFORT STATIONS: CONNECTING THOSE MOST in NEED to SERVICES
During this generation-defining pandemic, caring for people with opioid use disorder (OUD) requires hands-on tactics to meet people where the need is greatest. RIZE Massachusetts is collaborating with the City [...]
RIZE MASSACHUSETTS AWARDS $300,000 in GRANTS to HELP NONPROFITS FIGHTING OPIOID EPIDEMIC DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
BOSTON (May 5, 2020) – RIZE Massachusetts Foundation, an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, announced today that it has awarded $300,000 in grants to support Boston nonprofits working [...]
RIZE RECEIVES and MATCHES $250,000 BOSTON RESILIENCY FUND GRANT
RIZE Massachusetts Foundation has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Boston Resiliency Fund. We thank Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and the Boston Resiliency Fund Steering Committee for this opportunity to [...]
Rapid Response Grantee – BHCHP
Rapid Response Grantee Uses Funds to Support Emergency Homelessness Services On March 23, RIZE Massachusetts Foundation announced that it had distributed nearly $200,000 in rapid response grants to support nonprofit organizations strained [...]
Rapid Response Grantee – PAARI
PAARI Exemplifies Partnership Between Government, Nonprofits and Corporations During Covid-19 Pandemic Small nonprofits can have a big impact when they partner with other organizations. One RIZE rapid response grant recipient, [...]
Rapid Response Grantee – Life Connection Center
[gallery ids="846,847,848,849,850"] Q&A with Executive Director of Life Connection Center in Lowell As news started spreading about COVID-19, what did you and your team do to prepare? It [...]
RIZE MASSACHUSETTS AWARDS NEARLY $200,000 in RAPID RESPONSE GRANTS to SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
BOSTON (March 23, 2020) – RIZE Massachusetts Foundation, an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, announced today that it has awarded nearly $200,000 in rapid response grants to support [...]