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The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, in partnership with Reliant Foundation and RIZE Massachusetts, today announced $153,824 in combined grant support for a UMass Memorial Health project.

RIZE Massachusetts today announced the expansion of its Harm Reduction Training (HaRT) Scholars program to Westfield State University.

RIZE Massachusetts is supportive of the City of Boston’s renewed efforts to address the humanitarian crisis that has persisted in the area known as Mass. and Cass.

BOSTON – RIZE Massachusetts received a $2 million appropriation to support its efforts to combat the overdose crisis in the state’s fiscal 2024 budget signed into law today by Gov. Maura Healey.

RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation solely dedicated to funding and creating solutions to end the overdose crisis, is alarmed by the state’s latest report on overdose deaths that shows a worsening trend of tragic loss and underscores the urgent need to find solutions that will save more lives. 

RIZE Massachusetts today announced that it has awarded $883,000 in grants to five nonprofits across the state, including four that are implementing measurable improvements in access and equity in opioid use disorder (OUD) care and one to evaluate their success.

RIZE Massachusetts has awarded a $69,500 Insights and Solutions grant to the Opioid Policy Research Collaborative at Brandeis University and the Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream (MADDS) to study and validate the accuracy of xylazine test strips.

RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the overdose epidemic in Massachusetts, today announced that 11 nonprofit organizations have been awarded Frontline Funds to support programming focused on youth and families affected by opioid use disorder.

BOSTON – RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, remains steadfast in our mission in response to the latest state data on opioid-related deaths.