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 by…
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, the Police…
Rapid Response Grantee – Life Connection Center
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 was all a matter of getting ahead of the situation while we could. The first...
RIZE Massachusetts awards nearly $200,000 in Rapid Response grants to support organizations during COVID-19 pandemic
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 nonprofit organizations strained by…
The opioid epidemic: A complex social crisis requires a multi-pronged solution
By The Salem News
While we have not yet seen the light at the end of the tunnel in the statewide opioid epidemic, what we have seen is a glimmer of hope. Recent data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health shows an almost 6% decrease in…
RIZE welcomes Gail C. Favreau as Director of Development
RIZE Massachusetts Foundation (RIZE), an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, today announced the appointment of Gail C. Favreau as Director of Development. She will be responsible for identifying…
RIZE Massachusetts Foundation announces three new board members
RIZE Massachusetts Foundation (RIZE), an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, today announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors. The three additions expand the…
RIZE Massachusetts Foundation awards more than $1M in grants for harm reduction services and research projects with long-term impact on opioid crisis
RIZE Massachusetts Foundation (RIZE), an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, announced today that it is awarding more than $1 million in grants to support harm reduction services and research…
New report details unique challenges facing western Mass communities in the fight against opioids, offers support for innovative and proven solutions
As the opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities across the Commonwealth, a new report released today details the unique challenges faced by small and rural communities in Western Massachusetts in combatting the disease…
Shatterproof, RIZE Massachusetts, and GE Foundation Release Survey on Massachusetts Healthcare Professionals and Stigma around Screening, Treating Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Research Finds that Stigma Around Addiction Extends to Provider Community
Today, GE Foundation, the philanthropic organization of GE; RIZE Massachusetts (RIZE), an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts; and Shatterproof, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to…
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