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Community Child Health Fund (CCHF) |
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Through the Community Child Health Fund (CCHF), Children's Hospital Boston provides funding to hospital or community-based projects that ensure access to high quality, culturally responsive health care for at-risk children, adolescents, and their families from Boston.
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CCHF will fund projects that provide culturally responsive ways to address the issues of:
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- Asthma
- Injury Prevention
- Mental Health
- Fitness/Nutrition
- Access to Care
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To receive CCHF funds, a project must:
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- Meet the needs of children and families from Boston neighborhoods;
- Demonstrate realistic, achievable, and measurable goals and objectives;
- Use an innovative, culturally-responsive strategy;
- Include a plan for evaluation and measuring results;
- Include a plan for securing additional funds if needed, and for sustaining the program beyond the funding period; and
- Clearly define how the CCHF funds will be used, and a budget with the specific costs of the project.
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There are two cycles of CCHF grants per year (winter and summer). Both winter and summer cycles are open to all external applicants. Internal applications will only be accepted during the winter cycle (due January 31st). No internal applications will be accepted during the summer cycle. The CCHF grant process is highly competitive. We receive, on average, 15-20 applications per cycle. Many of the applications we receive meet the CCHF selection criteria. However, due to limited funding, we are only able to provide funding for 3-4 projects per cycle.
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Non-profit community organizations, health centers, and schools are encouraged to apply for funds to support projects that benefit children and families living in Boston neighborhoods.
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Grants will be awarded twice each year. A total of $50,000 is available. Grant amounts will range from $5,000-10,000 for a one to two year period (for a two year period the maximum amount would be $5,000 per year). Two separate organizations submitting a joint application can apply for a maximum of $20,000 for a one to two year period.
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Winter Cycle - Applications Due
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January 31
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Recipients Notified After
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February 28
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Summer Cycle - Applications Due
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August 1
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Recipients Notified After
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September 1
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Staff from Children's Hospital Boston with an innovative community health related program are eligible to apply for program funding with the support of their Department head. Programs must include collaboration with existing partners or identify new partnerships with other Children's departments, and/or community-based groups. The application must also demonstrate how the funds will benefit more children and families, or expand services within the program design to include new components.
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Grants will be awarded once each year. Two grant awards of $5,000 will be awarded.
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Winter Cycle - Applications Due
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January 31
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Recipients Notified After
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February 28
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Please do not exceed the 3-page maximum
Please use a 12 point font and one (1) inch margins.
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Your application should include:
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- Cover Letter - outline the following information:
- Contact Person and Title
- Contact Person's Address and Office Location
- Telephone Extension & Email address
- Date Submitted
- Name of Project
- Total Amount Requested
- Timeframe for Project (include dates)
- Name of the Department/Division/Health Center/Community Organization/School
- Signature of Division Chief, Vice President, Executive Director, Principal
- Program Narrative - Maximum OF 3 PAGES (please use the following format):
- Project Summary - no more than 2 paragraphs summarizing the project
- Goal - What can this project accomplish?
- Objectives - How can you achieve this project's goal?
- Outcomes - What do you plan to measure as a result of this project?
- Project Design - Describe how this project will be accomplished and who will be responsible for carrying out the activities.
- Project Timeline - How long will it take to complete the activities of the project?
- Evaluation - How will the project's objectives be measured?
- Sustainability - If the project is successful, how will you continue or expand? What fundraising or operational strategies are in place to ensure that the project continues?
- Collaborating Partners - who will be your partners in this project and what will be their role?
- Operating budget -attach a one-page overall project budget as well as details on how the requested funds will be specifically used. Also indicate if others are committed for the project.
Please do not include any attachments such as newspaper articles or letters of support.
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Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on the due date. Please mail, fax (preferred) or email the application to:
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Sarah Tamulevich
Administrative Assistant
Children's Hospital Boston
Office of Child Advocacy
300 Longwood Avenue, 120 BK
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-919-3061
Fax: 617-919-3118
Email: sarah.tamulevich@childrens.harvard.edu
Please note that OCA has moved and our physical location is now 120 Brookline Ave, 1st Floor (for in-person drop-offs only). Mailed applications should be sent to the attention of Sarah Tamulevich at the mailing address indicated above.
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If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail Sarah Tamulevich or call her at 617-919-3061.
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The grant recipient will provide OCA with a final report - 12 months following recipient of the grant check, with a narrative of the project's progress and the specific use of CCHF funds. A standard final report form will be sent out with the grant check.
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- "Hola, Bienvenue, Bemvindo, Wilkommen, Welcom Project," a collaboration between Children's Center for Families and Interpreter Service Department to make accessing care at the hospital easier for families. Funding helped translate a Parent's Guide and Children's Activity Guide into Spanish, as well as to develop welcome cards that give directions around the hospital to non-English speaking families.
- "Easy as ABC Project" A program at Crittenton Hastings House to train and educate families and home-based child care providers about asthma management and care. The program stresses behavioral modifications to reinforce the use of asthma management plans, improved communication with health care providers, and raises awareness about the proper use of medications.
- "Somali Health Access and Education Project" at Whittier Street Health Center will develop educational programs and conduct outreach to assess Somali child health issues, educate health center staff, promote the utilization of health services, and develop linguistically and culturally competent patient information and educational materials for Somali families.
- "Environmental Control of Mouse Allergens in Inner-City Children's with Asthma," a project by Children's Division of Immunology to identify children with mouse allergen sensitivity and who receive primary care at South End Community Health Center. The aim of the project is to determine if mouse allergen exposure is higher in inner city children by conducting an evaluation of asthma-related symptoms in environmentally treated versus untreated homes. Children will be skin tested for mouse allergen and receive follow-up care.
- "One Step Ahead," in Children's Hospital Boston's Primary Care Center, to provide a multidisciplinary treatment and prevention program for children who are overweight or at-risk for being overweight. The project will provide families participating in the program with support to participate in community-based physical activities, gift certificates to help shop for a nutritious grocery list, and pedometers to encourage children to increase their physical activity.
- "FANtastic Girls Program," at Dorchester House Multi-Service Center provides opportunities for girls to explore nutrition and physical activity. The program provides the participants with weekly nutrition and swimming sessions, a mentor to help provide them with support, monthly events such as hiking, biking, or canoeing, to encourage physical activity, and family dinners to provide a healthy meal and bring together the family to discuss weight-management.
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