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The Peabody YMCA of Metro North was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts. (Shutterstock )
PEABODY, MA The Peabody YMCA of Metro North received a $25,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation grant as part of a special initiative program to create community-based programs and projects that promote sustainable improvements in health care for low-income and uninsured residents.
The special initiatives program provides one-time grants to nonprofits and projects that predominantly serve people of color, including some with a special focus on responding to community needs caused by COVID-19.
The award is part of $3 million in grants to 64 community-based programs this year. Over the past two decades, Blue Cross Blue Shield said it has provided more than $73 million in total grants across the state.