Fallon Health awards $100,000 in grants to address food insecurity, help seniors in Worcester, Berkshire and Middlesex counties Updated Dec 22, 2020; Fallon Health has announced that it is awarding $100,000 worth of grants to organizations in Worcester, Berkshire and Middlesex counties to fund programs that help vulnerable populations. The dollars are going to 10 community-based organizations, according to Fallon, and will be used to help fund programs that support areas or populations that are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic or that provide services to seniors that overcome or mitigate social isolation. “This year we received applications from a very competitive pool of 80 organizations, highlighting how the current health care crisis has exacerbated existing social and economic inequities while presenting new challenges,” said Richard Burke, the president and CEO of Fallon Health. “Through these grants—in addition to the hunger relief donations, rapid response grants and contributions to the Worcester Together Fund already made this year— it is our hope that we are able to help ease some of the financial constraints our community partners are facing when dealing with issues of hunger and loneliness head on.”