EMO Health (“EMO”) was one of several local nonprofits recognized by Governor Maura Healey on Thursday, June 14th that will share in $30 million through the Cummings Foundation’s annual grants program. EMO was selected from a total of 715 applicants during a competitive review process undertaken by local mayors, business and nonprofit leaders, college presidents, and experts in areas such as finance, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

EMO will receive $75,000 over three years to launch a trailblazing, pharmacist-led initiative to improve medication safety and adherence in unhoused populations and to support the front-line workers in homeless shelters and low-barrier, low threshold transitional housing programs.

EMO was founded in 2015 by US Navy veteran and Marshfield native, Allison Burns, following her own lived experience with poor opioid prescribing. EMO currently provides medication management, technical assistance, and clinical support services to nearly 5,900 addiction treatment beds across Massachusetts.

“Receiving the Cummings Grant is a transformative milestone for EMO,” said EMO President and CEO, Allison Burns. “It is a profound affirmation of our mission to foster positive change and create sustainable interventions to support those experiencing homelessness. Housing insecurity disproportionally affects individuals with substance use and cooccurring mental health disorders.” …

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EMO Health (“EMO”) was one of several local nonprofits recognized by Governor Maura Healey on Thursday, June 14th that will share in $30 million through the Cummings Foundation’s annual grants program. EMO was selected from a total of 715 applicants during a competitive review process undertaken by local mayors, business and nonprofit leaders, college presidents, and experts in areas such as finance, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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