Common Good Competitors

A nonprofit dedicated to building eight health worker hall of fames across America. We highlight the PILLARS of your community.

At DonorsChoose, we believe that every child carries remarkable potential, and education is the key to unlocking and shaping it. Since 2000, we have connected donors and partners directly with public school teachers, raising $1.9 billion to fulfill teacher requests for school supplies. These resources bring learning to life: A science lab for experimentation. Flexible seating that supports focus. A classroom library to expand perspectives. Technology that opens doors to new possibilities. We serve every corner of public education nationwide — including public schools, public charter schools, and Head Start centers — with a focus on directing resources to the classrooms facing the greatest barriers to opportunity. Behind this work is a passionate and dedicated team, united by a shared belief in empowering educators to help every student reach their potential. Together, we’re building the most direct, transparent, and impactful way to support students.

The mission of Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center (Kennedy Community Health) is to “help people live healthier lives.” We believe that everyone has a right to accessible, high quality, comprehensive, integrated and compassionate health care. As a community health center, Kennedy Community Health has always provided comprehensive care to its patients, who are at disparate risk for chronic disease and poor health outcomes. Our vision is to be a constantly growing, financially sound, Federally Qualified Community Health Center that: efficiently delivers high quality, accessible primary care services. becomes the health care home and provider choice of all our patients. achieves excellence in outcomes with our patients as partners. remains at the forefront of innovative health care practices. Founded in a Worcester housing project in 1972, today Kennedy Community Health has three medical facilities, two dental sites, two optometry practices and six school-based centers serving residents of Worcester, Framingham, Milford, and the surrounding communities of MetroWest and Central Massachusetts. Currently over 26,000 patients of all ages receive care and service through Kennedy Community Health’s family practice model of care, a comprehensive approach to the delivery of quality primary and urgent care, dental care, optometry, pharmacy, behavioral health, substance use treatment and social services, women’s health, HIV/AIDs treatment and services, medical specialties, nutrition counseling, laboratory, and health education programs. Kennedy Community Health is certified as a patient-centered medical home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a model that supports the flow of information among medical teams, coordinating health care visits, utilizing electronic technologies for tracking and errors prevention, and providing follow-up while, most importantly, engaging patients in their care.