PPLT Receives $160,000 from the Philanthropic Arm of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, Point32Health Foundation
Cranston, RI – The Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, an organization that supports indigenous communities throughout the Northeast, received a $160,000 general operating grant from Point32Health Foundation. The funds support coalitions and organizations that advance community-led initiatives to drive civic engagement and improve health outcomes.
“I want to thank Point32Health Foundation for their belief in our abilities to provide services to our indigenous communities and others,” said Sequan Pijaki-Qusamequin, Executive Director of the Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust and Chairman of the Pocasset Tribe of the Pokanoket Nation. “This grant gives us an opportunity to bring generations together to create healthy medicine through food and foster healthier care of our minds, bodies and spirits.”
This grant is one of 24 new investments totaling $1.8 million from the philanthropic arm of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, Point32Health Foundation.
“These investments strengthen organizations that lead with community voices and priorities,” said Kristin Lewis, president of the Point32Health Foundation and executive vice president of Point32Health. “By investing in their missions, we can help create lasting, transformative change across the communities we serve.”
About Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust
The Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust (PPLT) is a tribally-led non-profit dedicated to reconnecting communities of American Indian tribes, clans, Urban Indians, and indigenous people across the Northeast. As mindful caretakers of the land for all future generations, they teach their descendants to honor the connection to Earth, Sky, and to the Creator.
About Point32Health
Point32Health, the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, is a leading not-for-profit health and well-being organization dedicated to delivering high-quality, affordable health care. Serving nearly 2 million members, our purpose is to guide and empower healthier lives.
About Point32Health Foundation
Building on values of service and giving, Point32Health Foundation works with communities to support, advocate and advance healthier lives. Point32Health Foundation is the result of the combination of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and Tufts Health Plan Foundation and supports communities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
