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HealthPath Labs
1. To connect high school age students to technical and post secondary institutions, and healthcare employers to build seamless, accessible pathways for youth into healthcare careers.
2. To facilitate compensated, stipend supported, earn while you learn training pathways—through public private partnerships—that expand equitable access to allied health and behavioral health careers for Indigenous, rural, and urban youth.
3. To develop and deliver public health informed programming that promotes near peer mentorship, wellness, cultural safety, and technology supported learning to foster resilience, economic empowerment, and workplace belonging among emerging healthcare professionals.
4. To conduct and support community based research, in partnership with academic and healthcare training institutions, that engages youth as co researchers studying workforce resilience, identity development, and community well being.
5. To collaborate with public and private healthcare systems to strengthen culturally competent, sustainable, and well retained youth and young adult workforce pathways that address healthcare workforce shortages and reduce turnover in community and hospital care settings.
6. To undertake all activities incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above purposes.
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About the Organization
- Organization category
- Public Charity
- Country / State
- United States / Massachusetts
- Mission
- 1. To connect high school age students to technical and post secondary institutions, and healthcare employers to build seamless, accessible pathways for youth into healthcare careers.
2. To facilitate compensated, stipend supported, earn while you learn training pathways—through public private partnerships—that expand equitable access to allied health and behavioral health careers for Indigenous, rural, and urban youth.
3. To develop and deliver public health informed programming that promotes near peer mentorship, wellness, cultural safety, and technology supported learning to foster resilience, economic empowerment, and workplace belonging among emerging healthcare professionals.
4. To conduct and support community based research, in partnership with academic and healthcare training institutions, that engages youth as co researchers studying workforce resilience, identity development, and community well being.
5. To collaborate with public and private healthcare systems to strengthen culturally competent, sustainable, and well retained youth and young adult workforce pathways that address healthcare workforce shortages and reduce turnover in community and hospital care settings.
6. To undertake all activities incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above purposes. - Programs or services
- • Youth recruitment from rural and inner city serving school districts across massachsettes and vancouver island, BC
• Stipend supported training through UMass and Community Colleges, HCAP and WorkBC
• Culturally safe practicum placements in Island Health Indigenous clinics and community health settings
• Near peer mentorship and wellness supports
• Certification pathways (MOA, First Aid, Mental Health First Aid, infection control, etc.)
• Community based research with youth as co researchers studying workforce resilience and identity development - Target Audience
- High school age youth and early college or in between young adults in underserved, rural and marginalized communities.
- Geographic Focus
- United States, Massachusetts (USA)
Funding & Grant Guidelines
- Funding priorities
- “HealthPath Labs is seeking catalytic pilot support to launch and evaluate a compensated allied healthcare workforce pathway for youth. Initial investments will support student stipends, mentorship, curriculum delivery, evaluation, and the operational infrastructure needed to demonstrate a scalable model.”
Goal: Demonstrate that the HealthPath Labs model works in one community (e.g., Worcester, Boston/Dorchester, or Victoria).
Funding needs:
Student stipends/wages for paid internships
Trainer/mentor stipends
Curriculum development and adaptation
Supplies, certifications, simulation materials
Transportation support for students
Background checks, onboarding, administrative costs
Why this matters: Paid opportunities are central to your equity model. You are not creating an unpaid enrichment program—you are building an accessible workforce pathway.
Potential funders:
Community foundations
Healthcare system community benefit funds
Workforce development grants
Youth employment initiatives
Hospital workforce pipeline programs
2. Pilot Evaluation and Learning Infrastructure
Goal: Build the evidence base needed for future scaling and larger grants.
Funding needs:
Evaluation consultant or research partner
Outcome tracking system
Student pathway tracking
Employer feedback mechanisms
Data dashboard development
Key outcomes:
Student enrollment and completion
Certifications earned
Healthcare career interest changes
College/career progression
Employer engagement
Mentor development
This is especially important because your differentiator is that you are measuring career pathway progression, not just participation.
3. Program Operations Capacity
Goal: Build the minimum infrastructure needed to execute well.
Funding needs:
Part-time Program Director/Coordinator
Administrative support
Technology platforms
Insurance/legal/accounting
CRM/student management tools
Website and communications
At this stage, fund