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Letter from HealthSpark President & CEO Emma Hertz: Driving Action Towards Justice Together

As we reflect this month on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and work, I’m reminded of how he called us all to join in the fight for freedom based on this same sense of interconnectivity. “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny,” he wrote in Letter from a Birmingham Jail. “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds.”  

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Building a More Equitable Future: The Launch of Our Housing Justice Framework

Learn about our newly launched Housing Justice Framework, and how it aims to drive systemic change, empower communities, and promote equitable access to housing through a collaborative ecosystem approach. 

 

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Stepping Forward with Courage: Increasing Our Grantmaking to Meet Rising Needs

We're proud to share that we have committed to increasing our grant awards every year for the next three years by 45%.

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Our 2025-2029 Strategic Plan

We're thrilled to share a set of strategic goals aimed at promoting positive social change in Montgomery County and to build community power.