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Inside Pennsylvania's Housing Action Plan: A Regional Briefing with State and Local Leaders

February 19, 2026

Photo credit: Rodney Atienza HealthSpark Foundation recently hosted a community briefing on the Pennsylvania Housing Action Plan, serving as venue and...

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HealthSpark Featured in Funders Together Housing Justice Publication - Caring Collectively

February 16, 2026

We're proud to share that HealthSpark Foundation is featured in Caring Collectively: How Health Funders Can Step into the Movement for Housing Justice...

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Announcing Our 2026 Community Action Team: Partnering to Guide Justice Grantmaking

January 28, 2026

We're proud to announce the launch of our 2026 Community Action Team (CAT) - a group of community leaders who will help guide our Dr. Frank E. Boston...

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

January 22, 2026

Dear friends, My great-great grandfather lived in Russia in the late 1800’s when, as a Jew, it was legal for his neighbors to attack him. During this...

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Emma Hertz Featured in The Reporter

January 8, 2026

HealthSpark Foundation President and CEO Emma Hertz was quoted in a recent article by The Reporter about the HUD Continuum of Care Notice of Funding...

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HealthSpark Foundation Awards $400K to Advance Advocacy and Housing Justice in Montgomery County

December 23, 2025

HealthSpark Foundation is proud to announce $400,000 in 2025 grant awards through the Building Community Power Fund and the Building Community...

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Recap: Report Release - Understanding Asian American Diversity & Growth in Montgomery County

December 16, 2025

History in the Making For the first time in the county’s history qualitative and quantitative data have been gathered, disaggregated, and evaluated to...