Posts in 'Racial and Social Justice'

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Grantee Spotlight: Addressing Technology Needs of Older Adults
April 19, 2021
For seniors in Montgomery County, isolation and lack of access to technology aren't new issues, but they certainly have been made worse by the...
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Grantee Spotlight: Montco Mamas Seeks to Improve Birth Outcomes Among Black and Brown Women and Babies
February 9, 2021
If babies born to Black women in Montgomery County had the same infant mortality rate as babies born to white women, then 61% of Black infant deaths...
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Holding Ourselves Accountable: HealthSpark's New Investments to Advance Racial and Social Justice
December 9, 2020
HealthSpark Foundation recognizes its role in advancing racial and social justice opportunities for all people- in both word and action. We understand...
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Philanthropy Cannot Be Expected to “Fill the Gap” in Rental Assistance Need Caused by Lack of Government Support
September 4, 2020
Reposted from the Funders Together to End Homelessness website, available here. A statement from Amanda Andere, CEO, Funders Together to End...
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HealthSpark Offering 10 Scholarships to GPLEX 2020
August 6, 2020
Posted on behalf of Russell Johnson, President and CEO HealthSpark Foundation is pleased to offer tuition support for up to 10 Montgomery County...
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Stepping Up Our Advocacy for LGBTQ+ Rights
June 29, 2020
By Russell Johnson, President and CEO Earlier this month, after years of advocacy work, the United State Supreme Court issued a ruling protecting...
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Articles/Reports
Anti-Racist Organizational Change: Resources & Tools for Nonprofits
Many nonprofit organizations talk about the importance of diversity, inclusion, and equity, but many find it difficult to truly integrate these...
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Community Partners Join HealthSpark in Building Back a Better Safety Net System
June 16, 2020
Together with forty-one community partners, HealthSpark Foundation has launched an effort to rebuild the social safety net post-pandemic called Build...
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A Call for Bold Action on Racial Justice
June 2, 2020
The murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and the ensuing protests are the manifestation of the deep, longstanding pain of racism in...
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Early lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
April 2, 2020
By Russell Johnson, President and CEO The Covid-19 pandemic caught the world by surprise. While epidemiologists created scenarios of how a pandemic...