New York State Health Foundation: November 2020
a new report analyzes issues related to food scarcity in New York State during the initial months of the coronavirus pandemic, finding that 1 in 10 households experienced food scarcity.
Kentucky Voices for Health: November 2020
An estimated 45,000 Kentucky children were uninsured last year, a number that has increased about 29 percent since 2016, according to a new report released by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.
The California Endowment: November 2020
The California Endowment released a report detailing investments made to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-led organizations over the last 10 years through the organization’s Building Healthy Communities initiative.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts: November 2020
A released report estimates 55,000-129,000 Massachusetts residents may forgo or disenroll from MassHealth coverage and 27,000-63,000 residents are in households that may disenroll from or forgo Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Philanthropy @ Work – Grants and Programs – November 2020
The latest on grants and programs from the field.
COVID-19 Grants and Programs – November 2020
The latest on COVID-19 grants and programs from the field.
We’re Moving!
The GIH office has relocate to a new suite (in the same building) as of October 22, 2020. Please note the following address in your system to ensure that we continue to hear from you: 1100 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 1100
Supporting Emerging Leaders Amid a Pandemic
This year has placed a spotlight on many things, including the importance of leadership during times of crisis and uncertainty. I recently had the pleasure of welcoming the newest cohort of fellows to the Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy. We spent three afternoons together learning about each other’s leadership style, talking about how to foster more diverse and inclusive work environments, discussing how to advance health equity through the work of their foundations, and engaging community leaders in a discussion on power sharing and how to more effectively partner with community organizations to effect change.
Defeating the Deadly Double: Depression and Diabetes
Inadequate access to mental health services, diabetes, and obesity are the top-ranked critical service gaps in virtually all community health needs assessments conducted by local health departments and nonprofit hospitals throughout Virginia. Diabetes and depression are also among the top three conditions treated in Virginia’s health safety net organizations.