How Three Funders Are Linking Up Public Health and Community Leaders to Tackle Inequities

How Three Funders Are Linking Up Public Health and Community Leaders to Tackle Inequities

The Kresge, de Beaumont and Robert Wood Johnson foundations teamed up on an initiative to strengthen our ailing public health system and address inequities by connecting public health leaders and community groups.

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An Alternative Model for the Restaurant Industry Blooms with the Help of Philanthropy

An Alternative Model for the Restaurant Industry Blooms with the Help of Philanthropy

The restaurant business is known for slim profits, hard work and low pay. Through a partnership with a foundation and a funding collaborative, Oakland Bloom is one of many organizations seeking a better way.

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A New York Health Funder Looks to Small and Urban Farms as a Solution to Hunger

A New York Health Funder Looks to Small and Urban Farms as a Solution to Hunger

The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is supporting an NYU project to identify and overcome barriers to food production and access in New York, with a focus on small and urban farmers.

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Fresh Take: How Kresge Supports Community Projects That Integrate Food and Art

Fresh Take: How Kresge Supports Community Projects That Integrate Food and Art

Food and art are intrinsic parts of neighborhood life, but philanthropic grantmaking rarely recognizes their interconnectedness. Yet that’s exactly what the Kresge Foundation did with its equity-oriented FreshLo program.

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Alarms Are Sounding on Food Insecurity in the U.S. Who’s Answering the Call?

Alarms Are Sounding on Food Insecurity in the U.S. Who’s Answering the Call?

Millions of Americans faced food insecurity even before the pandemic hit. Now, with schools out and unemployment rising, the situation is growing dire for many. How are foundations, corporations and individual donors stepping up?

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This Foundation Set Out to Expand Access to Healthy Food in New York City. How Did It Go?

This Foundation Set Out to Expand Access to Healthy Food in New York City. How Did It Go?

Expanding access to healthy food is a surprisingly complex challenge that requires wrestling with deeply rooted inequities. The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund recently took stock of five years of food-related grantmaking that achieved some notable gains.

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