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April newsletter: Victories for health equity, virtual open houses coming soon, Changemaker Challenge and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! Victories for health equity from #MDGA24! The 2024 Maryland General Assembly wrapped up on April 8, securing some important victories for health equity in our state. The Horizon Foundation and[...]
Health equity victories from #MDGA24!
The 2024 Maryland General Assembly wrapped up on April 8, securing some important victories for health equity in our state. The Horizon Foundation and our statewide partners were hard at work in Annapolis advocating for[...]
March newsletter: Doing good better, supporting 988, RFP for marketing campaign and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! Here in Howard County, we can do good, better. Watch video>> We've made a lot of progress in Howard County in becoming a healthier and more equitable community. But we[...]
RFP: Marketing campaign to change the narrative around structural racism and health
The Horizon Foundation is currently seeking proposals for a marketing campaign that invites residents to partner with the Foundation to change the narrative around structural racism and health inequities – and to ultimately join the[...]
February newsletter: Our new strategic direction, take action for health equity, 2023 grants roundup and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! Now, the real work begins! Launching our new strategic direction Thank you to everyone who joined us for our three community conversations to announce our new strategic direction. Over 200[...]
January newsletter: Change is on the Horizon
Subscribe to our newsletter! Want to hear about our new strategic direction? Join us for our upcoming community conversations! As many of you know, the Horizon Foundation has been hard at work engaging with[...]
December newsletter: A note from Nikki
Subscribe to our newsletter! A note from Nikki: Reflecting on our year of strategic planning To our Howard County family, It has been a challenging but inspiring year. As many of you know, the[...]
A farewell to Speak(easy) Howard
It is difficult to talk about a time when you would be unable to decide your own health care. Unless you are dealing with an emergency, most of us do not think about who you[...]
November newsletter: First Thursdays, faith leaders survey, housing equity and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! As we prepare to launch our new strategic plan in the new year, the Foundation is reflecting on how grateful we are to be a part of this wonderful Howard County[...]
October newsletter: First Thursdays, strategic planning and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! Connect with your community: Join us for First Thursdays! As many of you know, the Horizon Foundation has been hard at work over the past year engaging with the community in[...]
September newsletter: Grantee spotlight, school food survey, hiring and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! Spotlight: Handing over the mic with CASA This Hispanic Heritage Month, we are proud to spotlight the Foundation's recent work with CASA, a prominent immigrants’ rights and services organization. “Horizon has a[...]
Spotlight: Handing over the mic with CASA
Grantee spotlight: Handing over the mic with CASA Trent Leon-Lierman has been working in the immigrants’ rights movement since 2004, including as a volunteer in Arizona that provided food and water to migrants crossing the[...]
Want to hear about what we’re learning from our strategic planning process? Register now for our upcoming webinars!
As many of you know, the Horizon Foundation has been hard at work over the past year engaging with the community in new ways to develop our new strategic plan. We've conducted one-on-one interviews with[...]
August newsletter: Addressing longstanding disparities, school food survey, hiring and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! Addressing longstanding disparities: Reflections from this year's Grantmakers in Health conference Earlier this summer, several of our staff were able to attend the Grantmakers in Health annual conference in Minneapolis. As[...]
Addressing longstanding disparities: Reflections from this year’s Grantmakers in Health conference
Earlier this summer, several of our staff were able to attend the Grantmakers in Health annual conference in Minneapolis. As always, it was an inspiring and energizing event, and a great opportunity for our team[...]
July newsletter: Creating healthier choices, policy victories, a bittersweet staff update and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! Spotlight: Creating healthier choices with Alice Harris As a dedicated Howard County educator for many years, Alice Harris has a passion for helping young people and their families. Working on health[...]
Spotlight: Creating healthier choices with Alice Harris
As a dedicated Howard County educator for many years, Alice Harris has a passion for helping young people and their families. Working on health issues may not have been her focus from the start, but[...]
June newsletter: Catalysts for Change, school food survey, complete streets and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! Check out our new report, Catalysts for Change As the Foundation continues its work this year towards launching a new strategic plan, it's important to take a look back and see how[...]
