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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[...]
Catalysts for Change
Addressing public health challenges is not easy – and creating big, systemic change is even harder. But together, we can ensure that all people in Howard County can live long, healthy lives. That has been[...]
May newsletter: Public health victories, complete streets, community summit and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! Record funding for public health in Howard County's FY 2024 budget On May 24, the Howard County Council voted to approve the FY 2024 budget, which includes critical investments in several important[...]
Record funding for public health in Howard County’s FY 2024 budget
On May 24, the Howard County Council voted to approve the FY 2024 budget, which includes a record level of funding for several important public health and racial equity initiatives. The Horizon Foundation, Howard County’s[...]
Howard County Wins Best in the Nation for “Complete Streets” Policy
Horizon Foundation has been a major supporter of campaign to reimagine streets to safely accommodate pedestrians, bikers, transit riders and people with disabilities Howard County’s policy to create “Complete Streets” that are safe for everyone[...]
April newsletter: Take action for complete streets, community summit sold out, public health victories during legislative session
Subscribe to our newsletter! Our community summit is officially sold out! Our community summit, Reimagining Good Health for All: Dismantling Systemic Racism in Howard County, featuring award-winning journalist and storyteller Soledad O'Brien, is officially sold[...]
Victories for public health from Annapolis!
The 2023 Maryland General Assembly session is officially a wrap! The Horizon Foundation and its statewide partners were busy this year, supporting scores of bills that would bolster the state’s mental health and behavioral health[...]
$12+ Million in County Funds for Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects in FY 2024 Proposed Budget
Take action now! Howard County Executive Dr. Calvin Ball recently released his proposed FY 2024 capital budget, which includes over $12 million for bike and pedestrian infrastructure projects – a NEW RECORD level of funding for our[...]
March newsletter: Community summit, Mental Health Matters, and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! Don't miss out! Register now for our community summit! We are thrilled at the response so far for our community summit, Reimagining Good Health for All: Dismantling Systemic Racism in Howard County, on[...]
Registration is now open! Are you in?
Reimagining Good Health for All: Dismantling Systemic Racism in Howard County Register now! Please join us on Saturday, April 29 for a community summit focused on breaking down systemic barriers to good health – featuring[...]
February newsletter: Community summit, community opportunity grants, RISE returns, and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! Save the Date for our Community Summit: April 29! Mark your calendars! Come join us on on Saturday, April 29 for our community summit, Reimagining Good Health for All: Dismantling Systemic Racism in[...]
Grantee spotlight: The kids aren’t alright. Tiffani Peguese is trying to change that.
Tiffani Peguese didn’t set out to be an advocacy leader. As an educator in the Howard County Public School System (currently the Black Student Achievement Program (BSAP) Liaison and DEI Liaison), her focus was always[...]
January newsletter: Strategic planning, grants roundup, welcoming new trustees
Subscribe to our newsletter! 2023: Our year of strategic planning Earlier this month, the Horizon Foundation announced that we have commenced a new strategic planning process that will involve deep listening of the community to help[...]
Horizon Foundation Awarded Over $2 Million in Grants to 55 Community Organizations in 2022
Today, the Horizon Foundation announced that they awarded $2.07 million in grants to 55 community organizations in 2022 as part of its mission to improve health and wellness for people who live or work in[...]
Advancing our Future: 2023 and Beyond
Dear Howard County friends, 2022 was another year full of both celebration and challenges. We are still coming back together from the COVID-19 pandemic and grappling with its effects. We achieved some amazing policy victories[...]
Three New Trustees Join Horizon Foundation Board
The Horizon Foundation has announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Trustees: Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, associate professor at The Johns Hopkins University; Yvette Rooks, head team physician and assistant director in the[...]
Register now for Get It Done Week 2022
Since creating the Speak(easy) Howard initiative in 2016 and alongside our partners, we have learned a great deal about successful strategies organizations can use to encourage their communities to name health care agents. We have[...]
