The Community Hope mural organized by poet Jordan Chaney is a large red rose breaking through concrete, and covers the side of a bakery in downtown Pasco.
Through our new Community Learning Grants, we are eager to support the powerful work that organizations and communities across Washington are doing to improve health equity. To help those interested in this funding opportunity navigate the application process, we hosted a webinar.Read More »
Jorge comes to Group Health Foundation from Astoria, Oregon, where he served as the executive director of the Lower Columbia Hispanic Council (LCHC). He’s eager to get to know and connect with communities and organizations across Washington State, particularly the smaller organizations that remind him of LCHC when he was first starting there.Read More »
“I’m excited to be part of a team that is grounded in equity as a core value and centering communities furthest from opportunity.” As a first-generation Taiwanese-American woman growing up in Seattle, LiLi says she understands the importance of language and culture to developing a strong identity and brings these experiences to her work.Read More »
“The idea of facilitating access to philanthropy for rural communities on their own terms, while assisting in the development of processes and projects of significance that ultimately affect the health outcomes of rural and marginalized communities, is something that drives me on a personal level.”Read More »
Muthu is a seasoned asset management professional with global investing experience who’s looking forward to making a meaningful impact, when he joins as our chief investment officer in July.Read More »
Steven will join Group Health Foundation this July as our portfolio director of advocacy and leadership. “It is such a rich opportunity to work with individuals, families, organizations, and leaders from across Washington State’s rural communities, tribes, and larger and smaller cities.”Read More »
Dion recently joined Group Health Foundation as the human resources director. When he heard about the foundation and its commitment to social justice, he knew that this was the culmination of everything in his career coming together for the right work at the right time.Read More »
Group Health Foundation was excited to support this exploration by The Giving Practice of the ways foundations are applying diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles to their investment policies and practices.Read More »
As we begin to grow and build relationships with communities across Washington, we wanted to share a little bit about how this work is unfolding. Our commitment to center the lived experience of those most impacted by health inequities means we are making intentional decisions about the places we go and the people we meet.Read More »
Brenda grew up in Federal Way, and was shaped by her parent’s experiences and values. Her father emigrated from Bolivia to the United States in the 1950’s and her mother in the 1970’s. She says her father instilled in her a commitment to service, and her mother taught her about the importance of being involved in your community “to build the kind of world we all deserve.”Read More »