A new report reveals that investing in rural areas can improve essential resources for the people living there. Despite a significant rural population of 46 million in the United States, these regions receive only a minimal amount of grant funding.
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust recently awarded $445,500 to the Robeson County Partnership for Children as a part of its programmatic funds to engage residents in understanding and mitigating the impacts of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress.
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center was one of just 26 hospitals nationwide who made U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of High-Performing Maternity Care Hospitals when it comes to supporting Black maternal health. Here’s why it matters that the hospital received the recognition.
With place-based philanthropy, a foundation provides extensive, long-term support for a comprehensive mix of programs within specific communities, with the expectation that this will produce benefits at a community wide level. One of the key questions in designing a place-based initiative is how much the foundation will control local decision-making.
This report offers key findings about what the Trust and Healthy Places NC counties accomplished over this initiative’s 10-year life…
This third story from the HPNC report shows community organizers in Robeson County formed the Southeastern Prevention and Addiction Recovery Resource Center, that serves as a hub to coordinate local substance misuse efforts.
This second story from the HPNC report shows how West Marion, Inc., a Black-led nonprofit, developed an infrastructure that drove their community-led response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This first story from the HPNC report shows how Rural Health Group worked to establish the state’s first Federally Qualified Health Center within a hospital emergency department.