In 2018, the American Cancer Society (ACS) partnered with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to initiate a 3-year organizational transformation initiative to intensify health equity principles and practices in its work, which engages thousands of associates, a myriad...
A large managed care insurer provides specialized Medicaid plans to over 600,000 low-income people members across a mid-south state challenged by significant social and health disparities. In 2011, it launched a transformative journey to reduce healthcare disparities...
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin system fosters strengths-based trusting partnerships with inner city neighborhoods for healthier kids, families and communities. Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW) serves over 200,000 children with fully integrated inpatient and...
The State of Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) is a statewide body that builds consensus and unity among the State's diverse and interdependent, criminal justice system components. The CJCC seeks to ensure that all victims of crime in Georgia can...
Hyde Family Foundation (HFF), founded by AutoZone founder Pitt Hyde, identifies, creates, and supports high-impact initiatives in Memphis, focusing on four distinct impact areas: High-Quality Education, Vibrant Spaces and Communities, Thriving Arts and Culture, and...
The St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund (CSF) is a public, tax-supported body that administrates the allocation of approximately $40 million dollars annually for a continuum of behavioral health supports and substance abuse treatment services to children, youth...
United Way of the Mid-South (UW) is Driving the Dream (DTD) to combat pervasive, intergenerational poverty. In Memphis, Tennessee, a city with an overall poverty rate of 26.2% and in which 43% of kids live in poverty, the United Way is committed to helping people...