Foundation Blogs Round-Up: Orlando, Flint, High-Deductible Health Plans, and More

Orlando Tragedy: Writings from some foundation leaders “Sunday Mourning,” by Judy Belk, president and CEO of the California Wellness Foundation (CalWellness), June 14, on the foundation’s For Wellness’ Sake blog. CalWellness has been funding in the area of violence prevention for many years. Belk reminds us of its work “to prevent gun violence and promote safety as a critical factor in the health and wellness of communities—especially for underserved populations such as people of color and members of the LGBTQ community—who are too often marginalized and disproportionately victimized by violence.” She offers suggestions of how readers can “stop the spread of gun violence and honor the lives lost in Orlando.” California Health Care Foundation president and CEO Sandra Hernández also issued a statement here. “Hogg Foundation Statement on Orlando Tragedy,” by Octavio N. Martinez Jr., executive director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, in Austin, Texas, June 14. Environmental Health “How Does Philanthropy Lead in a Community Crisis?” by Kyle Caldwell, Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy (at Grand Valley State University), February 25, on its blog. Caldwell describes how foundations and nonprofits have helped the city of Flint, Michigan, both before and after its water crisis, in which “a major municipality was unable to provide its community with clean, safe, and affordable water.” Caldwell states: “It wasn’t until [Michigan] Go...
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