Build Healthy Places’ case study highlights HAN member Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System along with the City of Spartanburg, Mary Black Foundation, Spartanburg Community Foundation, Wofford College, the Voyagers (a resident leadership group engaged in community activism), and private citizens as stakeholders in the Northside Development Group (NDG). NDG manages “the redevelopment of the Northside community area through expansion of mixed-income housing, economic, […]
Continue ReadingU.S. Treasury Department’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Program has $1.5 billion for employee-owned and other SEDI-owned businesses
The new SSBCI $1.5 billion allocation is for business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (SEDI-owned businesses), along with $1 billion of incentive funds for jurisdictions that demonstrate robust support for SEDI-owned businesses.
Continue ReadingFunding Resilience: Advancing Multisector Investments for Equity©
This is an interactive tool designed to help communities: 1) envision how the funds might be used for cross-sector initiatives and 2) understand scope of funds available to build equitable, healthy communities.
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Higher education’s anchor mission imperative
The Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) and the Coalition of Urban & Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) released Higher Education’s Anchor Mission: A Sharpened Imperative & A Framework for Action. The paper rearticulates the anchor mission goals and positions it so that higher education institutions can achieve their public good goals of contributing to more equitable local economies.
Continue ReadingFacilitating purchasing from local, diverse & disadvantaged companies
HAN member RWJBarnabas Health for launching BuyLocal to facilitate local companies doing business with the health system. Local, minority, veteran-owned, and women-owned businesses can register online to be considered for purchasing contracts.
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