Hawaii Pacific Health (HPH) committed $1.5 million in loans through its Place-Based Investment (PBI) Fund, and an additional $25,000 in Community Benefits funding to Feed the Hunger Fund (FTHF). Supporting local food systems and increasing food security is a specific focus of HPH’s investing strategy.
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Boston Medical Center & Nubian Market
Wealth to Health: Nubian Markets BMC is proud to be part of Nubian Markets, a BIPOC-owned venture to create a local grocery store offering fresh foods, prepared meals, and a café right in the heart of Roxbury’s Nubian Square. The market is part of BMC’s commitment to community health and wealth-building.
Continue ReadingAligning values to invest in neighborhoods
HAN member Trinity Health’s Jaime Dirksen, President & CEO of Pittsburgh Mercy (former Trinity Health Vice President, Community Health & Well-Being), shares insights in this video on:
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HAN member Intermountain Health’s Nick Fritz, director of place based investments, shares insights in this video on:
Continue ReadingImpact Stories: Place-based Investing — CommonSpirit Health & Step By Step
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) catalyzes its 70 member health systems to leverage their hiring, purchasing, investing, and other key institutional assets as part of an intentional, place-based strategy to maximize their community impact. When health systems commit to place-based investing, they redirect a portion of their investable assets toward investments that improve the health and […]
Continue ReadingIntermountain Health Placed-based Initiatives
Watch this video that features HAN member Intermountain Health role as a founding partner of the Gail Miller Community Impact Fund which will prioritize place-based initiatives that strengthen the social determinants of health such as affordable housing, neighborhood revitalization, job creation, and small business growth. Check out HAN’s Resources webpage where you can search for case studies, publications, fact […]
Continue ReadingInvesting in housing to build healthy communities
HAN’s President & Founder David Zuckerman spoke with Kathryn Lawler, CEO of Saint Joseph’s/Mercy Care (a part of HAN member Trinity Health), at the Georgia Health Policy Center’s 30th anniversary speaker series. They discussed how health systems can play a role building community wealth and inclusive economic development, including the McAuley Station project, a $50 million, 170 unit affordable housing complex. […]
Continue ReadingHow LISC & Healthcare Anchor Network Members Are Promoting Community Resiliency: Economic Development
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) are dedicated to helping institutions leverage their financial resources to invest in key social drivers of health to create resilient local communities. Over the past seven years, LISC has partnered with 20 HAN members on initiatives that promote economic development and community resilience. HAN members have deployed $107 million through LISC, including $84 million in loans and $23 million in grants, to help finance affordable housing, small business lending, real estate development, local economic development strategies, and community wealth building. These efforts have impacted communities in 23 of LISC’s local markets.
Continue ReadingHow LISC & Healthcare Anchor Network Members Are Promoting Community Resiliency: Affordable Housing
Social and economic factors—including access to quality housing and jobs, and opportunities to start and grow a business—shape the health and well-being of communities. Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) are dedicated to helping institutions leverage their financial resources to invest in these social drivers of health to create resilient communities. This is the first of a two-part series highlighting how HAN members are partnering with LISC to invest in affordable housing and economic development.
Continue ReadingIntermountain Health Place-based Investing Case Study
HAN just released a case study on HAN member Intermountain Health’s Place Based Investing program, a strategy embedded across six states: Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming. The program deploys low-cost, longer-term capital to address social drivers of health such as housing stability and financial wellness. By committing up to two percent of its […]
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