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Reimagine Philanthropy Part II: Economic Justice and the Social Determinants of Health, Work, and Wellbeing
Monday, March 08, 2021 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

Maryland Philanthropy Network invites you to continue the conversation we started at our 2020 Annual Meeting | Reimagine Philanthropy through a series of events designed as opportunities for transformative change. This next conversation in our Reimagine Philanthropy series will explore the topic of Economic Justice and the Social Determinant of Health, Work, and Wellbeing. Through the lens of trust-based philanthropy, our speakers will share the stories of how they have grapple with the need for transformative philanthropic practices that include partnerships with communities to address root causes of disparate health and employment outcomes.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Funding Area: 
Basic Human Needs
Employment/Workforce development
Health Access and Care
ALICE and the Benefits Cliff: The Challenges facing Maryland’s Working Families
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 11:00 to 12:30 PM

Have you met ALICE®? ALICE is an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. The earnings of Maryland ALICE individuals and families are not enough to support a “survival budget” that is more than twice the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Join us to hear about ALICE in Maryland, the findings from these reports, and discuss the implications in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating economic impact on our residents.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Funding Area: 
Basic Human Needs
Employment/Workforce development
Families and Children
Race, Equity, and Social Determinants of Health
Friday, February 28, 2020 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Access to stable housing, food quality, social support networks, and other social factors are critical in shaping health outcomes. These factors are known as social determinants of health and they are rooted in unjust systems.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Health Funders
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Funding Area: 
Basic Human Needs
Civil Rights and Social Justice
Community Development/Neighborhoods
Health Access and Care
Housing and Homelessness
Lyft Grocery Access Program: Connecting South Baltimore to Healthy Food
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 11:30 to 01:00 PM

Join us for a conversation about food access and innovative transit practices in South Baltimore. We will discuss the opportunities for addressing access issues in the South Baltimore region, understand the vision and goals for the South Baltimore Lyft Grocery Access Program, and gather suggestions on what the pilot program evaluation should capture.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Topic: 
Public/Private Partnership
Funding Area: 
Basic Human Needs
Community Development/Neighborhoods
Food/Food Systems
Hunger and Nutrition
The Sickening Medical Debt Crisis in Maryland
Friday, January 31, 2020 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

More than one in four Americans had trouble paying a medical bill and more than half the people who experienced medical bankruptcy stated it was due to hospital bills. At this program, we will explore answers to questions regarding debt collection, patient experiences, the disparate impacts of sex, race, ethnicity, and geography on collections, and promising approaches to aiding those with medical debt.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Health Funders
Members Only
Workforce Development Funders
Funding Area: 
Basic Human Needs
Emergency Assistance
Employment/Workforce development
Financial Literacy and Asset Building
Health Access and Care
Advancing Racial Equity in Maternal and Child Health
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 12:00 to 01:30 PM

Maternal and child health outcomes are determined by a complex series of social and environmental factors. As well, disparities in maternal and child health outcomes exist along racial and socioeconomic lines.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
All Funders
Health Funders
Members Only
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Funding Area: 
Basic Human Needs
Children's and Youth Services
Education: Early childhood
Families and Children
Health Access and Care
Women

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