Author: Tom Hay

During the opening week of the smash hit movie, Wakanda Forever, Communities In Schools of the Nation’s Capital (CISNCAP) celebrated 55 elementary school students with tickets, snacks, and transportation to the movies.

Mr. Javon Johnson (left side), who is a CISNCAP Site Coordinator at Stanton Elementary School in Ward 8, identified, selected, and organized the field trip. The students who attended were chosen based on their making the Dean’s list and perfect attendance.

Too often we hear about students who are in trouble, but Mr. Johnson wanted to celebrate the students at Stanton Elementary School who are studying, making the grade, and showing up for school. Congratulations to these students. The future is bright!

The Greater Washington Community Foundation today announced $9.2 million in grants funded by the historic Health Equity Fund (HEF). Grants will support 32 DC nonprofit organizations  engaged in economic mobility to help close the glaring and intolerable racial health and wealth gap.

The $95 million Health Equity Fund has the potential to reshape the way DC addresses its long- standing health inequities. Given that 80 percent of DC’s health outcomes are driven by social, economic, and other factors, compared to just 20 percent by clinical care, the strategy for this fund is to use an economic mobility frame to address the root causes that are causing these challenges in the first place.

“Mindful that health and wealth are inextricably linked, the HEF’s first round of grants is boldly investing in economic mobility and wealth building in DC’s historically underinvested communities,” said Greater Washington Community Foundation President and CEO Tonia Wellons. “Achieving this vision puts our city on a trajectory to improve and achieve optimal health outcomes for all DC residents.”

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