HealthSpark Foundation

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Letter from HealthSpark President & CEO Emma Hertz: Driving Action Towards Justice Together

As we reflect this month on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and work, I’m reminded of how he called us all to join in the fight for freedom based on this same sense of interconnectivity. “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny,” he wrote in Letter from a Birmingham Jail. “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds.”

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Our New Local Impact Investing Initiative to Strengthen Montgomery County Communities

We’re proud to share the launch of our Local Impact Investing portfolio, where we are committing to investing $2 million, or 5% of our endowment, by the end of 2027 into mission-aligned nonprofit and for-profit ventures that will build healthy, equitable, and hopeful communities throughout Montgomery County.

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Building a More Equitable Future: Our Housing Justice Framework

Learn about our newly created Housing Justice Framework, and how it aims to drive systemic change, empower communities, and promote equitable access to housing through a collaborative ecosystem approach.

Housing Justice Framework

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Our 2025-2029 Strategic Plan

We're thrilled to share a set of strategic goals aimed at promoting positive social change in Montgomery County and to build community power.

Discover our new direction

To achieve healthy, equitable, and hopeful communities throughout Montgomery County, we're directing our activities across three strategic goals, which reflect the priorities voiced by our community.