EHF announces $5.5 million investment to support Texas organizations that are raising community voices to influence health

Episcopal Health Foundation is announcing $5.5 million in new investments to help organizations across Texas work with members across their communities to advocate for health and adopt new ways of solving health-related problems.  

“We really believe that to build healthy communities, those who are most affected must be included and engaged in working toward positive change,” says Dr. Ann Barnes, EHF’s president and CEO. “By supporting these community-driven efforts, we think changes to improve health will more likely take root and have lasting power.” 

EHF’s new investments will work to strengthen community voice and engagement in practical and tangible ways in order to influence organizational practices and health policies. 

Many of these grant investments focus on building resident leadership and civic engagement through community organizing and training opportunities for youth and adults to influence local and statewide policy issues that impact their health and mental health outcomes. 

Other investments work to build multi-sector coalitions to coordinate advocacy and community engagement efforts, mobilize campaigns, and coordinate programming to increase access to health resources and public benefits that address non-medical drivers of health like food and nutrition security.