EHF accelerates $1.2 million in funding to help organizations meet urgent food needs across Texas
Investment addresses urgent needs while continuing long-term work to improve health, not just health care, across Texas.
November 11, 2025
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Dr. Ann Barnes: EHF unveils updated Igniting Change roadmap to guide our work for health across Texas
Our updated Strategic Framework introduces six new Impact Drivers — the core ways EHF will focus grants, partnerships, research, and engagement.
November 1, 2025
SNAP benefit delays could leave millions of Texans without food assistance and lead to long-term impacts
With possible interruptions to SNAP benefits beginning November 1, EHF and partners work to support families and communities.
October 28, 2025
A conversation with Promotores and Community Health Workers on their critical role in transforming rural health
EHF’s Zahyrah Blakeney looks at how Promotores and CHWs are connecting care, technology, and community to shape the future of rural health.
October 7, 2025
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Episcopal Health Foundation releases its first-ever poll on health experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in Texas
Nearly half of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in Texas say they skipped or postponed medical care in the past year because of cost. In addition, the vast majority of AAPI Texans say that they live in communities without adequate non-medical resources that impact their health. Those are just some of the findings of EHF’s first-ever statewide survey of AAPI health experiences in Texas.
May 20, 2024
Episcopal Health Foundation releases Strategic Framework for 2024-2030
Learn why one of the largest health foundations in Texas – led by a physician – is doubling down on addressing non-medical factors impacting health, and will now target food and nutrition security, maternal health, and diabetes prevention as new priorities.
January 1, 2024
EHF’s statewide poll reveals growing health care access and affordability in Texas
Almost 7 out of 10 Texans say they skipped or postponed medical care in the past year because of cost, including check-ups, treatments, and filling prescriptions. That’s the highest percentage of Texans who say they skipped care in the five-year history of the Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) annual poll.
October 10, 2023
Episcopal Health Foundation announces historic grant investment
Episcopal Health Foundation has invested $22.8 million in new grants that help community-based organizations and clinics address non-medical drivers of health, while providing access to comprehensive, preventive health services to low-income families across Texas. The investment is EHF’s largest single cycle of grants to date.
July 19, 2023