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Feb 17, 2012 Southeast Volunteers Sought for 2012 Community Leadership Academy The Horizon Foundation has opened registration to the Community Leadership Academy to provide training for local volunteers and emerging leaders. Participants will be limited to residents in the Southeast area of Howard County who are 21 years or older. Academy attendees will meet March 10 and... more...
Jan 20, 2012 Horizon Foundation Welcomes New CEO The Horizon Foundation announces Nicolette Highsmith Vernick as President and Chief Executive Officer, beginning March 1. Highsmith Vernick, a nationally recognized expert on publicly financed healthcare, succeeds founding President and CEO Richard M. Krieg, who is retiring after 13 years at the... more...
Dec 15, 2011 Horizon Foundation Announces Pilot Program for Medical Language Translation in 170 Languages The Columbia-based Horizon Foundation today announced a novel language interpretation system intended to help Howard County residents with limited English skills or who are deaf or hard of hearing to communicate with health and medical providers. The program, which uses specialized data... more...
Sep 16, 2011 Morgan Stanley Foundation Makes Charitable Donation to Horizon Foundation The Morgan Stanley Foundation has made a charitable gift of $5,000 to The Horizon Foundation. The grant further leverages the ongoing volunteer activities of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney employees in the Baltimore office. more...
Sep 7, 2011 Family Health Expo at North Laurel Community Center Free Health Services, Screenings, Entertainment The Southeast Horizon Council will host the eighth annual Family Health Expo on Saturday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m-1:30 p.m., at the new North Laurel Community Center. The event is designed to provide the residents of Laurel and Savage with access to Howard County's health and human service providers. more...
May 26, 2011 Horizon Presents Leadership Award to County Executive
The Arc of Howard County Wins Health Advocacy Recognition The winners of the Eighth Annual Horizon Foundation Awards have been announced by Richard M. Krieg, president and chief executive officer of the Foundation. The recipients will be honored at an awards breakfast May 26 at the Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel. more...
Mar 10, 2011 Western Students Launch Fitness and Nutrition Program Students on the Western Horizon Council are ready to launch WHAT!, a pilot program bringing teens together for physical activity and information on health and nutrition. WHAT! (Western Horizon’s Active Teens) is a 6-session program starting March 23, at the Gary J. Arthur Community Center in... more...
Mar 1, 2011 Krieg To Retire as Horizon Foundation President Richard M. Krieg, President and CEO of the Horizon Foundation, has announced that he will retire no later than December, 2012, or at the point that a new president is hired. He has led the organization since its founding in 1998, and also serves as a Foundation Trustee. more...
Feb 11, 2011 Seventeen Accepted Into Community Leadership Academy The new Community Leadership Academy launched by The Horizon Foundation has accepted 17 Southeast area residents into its first class. The Community Leadership Academy is designed to provide training for local volunteers and emerging leaders. The 5-session program began Feb. 12. ... more...
Jan 31, 2011 Southeast Volunteers Sought for Community Leadership Academy Leadership Howard County and the Horizon Foundation are launching a new Community Leadership Academy to provide training for local volunteers and emerging leaders. more...
Jan 24, 2011 Horizon Awards Scholarship to Multiservice Center Coordinator, Quinton Askew The Horizon Foundation has awarded a scholarship to Quinton Askew to attend the Leadership Essentials program of Leadership Howard County. The six-month leadership development program is designed for younger professionals who are considered rising stars and who have expressed a personal desire... more...
Jan 24, 2011 Health Department Official Hired by Horizon Foundation The Horizon Foundation has announced that Glenn E. Schneider, Director of Health Policy for the Howard County Health Department, has been hired as Chief Program Officer, effective Feb. 1. Howard County's largest philanthropy, The Horizon Foundation addresses community health issues... more...
Jan 24, 2011 Wildemann Joins Policy Analysis Center As Legislative Analyst Lee Wildemann has joined the Policy Analysis Center as legislative analyst. Her past work experience includes service as Director of Government Affairs & Communications at the Howard County Chamber of Commerce and as the legislative liaison for the State of Maryland’s Department of General... more...
Dec 30, 2010 Horizon Foundation Elects New Board Members Horizon Foundation president and CEO Richard Krieg today announced the election of five new members to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Howard County’s largest philanthropy, The Horizon Foundation addresses community health issues through strategic grants, community programs and... more...
Dec 28, 2010 Simon Joins Policy Analysis Center As Director Viviana Simon has joined the Policy Analysis Center as its halftime director. She joins the center from the Society for Women's Health Research, where she was vice president for Scientific Affairs and directs the organization’s scientific programs, including its Isis Fund Interdisciplinary... more...
Dec 1, 2010 Emergency Preparedness Materials Available in Library The Howard County Community Emergency Response Network (CERN) has launched a campaign to educate the public about emergency preparedness, according to chairman Mary Lasky. more...
Oct 27, 2010 Student Service Learning Curriculum Focuses on Poverty and Homelessness Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center and The Horizon Foundation have partnered with the Howard County Public School System to develop a community service and philanthropy initiative focusing on poverty as a service learning option for middle schools. more...
Oct 20, 2010 Horizon Announces New Information Technology To Benchmark Health In Howard County Howard Health Counts, an information technology initiative led by The Horizon Foundation, was announced by Horizon President and CEO Richard M. Krieg at a briefing on Oct. 20, where a demonstration was presented to partners and other community leaders. more...
Oct 18, 2010 Horizon Awards Scholarships to Southeast Residents to Attend Leadership Program The Horizon Foundation has awarded scholarships to Jordan Borak and Lisa Kawata to attend the Leadership Premier program of Leadership Howard County. The 10-month program is designed to give a comprehensive overview of local issues and resources and empower participants to strengthen and... more...
Oct 7, 2010 Southeast Health Services Directory Now Available The Southeast Howard County Health Services Directory, a guide to resources near North Laurel and Savage, is available free of charge at the North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center. more...
Jun 24, 2010 Kennedy Wins Horizon Foundation’s Transformative Leadership Award Neighbor Ride, AMC Columbia, Autism Society and Montalvo Also Winners The seventh annual Horizon Awards on June 24th celebrated community leadership at its finest. The awards, which recognize achievement and commitment to health in Howard County, were presented to Neighbor Ride, Elisa Montalvo, the Howard County Autism Society, AMC Columbia and Pat Kennedy. more...
Apr 29, 2010 Meléndez Joins The Horizon Foundation Rosimar Meléndez has joined The Horizon Foundation staff as Senior Staff Associate. She comes to the Foundation from the United Way of Central Maryland, where she was Regional Director for Howard and Anne Arundel Counties. more...
Mar 17, 2010 Horizon Help and 211md.org Merge Visitors to HorizonHelp.org, The Horizon Foundation’s comprehensive database of health and community services, will be redirected to 211md.org, effective April 1, 2010. more...
Sep 16, 2009 Ulman to Announce Collaboration to Better Serve the Nonprofit Sector ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Executive Ken Ulman made an announcement regarding a new collaborative effort to ensure the long-term health and resiliency of local nonprofit organizations. This effort will build on two earlier projects: 1) the Capacity Building Initiative developed... more...
Mar 17, 2009 Horizon Councils and High Schools Sponsor Grassroots Benefit 'Change Matters' Campaign Raises Funds for Homeless Children The Horizon Councils and seven Howard County high schools are joining forces to raise funds for Grassroots, which provides Howard County's only emergency shelter program and 24-hour crisis intervention services. more...
Oct 14, 2008 Elkridge Horizon Council and Howard High Sponsor Grassroots Benefit "Change Matters" Campaign Will Raise Funds for Shelter Playground The Elkridge Horizon Council and Howard High School are joining forces to raise funds for Grassroots, which provides Howard County's only emergency shelter program and 24-hour crisis intervention services. more...
Aug 11, 2008 Elkridge Horizon Council and Howard High Sponsor Grassroots Benefit "Change Matters" Campaign Will Raise Funds for Shelter Playground The Elkridge Horizon Council and Howard High School are joining forces to raise funds for Grassroots, which provides Howard County's only emergency shelter program and 24-hour crisis intervention services. The campaign, called Change Matters, will be launched in the Fall and will involve... more...
Aug 29, 2007 Horizon Awards Howard County Government $273,000 Funding Supports Major Health Department Initiatives Howard County Government has been awarded $273,000 by The Horizon Foundation in support of key Health Department initiatives, Richard M. Krieg, Horizon President & CEO, announced today. Dr. Peter Beilenson, County Executive Ken Ulman, Richard M. Krieg, Dr. Robert Sheff "Under... more...
Jul 31, 2007 Horizon Foundation Announces $308,500 In Grants The Horizon Foundation has announced the award of $308,500 in Strategic Initiative Program (SIP) grants to local organizations and agencies in the nonprofit and public sectors. more...
Jul 18, 2007 North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center Holds Ribbon Cutting The North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center held a Community Briefing and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Wednesday, July 18th. The Center is an initiative developed by The Horizon Foundation's Southeast Horizon Council in 2002 which has progressively expanded. more...
Jun 14, 2007 Horizon Honors Pat Kennedy on Columbia's Birthday: HCC Scholarship Commemorates Vision and Service The Horizon Foundation has established a Howard Community College scholarship in honor of former Columbia Association president Padraic Kennedy in recognition of more than 35 years of service to the community. more...
Jun 14, 2007 Horizon Foundation Recognizes Community Leaders at Awards Breakfast Grassroots Director, HC DrugFree and Alpha Phi Alpha To Be Honored Grassroots Executive Director Andrea Ingram, HC DrugFree, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Columbia Foundation president and CEO Barbara Lawson will all be honored at The Horizon Foundation's Annual Awards Breakfast on June 14. more...
Jun 8, 2007 Chase Brexton Hosts Community Open House Health Center Celebrates Columbia's Birthday Chase Brexton Health Services will hold a Community Open House at its Columbia center on Wednesday, June 20, 5-7 p.m., as part of the city's 40th birthday celebration. Highlights include a brief program, refreshments and tours of the facilities. more...
May 10, 2007 Horizon Foundation and Howard County General Hospital Jointly Fund $3 Million Partnership The Horizon Foundation is granting $950,000 to Howard County General Hospital over the next four years to help establish a Center for Excellence in Geriatric Health, address emergency psychiatric needs and improve access to care for lower income county residents. more...
May 13, 2009 Horizon Presents Leadership Award to Susan Rosenbaum; Howard High Recognized for Service and Philanthropy The winners of the Sixth Annual Horizon Foundation Awards have been announced by Richard M. Krieg, president and chief executive officer of the Foundation. The recipients will be honored at an awards breakfast June 3, 2009 at the Hawthorn Center in Columbia. more...
Jun 5, 2008 Horizon Announces Annual Award Winners; Tai Sophia Founder Honored for Leadership The winners of the Fifth Annual Horizon Foundation Awards have been announced by Richard M. Krieg, president and chief executive officer of the Foundation, which is marking its 10th anniversary this year. more...
Jun 15, 2006 Phyllis Madachy Wins Horizon Leadership Award - Health Alliance, Vivian Bailey Are Also Honored The Horizon Foundation honored Phyllis Madachy, Administrator of the Office on Aging, the Health Alliance free medical clinic and community activist Vivian C. Bailey at its 3rd Annual Horizon Awards Breakfast on June 15, announced Richard M. Krieg, foundation CEO and president. more...
Jun 1, 2005 Horizon Awards Honor Leadership - Humanim CEO Wins Richard G. McCauley Award Richard M. Krieg, President and CEO of The Horizon Foundation, has announced that Humanim, Inc. President and CEO Henry E. Posko, Jr. was named winner of the Richard G. McCauley Leadership Award at the 2nd Annual Horizon Awards Breakfast on May 26. more...
Jun 11, 2004 Horizon Foundation Awards Honor Leadership - Community College President Wins Richard G. McCauley Award Richard M. Krieg, President and CEO of The Horizon Foundation, has announced that Howard Community College President Mary Ellen Duncan was named winner of the Richard G. McCauley Leadership Award at the Horizon Awards Breakfast on June 11. more...
Jun 5, 2003 Horizon Foundation Honors Long Reach High Graduate Richard M. Krieg, President and CEO of The Horizon Foundation, has announced that Nicole Modeen, a graduating senior at Long Reach High School, has received the Foundation's "Youth Leadership Award." more...
Dec 11, 2007 Lasky Appointed Vice Chair of Community Emergency Response Network The Horizon Foundation today announced the appointment of Mary Lasky as Vice Chair of the Howard County Community Emergency Response Network (CERN), a 60-person group that does community-wide disaster planning. more...
Nov 29, 2004 Sheltering In Place Instructions Included With Library Books A library card takes on a new meaning this week in the Howard County Library system. Patrons who check out books in each of the library's six branches will receive a laminated 8" x 5" card providing directions on sheltering in place in the wake of a major terrorist incident or natural disaster. more...
Jul 16, 2003 Horizon Awards Announced to Upgrade Terrorism and SARS Preparedness Horizon Foundation President & CEO Richard M. Krieg today announced the award of a series of grants totaling $318,645 to improve Howard County's resilience in the face of the regional terrorist threat or potential SARS outbreak. more...
Sep 25, 2006 Substance Abuse Prevention Workshop and Dinner - Program for Middle School Students and Their Parents HC DrugFree and the Elkridge Horizon Council are hosting Family Communication Night, with free dinner and workshop, "Beyond SAFE: Pre-teens and parents talk about alcohol and other drugs," on Tuesday, October 3, at the Elkridge Library. more...
Sep 25, 2006 Teenage Relationships Subject of Workshop - Program for Middle School Students and Their Parents The Southeast Horizon Council, The Coalition for Healthy Youth and the Savage Branch Library are hosting a free dinner and workshop, "Crushes, Going Out and Pressures to be 'Sexy'", for middle school students and their parents on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the library. more...
Apr 4, 2005 Teenage Relationships Subject of Workshop - Program for Middle School Students and Their Parents The Southeast Horizon Council and the Savage branch library are hosting a free dinner and workshop, "Crushes, Going Out and Pressures to be 'Sexy': Parents and Pre-Teens Talk," on Tuesday, May 3, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the library. more...
Apr 4, 2005 Substance Abuse Prevention Workshop and Dinner - Program for Middle School Students and Their Parents The Southeast Horizon Council and Savage Library are hosting a free dinner and workshop, "Beyond SAFE: Pre-teens and parents talk about alcohol and other drugs," on Tuesday, April 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Savage Branch Library. Anne Walker, Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator for the Howard... more...
Apr 4, 2005 Free Internet Safety Workshop and Dinner - Program for Middle School Students and Their Parents The Western Horizon Council and the Glenwood Branch Library are hosting a free dinner and workshop, "Hidden IM's, Chat Choices, and Safe Surfing," for middle school students and their parents, on Tuesday, May 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the library. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., and the program... more...
Mar 29, 2004 Substance Abuse Prevention Workshop and Dinner - Program for Middle School Students and Their Parents on April 13, 2004 The Western Horizon Council and the Glenwood Branch Library are hosting a free dinner and workshop, "Guiding Good Choices: Substance Abuse Prevention for Middle School Students and Their Parents," on Tuesday, April 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the library. Anne Walker, Substance Abuse Prevention... more...
Oct 28, 2003 HC Drugfree To Sponsor Evening Substance Abuse Program - November 11 Event to include Kendel Ehrlich, Maryland's First Lady HC DrugFree will present a special evening program, The Family: The First Line of Defense in Preventing Substance Abuse on Tuesday, November 11th, from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at the Jim Rouse Theater at Wilde Lake High School. The program for parents, adolescents and community members will focus on the... more...
Mar 7, 2003 Horizon Council and Glenwood Library Host Family Communication Night - Dinner and Program Designed for Middle Schooler Students and Their Parents The Western Horizon Council and the Glenwood Branch Library are hosting a Family Communication Night on Monday, March 31, at the library. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., followed by a special program, from 7-8:30 p.m., for middle school students and their parents. The subject of the Family... more...
Mar 6, 2003 Family Health Fair at Murray Hill Middle School - Screenings, Demonstrations, Displays and Entertainment Murray Hill Middle School and the Southeast Horizon Council will host "Fun, Food & Fitness Family Health Expo" on Saturday, March 22, 10 a.m-2 p.m., at Murray Hill Middle School. more...
Feb 19, 2008 Students Hold Fundraiser for Teen Center in Glenwood A new approach to an age-old problem of "having no place to go" is took place Feb. 9, at the Glenwood Community Center when a new teen center made its debut at "Cafe Groove - a Teen Scene Event." Over 225 middle and high school students attended. more...
Mar 6, 2007 Horizon and Association of Community Services Form Strategic Partnership The Horizon Foundation and the Association of Community Services have formed a unique strategic partnership designed to enhance the capabilities of both organizations. The partnership includes the development of a Policy Analysis Center and the move by both organizations to new contiguous offices. more...
Jan 25, 2006 Krieg To Chair Baltimore Area Health Funders Group Richard Krieg, President and CEO of The Horizon Foundation, will chair a group of philanthropies that fund health programs in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Operating under the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers (ABAG), the group includes a number of foundations including the Annie E.... more...
Jan 3, 2005 Horizon Foundation Announces Hiring of Jacquelyn Ring as Senior Program Officer The Horizon Foundation has announced that it has hired Jacquelyn M. Ring as Senior Program Officer. more...
Apr 28, 2003 Horizon Foundation President Named To National Peace Corps Council Richard M. Krieg, President & CEO of The Horizon Foundation was today named as a member of the National Peace Corps Association Advisory Council. The Council works on behalf of the National Peace Corps Association, which is made up of the 162,000 Peace Corps volunteers and staff who have served... more...
Aug 8, 2008 Horizon Foundation Annouces Actions To Improve The Community Safety Net On the heels of awarding $3.5 million to Howard County General Hospital and $500,000 to the Howard County Health Department to upgrade access to health care services, Horizon Foundation President and CEO Richard Krieg today announced a series of awards designed to further improve the community... more...
Mar 28, 2008 Horizon Foundation Awards Half Million Dollars to County's Access to Care Plan The Horizon Foundation today announced that it has awarded $500,000 to the Howard County Health Department to support the Healthy Howard Access to Care Plan. The new award supplements $283,000 in additional funding that the Foundation provided to the Howard County Health Department since... more...
Feb 13, 2008 Horizon Grants $3.5 Million to Howard County General Hospital Unprecedented Funding will Support Facility Expansion The Horizon Foundation has committed $3.5 million to Howard County General Hospital: A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine to support the largest capital campaign in the facility's history. Added to a $760,000 capital grant to the Hospital in late 2007, the Foundation has approved $4,260,000 for... more...
Sep 26, 2006 Horizon Foundation Announces $260,000 In Grants The Horizon Foundation today announced the award of $260,000 in Strategic Initiative Program (SIP) grants to local organizations and agencies in the nonprofit and public sectors. The awards are intended to stimulate positive changes in major health and wellness issues that affect Howard Countians. more...
Feb 10, 2006 New Health Center To Care For Underserved Residents COLUMBIA, MD (February 10, 2006) - The Horizon Foundation today announced that a new health center will be created in Columbia, MD, to serve uninsured and underinsured Howard County residents as well as others lacking access to readily available and affordable primary health care. This would also... more...
Dec 10, 2003 Horizon Foundation Announces Half Million Dollar Safety Net Support Program - Foundation Challenges Community To Give Generously During The Holiday Season Challenging local residents and businesses to "give generously to Howard County nonprofit organizations in a time of need," Horizon Foundation President & CEO Richard M. Krieg today announced a $500,000 Safety Net Support Program. more...
Feb 8, 2007 Robert Sheff Named Board Chair of The Horizon Foundation The Horizon Foundation, Howard County's largest philanthropy, today announced that Robert N. Sheff, M.D. has been named chair of its Board of Trustees. Prior to his retirement in September 2004, Sheff served as the Chairman of the Medical Management Committee of the Patuxent Medical Group. more...
Jul 1, 2006 Horizon Foundation Announces New Trustees The Horizon Foundation has announced the appointment of six new Trustees. With current Trustees, the Foundation's Board is now comprised of 25 members. more...
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