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August 2025 Newsletter: Food Insecurity Town Hall, Wendt Center series, First Thursdays and more!
Food Insecurity Town Hall Join the Healthier Choices Coalition and other community partners for our Food Insecurity Town Hall on September 16! Everyone in Howard County deserves the chance to lead a healthy life, and that[...]
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Join us for our Food Insecurity Town Hall
Register Now! Everyone in Howard County deserves the chance to lead a healthy life, and that starts with access to affordable, nourishing food. But too many of our neighbors are struggling to find or afford[...]
Register Now: Sustaining Self in Uncertain Times
Our community, like others across the country, is experiencing a time of rapid change and upheaval that brings with it a complex set of reactions and feelings. Together with the Wendt Center, the Association of[...]
July 2025 newsletter: Building a birth justice movement, events coming soon, upcoming grant opportunities and more!
Advocating for birth justice Every mother should receive respectful, high-quality care; every baby deserves a healthy start. Giving birth should be a time of joy, not fear. Yet Black and Brown women are at a greater[...]
June 2025 newsletter: Our new grantee experience, First Thursdays schedule, student mental health and more!
Our new grantee experience What's the deliverable? It's the process. Last month, we were thrilled to host our first convening of our "New Grantee Experience" - a series of gatherings where our grantees across various issue[...]
What’s the deliverable? It’s the process.
Last month, we were thrilled to host our first convening of our "New Grantee Experience" - a series of gatherings where our grantees across various issue areas will come together to build relationships and learn[...]
May 2025 Newsletter: Nikki’s sabbatical, HCPSS Taste Test #2, policy successes, First Thursdays and more!
Sabbatical for our CEO After 13 years of leading the Horizon Foundation, the Board of Trustees has afforded me the opportunity to take a three-month sabbatical for the purpose of rest, reflection and rejuvenation. As sure[...]
A note from Nikki
Sabbatical for our CEO After 13 years of leading the Horizon Foundation, the Board of Trustees has afforded me the opportunity to take a three-month sabbatical for the purpose of rest, reflection and rejuvenation. Given[...]
April 2025 Newsletter: Session wrap-up, fellow spotlight, new team members and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! MDGA25's legislative wins The Maryland General Assembly wrapped up its 2025 legislative session on April 7th. With the state facing a $3 billion budget deficit, the Horizon Foundation and our partners[...]
Growing in advocacy with Marcus Alston
“I felt like it was my calling and my purpose in life to help the younger version of myself.” For Marcus Alston, improving awareness and access to mental health services for young people is personal[...]
Wrapping up Maryland’s 2025 legislative session
MDGA25's legislative victories The Maryland General Assembly wrapped up its 2025 legislative session on April 7th. With the state facing a $3 billion budget deficit, the Horizon Foundation and our partners worked diligently to protect[...]
Elevating to Evolve – read our new report!
Check out a groundbreaking new report - Elevating to Evolve The Horizon Foundation and Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County have released a groundbreaking report examining Black women’s experiences, challenges and contributions in nonprofit leadership roles in Howard[...]
March 2025 Newsletter: Join our team, updates from Annapolis, staff shout-outs and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! Join our growing team! Come work with us! Are you an experienced and skilled advocate who knows how to work with community to change systems and get laws and policies[...]
February 2025 newsletter: Take action this legislative session, First Thursdays and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! Tell your legislators - don't cut mental health care! The state budget contains more than $100 million in cuts to mental health – cuts that will especially harm students who need[...]
Horizon Foundation Statement on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At the Horizon Foundation, our mission is to work side-by-side with our community—building power, advocating for policy change and dismantling the structural racism that has long contributed to health inequities. We are dedicated to creating[...]
February’s First Thursday conversation moving to Zoom!
VIRTUAL FIRST THURSDAY! Due to expected inclement weather, we are moving our February First Thursday community conversation to Zoom, instead of in-person at our office. If you have attended these discussions previously, you will receive[...]
January newsletter: 2024 grants, new trustees, an update from Streets for All and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! Meet our latest grantees We are so excited to announce our first set of grantees under our new strategic plan. This past year, we undertook an extensive review of our grantmaking[...]
