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September 2026 Newsletter: Hunger Action Month, events for renters, Get Medicaid Maryland and more!
Fighting Food Insecurity & Chronic Disease Every family in Howard County deserves the opportunity to lead a healthy life, and that begins with access to quality, affordable and nutritious food. But too many of our[...]
Meet the Healthier Choices Coalition’s New Executive Committee
Every family in Howard County deserves the opportunity to lead a healthy life, and that begins with access to quality, affordable and nutritious food. But too many of our neighbors struggle to access healthy food[...]
August 2026 Newsletter: Mental health crisis system, Hopeful Voices, new housing report and more!
Getting more people to 988 Together with our local and statewide partners, we know we have made great progress to make mental health services more accessible, and yet, we know we have so much more[...]
“We need to get more people to 988.” – Improving our mental health crisis response system
Over the past decade, the Horizon Foundation has worked with many local and statewide community partners to improve access to mental health services. And together, we have a lot to be proud of: we piloted[...]
July 2026 Newsletter: Renter Town Hall, Skylark, Medicaid work requirements and more!
Join us on August 12 We need to make our housing system more fair, more affordable and easier to navigate - and we need your help to do it. Join us on August 12 at[...]
June 2026 Newsletter: GIH, Renter Town Hall, After the Silence and more!
Our experience at GIH Most of our team was away from the office last week, but for a very exciting reason – the Horizon Foundation served as one of the hosts and main sponsors of[...]
Horizon on a National Stage: Our Grantmakers in Health Experience
Most of our team was away from the office last week, but for a very exciting reason - the Horizon Foundation served as one of the hosts and main sponsors of the 2026 Grantmakers in[...]
May 2026 Newsletter: Mental Health Awareness Month, HoCoNext.org, welcome Shari and more!
Stories against stigma Mental health needs in Howard County have been on the rise and barriers remain to ensuring robust and equitable access to care. This year, we have been working with a new cohort[...]
Telling Stories to Combat Stigma: A Look at our 2026 Mental Health Grantees
From helping to establish and secure funding for the 988 Crisis Lifeline, to expanding mental health services in the Howard County Public School System, to hosting Mental Health Film Festivals and other community events, to[...]
April 2026: Annapolis roundup, Birth justice RFP, complete streets and more!
MDGA26 is in the books! The 2026 legislative session in Annapolis has officially come to a close. Although the environment this session was a difficult one due to the state’s ongoing budget woes, the Horizon[...]
Wrapping up the 2026 Maryland General Assembly Session
The 2026 legislative session in Annapolis has officially come to a close. Although the environment this session was a difficult one due to the state’s ongoing budget woes, the Horizon Foundation was proud to join[...]
New grant opportunity: Birth Justice
The application period of our Birth Justice RFP is now open! Nationwide, at least 80% of all maternal deaths are preventable. In Maryland, the top two leading causes of early postpartum death significantly impact Black and Latinx birthing people.[...]
March 2026 Newsletter: Look for the helpers, defending Medicaid, housing in Howard County and more!
Look for the helpers It’s an understatement to say that the past few years have been difficult for public health. As many of you know, I was born and raised in western Pennsylvania (Go Steelers!), near where Mr. Rogers lived and aired his[...]
Look for the helpers
Written by Dr. Glenn Schneider, Chief Program Officer It’s an understatement to say that the past few years have been difficult for public health. In just the past six years alone, we experienced a pandemic[...]
Tell the Maryland General Assembly: Add 100 health care workers to help 130,000 Marylanders keep their healthcare coverage!
In a matter of months, new federal rules will make it harder for 320,000 Medicaid enrollees living in Maryland to keep their health insurance coverage. Many experts agree that up to 130,000 of them will likely[...]
Advocates Release Statement on Howard County Housing Opportunities Trust Fund
Later today, the Howard County Council will hold a public hearing on CR 40-2026, which would authorize a ballot initiative to amend the county charter to allow the county to pursue bond funding to support[...]
February 2026 Newsletter: Standing up for each other, case study, action alerts and more!
Standing up for each other "After watching the inhumane acts of ICE in Minneapolis, including shootings of American citizens, unlawful entry into people's homes, separation of families and using children as bait, I was so[...]
Showing Up for Each Other
After watching the inhumane acts of ICE in Minneapolis, including shootings of American citizens, unlawful entry into people's homes, separation of families and using children as bait, I was so proud of how Howard County[...]
