Category: News
Foundation and Bayfront Health Announce New Grantmaking Partnership
Bayfront Health will match the Foundation’s grant funding this year The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg and Bayfront Health have joined forces to significantly increase the local grant funding pool this year. Bayfront Health announced today that it will issue a dollar-for-dollar match of the Foundation’s 2023 grantmaking funds. That means that instead of […]
The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg Names Dr. Kanika Tomalin as President and Chief Executive Officer
Extensive community input helped shape the selection of a local, seasoned leader. Today the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg (FHSP) announced the appointment of Dr. Kanika Tomalin as its next President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Tomalin, whose local leadership has crossed public and private sectors, was instrumental in the creation of the conversion […]
Funded Partner Spotlight: Digital Inclusion Project
We rely on technology and the internet for nearly everything we do – from finding jobs and training opportunities to keeping up with our kids’ schooling and more. Unfortunately, not everyone in our city has reliable internet and technology access. That’s where the Digital Inclusion Project – a Foundation funded partner – comes in. The […]
Anchor Institutions Initiative
A year ago, four major city institutions announced a partnership to improve equity and health in South St. Petersburg. These leaders – St. Anthony’s Hospital, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, and the City of St. Petersburg – represent the inaugural members of the St. Petersburg Anchor Institutions Initiative, which is convened […]
Community Joins Together to Honor Brave Actions of 12 Black St. Petersburg Police Officers
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Danielle Weitlauf Danielle@healthystpete.foundation (727) 686-8565 Sole surviving member of St. Petersburg’s Courageous 12 reflects on historic actions of 1965 (St. Petersburg, FL – April 18, 2023) Mr. Leon Jackson, St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway, and former St. Petersburg Police Chief Goliath Davis will join with the community at the Center for […]
Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg Selects Executive Search Firm
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Danielle Weitlauf Danielle@healthystpete.foundation (727) 686-8565 Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg Selects Executive Search Firm (St. Petersburg, FL – February 6, 2023) – The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg (Foundation) selected Winner Partners as the executive search firm to identify a new President & CEO to carry forward the important […]
News: The Reopening of the Center for Health Equity
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Danielle Weitlauf Danielle@healthystpete.foundation (727) 686-8565 The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg Announces the Reopening of the Center for Health Equity (St. Petersburg, FL – January 12, 2023) – The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg (Foundation) is set to reopen the Center for Health Equity (Center) on January 20th. […]
News Release: Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg Leadership Update
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Danielle Weitlauf Danielle@healthystpete.foundation (727) 686-8565 Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg Leadership Update (St. Petersburg, FL – January 5, 2023) – The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg (Foundation), which acts as a connector, a listener, and a source of fuel that accelerates the powerful work already being done to achieve […]
BIPOC Leadership Initiative Launches
‘Dream in Black and Brown’ — A BIPOC Young People Leadership Initiative — Launches The BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Young People Leadership Initiative is a measurable and transformative program created by The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg. This initiative connects BIPOC youth to opportunities which accelerate race equity, build community, and […]
Pinellas County Social Action Funding Grant
(Information distributed on behalf of Pinellas County Human Services.) Jennifer Wright Administrative Support Specialist Pinellas County Human Services 440 Court Street, 2nd Floor Clearwater, FL 33756 (727)464-8432 jenwright@pinellascounty.org — Pinellas County Human Services is accepting applications for Social Action Funding Grants through 12:00 am on Saturday, April 30, 2022. The Social Action Grant Program provides funding […]