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The 2020 Census: ‘Equity Now’ focuses on its impact on Florida and Pinellas communities

Jul 24, 2020News

The 2020 U.S. Census is still underway – and with just over half of Floridians having completed it, community stakeholders and organizations are sharing the dire need for residents who haven’t to “act now.” On Saturday, July 18, Carl Lavender, chief equity officer of the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, was joined by public […]

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St. Pete mask campaign targets zip codes hardest hit by COVID-19

Jul 6, 2020Covid-19,News

In July, volunteers with the Mask Up! St. Pete Campaign will give out free masks and Mask Up! T-shirts to help raise awareness and stop the spread of coronavirus. Read More at WTSP

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Tampa Bay Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund

Jul 2, 2020Covid-19,News

As Hurricane Irma threatened in Fall 2017, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay and other local funders sprang into action. They joined to provide a trusted source to gather and disburse disaster relief and recovery funds. Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, the Pinellas Community Foundation, four area United Ways and others […]

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Q&A with Chief Equity Officer, Carl R. Lavender, Jr.

Jul 1, 2020News

Carl R. Lavender, Jr. has been appointed to the newly created leadership role of Chief Equity Officer, focused on applying a race equity lens to all the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg’s work and policy positions. He shares insights about his vision and responsibilities of the new role, below.

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MASK UP! ST. PETE Campaign targets COVID-19 in South St. Pete, beginning Friday, July 3

Jun 30, 2020News

According to the most recent Florida statistics, COVID-19 is skyrocketing in Pinellas County and is being largely felt in communities of Black people. Numbers indicate that Black people are contracting COVID-19 at rates four times higher than whites. Reasons for these numbers could include the fact that Blacks are more likely to be first responders […]

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Race equity during a season of racial violence and COVID-19

Jun 25, 2020Covid-19,News

Last month, The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg’s founding president and CEO, Randall Russell, joined Equity Now’s host Carl Lavender on WTMP radio to share how the foundation became, and continues to be, a leading stakeholder in the fight for equity in our region. Read More at The Weekly Challenger

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New Positions Support Focus on Data-Informed, Mission-Driven Approaches to Race Equity

Jun 23, 2020News

Carl R. Lavender, Jr. has been appointed to the newly created leadership role of Chief Equity Officer, focused on applying a race equity lens to all the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg’s work and policy positions.

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EQUITY NOW: FHSP’s Randall Russell on Race Equity During a Season of Racial Violence and COVID-19

Jun 17, 2020News

President and CEO Randall H. Russell and Carl R. Lavender Junior, Chief Equity Officer discuss the Foundation’s history, purpose and its actions during COVID-19 and the race equity crisis on WTMP Radio.

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‘Equity Amid Crisis’ day two: The way forward

Jun 6, 2020News

Time is ticking. That was a key takeaway from the second day of a virtual workshop centered around equity, inclusion and diversity hosted by Inclusivity LLC. The conference looked at systemic issues, such as health disparities that became more noticeable amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and racial injustice that rose to the forefront after the killing […]

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George Floyd protests: How you can support Tampa Bay’s black community from home

Jun 5, 2020News

You’ve read articles and watched videos of protests erupting across the country after the death of George Floyd. Maybe you’ve been out on the streets marching for days. Maybe you’re staying inside due to the coronavirus pandemic. “If you are hashtagging on social media, you need to also go out and do something as well […]

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