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Grantmaking
We fund organizations and projects which disrupt our current behavioral health space and create impact at the individual, organizational, and societal levels.
Participatory Funds
Our participatory funds alter traditional grantmaking by shifting power
to impacted communities to direct resources and make funding decisions.
Special Grant Programs
We build public and private partnerships to administer grant dollars toward targeted programs.
Program Related Investments
We provide funds at below-market interest rates that can be particularly useful to start, grow, or sustain a program, or when results cannot be achieved with grant dollars alone.
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Tia Burroughs Clayton, MSS
Learning and Community Impact Consultant
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Alyson Ferguson, MPH
Chief Operating Officer
Contact Alyson about grantmaking, program related investments, and the paper series.
Samantha Matlin, PhD
Senior Learning & Community Impact Consultant
Contact Samantha about program planning and evaluation consulting services.
Caitlin O'Brien, MPH
Director of Learning & Community Impact
Contact Caitlin about the Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness, the Annual Innovation Award, and trauma-informed programming.
Joe Pyle, MA
President
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Bridget Talone, MFA
Grants Manager for Learning and Community Impact
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Concierge Services: De-Escalation
Policy Meets Practice
By reducing anxiety and modeling healthy responses to interpersonal conflicts, Broad Street Ministry's de-escalation team enhances connection to community; improves outcomes; and serves as an alternative to traditional security.
About
Broad Street Ministry (BSM) is one the Philadelphia region’s most innovative social service organizations serving individuals experiencing deep poverty through stabilizing services, clinical supports and therapeutic arts programming. This includes healthy meals, case management, a mailing address and ID procurement service, distributing clothing and personal hygiene products and support for returning citizens.
By reducing anxiety and modeling healthy responses to interpersonal conflicts, our de-escalation team enhances connection to community; improves outcomes; and serves as an alternative to traditional security. This model was developed in contrast to the surveillance and policing our guests experience outside of our doors. It addresses correlations between escalated behaviors and triggers, leverages shared lived experiences and relationships, supports guests experiencing mental health crises, and creates a safe environment where guests feel safe and seen. As Community Behavioral Health Workers, our De-escalation Specialists triage our guests’ needs – de-escalating as needed, providing light resource coordination or offering a warm hand-off to BSM social workers or onsite medical provider. This allows our social workers to concentrate their efforts on guests experiencing complex, multiple needs requiring more intensive support–especially for substance abuse treatment and mental health care.