At Scattergood, our commitment to transforming behavioral health begins with the belief that every person holds inherent dignity, wisdom, and power. This belief shapes not only what we fund, but how we fund. That’s why this year’s National Public Health Week theme Ready.Set.Action! resonates. We know that “Good Health Doesn’t Just Happen” without intentionality, individual […]
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We are proud to share that the Scattergood Foundation has placed a new op-ed in The Philadelphia Inquirer, titled “5 Actions Leaders of the City’s Behavioral Health System Must Prioritize Now.” Co-authored by the Foundation’s President, Joe Pyle and Board Chair, Kim Paymaster, the piece outlines urgent, equity-driven priorities new leadership of Philadelphia Department of […]
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The Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness (the Community Fund) managed by the Scattergood Foundation and its partners addresses the emotional health and wellbeing of immigrant and refugee communities. Through its participatory grantmaking process, the Community Fund provides financial support and capacity building opportunities to local immigrant-serving organizations to promote collective healing by cultivating meaningful connections […]
By Joe Pyle & Cherie Brummans After almost six years of service as commissioner and deputy commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), Dr. Jill Bowen stepped down on April 15, 2024. With the mayor’s desire to improve access to treatment in Kensington and beyond, the change of leadership […]
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Over the past several years, the Scattergood Foundation, in collaboration with its partners, has developed a participatory grantmaking (PGM) process for the purpose of creating equitable strategies to provide financial support and capacity building to local non-profit organizations. The Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness (Community Fund), is one of their signature participatory funds that has […]
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Now half way through 2023, this year has proven to be one of turning points. In May, the COVID Disaster Declaration officially ended, marking a transition back to life of enjoying time together in person. However, we remain forever changed by the events of 2020 – both in the lasting impacts of the pandemic, and […]
“Every human being deserves a safe place to live, a place to raise and educate their children, to feed and clothe them,” states Dr. Nadia Ward, Learning and Community Impact Consultant with the Scattergood Foundation. This ethos sums up a core belief held by the project team that is currently providing technical assistance to the […]
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When Samantha Matlin was invited to speak at Philadelphia’s biweekly press conference on gun violence prevention in January, she expected questions and challenges about her work with the Scattergood Foundation, which the city enlisted to measure the progress of its anti-violence grant recipients. Instead, the meeting quickly pivoted to a lengthy review of police reports, with priority […]
In our Generocity column from December 23 “Youth mental health is a crisis. We need radical prevention.” we provided commentary on the Protecting Youth Mental Health Report from The U.S. Surgeon General and outlined targeted recommendations across different populations and settings to address the children’s mental health crisis we are facing. Read the full article […]
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November is National Family Caregivers Month and a time to recognize and appreciate unpaid caregivers for everything they do. This month, Alyson Ferguson, Chief of Operating Officer at the Scattergood Foundation, reflects on her role as a family caregiver. Being a caregiver for a family member or loved one with a mental health and/or substance […]
