Moumena Saradar serves as the Manager of Wellness Services for Nationalities Service Center. What does mental health mean to you? What keeps you going? I am honored to serve our clients in the wellness department. Providing mental health services for all who need them is crucial to mitigating post-migration stressors. Our staff assists clients in […]
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Sappho Reynan Fulton is a business owner and CEO who focuses her work on ending domestic violence. Through Womxn Beyond Borders, she provides resources to those impacted by violence. Sappho sits on the Board of Directors of the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund, has completed 40 hours of domestic violence training, sits on the District Attorney’s LGBTQ Advisory Committee. Her […]
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Dr. Nettie Johnson is the Executive Director of Health Department at the African Cultural Alliance of North America (ACANA). She directs several public health and mental health projects including the DOJ Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), PCAR’s Sexual Violence Initiative, PDPH COVID-19 and Mental Health Literacy and Case Management. Ms. Wonder Guannu, MSW is the Project […]
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As a behavioral health foundation, we are gravely concerned about the mental health impacts of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The overturning of the 50-year precedent set by Roe v. Wade, stripping women and birthing people of their constitutional right to bodily autonomy, is harmful. This will undoubtedly jeopardize […]
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In January 2020, the Scattergood Foundation announced our new positioning statement and a more intentional goal of building a more just and equitable society. Since then, our worlds have been forever altered by the COVID-19 pandemic, a renewed and global movement for racial justice, and the relentless chipping away of democracy from white supremacist extremists. […]
Gun violence is a ubiquitous problem in this country. The violence is senseless and tragic, and it can happen at any time, in any place, to anyone, although it disproportionately affects people of marginalized and vulnerable communities. But we know that it is preventable. Everyone involved with the Community Expansion Grant (CEG) program is working […]
On May 25th, community leaders and organizers part of the Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness came together to kick off this year’s Community of Practice. In a Zoom meeting room, and across several smaller breakout groups, members of various immigrant and refugee serving organizations from the Philadelphia region discussed the critical topics impacting their respective […]
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On a beautiful Friday with the reservoir as a backdrop, the City of Philadelphia’s Community Expansion Grantee (CEG) anti-violence organizations gathered at the Discovery Center in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia. The room was abuzz with passionate people all committed to learning skills that will help them to better serve their communities and excitement […]
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My journey with North 10 and the Hunting Park/East Tioga Neighborhood Plan began with a program evaluation course at the University of Pennsylvania in Spring 2020 taught by Scattergood Foundation Vice President of Learning and Community Impact, Dr. Samantha Matlin. The course gave students the opportunity to gain real world experience by selecting to work […]
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The last eighteen months have without a doubt been an anomaly. During our time indoors, we reflected, processed, and redefined our relationship with the outside world. Many of us have transitioned to days filled with online meetings, virtual programming, and greenscreen backgrounds. During this shift, the RISE Partnership has witnessed continued growth and perseverance from […]
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