Reflecting on 16 Years of Service to Northern Virginia
Patricia Mathews and Judy Feder reflect on NVHF’s 16 years of service and share a stark realization about COVID-19's impact on disadvantaged communities in Northern Virginia.
The Northern Virginia Health Foundation is dedicated to improving the health and health care of residents of Northern Virginia, with a particular emphasis on the health needs of the uninsured.
Learn MorePatricia Mathews and Judy Feder reflect on NVHF’s 16 years of service and share a stark realization about COVID-19's impact on disadvantaged communities in Northern Virginia.
For all of the resources and affluence found in Northern Virginia, what explains the large inconsistency in health across the region? And how did these health differences come to be? VCU's Steven Woolf explains.
In a joint op-ed, NVHF President and CEO Patricia Mathews and local leaders call for greater investment in Northern Virginia’s public health infrastructure.
The Northern Virginia Health Foundation makes strategic grants to nonprofit organizations that address the health care needs of residents of Northern Virginia, with particular emphasis on those who live in Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park. The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on those organizations that address the Foundation’s priorities and promote its values.
VIEW ALL GRANTEESThis report reflects on NVHF's grantmaking, the unique impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the priorities that will guide NVHF for the future.
foundation resourceNorthern Virginia's 15 “islands of disadvantage” did not come into existence by accident. They are products of history. "Deeply Rooted" shares some of that history and shows how policies adopted long ago concentrated wealth in a privileged population and blocked opportunities for others.
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