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Green Guide for Health Care™

WebA best practices guide for healthy and sustainable building design, construction, and operations for the healthcare industry developed by Health Care …

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Health Care's Role in Anchoring Community Health and Resilience

WebIt summarizes key findings from a recent summit and report, "Resilience 2.0: Health Care’s Role in Anchoring Community Health and Resilience," by Health Care …

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Jean Marc Jean-Baptiste · Barr Foundation

WebJean Marc Jean-Baptiste is executive director of the Haitian American Public Health Initiatives (HAPHI), a multi-service organization that serves the Haitian community in …

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Embedding Equity in the Fabric of Our Work: Lessons from a Small

WebLeading with equity is about transparency of who has power and how it is used. We also revised our mission statement, created our first vision statement, and …

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Mariella Puerto · Barr Foundation

WebMariella Puerto is Director of Barr's Climate program, managing grantmaking and other initiatives to advance equitable solutions for clean energy, mobility, and resilient …

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Unequal Exposure to Ecological Hazards · Barr Foundation

WebEnvironmentally hazardous waste sites and polluting industrial facilities are disproportionately located in communities of color and lower-income communities …

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Elmer Freeman · Barr Foundation

WebElmer Freeman is executive director of the Center for Community Health Education Research and Service, Inc., a national model partnership promoting academic …

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Bob Biggio · Barr Foundation

WebBob Biggio is Senior Vice President of Facilities and Support Services at Boston Medical Center. Bob was the architect of BMC's $300 million Campus Redesign project, which, …

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Lisa M. Wong, M.D. · Barr Foundation

WebLisa Wong is a pediatrician, musician, arts advocate, and author. She is a pediatrician at Milton Pediatric Associates and an assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at Harvard …

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Bill Walczak · Barr Foundation

WebBill is founding president of Codman Academy Charter School, and served as CEO of the South End Community Health Center in Boston until summer 2019. He has been …

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Announcing the Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative

WebLast week, the foundations made the first set of three-year grants under the new initiative, marking the beginning of what is expected to be a six-year journey of …

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Mark Edwards · Barr Foundation

WebMark Edwards CEO and Co-founder. Mark Edwards is the CEO and co-founder of Upstream USA, a nationally-recognized nonprofit working to expand opportunity by reducing …

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David Waters · Barr Foundation

WebDavid Waters is the CEO of Community Servings, a local nonprofit food and nutrition program providing services throughout Massachusetts to individuals and families living …

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Northeast States Extend Leadership on Clean Energy

WebRead Additional News Coverage and Analysis on the RGGI Agreement: “States Dare to Think Big on Climate Change” (The New York Times, August 28) “Nine …

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29 Foundations Pledge Over $4 Billion to Address Climate Change

WebThe Barr Foundation has made addressing climate change one of its central priorities. Since pledging $50 million over five years in 2010, Barr has awarded over …

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Leadership in the Storm · Barr Foundation

WebFortunately, Massachusetts can add climate-smart action to its global fame for health care leadership. Two recent, Barr Foundation-supported reports by Health …

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Against the Tides of Change, Arts and Culture as “Placekeeping” …

WebIn 2014, the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC), a social services agency, came to us with a proposal for what we found to be a compelling …

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Barr Commits Over $2 Million for Vaccine Equity Efforts

WebNina Minella & Leah Bennett & Alexandra Juckno , 03.20.2024 Information that may help you find the funding you need, especially related to arts & creativity, …

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Technical Assistance

WebFrom 2020-2022, we partnered with MassDOT to provide technical assistance support to cities and towns interested in rapidly transforming their streets to facilitate responsible …

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