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Building Community Power to Lead to Equitable Healthcare

The majority of the $22 million in funding has gone to support community-based organizations; this article highlights the work of two of Kresge’s 14 funded community-based partners and how they have built power to achieve community-defined goals. Kresge currently supports both organizations with 45-month, $750,000 general operating support

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