Our Portfolio We scale innovative models to break down barriers to inclusive prosperity. Our investments address a variety of focus areas as defined by each community annually and, through partnerships and strategic support, create opportunities and accelerate change. CareMessage CareMessage Close CareMessage CareMessage is an intelligent cloud-based software that transforms communication for patients by providing personalized, interactive messages designed to educate, remind and motivate. It is used by community-based healthcare providers to help patients manage chronic health conditions. Boston Child First Child First Close Child First Child First’s model helps to heal and protect young children and families from the effects of chronic stress and trauma by fostering strong, nurturing relationships between child and caregiver and connecting families with needed services. Boston Fathers’ Uplift Fathers’ Uplift Close Fathers’ Uplift Fathers’ UpLift empowers fathers by offering therapy, reentry support, advocacy, and workforce development. They encourage collaboration with mothers and engage the community to help fathers overcome barriers (racism, emotional, traumatic, and addiction) that prevent them from being actively involved in their children’s lives. Their goal is to ensure the well-being of children and foster long-term family stability. Cincinnati Food Connect Food Connect Close Food Connect Food Connect complements the existing food insecurity ecosystem by bridging the gap between food scarcity and abundance with new technologies through training volunteers, managing logistics and executing meal delivery to get food to families in need of dependable and nutritious meals. Greater Newark Kansas City San Francisco Bay Area Twin Cities Inner Explorer Inner Explorer Close Inner Explorer Inner Explorer is an evidence-based mindfulness program designed to support the mental health and well-being of students in pre-k through high school. Through age-appropriate, audio-guided daily practices available in English and Spanish, school communities learn how to cultivate critical life skills, such as self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and resilience. Atlanta Charlotte Twin Cities Irth Irth Close Irth Irth (as in Birth, but dropping the B for bias), a technology-based platform, enables Black and brown birthing people, doulas and family members to leave prenatal, birthing, post-partum and pediatric reviews of healthcare providers and institutions on the app. These qualitative experiences are turned into data and strategic improvement plans for hospitals while driving transparency and community accountability within healthcare systems. Twin Cities mRelief mRelief Close mRelief mRelief offers a dignified and comprehensive SNAP enrollment process for individuals and families to supplement food expenses. mRelief’s enrollment process includes a simplified SNAP eligibility screener, a mobile-accessible SNAP application, and an option to apply for benefits with assistance from a local community partner. Kansas City Peer Health Exchange Peer Health Exchange Close Peer Health Exchange Peer Health Exchange gives teenagers the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions. The program trains college students to teach a comprehensive health curriculum in public high schools that lack health education. Boston RxKids RxKids Close RxKids RxKids is a universal maternal and infant “cash prescription” program that provides every pregnant person in a city with $1,500 during pregnancy, followed by $500 per month for baby’s first six months. Grounded in public health research and designed to eliminate stigma, RxKids aims to reduce the toxic stress of poverty during this critical window of child development. Detroit SIRUM SIRUM Close SIRUM SIRUM (Supporting Initiatives to Redistribute Unused Medicine) is a social enterprise that uses technology to reduce medicine waste and expand healthcare access for people, many of whom are uninsured or underinsured. As the nation’s largest redistributor of surplus medicine, SIRUM partners with pharmacies, health facilities, and community organizations to get unused medicine to those who need it most. Chicago