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RWJFoundation Taking bold leaps to transform health. Together let's build a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right.

RWJF has two exciting funding opportunities. ➡️ Connecting Champions for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in ...
08/07/2026

RWJF has two exciting funding opportunities.

➡️ Connecting Champions for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Health Professions

Help turn shared values into coordinated action. RWJF seeks an organization or consortium to connect leaders, institutions, professional associations, student groups, and advocates across the health professions to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Letters of intent due: September 24

➡️ RWJF Health Policy Fellows

Shape the future of health policy in Washington, D.C. This fellowship offers a midcareer learning experience at the intersection of health, science, and policy.

Application deadline: November 3

Help spread the word. Anyone interested can learn more and apply on our website.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds research and initiatives focused on achieving health equity. Review our active and upcoming funding opportunities.

Belonging isn’t just a feeling. It’s the future we’re building together.As the nation marks 250 years, a new generation ...
07/24/2026

Belonging isn’t just a feeling. It’s the future we’re building together.

As the nation marks 250 years, a new generation of Black leaders is showing what the next 250 could look like. Not just with hope, but with action.

Rev. Shavon Arline-Bradley, Dr. Uché Blackstock, and Dr. Joel Bervell share the community-led solutions they’re building and their vision for a future where freedom, justice, and belonging are real for everyone.

Because even in challenging times, hope becomes real when it’s put into action.

These Black visionaries are keeping hope alive and building a future the next generation deserves.

What can two communities with the same name, but hundreds of miles apart, teach us about belonging? More than you might ...
07/17/2026

What can two communities with the same name, but hundreds of miles apart, teach us about belonging?

More than you might expect.

Communities in Focus, a national storytelling project, pairs people from places that share a name together to explore what health means where they live. What they discover is simple but powerful: No matter where we live, we want many of the same things. A place to belong. A home where our families can thrive. A neighborhood that’s safe. A community where everyone has the chance to live a healthy life.

Sometimes common ground is closer than we think.

Communities in Focus is a national storytelling project that pairs participants from communities across the country to explore what health means where they live—and what they hope for the future.

Policymakers need accurate information to solve real problems. But today, efforts to block honest conversations about he...
06/20/2026

Policymakers need accurate information to solve real problems. But today, efforts to block honest conversations about health equity are making it harder for researchers to do their jobs. When certain voices are pushed out of research, communities lose the chance to be heard.

We believe community‑engaged research is one of our strongest tools for truth, accountability, and justice.

A stronger democracy begins with research that values the knowledge and wisdom of every community.

The Supreme Court’s recent decision to weaken the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has consequences that extend far beyond the ...
06/05/2026

The Supreme Court’s recent decision to weaken the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has consequences that extend far beyond the voting booth. When people lose their right to vote, they lose power in the decisions that shape their daily lives, including their right to health.

A strong democracy and health go hand in hand. In states where voting is easier, people tend to have better mental health, fewer people are uninsured, and fewer babies die in their first year. And when people get involved in their communities by volunteering or speaking up, they’re more likely to have better physical and mental health.

If you care about how voting works in this country, Avenel Joseph explains why the changes happening how will shape our future in ways we can’t ignore.

Voting connects us with neighbors and helps build trust with institutions, affecting how well and how long we live.

Want to understand why your voice in democracy matters far beyond Election Day? When people vote, organize, and speak up...
05/22/2026

Want to understand why your voice in democracy matters far beyond Election Day?

When people vote, organize, and speak up, they help shape the policies and programs that protect our wellbeing. When advocates visit Capitol Hill and share what’s happening in their communities, lawmakers notice. When families talk about high healthcare costs, unsafe neighborhoods, trouble accessing healthy food, leaders are more likely to push for change.

This article breaks down how civic participation can shape the health, safety, and wellbeing of entire communities, including yours.

The work of defending democracy and protecting health belongs to ALL of us. Here’s how we can stand together to build a future where everyone can thrive.

A call is ringing out across the nation—for fairness, for justice, for courage to confront systems that don’t treat ever...
04/07/2026

A call is ringing out across the nation—for fairness, for justice, for courage to confront systems that don’t treat everyone equally. The question is whether we will answer.

For years, unjust policies and attacks on democracy, public health, and the safety net have deepened inequities and denied too many people the opportunity to live healthy, dignified lives. Yet even in the face of these challenges, communities are leading the way. Our grantees and partners are showing what it looks like to build solutions where systems have fallen short. They are not just dreaming of a better America for everyone—they are acting on those dreams. Across the country, our grantees are answering the call.

At RWJF, we’re committed to answering that call alongside them—taking bold leaps to build a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right. And for those of us with power, resources, or influence, this is a moment to use them for the good of everyone.

Every act of courage matters. Read and share our full message to help us build the future we all deserve.

During a time of calculated attacks against our democracy, we hear a call for justice from every neighborhood and community. A call for those with power, privilege, and resources to put those on the line for the betterment of everyone. And we will answer.

Philanthropy stands at critical juncture. We are a sector born from wealth created through profound economic inequality—...
03/23/2026

Philanthropy stands at critical juncture. We are a sector born from wealth created through profound economic inequality—and at times through harm and extraction. Too often, the social missions we pursue have been shaped by what we prioritize, without accountability to the public.

At RWJF, we are taking a closer look at our history, which has surfaced uncomfortable realities about the origins of our wealth and institutional relationships that shape our work.

Being honest about our history means dismantling patterns that shape how we confront injustice.

There’s a gap between what communities want and what they believe is possible—a hope gap we have the power to close.✨76%...
02/14/2026

There’s a gap between what communities want and what they believe is possible—a hope gap we have the power to close.

✨76% of Black people support reparations, yet only 21% believe that can happen.
✨80% of Indigenous people support Land Back, but only 19% believe it’s achievable.

Take a close look at a growing call to invest in creative, community-rooted work that can close the hope gap and move us closer to the futures people deserve.

The beautiful thing about culture is that we shape it, and it shapes us in return.

Imagination is a powerful liberation tool. People and communities across the country are already imagining and building ...
02/06/2026

Imagination is a powerful liberation tool.

People and communities across the country are already imagining and building the future with care, courage, and solidarity.

READ: Curated blog perspectives that explore how a future rooted in dignity and wellbeing is taking shape. https://rwjf.ws/a8X4Sz

WATCH: Aisha Shillingford, Artistic Director at Intelligent Mischief, invites us into the practice of futuring.
https://youtu.be/HGrkfmfg_Rg

COMMENT: Share one hope you hold for a liberatory future.

Aisha Shillingford is sparking imagination and experimenting with new forms of culture and civil life to create atmospheres of change. As Artistic Director a...

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