What do the Community Center of Immigrants in Washington Heights, Green Ramadan NYC, Crown Heights/Prospect Heights Food Allies, the 462 Halsey Community Garden in Bed-Stuy, St. Nicholas Miracle Garden in Central Harlem, and the Urban Rebuilding Initiative in Mott Haven in the Bronx have in…
We are pleased to announce that three grassroots community health groups in New York City received 3rd Annual Joan H. Tisch Community Health Prize. The prize, which was presented June 6th at Roosevelt House, is administered by Hunter College and is awarded to not-for-profit organizations and…
7On Monday April 29th, the Illumination Fund welcomed guests for the opening of our exhibit “Am I As Much As Being Seen?” This project features works produced by Whitney’s Youth Insights (YI) Leaders. Over the course of this project, the YI Leaders learned about Wilson’s working methods,…
We are quite excited about the new hit Hollywood film on Hunger in America: A Place at the Table. The film features experts including Joel Berg, sociologist Janet Poppendieck, and nutrition policy leader Marion Nestle; ordinary citizens like Pastor Bob Wilson and teachers Leslie Nichols and…
This month marks the 6-month anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Check out Laurie’s latest blog post in the Huffington Post here, where she discusses lessons learned from the storm and how the Illumination Fund is helping food-related community organizations in New York recover from the disaster…
The New York City Coalition Against Hunger is spearheading a new long-term, nationwide initiative to redefine the way people think and act about how they volunteer to fight hunger in order to make such efforts more effective in both reducing hunger and building hunger organization…
The Taproot Foundation, known for providing pro bono services to nonprofits nationwide by leveraging corporate volunteers, has launched a new program platform. The Pro Bono marketplace’s new interactive tool, accessible on their homepage, allows nonprofits to browse the 120 most common pro bono projects, granting them…
US Army combat veteran, youth advocate, TV Host, and author Wes Moore joined Willie Geist, the co-host of NBC’s TODAY and MSNBC’s Morning Joe, on March 13 for the Aspen Institute’s Leadership Series in memory of Preston Robert Tisch. They covered topics including issues with…
We thank everyone who participated in our event on February 14 in person and on twitter! Instead of us telling you about it, we thought we’d let attendees tell the story. Please watch our recap video courtesy of NBC and read more, below. >> The…
Former US Army Commander and the author of the book My Share of the Task: A Memoir General Stanley McChrystal joined Walter Isaacson, the President and CEO of The Aspen Institute, on February 11 for the Aspen Institute’s Leadership Series in memory of Preston Robert Tisch. General McChrystal shared…
Crain’s New York broke the news of the Illumination Fund’s $15M commitment to healthy food & community change programs. Read Lisa Fickenscher’s article here. The New York Times shared news about the Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy’s launch event. Reach Julie Moskin’s…
The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund today is launching its Healthy Food & Community Change initiative with a commitment of $15 million over five years to healthy food initiatives across New York City – making it one of the largest donors addressing these problems in…
More than 100 people gathered in person and virtually for the annual Joan H. Tisch Public Health Forum. The topic: Can City Food Policies Reduce Disparities? Lessons from New York and London. Jennifer Raab, President of Hunter College, and Laurie Tisch gave welcoming remarks, and Sue Atkinson, the Joan…
Last week, Illumination Fund grantee Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters program was the subject of a “Making a Difference” segment on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. The story featured two families who are eating more nutritiously and saving money after taking a Cooking Matters course. Check out some clips!
Please join the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund as it launches the Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy and the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change Initiative with a special forum at Teachers College, Columbia University. Bringing Policy…