Grants targeted to use the arts as a vehicle to address mental health challenges and to fight stigma that is a barrier to seeking help.
CSQ Magazine invited Laurie Tisch to reflect on philanthropy programs for frontline hospital workers, particularly to address mental health challenges that emerged during the pandemic.
The Community Murals project is designed to encourage creativity, lower stress, build trust and increase engagement between hospitals and members of their surrounding communities.
The Illumination Fund considers media and communications as an important way to amplify the work of its grantees and to share program models. Some recent press coverage and program news can be found below.
Grants targeted to use the arts as a vehicle to address mental health challenges and to fight stigma that is a barrier to seeking help. ...
CSQ Magazine invited Laurie Tisch to reflect on philanthropy programs for frontline hospital workers, particularly to address mental health challenges...
The Community Murals project is designed to encourage creativity, lower stress, build trust and increase engagement between hospitals and members of t...
New program will support organizations that use the arts to address mental health challenges in communities disproportionately affected by the COVID 1...
Several of the Illumination Fund’s grants are centered on events that are open to the public or to targeted audiences. The Fund has also held convenings of grantees, partners and thought leaders, as well as press conferences to launch major initiatives.
The Award recognizes individuals who have had a positive impact on their communities who embody the broad Aspen Institute ideal of values-based leadership. ...
The Illumination Fund joined Senator Charles Schumer and Tom Colicchio as honorees at Hunger Free America's annual benefit on November 13, 2021....
Jan 13, 2021: Enjoy a video about the unveiling of The Spirit of Sea View, the final mural of New York City Health + Hospitals 2020 Community Mural Pr...
Amidst the pandemic and heightened concerns over wellbeing, young people challenge the stigma surrounding mental health needs in original short...
Many of the Illumination Fund’s grantees have created resources to share with other organizations, policymakers and other interested individuals. Resources have included special reports and toolkits, In addition, the Fund has commissioned reports on specific programs and initiatives.
New York City is often referred to as a city of neighborhoods. Vibrant and diverse, New York City is home to 800 languages and made up of communities from all around the world. And yet it is seen as a ...
Report by Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center, Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy and The CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute (2020) ...
A landmark report published by the World Health Organization synthesizes the global evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-bein...
A Practical Guide for Integrating Healthy Food Access and Social Justice into Community Development (2018) LISC NYC developed a toolkit based on it...