{"id":4402231114656,"date":"2024-11-14T20:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T20:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodemo5.wpenginepowered.com\/article\/pages\/petrdrexldsw\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:42:41","slug":"impact-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/impact-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group align_full has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f9f2eb\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column make_it_center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:1440px\">\n<video autoplay=\"\" muted=\"\" loop=\"\" playsinline=\"\" style=\"pointer-events: none; width:100%\">\n  <source src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cop-impactstories.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n<\/video>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column make_it_center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:800px\">\n<p>In nearly every community, philanthropic funders are working to transform lives, enrich educational and cultural vitality, pioneer ideas to protect people and the planet, and so much more. In this section, innovative funders share case studies of their impact and explain in their own words what it took to work with nonprofit partners to achieve victories. We hope these stories will provide blueprints you can use to make a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-list-block\" id=\"post-list-block_a8a028cf38be6fe1f059e8067e11dfce\">\n        <div class=\"grid-item mobile row divider\">\n                    <figure class=\"\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/cemi-a-model-for-community-driven-change\/index.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sierra_Health_Foundation_30.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4402231438037\" alt=\"CEMI: A Model for Community-Driven Change\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sierra_Health_Foundation_30.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sierra_Health_Foundation_30-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sierra_Health_Foundation_30-670x446.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sierra_Health_Foundation_30-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sierra_Health_Foundation_30-672x448.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sierra_Health_Foundation_30-522x348.jpg 522w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sierra_Health_Foundation_30-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                <\/a>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"grid-item-text\">\n            <div class=\"kicker-text-container\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/.\/sponsored\/\" style=\"color:#58575B;\" class=\"kicker\" title=\"Sponsored Content\">Sponsored Content<\/a>            <\/div>\n\n            <p class=\"grid-heading-2-sans\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/cemi-a-model-for-community-driven-change\/index.html\">\n                    CEMI: A Model for Community-Driven Change                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n\n                            <p class=\"grid-excerpt\">\n                    Flexible funding, technical assistance, and advocacy support. See how Sierra Health Foundation\u2019s CEMI initiative helps nonprofits thrive.                <\/p>\n                \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"grid-item mobile row divider\">\n                    <figure class=\"\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/truist-foundation\/index.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-1784974346-1-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4402231433131\" alt=\"Scaling for Impact Report\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-1784974346-1-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-1784974346-1-1-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-1784974346-1-1-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-1784974346-1-1-522x348.jpg 522w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/istockphoto-1784974346-1-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>                <\/a>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"grid-item-text\">\n            <div class=\"kicker-text-container\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/.\/sponsored\/\" style=\"color:#58575B;\" class=\"kicker\" title=\"Sponsored Content\">Sponsored Content<\/a>            <\/div>\n\n            <p class=\"grid-heading-2-sans\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/truist-foundation\/index.html\">\n                    Scaling for Impact Report                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n\n                            <p class=\"grid-excerpt\">\n                    Nonprofits are facing uncertainty, staffing challenges, and increased demands on their services. Truist Foundation is helping them meet the moment by focusing on sustainable growth&#8230;                <\/p>\n                \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"grid-item mobile row divider\">\n                    <figure class=\"\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/collaboration-in-action-pooling-power-for-a-stronger-future-for-learners\/index.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ImaginableFututres-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4402231141183\" alt=\"Collaboration in Action: Pooling Power for a Stronger Future for Learners\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ImaginableFututres-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ImaginableFututres-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ImaginableFututres-670x503.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ImaginableFututres-330x248.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ImaginableFututres-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                <\/a>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"grid-item-text\">\n            <div class=\"kicker-text-container\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/.\/sponsored\/\" style=\"color:#58575B;\" class=\"kicker\" title=\"Sponsored Content\">Sponsored Content<\/a>            <\/div>\n\n            <p class=\"grid-heading-2-sans\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/collaboration-in-action-pooling-power-for-a-stronger-future-for-learners\/index.html\">\n                    Collaboration in Action: Pooling Power for a Stronger Future for Learners                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n\n                            <p class=\"grid-excerpt\">\n                    From supporting African-led education research to strengthening home-based child care in the US, Imaginable Futures is proving philanthropy is most powerful when funders work in&#8230;                <\/p>\n                \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"grid-item mobile row divider\">\n                    <figure class=\"\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/the-power-of-convening-the-allstate-foundation\/index.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AllstateFoundation.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4402231141166\" alt=\"The Power of Convening: A Core Principle of The Allstate Foundation\u2019s Trust-Based Philanthropy Strategy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AllstateFoundation.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AllstateFoundation-330x231.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/>                <\/a>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"grid-item-text\">\n            <div class=\"kicker-text-container\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/.\/sponsored\/\" style=\"color:#58575B;\" class=\"kicker\" title=\"Sponsored Content\">Sponsored Content<\/a>            <\/div>\n\n            <p class=\"grid-heading-2-sans\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/the-power-of-convening-the-allstate-foundation\/index.html\">\n                    The Power of Convening: A Core Principle of The Allstate Foundation\u2019s Trust-Based Philanthropy Strategy                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n\n                            <p class=\"grid-excerpt\">\n                    The Allstate Foundation firmly believes in the power of convening. By focusing on collaboration, honest conversations and intentional listening, they are redefining what it means&#8230;                <\/p>\n                \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"grid-item mobile row divider\">\n                    <figure class=\"\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/empowering-gen-z-to-serve-and-improve-communities\/index.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-14-at-3.58.42-PM-scaled.png\" class=\"wp-image-4402231117121\" alt=\"Empowering Gen Z to Serve and Improve Communities\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-14-at-3.58.42-PM-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-14-at-3.58.42-PM-520x346.png 520w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-14-at-3.58.42-PM-670x446.png 670w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-14-at-3.58.42-PM-330x220.png 330w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-14-at-3.58.42-PM-522x348.png 522w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-14-at-3.58.42-PM-600x399.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                <\/a>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"grid-item-text\">\n            <div class=\"kicker-text-container\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/.\/sponsored\/\" style=\"color:#58575B;\" class=\"kicker\" title=\"Sponsored Content\">Sponsored Content<\/a>            <\/div>\n\n            <p class=\"grid-heading-2-sans\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/empowering-gen-z-to-serve-and-improve-communities\/index.html\">\n                    Empowering Gen Z to Serve and Improve Communities                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n\n                            <p class=\"grid-excerpt\">\n                    The Allstate Foundation is empowering a new generation of community service leaders through one of the largest investments in youth empowerment this century.                <\/p>\n                \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"grid-item mobile row divider\">\n                    <figure class=\"\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/recognizing-potential-impact-asian-philanthropy-now-and-in-the-future\/index.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Institute.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-4402231141084\" alt=\"Recognizing Potential Impact: Asian Philanthropy Now and in the Future\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Institute.jpeg 1680w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Institute-520x347.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Institute-670x447.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Institute-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Institute-672x448.jpeg 672w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Institute-522x348.jpeg 522w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Institute-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                <\/a>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"grid-item-text\">\n            <div class=\"kicker-text-container\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/.\/sponsored\/\" style=\"color:#58575B;\" class=\"kicker\" title=\"Sponsored Content\">Sponsored Content<\/a>            <\/div>\n\n            <p class=\"grid-heading-2-sans\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/recognizing-potential-impact-asian-philanthropy-now-and-in-the-future\/index.html\">\n                    Recognizing Potential Impact: Asian Philanthropy Now and in the Future                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n\n                            <p class=\"grid-excerpt\">\n                    Explore how the rise of strategic philanthropy in Asia is creating innovative, culturally rooted approaches to global giving that are reshaping solutions to pressing social&#8230;                <\/p>\n                \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"grid-item mobile row divider\">\n                    <figure class=\"\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/innovating-through-play-equity\/index.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LA84.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-4402231141101\" alt=\"Innovating Through Play Equity: Building a Better Future for Our Youth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LA84.jpeg 1680w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LA84-520x347.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LA84-670x447.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LA84-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LA84-672x448.jpeg 672w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LA84-522x348.jpeg 522w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LA84-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                <\/a>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"grid-item-text\">\n            <div class=\"kicker-text-container\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/.\/sponsored\/\" style=\"color:#58575B;\" class=\"kicker\" title=\"Sponsored Content\">Sponsored Content<\/a>            <\/div>\n\n            <p class=\"grid-heading-2-sans\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/innovating-through-play-equity\/index.html\">\n                    Innovating Through Play Equity: Building a Better Future for Our Youth                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n\n                            <p class=\"grid-excerpt\">\n                    LA84\u2019s CEO, Renata Simril shares the creation of the Play Equity Fund, a public charity focused on building youth voices and creating pathways to enriched&#8230;                <\/p>\n                \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"grid-item mobile row divider\">\n                    <figure class=\"\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/local-lift-free-medical-clinic\/index.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LOR.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-4402231141115\" alt=\"Local Lift\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LOR.jpeg 1680w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LOR-520x347.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LOR-670x447.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LOR-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LOR-672x448.jpeg 672w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LOR-522x348.jpeg 522w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LOR-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                <\/a>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"grid-item-text\">\n            <div class=\"kicker-text-container\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/.\/sponsored\/\" style=\"color:#58575B;\" class=\"kicker\" title=\"Sponsored Content\">Sponsored Content<\/a>            <\/div>\n\n            <p class=\"grid-heading-2-sans\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/local-lift-free-medical-clinic\/index.html\">\n                    Local Lift                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n\n                            <p class=\"grid-excerpt\">\n                    When a group of Lander, Wyoming, residents realized 20 percent of their neighbors couldn\u2019t afford medical care, they refused to stand by. Today the free&#8230;                <\/p>\n                \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-100-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:80px;margin-bottom:80px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-abd445ff wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-do-you-have-an-impact-story-to-share\">Do you have an Impact Story to share?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">To discover how your foundation can be featured among these Impact Stories, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/marketingsolutions.philanthropy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact our team<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.chronicle.com\/a-resolution-for-philanthropy-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column make_it_center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:800px\">\n<div class=\"post-list-block\" id=\"post-list-block_a4d371bf5c218c4939956fcad4179f67\">\n        <div class=\"grid-item mobile row divider\">\n                    <figure class=\"\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.philanthropy.com\/a-village-of-hope\/index.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CalEndowVillage.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-4402231141123\" alt=\"A Village of Hope: The Robert K. 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Ross Center for Hope and Healing                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n\n                            <p class=\"grid-excerpt\">\n                    The California Endowment\u2019s new initiative aims to address the affordable housing crisis, provide wrap-around services, and foster community restoration in downtown Los Angeles.                <\/p>\n                \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"grid-item mobile row divider\">\n                    <figure class=\"\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.chronicle.com\/older-americans-are-not-alright\/index.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Humana.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-4402231141129\" alt=\"Older Americans Are Not Alright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Humana.jpeg 1680w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Humana-520x347.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Humana-670x447.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Humana-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Humana-672x448.jpeg 672w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Humana-522x348.jpeg 522w, https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Humana-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                <\/a>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"grid-item-text\">\n            <div class=\"kicker-text-container\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/.\/sponsored\/\" style=\"color:#58575B;\" class=\"kicker\" title=\"Sponsored Content\">Sponsored Content<\/a>            <\/div>\n\n            <p class=\"grid-heading-2-sans\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/sponsored.chronicle.com\/older-americans-are-not-alright\/index.html\">\n                    Older Americans Are Not Alright                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n\n                            <p class=\"grid-excerpt\">\n                    We can\u2019t ignore the increase in mental health diagnoses among older Americans. 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