A Note on COVID-19
At Heron, we try to champion people, places, and enterprises who challenge broken conventions and dare to change. In light of COVID-19, we remain committed to our work in communities across the United States.
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A Tale of Two Tools: Financing Housing in the San Joaquin Valley
At Heron, we try to use all the tools in our toolkit to finance organizations who are serving the people and communities we care about. Recently, we used two different tools to provide financing to Self Help Enterprises (SHE), an organization offering homeownership opportunities in the San Joaquin Valley.
Heron Presidential Podcast Ep. 2
We are back with another episode of our Presidential Podcast, where we talk to Dana K. Bezerra about what Heron is doing, thinking, and learning. In this episode, we discuss how Heron is placing community agency and wisdom front and center in the next phase of our work.
Heron Presidential Podcast Ep. 2: The Key Takeaways
We've published another episode of our Presidential Podcast, where we talk to Dana K. Bezerra about what Heron is doing, thinking, and learning. In this blog post, we outline the key takeaways.
Questions We’re Asking This Week: The Maine Edition
Heron has had partnerships in Maine since our early days as a foundation. Now, we're reexamining Maine as a community in transition. Here are some of the inquiries we're chasing.
Sep 30, 2014
Photo of the Month: September 2014
In our newest series, we share the human face of pressing economic issues. This month, controversy over locating new homeless shelters in New York City.
Oct 31, 2014
Photo of the Month: October 2014
This month’s photo captures the faces of a homeless couple living in Philadelphia, the poorest big city in the United States.
Nov 30, 2014
Photo of the Month: November 2014
This month’s photo highlights the recent strikes organized by federally contracted workers and their fight for a living wage.
Dec 31, 2014
Photo of the Month: December 2014
This month’s photo depicts an Amazon warehouse during the Holiday Season as many temporary workers are brought on through a staffing agency.
Jan 30, 2015
Photo of the Month: January 2015
This month’s photo features cashiers working through the winter storm rush at a Market Basket store in Brockton, MA.
Feb 27, 2015
Photo of the Month: February 2015
This month’s photo captures the prevalence and success of payday lenders in low income areas, with economic decay as a backdrop.
Apr 2, 2015
Photo of the Month: March 2015
This month’s photo depicts school children walking past a condemned home on the historic civil rights march route from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
Apr 28, 2015
Photo of the Month: April 2015
This month's photo depicts employees of the online marketplace Etsy, a certified B-corporation, as the company became public on the floor of the NASDAQ.
May 30, 2015
Photo of the Month: May 2015
This month’s photo captures Perez, pizza, and the potential of raising the minimum wage.
Jul 31, 2015
Photo of the Month: July 2015
A Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic set a record in providing over 1,600 rural Virginians with free medical care, including visits to the optometrist.