News Room: Announcements

Beginning in January 2025, home visitors in the Philadelphia region who serve families with young children will be eligible for free individualized coaching to help them reach their professional and personal goals.

Natalie Levkovich, longtime Health Federation of Philadelphia (HFP) CEO, recently announced that she will step down from her position in spring 2025. Ms. Levkovich, who celebrated her 40th year of service to HFP in 2024, has served in an executive leadership capacity with the agency since 1987.

2024 marks the third consecutive year HFP has received Mental Health America’s highest seal

Work with regional partners will include strengthening the clinical and community infrastructure and workforce, among other goals

The Health Federation of Philadelphia (HFP) is proud to enter into a new phase of partnership with the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services (DBHIDS). Beginning in FY '24, DBHIDS will include support for HFP in its annual budget, which will enable HFP to expand its clinical leadership by hiring a Director of Behavioral Health Integration.

Participants in the Health Federation of Philadelphia’s Diabetes Prevention Program, along with family, friends, and other supporters, gathered recently to celebrate the end of their time in the program.

Health Federation of Philadelphia CEO Natalie Levkovich and Senior Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion José Rodriguez authored an article, "Building a Culture of Partnership: The CEO and Chief Diversity Officer Relationship" published in Profiles in Diversity Journal Q4 2022.

For Immediate Release

Nationals Health Corps Community Health Fellowship Greater Philadelphia

December 8, 2022

Health Federation of Philadelphia's Senior Director of Training and Organizational Development, Leslie Lieberman, MSW, received the 2022 Berkeley Social Welfare Distinguished Alumni Award.

HFP received news on Friday, July 15 that our expanded Health Center Controlled Network has been funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the three year cycle of 2022-2025.  This cooperative agreement funded at $1,040,817 for the 2022-2023 grant year supports HFP’s work with 33 community health centers in Pennsylvania in support of their capacity to leverage health

Health Federation was awarded a grant by the Avantor Sciences Foundation to support piloting a digital navigator program in community health centers.  As the healthcare system increasingly moves to include online patient portals, telehealth, and remote monitoring, low-income patients lacking access to high speed internet and devices can easily lag behind.

By: Khadijah Muhammad, MSEd, MSW, Director, Early Head Start

On Friday January 7 at 1:00 pm, HFP's Leslie Lieberman will present the first of eight workshops during Building a National Movement to Prevent Trauma and Foster Resilience - a free series of workshops every other Friday, from 1-5 pm.  The workshops are presented by the Campaign for Trauma-informed Policy and Practice, the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives, & PACEs Conn

Today, Thursday, November 11 from 3:30-5 pm, in partnership with the Social Innovations Journal, HFP's Natalie Levkovich, Leslie Lieberman, and Clare Reidy will present ACEs, Trauma, and Resilience Networks: Leveraging the Power of Collaboration for Policy and System Change.  

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) and the CDC recently awarded the Health Federation of Philadelphia an additional year of funding for our work on Improving Blood Pressure Control for African American health center patients, through the Million Hearts program.

Philadelphia, PA - The Health Federation of Philadelphia (HFP) announced the hiring of José A. Rodriguez, MS to fill its newly created Senior Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion position.

American Psychologist’s special issue on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) features findings from an evaluation of Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities initiative.  HFP’s Clare Reidy and Leslie Lieberman—with coauthors Debra Rog, Nanmathi Manian, and Tamara Daley from Westat—spotlight the power of ACEs, trauma and resilience (ATR) networks in their article,