Philadelphia FIGHT would like to thank Stonewall Sports – Philadelphia for their generous donation of $25,750. Stonewall Philly provides organized recreational sports leagues, tournaments, health, education and social events to the greater Philadelphia diverse LGBTQIA+ community. Stonewall Philly offers kickball, dodgeball, volleyball, billiards, bowling, bocce, trivia, yoga, and a running group. The organization describes itself…
Ala Stanford, M.D., is a pediatric surgeon, founder of the Black Doctors Consortium and a national leader in health equity, a health care policy advisor and former regional director of the US Department of Health and Human Services of the mid-Atlantic appointed by President Biden. Dr. Stanford is a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania…
David Fair is executive director of Turning Points for Children, which for 190 years has supported Philadelphia children and families in need of help.He has been a lifelong advocate in a variety of areas, including health care reform, AIDS services, children with mental health needs, homelessness, child welfare, and LGBTQ issues. Fair has received over…
Thanks to a grant from the Jerome B. Miller Family Foundation, Philadelphia FIGHT will be doubling the capacity of its clinic at Broad Street Love (formerly Broad Street Ministry), a social services organization serving people experiencing deep poverty, hunger, and housing insecurity. Kevin Lagor, CRNP, the clinic’s Associate Medical Director, explains, “With our open access…