About Us

The Convergence Partnership is a collaborative of foundation and health care institutions working to foster healthier and more equitable environments for all children and families.

At the local, state, regional, and national levels, the Partnership works at the intersection of multiple issues to advance healthy people and healthy places through joint action and policy and practice changes

There are now a total of eight organizations in the Partnership: Ascension Health, The California Endowment, Kaiser Permanente, The Kresge Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Nemours, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

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Highlights

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Food Systems

Improving access to healthy food and bringing a systems approach to investing in multisector policy solutions, the Partnership is committed to pursuing objectives and strategies that advance a more just and equitable food system.
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Resilient Equitable Development

Promoting affordable housing without displacement, supporting inclusive transit-oriented development, creating expanded economic opportunity, and prioritizing health and prevention for communities.
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Convergence Network

Reflecting a bold and engaged network of more than 80 local and regional funders across the country, and thereby ensuring that the seeds of change are deeply rooted in a local context and are connected together for national impact.
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Resources

Building a shared national movement for change that advances health, prosperity, and well-being requires extensive dissemination and sharing of lessons learned and stories of promise and success.
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Events

Webinar: Building a Healthy Corner Store Network In communities that lack supermarkets or other full-service food retail outlets, families depend on corner stores for the majority of their food purchases. Choices at these stores are often limited to processed foods and very little, if any, fresh produce. An effective approach to improving healthy food access in corner stores is the development and launch of Healthy Corner Store initiatives. This webinar explores strategies, tactics, best practices, and lessons learned on launching and implementing healthy corner store networks. Listen to the archives.