Moses Taylor Foundation hosted its biennial meeting on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Danielle Breslin, President and CEO, shared a strategic update on the Foundation’s four focus areas of Health Care Access and Quality, Older Adult Health, School-Based Health and Nonprofit Effectiveness. Kelly Ranieli, Executive Director of Volunteers in Medicine, received the Douglas G. Allen Leadership […]
Scranton, PA (November 6, 2025): Will Craven has joined Moses Taylor Foundation, a private foundation with a mission to improve the health of people in Northeastern Pennsylvania, as its Operations and Grants Officer. In this role, he will support the Foundation’s grant management system, lead internal operations, and coordinate organizational initiatives and events. Craven previously […]
Scranton, PA: Moses Taylor Foundation, a private foundation with a mission to improve the health of people in Northeastern Pennsylvania, will invest $2,130,200 to address well-documented regional mental and behavioral health care needs. The Foundation’s Board of Directors recently selected nine organizations to receive between $113,000 and $300,000 across a two-year span. The selected projects […]
Within its School-Based Health focus area, Moses Taylor Foundation seeks to improve the health of children through support for school nurses. School nurses are on the front lines of children’s health, yet their role is often misunderstood and under-resourced. In 2019-2020, the Foundation commissioned the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) to conduct the NEPA […]
Moses Taylor Foundation embraces a whole-person approach that intentionally focuses on mental health and well-being in its mission to improve the health of people in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to support projects that further the Foundation’s mission by expanding access to and increasing the availability of mental and […]
Moses Taylor Foundation has officially closed out our 2019-2023 Strategic Plan and set our direction for the future. Beginning last fall, our team spent time reflecting on and learning from the past five years of successes, course corrections, and insights. These outcomes are summarized into a brief 2019-2023 Strategic Plan Executive Summary. During and after […]
Written by: Senior Program Officer Christine Marcos Insights from a School Nurse Mentorship ProgramThe day-to-day responsibilities of a school nurse extend far beyond managing headaches, upset stomachs, and scrapes. Although there is so much to know and learn when it comes to properly caring for young people in a school-based setting, many school nurses navigate […]
School nurses play a critical role in helping students be safe, healthy, and ready to learn. Moses Taylor Foundation is proud to share a report on the state of school nurse workforce and funding in Northeastern Pennsylvania. This research was commissioned by the Foundation and completed by The Center for School Health Innovation & Quality. […]
Written by Christine Marcos, Senior Program Officer at Moses Taylor Foundation and included in the Spring 2023 issue of The Pennsylvania Administrator, a publication of the PA Principals Association As schools continue to deal with the ongoing impacts of COVID, such as learning loss and mental health issues, it is more important than ever for […]
