Integrate for Good, a nonprofit organization empowering children and adults with disabilities to share their talent through inclusive volunteerism, community leadership and meaningful employment, has announced their candidate, Natalie Montanez, was awarded one of three Health and Human Services Fellowships from the Independence Foundation and Philadelphia Health Partnership.

Through the Fellowship Program, the Foundations will provide funding to a sponsoring health and human services grantee organization’s for the compensation and employment benefits for recent graduates of master’s degree programs in relevant fields such as Nursing, Public Health, Social Work, or Law Degrees.

The Foundation also contributes to educational loan repayment for Fellows with qualifying educational loads.

Natalie, currently a Master of Public Health student with a focus in Community and Behavioral Health at the Penn State College of Medicine, will work with Integrate for Good full-time beginning July 1.

She will focus on elevating Integrate for Good’s Opening Doors on Campus program done in collaboration with colleges and universities in the Greater Philadelphia area.  Natalie will be the organizations first full-time with benefits employee.   

Through Opening Doors on Campus, Integrate for Good partners with local colleges and universities to make a meaningful place for people of all abilities to engage on campus through inclusive volunteerism and leadership opportunities.

“We are incredibly grateful to the Independence Foundation and Philadelphia Health Partnership for this award.   Welcoming Natalie to our team will build tremendous capacity for Integrate for Good to expand our collaborative work with local colleges and universities to build more inclusive and equitable communities for people of all abilities,” shares Dr. Bev Weinberg, Integrate for Good, Founder & Executive Director

 “I’m very excited to work with Bev and the Integrate for Good team! I’m grateful to the Independence Foundation and the Philadelphia Health Partnership for giving me this opportunity,” states Ms. Montanez.

Find out more about Integrate For Good here.