IBC Foundation Team
The IBC Foundation is a charitable, private foundation, whose mission is leading solutions for a healthier community. The Foundation targets the following areas of impact: Securing the Blue Safety Net, Bolstering the Health Care Workforce, Addressing Health Priorities, and Building Healthier Communities.

Lorina Marshall-Blake featured in Community College of Philadelphia’s Pathways magazine for her commitment to building a healthier community

Pictured from left to right: Jane Shul, CEO, Philadelphia FIGHT; Lorina Marshall-Blake, Independence Foundation President and VP of Community Affairs for Independence; Ellyn Jo Waller, Ed.D., Community Activist & First Lady of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church; and Dr. Donald Guy Generals, President, Community College of Philadelphia. Lorina Marshall-Blake, president of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) and vice president of Community Affairs for Independence Blue Cross (Independence),...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation wins industry award for Journal of Change focused on corporate social responsibility

The Journal of Change, an award-winning Independence Blue Cross Foundation publication that showcases innovation and insights in health care, received a gold award in the Hermes Creative Awards 2018 competition for its Visions of 21st Century Corporate Citizenship issue. The issue explores the power of collaboration to drive positive community impact, highlighting organizations across sectors that are committed to social good....
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IBC Foundation honored as a 2018 Face of Philanthropy

The Independence Blue Cross Foundation team with Heather Winfield, Penn State University, center, holding plaque, and Tiffany Taverez of Wells Fargo, second from right.
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation team with Heather Winfield, Penn State University, center, holding plaque, and Tiffany Taverez of Wells Fargo, second from right. The Philadelphia Business Journal honored the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) for its partnership with the Justice Center for Research at Penn State University at its annual Faces of Philanthropy event on April 12 at the Crystal Tea Room in Philadelphia....
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CPR Ready initiative brings free Hands-Only CPR and AED Training to local universities

CPR Ready
Students and faculty at Temple University get CPR Ready with virtual reality training. Independence Blue Cross (Independence), in partnership with Penn Medicine’s Mobile CPR Project, hosted a series of college campus events to provide free cardiac arrest education and Hands-Only CPR training to students and faculty at La Salle University, St. Joseph’s University,...
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Independence LIVE hosts “I Am Not Invisible” celebration of Women Veterans in the Greater Philadelphia region

I am Not Invisible LIVE
From left to right: Independence associate and featured veteran Lena Anderson, Women Veterans Center Coordinator Anna Stormer, Independence Blue Cross Foundation President Lorina Marshall-Blake, and Independence associate and featured veteran Mattie Johnson. The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) and the Women Veterans Center celebrated the service, strength and diversity of women veterans in the Greater Philadelphia area at the “I Am Not Invisible” Reception at Independence LIVE....
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IBC Foundation grantees learn the value of social media through Coalition U

Coalition U
From left to right: Allison Krumm, Independence Blue Cross; Haniyyah Sharpe-Brown, On Point Communications; and Leah Sinderbrand, Skai Blue Media. More than 30 grantees and partners from the Independence Blue Cross Foundation learned how Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other social media outlets can help boost awareness and support for their nonprofits. The Foundation hosted the free session,...
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IBC Foundation awards $200,000 to local nonprofits to address the opioid epidemic

Philadelphia, PA — The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation), through its Supporting Treatment and Overdose Prevention (STOP) initiative, awarded $200,000 to five nonprofits to improve access to effective prevention and treatment for people struggling with opioid abuse in southeastern Pennsylvania. In 2016, there were more than 1,600 overdose deaths in southeastern Pennsylvania. Since 2009, Philadelphia has seen a 43 percent increase in drug-related overdose deaths and the numbers are expected to climb higher in 2017,...
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Foundation President Marshall-Blake honored by Urban Affairs Coalition

In the photo with Lorina are Sharmain Matlock-Turner, President and CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition, and Ernest  E. Jones, for whom the award is named. The Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC) honored Independence Blue Cross Foundation President Lorina Marshall-Blake at its annual Networking Breakfast on November 17 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces grants supporting community health and well-being

The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) announced grants more than $2.75 million through its Blue Safety Net and Building Healthier Communities programs. The grants are aimed at population health and strengthening the delivery of health care.

Blue Safety Net

Through the Blue Safety Net program, the Foundation funds private, nonprofit health centers that provide affordable access to quality care in underserved areas....
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation partners with Penn State University to address the stigma of opioid addiction

Independence Blue Cross Foundation partners with Penn State University to address the stigma of opioid addition
From left to right: Independence president and CEO Dan Hilferty, Gov. Tom Wolf, Caron Treatment Center president and CEO Doug Tieman, and IBC Foundation president Lorina Marshall-Blake New campaign announced at a joint event with PA Gov. Wolf addressing the opioid epidemic Philadelphia, PA — At an opioid crisis update event hosted at Independence Blue Cross (Independence) with Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf,...
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