Chicago Healthcare Workplace Wellbeing Collaborative Launches Pooled Fund Supporting Workplace Wellness

February 3, 2026

The Chicago Healthcare Workplace Wellbeing Collaborative (WWC) is now accepting proposals to support the wellbeing, resilience, and retention of healthcare workers serving Chicago’s most under-resourced communities. 

Funding is intended to support innovative, staff-informed strategies that address burnout, secondary trauma, job insecurity, and other workplace challenges facing the healthcare safety net during this critical moment, with one-time strategic grants of $10,000 or $20,000 awarded to healthcare providers in the city of Chicago.

Learn more:

Apply here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAMAAHKpd0NUNDc4TVVCS0pJRkZaTksxMlBGTjNGSTkwNi4u&route=shorturl

Must be completed no later than Monday, March 9, 2026, at 11:59pm.

Information Session Recording: https://zoom.us/rec/share/BWEYrA3TXZ9dqA-qev_LyPmAhI-3lshmw_vHOhXXaaPMG17_qxCappD1J4HFUndF.wY7Whldxwr2glUL4?startTime=1770926405000

Passcode: RF?k485S


Background: 

Led by the Sprague Foundation in partnership with Michael Reese Health Trust and other peer funders throughout Chicago, the Chicago Healthcare Workplace Wellbeing Collaborative (WWC) was established to address the challenges facing employees within the healthcare safety net, particularly those tied to recent federal actions including funding cuts, executive orders, and legislative and policy shifts. 

Please reach out with any questions to healthworkforcewellbeing@gmail.com