THE DENOVO INITIATIVE

The deNovo Initiative is a private foundation, established in December of 2021, dedicated to supporting storytellers who challenge our values, opinions, and beliefs, propelling their stories as catalysts for building empathy and changing hearts and minds... The deNovo Initiative was established in December 2021 as the successor organization to Health Republic Insurance Company, a non-profit, health insurance consumer operated and oriented plan (CO-OP). Health Republic's mission was to challenge the health insurance industry status quo by providing affordable health care through engagement of its policy holders in the management and decision-making of their health insurance provider... We believe personal, compelling storytelling can boost the respect people bestow on others, and overcome political polarization, racism, anti-immigrant anger, ageism, ablism, and cultural divisions. Thought-provoking stories educate, engage, and empower audiences to move from an "us and them" to a "you..

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