The California Wellness Foundation is planning some changes to tcwf.org and would like feedback from its website visitors. Please take a moment to respond to a brief survey about how the website works for you. Information from this survey will be used for planning. Because the survey is confidential, the Foundation cannot respond directly to feedback shared in the survey. If you have a question, feel free to contact Cecilia Laiché, communications officer. read more
Obstacles To Developing the Next Wave of Executive Directors
The summer 2008 edition of Stanford Social Innovation Review reports that obstacles such as lack of mentoring and low pay are hindrances to the development of the nonprofit sector’s next generation of executive directors. The Review suggests that the success Youth Radio — a Foundation grantee — has had in developing its new executive director, Jacinda Abcarian, from within its ranks might be a model to apply more broadly within the sector. read more
“Save Me A Spot In College” Scholarship Winners
This year, Campaign for College Opportunities’ "Save Me a Spot in College" Contest awarded scholarships to more than 200 middle and high school youth across California. TCWF provides grant funding to the Campaign in support of its efforts to improve college access and student success as a strategy to developing a diverse health workforce in California. read more
Trained Health Care Worker Shortage
Fenton Communications commissioned a Field Research Corporation survey that found most California voters are aware of the state's nursing shortage, but few know that the state faces a shortage of allied health professionals as well. The survey effort is part of a public education campaign funded by The California Wellness Foundation to raise awareness about California’s health care workforce and its diversity. As part of the public education campaign, Fenton Communications is also conducting market research and redesigning the health care careers informational website that debuted in 2006. read more
Health Care Costs
California HealthCare Foundation’s “Snapshot: Health Care Costs 101, 2008 Edition” is now available online free of charge. This fifth edition of the series provides general background on U.S. health spending, with details for California where available. It shows how much is spent, which services the funds are spent on, and how much of the spending comes directly from consumers. Among the findings: about half of spending growth is due to medical price inflation — the rising cost of providing existing services to patients — and a far smaller portion is due to aging. read more
California Homeless Youth Project Resource
TCWF grantee, the California Research Bureau, has compiled a new reference document “Homeless Youth: Bibliography and Resources.” The publication is part of the California Homeless Youth Project, a partnership with the California Council on Youth Relations, designed to bring attention to the issues affecting California’s homeless youth such as a lack of shelter and educational opportunities, health and mental health needs, and the criminalization and victimization of youth on the streets. In addition to providing links to numerous research and data sources, the publication includes policy seminar agendas and contact information for key informants on homeless youth. read more
Justice and Journalism Fund
USC Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism is now accepting Justice and Journalism Fund applications through September 30, 2008. The fund, established through a Ford Foundation grant, provides financial support for journalism projects in various media, including print, web, radio, television and photography. Project funding can range from $500 - $5,000. The goal is to facilitate the production of stories that help the public understand complex, social justice issues. Of particular interest are projects that make U.S.-based stories more multidimensional by adding international components. The Justice and Journalism Fund eligibility is limited to independent journalists and those employed by news organizations. read more
Young Children’s Health in California
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has released “Health Snapshots: Young Children’s Health in California,” a profile funded by First 5 California that provides information on the rates and prevalence of many important topics related to children who are up to 5 years of age. Information is broken out both by county and region. All data come from the California Health Interview Survey. read more
