Selected Grants — Awarded December 1999
INITIATIVE GRANTS
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
Washington, D.C.
$150,000 over two years
To inform policymakers and opinion leaders about successful public health models for
reducing teen pregnancies.
   ASIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Oakland, CA
$150,000 over two years
To inform policymakers and opinion leaders about effective teen pregnancy prevention
policies for Asian Pacific Islander communities.
ASSOCIATION OF CHILDRENS SERVICES AGENCIES
Los Angeles, CA
$150,000 over two years
To conduct policy analysis and inform policymakers and opinion leaders about effective
teen pregnancy prevention policies for youth in the child welfare system.
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE CONCERNED WITH SCHOOL AGE PARENTS
Sacramento, CA
$150,000 over two years
To inform members, policymakers and opinion leaders about effective teen pregnancy
prevention policies.
THE CALIFORNIA CENTER
Sacramento, CA
$150,000 over two years
To inform policymakers and opinion leaders about effective teen pregnancy prevention policies.
CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, INC.
Sacramento, CA
$150,000 over two years
To inform policymakers and opinion leaders about effective, youth-identified teen
pregnancy prevention policies.
CALIFORNIA CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY COALITION
Sacramento, CA
$150,000 over two years
To inform policymakers and opinion leaders about healthy adolescent sexuality and teen
pregnancy prevention.
CALIFORNIA FAMILY HEALTH COUNCIL, INC.
Los Angeles, CA
$150,000 over two years
To train and employ youth advocates to inform policymakers and opinion leaders about effective teen pregnancy prevention strategies.
CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S LAW CENTER
Los Angeles, CA
$150,000 over two years
To inform policymakers and opinion leaders about effective teen pregnancy prevention
policies that address the needs of sexually active youth.
CAMP FIRE BOYS AND GIRLS - ORANGE COUNTY COUNCIL
Tustin, CA
$150,000 over two years
To support the Speak Out! program to train teens to inform policymakers in Santa Ana and
Costa Mesa about effective teen pregnancy prevention policies.
LATINO COALITION FOR A HEALTHY CALIFORNIA
San Francisco, CA
$150,000 over two years
To convene Latino leaders and policymakers to discuss teen pregnancy prevention in Latino
communities, conduct policy advocacy and disseminate materials.
PERSEPHONE PRODUCTIONS INC.
Arlington, VA
$150,000 over two years
To produce and broadcast televised reports and discussions on healthy adolescent sexuality
and best practices to inform policymakers and opinion leaders about effective teen
pregnancy prevention policies.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco, CA
$150,000 over two years
To conduct, analyze and disseminate information on teen pregnancy and its prevention among
Asian Pacific Islanders.
Violence Prevention
CALIFORNIA FAMILY HEALTH COUNCIL, INC.
Los Angeles, CA
$347,000 over one year
To provide logistical, planning and management support for the Violence Prevention
Initiative grantees.
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OAKLAND
Oakland, CA
$195,000 over three years
To support an academic fellowship to increase the number of trained health professionals
committed to the work of violence prevention.
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES, DIVISION OF ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
Los Angeles, CA
$195,000 over three years
To support an academic fellowship to increase the number of trained health professionals
committed to the work of violence prevention.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Stanford, CA
$195,000 over three years
To support an academic fellowship to increase the number of trained health professionals
committed to the work of violence prevention.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
Sacramento, CA
$310,000 over three years
To support the California Firearms Injury Surveillance Program to analyze firearm and violent injury data and disseminate results to
policymakers, public health professionals and community advocates throughout the state.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
Sacramento, CA
$195,000 over three years
To support an academic fellowship to increase the number of trained health professionals
committed to the work of violence prevention.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
Davis, CA
$195,000 over three years
To support an academic fellowship to increase the number of trained health professionals
committed to the work of violence prevention.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, CA
$195,000 over three years
To support an academic fellowship to increase the number of trained health professionals
committed to the work of violence prevention.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
San Diego, CA
$195,000 over three years
To support an academic fellowship to increase the number of trained health professionals committed to the work of violence prevention.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco, CA
$195,000 over three years
To support an academic fellowship to increase the number of trained health professionals
committed to the work of violence prevention.
  Work and Health
CENTER FOR GOVERNMENTAL STUDIES
Los Angeles, CA
$400,000 over one year and six months
To continue assisting statewide and local efforts to increase affordability of health
coverage for low-wage workforces in California.
GENERAL GRANTS
Community Health
OCEAN PARK COMMUNITY CENTER
Santa Monica, CA
$50,000 over two years
To provide core operating support for comprehensive health and social services for
homeless, mentally ill women.
PACIFIC ASIAN LANGUAGE SERVICES FOR HEALTH
Los Angeles, CA
$75,000 over two years
To provide core operating support to increase health care access for low-income,
monolingual and limited English-speaking Asians and Pacific Islanders.
TREASURE ISLAND HOMELESS DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE INC.
San Francisco, CA
$100,000 over two years
To provide core operating support for comprehensive health and social services to formerly
homeless individuals and families who are new residents of Treasure Island.
Population Health Improvement
ALAMEDA COUNTY HEALTH CARE SERVICES AGENCY
San Leandro, CA
$90,000 over two years
To provide core operating support for the provision of health, mental health and health
education services at five school-based health centers.
BORREGO MEDICAL CENTER
Borrego Springs, CA
$40,000 over two years
To provide core operating support for preventive health services in San Diego and Imperial
counties.
CANBY FAMILY PRACTICE CLINIC/ISOT
Canby, CA
$80,000 over two years
To provide core operating support to enhance the provision of preventive medical and
dental services in Modoc County.
CITY OF MONTCLAIR
Montclair, CA
$100,000 over two years
To provide core operating support for the expansion of the Montclair Medical Clinic and
the provision of direct preventive health services.
THE FRIENDSHIP HOUSE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN INDIANS, INC.
San Francisco, CA
$80,000 over two years
To provide core operating support for culturally relevant substance abuse and HIV
prevention services to at-risk American Indian youth and their families in the San
Francisco Bay Area.
  PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Pasadena, CA
$100,000 over one year
To provide core operating support for the provision of preventive health services in the
Pasadena Unified School District.
SANTA BARBARA NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS
Isla Vista, CA
$80,000 over two years
To provide core operating support for the provision of direct preventive health services.
Work and Health
ASIAN IMMIGRANT WOMEN ADVOCATES, INC.
Oakland, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support of a clinic to provide medical treatment, health education and
prevention services to low-income immigrant women.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Palo Alto, CA
$100,000 over two years
To improve the health awareness and prevention practices of at-risk, young adults from
East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park.
EAST SAN JOSE COMMUNITY LAW CENTER
San Jose, CA
$100,000 over two years
To provide comprehensive services to ensure access to health care for low-wage injured
workers.
PORTALS MENTAL HEALTH REHABILITATION
SERVICES
Los Angeles, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support to promote the mental health of people with chronic mental
illness and substance abuse problems.
WORKSITE WELLNESS PROJECT
Los Angeles, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support to provide health promotion services to low-wage and medically
underserved workers in Central Los Angeles and the cities of Vernon and Commerce.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
ALAMEDA HEALTH CONSORTIUM
Oakland, CA
$400,000 over two years
For core operating support and the provision of primary and preventive health care
services by member health centers.
CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE PLANNING
Sacramento, CA
$146,000 over one year
To develop a sustainability plan for the Women's Health Leadership program.
CENTER FOR YOUTH POLICY AND ADVOCACY
Oakland, CA
$100,000 over one year
For core operating support to increase the participation of youth organizations and youth
in the development of state adolescent health policies.
CENTRAL VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK, INC.
Sacramento, CA
$400,000 over two years
For core operating support and the provision of preventive and primary health care
services by member clinics.
 COALITION
OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY CLINICS
Santa Ana, CA
$400,000 over two years
For core operating support and the provision of primary and preventive health care
services by member clinics.
COMMUNITY CLINIC ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Los Angeles, CA
$400,000 over two years
For core operating support and to increase uninsured patients' access to pharmaceuticals.
COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY INC.
San Jose, CA
$400,000 over two years
For core operating support and the provision of preventive and primary health care
services by member clinics.
COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY CLINICS
San Diego, CA
$400,000 over two years
For core operating support and the provision of primary and preventive health care
services by member clinics.
HISPANICS IN PHILANTHROPY
Berkeley, CA
$90,000 over three years
For core operating support to enhance its work with health funders and Latino nonprofit
organizations in California that are focused on health-related services.
JOBS FOR A FUTURE
Los Angeles, CA
$300,000 over two years
For core operating support to promote healthy lifestyles and reduce violence against youth
in the Boyle Heights area of East Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES URBAN FUNDERS
Los Angeles, CA
$200,000 over two years
To provide core operating support for sustainability efforts of three neighborhood-based
community health initiatives.
PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE
Berkeley, CA
$75,000 over one year
For core operating support to conduct an AIDS education and prevention project in Alameda
and Contra Costa counties.
SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY CLINIC CONSORTIUM
San Francisco, CA
$400,000 over two years
For core operating support and the provision of primary and preventive health care
services by member clinics.
SU SALUD, INC.
French Camp, CA
$400,000 over two years
To provide core operating support to strengthen its organizational structure, develop a
fundraising strategy and provide preventive health services.
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