Selected Grants — Awarded March 2000
For current application guidlines, please see the preceding Grants Program page.
INITIATIVE GRANTS
 Health Improvement
COUNTY OF MONTEREY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Salinas, CA
$50,000 over one year
To support population health improvement efforts of the TELLUS, Quality of Life Coalition.
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, INC.
San Luis Obispo, CA
$50,000 over one year
To support population health improvement efforts of the Paso Robles Health Collaborative.
OPEN DOOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
Arcata, CA
$50,000 over one year
To support population health improvement efforts of the Humboldt-Del Norte Regional Health
Council.
PARTNERS FOR COMMUNITY ACCESS INC.
Escondido, CA
$50,000 over one year
To support population health improvement efforts of Healthy Families Escondido.
Violence Prevention
MARTIN & GLANTZ LLC
Mill Valley, CA
$300,000 over six months
To continue development and implementation of a public education campaign to inform
policymakers and opinion leaders about effective violence prevention strategies.
MEDIASCOPE
Studio City, CA
$50,000 over one year
To support a planning process with entertainment industry leaders to develop a code of
ethical standards to guide media practices in the portrayal of violence.
TRAUMA FOUNDATION INC.
San Francisco, CA
$300,000 over three years
To coordinate the Academic Fellows Program of the Violence Prevention Initiative.
Work and Health
CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
Claremont, CA
$40,000 over one year and nine months
To support dissemination activities of the evaluation of the Work and Health Initiative.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Los Angeles, CA
$150,000 over one year
To provide program coordination, dissemination and technical assistance services for the
Computers In Our Future program.
MANPOWER DEMONSTRATION RESEARCH CORPORATION
San Francisco, CA
$100,000 over nine months
To disseminate the Winning New Jobs program by training other California agencies in the
content and facilitation methods of this reemployment workshop.
GENERAL GRANTS
Community Health
THE BODY POSITIVE
Berkeley, CA
$50,000 over two years
For core operating support to implement an eating disorders prevention program.
CONCERNED CITIZENS OF SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support to provide community-based health promotion programs and to
provide environmental health education in South Central Los Angeles.
SACRED HEART COMMUNITY SERVICE
San Jose, CA
$50,000 over two years
For core operating support to implement a health services program targeting low-income
children and their families.
SPORTSBRIDGE CENTER FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN
IN SPORTS San Francisco, CA
$80,000 over two years
For core operating support to enhance and expand a community-based physical fitness and
mentoring project.
Population Health Improvement
AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH & SERVICES CORPORATION
Santa Barbara, CA
$80,000 over two years
For core operating support to increase access to comprehensive health care for Native
Americans in Ventura County.
CHILDREN’S CLINIC
Long Beach, CA
$50,000 over two years
For core operating support to provide clinical preventive services to children and
families in Long Beach.
COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERS
San Diego, CA
$100,000 over two years
To provide support for case management and other preventive health services for children
and families in San Diego County.
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTERS, INC.
Stockton, CA
$90,000 over two years
For core operating support to provide school-based preventive health services in San
Joaquin County.
SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Sacramento, CA
$60,000 over two years
For core operating support to provide comprehensive school-linked health services.
  Work and Health
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL
Ridgecrest, CA
$100,000 over two years
To develop and implement a comprehensive health promotion program for employers and
employees in the Indian Wells Valley.
ORGANIZACIÓN EN CALIFORNIA DE LIDERES CAMPESINAS, INC.
Pomona, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support to train farmworker women as health advocates and to educate
farmworkers about pesticide exposure, hazardous workplace conditions and prevention
measures.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
Irvine, CA
$100,000 over two years
To develop and deliver health promotion programs to businesses employing 20 or fewer
workers.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
ADOLESCENT HEALTH WORKING GROUP
San Francisco, CA
$125,000 over two years
To support a needs assessment and policy analysis of existing funding sources for
adolescent health services.
ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN HEALTH FORUM
San Francisco, CA
$200,000 over two years
For core operating support to strengthen efforts that promote the health and well-being of
Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
CALIFORNIA BUDGET PROJECT
Sacramento, CA
$150,000 over two years
For core operating support for policy analysis, research and public education on the
impact of public spending decisions on the health and wellness of low- and middle-income
Californians.
CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT INC.
Sacramento, CA
$400,000 over two years
For core operating support to increase awareness of disease prevention and health
promotion policies.
THE CHILDREN’S PARTNERSHIP
Santa Monica, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support to continue child health advocacy efforts in California.
THE DENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
Oakland, CA
$200,000 over one year and six months
To develop a strategic plan to increase access to oral health services in low-income
communities through community-based primary care providers.
THE FOUNDATION FOR TAXPAYER AND CONSUMER RIGHTS
Santa Monica, CA
$70,000 over one year
To create and disseminate a "Patient’s Guide To Understanding Health Care Rights
and Remedies."
MANAGED CARE CONSUMER ADVOCACY COLLABORATIVE
San Francisco, CA
$150,000 over one year
To advocate on behalf of managed care consumers to ensure that the new Department of
Managed Care’s regulations and policies protect the interests of managed care
consumers.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ELECTED OFFICIALS (NALEO) EDUCATIONAL FUND
Los Angeles, CA
$100,000 over two years
For health policy trainings for Latino elected and appointed officials and community
leaders.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS
San Francisco, CA
$50,000 over one year
For core operating support of a funding pool from which grants will be made to prevent the
spread of HIV infection in the Bay Area African-American community.
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
Los Angeles, CA
$200,000 over two years
For core operating support of the Community Food Security Project to improve the health of
low-income families and communities by increasing access to and consumption of nutritious
foods.
PENINSULA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
San Mateo, CA
$60,000 over two years
To support case management services for low-income young children and health education
in San Mateo’s coastside communities.
PREVENTION INSTITUTE
Berkeley, CA
$200,000 over two years
For core operating support to build organizational capacity and core programs promoting
primary prevention practices with health practitioners.
 RADIO BILINGUE, INC.
Fresno, CA
$250,000 over two years
To produce a weekly, interactive, Spanish-language radio program on parenting to promote
the health of immigrant families.
THE SAN FRANCISCO AIDS FOUNDATION
San Francisco, CA
$100,000 over two years
To support outreach, education and services to prevent the spread of the HIV virus among
San Franciscans most at risk for new infections.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, CA
$200,000 over two years
For core operating support for the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research to fulfill its
research, public service and educational mission.
WILDFLOWERS INSTITUTE
San Francisco, CA
$100,000 over two years
For seminars for philanthropists to learn about health and wellness issues in Asian and
Pacific Islander communities in California.
THE WOMEN’S FOUNDATION
San Francisco, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support to involve local service providers in policy analysis and
agenda setting on the health needs and priorities of women and girls in California.
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