Selected Grants - Awarded December 2001
Mental Health
   CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN
Sacramento, CA
$285,000 over three years
To develop statewide leadership, raise public awareness and advocate for policies to improve mental health services to California youth, with a focus on those mancipating from the foster care system.
CALIFORNIA WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH POLICY COUNCIL
Sacramento, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to build organizational capacity to improve mental health services in California by ensuring cultural and gender sensitivity.
MANPOWER DEMONSTRATION RESEARCH CORPORATION
Oakland, CA
$50,000 over six months
To help low-income Californians overcome barriers to self-sufficiency stemming from problems with mental health, substance abuse and domestic violence.
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Los Angeles, CA
$140,000 over two years
For the Human Services Academy Pipeline Project to guide bilingual and bicultural high school students toward careers in mental health and other human services.
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY
Oakland, CA
$185,000 over two years
To assist policymakers in improving the delivery of mental health services to youth in the juvenile justice system at the county level.
ORANGEWOOD CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION
Garden Grove, CA
$140,000 over three years
For core operating support for the Peer Health Network to provide foster youth with a supportive connection to high-quality mental health services in Orange County.
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention
CHOICES
City of Industry, CA
$100,000 over two years
To advocate for the development of school district policies and associated institutional changes that influence the development of comprehensive and effective teen pregnancy prevention education programs.
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE ASSOCIATION
San Diego, CA
$75,000 over three years
For core operating support for The Connection Program to reduce and prevent teenage pregnancy and promote responsible parenting.
Violence Prevention
CALIFORNIA STATE COALITION OF RAPE CRISIS CENTERS
Sacramento, CA
$90,000 over two years
For core operating support to strengthen public policy advocacy efforts focused on preventing sexual violence in California.
CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH STUDIES, PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Portland, OR
$250,000 over one year and nine months
To develop a qualitative evaluation report and other publications articulating the story of the Policy and Public Education Program of the Violence Prevention Initiative.
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, CA
$500,000 over one year and nine months
To develop a qualitative evaluation report that documents the experiences and impact of collaboratives in the Community Action Program of the Violence Prevention Initiative.
FRIENDS FOR YOUTH, INC.
Redwood City, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support to continue providing mentoring services to youth to prevent violence in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.
HOMIES ORGANIZING THE MISSION TO EMPOWER YOUTH
San Francisco, CA
$50,000 over two years
For core operating support to continue providing violence prevention programs to local high school youth in the Mission District of San Francisco.
LEADERSHIP LEARNING COMMUNITY
Oakland, CA
$300,000 over one year and nine months
To develop a qualitative evaluation report on the overall efficacy and impact of the Leadership and Professional Development Program of the Violence Prevention Initiative.
Women’s Health
CALIFORNIA BLACK WOMEN’S HEALTH PROJECT
Inglewood, CA
$150,000 over two years
For core operating support to maintain advocacy and leadership on health issues crucial to black women in California.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD SHASTA-DIABLO
Concord, CA
$225,000 over three years
For core operating support to provide health services to underserved women in Northern California.
VALLEY COMMUNITY CLINIC
North Hollywood, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support to maintain women-centered health services to low-income women and girls in the San Fernando Valley.
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