Awarded September - December 2006
TCWF’s Board of Directors approved the following grants in support of the Foundation’s mission of improving the health of the people of California and to further its four goals: addressing the health needs of underserved communities, supporting and strengthening nonprofit organizations, recognizing and encouraging leaders, and informing the development of public policies. For current application guidelines, please see the preceding How To Apply pages.
ACTION AGAINST CRIME AND VIOLENCE EDUCATION FUND/FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS
Oakland, CA
$220,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue efforts to educate policymakers and opinion leaders about evidence-based violence prevention strategies.
AL-SHIFA CLINIC, INC.
San Bernardino, CA
$105,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide health services to low-income, underserved residents of San Bernardino County.
ALAMEDA FAMILY SERVICES
Alameda, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for the DreamCatcher Emergency Youth Shelter and Support Center to sustain counseling, shelter and support for runaway, thrownaway and homeless, transition-age youth in Alameda County.
ALAMEDA HEALTH CONSORTIUM
Alameda, CA
$250,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to strengthen the infrastructure of the consortium and support the delivery of primary care services at member clinics.
ALLIANCE FOR RURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH
Ukiah, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for the Empowerment Through Education program to provide educational scholarships to minority employees at community health centers in Mendocino and Lake Counties who are interested in advancing their health careers.
AMERICAN INDIAN HEALING CENTER
Whittier, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide primary care services to medically underserved Native Americans residing in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS, INC.
Los Angeles, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for the California Elder Care Initiative to educate policymakers and providers about healthy aging priorities of African-American seniors in California.
ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLINICS/OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Washington, DC
$150,000 over three years
To support an internship program to educate undergraduate and graduate students about occupational health and safety and place them in California community-based organizations and worker centers serving low-wage workers.
BREAST CANCER ACTION
San Francisco, CA
$180,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain the public policy efforts in California that focus on the links between toxic substances present in the environment and the breast cancer epidemic, and on the need for greater use of the precautionary principle.
BUTTE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL, INC.
Chico, CA
$195,000 over three years
To support the Community Health and Environment Program, which provides outreach and environmental health education to reduce exposure to toxic hazards in Butte County.
CALIFORNIA FAMILY HEALTH COUNCIL, INC.
Los Angeles, CA
$400,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain youth development and leadership training programs as a strategy to prevent teenage pregnancy.
CALIFORNIA FOOD POLICY ADVOCATES, INC.
San Francisco, CA
$225,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to advocate and strengthen state and local policies that increase access to the Food Stamp Program by Californians.
THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SAFETY-NET INSTITUTE
Oakland, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to strengthen capacity to communicate the value of public hospitals in California to policymakers, the media and stakeholders.
CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
Sacramento, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to advocate for equal access to high-quality health care for all Californians and to strengthen infrastructure.
CALIFORNIA RURAL INDIAN HEALTH BOARD, INC.
Sacramento, CA
$280,000 over three years
To continue to provide scholarships for Native Americans pursuing health careers.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH FOUNDATION/CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH, COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
Long Beach, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for the College of Natural Sciences’ Health Professions Advising Office to continue to provide academic support to minority students interested in pursuing careers in the health professions.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO FOUNDATION/CENTRAL VALLEY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE
Fresno, CA
$90,000 over one year
For the Central Valley Health Policy Institute to develop plans to guide its activities and growth for the next five years.
CALIFORNIA WOMEN’S LAW CENTER
Los Angeles, CA
$210,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide policy advocacy and legal services to promote women’s health in California.
CALIFORNIANS FOR JUSTICE EDUCATION FUND, INC.
Oakland, CA
$180,000 over three years
To support the Clean and Healthy Schools Project to engage in environmental health education, leadership development and community organizing efforts to improve indoor environmental health in Fresno, Long Beach, Oakland, San Diego and San Jose schools.
CARA Education Fund
Oakland, CA
$175,000 over three years
For core operating support to train and support ethnically diverse seniors across California to become effective advocates and leaders on health and aging issues.
CELLSPACE
San Francisco, CA
$250,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue the provision of an after-school program and support services as a violence prevention strategy for high-risk youth residing in the Mission District of San Francisco.
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Riverside, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to strengthen efforts to improve the environmental health of residents in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ADVOCACY
Salinas, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to provide health education and leadership development training to farmworkers and engage in public policy advocacy to improve health and housing conditions for farmworkers in Monterey and Santa Cruz.
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Oakland, CA
$35,000 over one year
For the 2006 TCWF Sabbatical Award program, providing respite to health nonprofit leaders to mitigate stress and burnout and to sustain their effectiveness in providing services to the underserved in California.
CENTER FOR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT
Sacramento, CA
$150,000 over two years
For the California Health Policy Forum to educate policymakers and their staffs about key health issues facing the state.
CENTER FOR LABOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING/YOUNG WORKERS UNITED
San Francisco, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for the worker center project, Young Workers United, to sustain efforts in providing occupational health and safety education, leadership development and policy advocacy to improve the health of young, low-wage workers.
CENTRO LABORAL DE GRATON
Graton, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide health education, occupational health and safety training, and information and referral services to day laborers in Graton.
CHALLENGERS BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
Los Angeles, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide dental health care services to low-income youth in South Central Los Angeles.
CHANNEL ISLANDS YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION/NOAH’S ANCHORAGE YOUTH CRISIS SHELTER
Santa Barbara, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for Noah’s Anchorage Youth and Family Services to sustain case management, counseling and other crisis shelter and transitional living services for runaway and homeless youth and young adults in Santa Barbara County.
CHILDREN’S DENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF SAN DIEGO
San Diego, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide health education, referrals and dental treatment for children of working-poor families in the San Diego area.
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES, DIVISION OF ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
Hollywood, CA
$225,000 over three years
For core operating support for the Division of Adolescent Medicine to continue to provide comprehensive medical services to youth in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles.
CLINICA SIERRA VISTA
Bakersfield, CA
$225,000 over three years
To continue to provide health services and health education to farmworkers and their families in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
CLINICAS DE SALUD DEL PUEBLO, INC.
Brawley, CA
$300,000 over three years
To support the replication of the second phase of the Plain Talk/Hablando Claro program, a teenage pregnancy prevention program, in Brawley.
COALITION FOR HUMANE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS OF LOS ANGELES/NATIONAL DAY LABORER ORGANIZING NETWORK
Los Angeles, CA
$200,000 over three years
To support a health and safety training program for day laborer worker centers and programs in California.
COALITION OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY CLINICS
Irvine, CA
$275,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to strengthen the infrastructure of the coalition and support the delivery of primary health care services at member clinics.
COMMUNITY CLINIC ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Los Angeles, CA
$360,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to strengthen the infrastructure of the association and support the delivery of pharmaceutical services to member clinics.
COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS, INC.
Los Angeles, CA
$180,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue advocacy efforts to improve access to health care in Los Angeles.
COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, INCORPORATED
Santa Clara, CA
$250,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to strengthen the infrastructure of the partnership and support the delivery of primary health care services at member clinics.
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
Fallbrook, CA
$200,000 over three years
To support the Pediatric Dental Program to undertake outreach targeting Riverside, San Bernardino and north San Diego Counties.
COMMUNITY INTERFACE SERVICES
Carlsbad, CA
$35,000 over one year
For the 2006 TCWF Sabbatical Award program, providing respite to health nonprofit leaders to mitigate stress and burnout and to sustain their effectiveness in providing services to the underserved in California.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS/CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY POLICY GROUP
Los Angeles, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support for the California Community Technology Policy Group to continue to advocate for policies that ensure underserved communities have access to high-speed Internet services enabling access to health care resources and services.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS/MULTI-ETHNIC IMMIGRANT WORKER ORGANIZING NETWORK
Los Angeles, CA
$195,000 over three years
To support the Multi-Ethnic Immigrant Worker Organizing Network, to continue and enhance the health and well-being track of the leadership development program.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH
Los Angeles, CA
$150,000 over three years
To support the occupational safety and health education efforts for low-wage workers and the general public and to educate policymakers in Southern California.
COMPASSPOINT NONPROFIT SERVICES
San Francisco, CA
$225,000 over two years
To support the development, implementation and evaluation of a leadership development program for executives and managers at California nonprofit organizations promoting the health of transition-age youth.
COMPASSPOINT NONPROFIT SERVICES
San Francisco, CA
$125,000 over one year
To develop, plan and implement a conference on health issues affecting the California/Mexico border region.
CONGREGATIONS ORGANIZED FOR PROPHETIC ENGAGEMENT
San Bernardino, CA
$175,000 over three years
To support the development of a set of public health re-entry policy recommendations to better meet the health care needs of ex-offenders in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY CLINICS
San Diego, CA
$300,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to strengthen the infrastructure of the council and support the delivery of primary health care services at member clinics.
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Riverside, CA
$300,000 over three years
For core operating support for Healthy Children Connection to sustain the provision of nursing case management to at-risk pregnant women and mothers in Riverside County.
COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA
Hollywood, CA
$180,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain comprehensive mental health services provided through crisis shelter and transitional living programs for homeless youth in Los Angeles County.
CRLA FOUNDATION/CENTRAL VALLEY PARTNERSHIP FOR CITIZENSHIP
Sacramento, CA
$175,000 over three years
For core operating support for Central Valley Partnership for Citizenship to continue to engage Central Valley immigrant organizations in state and regional advocacy efforts to improve the health of immigrant communities.
DARIN M. CAMARENA HEALTH CENTERS, INC.
Madera, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to provide health care, health education, and outreach and referral services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families in Madera County.
DEL AMO ACTION COMMITTEE
San Pedro, CA
$180,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain health education, community organizing and policy advocacy efforts to improve environmental health in the Del Amo community, an incorporated area of Los Angeles County.
DENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION/ORAL HEALTH ACCESS COUNCIL
Oakland, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for the Oral Health Access Council to continue to develop and promote policies for improving access to oral health and to strengthen advocacy capacity.
DIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC, INC.
Santa Cruz, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide dental health services to underserved residents of Santa Cruz County.
DOWNTOWN WOMEN’S CENTER
Los Angeles, CA
$200,000 over two years
For core operating support to continue to provide health education, case management and advocacy for homeless women living in Los Angeles’ Skid Row area.
MICHAEL DRAKE
Irvine, CA
$25,000 over one year
For the 2007 Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award, to recognize and acknowledge individuals who have made substantial contributions to increasing the diversity of California’s health professions.
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, INC./ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION
San Luis Obispo, CA
$300,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue operation of peer provider, reproductive health and pregnancy prevention services for high-risk, sexually active teens throughout San Luis Obispo County.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COALITION
National City, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue and strengthen programs aimed at alleviating environmental health problems in San Diego’s lowest-income neighborhoods.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COALITION/ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WORKING GROUP
National City, CA
$180,000 over three years
For core operating support for the Environmental Justice Working Group to continue to engage in statewide policy advocacy efforts that help improve environmental health.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COALITION FOR WATER
Oakland, CA
$180,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain leadership development, technical assistance and policy advocacy efforts to improve the quality and accessibility of water throughout California.
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
Oakland, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue efforts examining state-level data on toxic chemicals in California and produce targeted reports designed to educate the public, influence news coverage and inform local, state and national policy debates.
FAMILIES USA FOUNDATION INC.
Washington, DC
$180,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to educate California federal and state policymakers, opinion leaders, and health advocacy organizations about the impact of federal health policies on access to care for low-income Californians.
FAMILY HEALTH CARE NETWORK
Visalia, CA
$35,000 over one year
For the 2006 TCWF Sabbatical Award program, providing respite to health nonprofit leaders to mitigate stress and burnout and to sustain their effectiveness in providing services to the underserved in California.
FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco, CA
$225,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue the provision of counseling and supportive services to pregnant and parenting teens residing in San Francisco, as a strategy to prevent repeat teen pregnancies.
FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF SANTA BARBARA
Santa Barbara, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain case management, falls prevention and in-home support services for low-income seniors of south and central Santa Barbara County.
FARMWORKER HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
Washington, DC
$225,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain the provision of training and technical assistance to community clinics, public health agencies and community-based organizations that serve farmworkers in California.
FEEDBACK FOUNDATION, INC.
Anaheim, CA
$300,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain nutrition, adult day health care and other health promotion services for low-income seniors in north and central Orange County.
HECTOR FLORES
Los Angeles, CA
$25,000 over one year
For the 2007 Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award, to recognize and acknowledge individuals who have made substantial contributions to increasing the diversity of California’s health professions.
FOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES/SAN FRANCISCO WELCOME BACK CENTER
Sacramento, CA
$225,000 over two years
For core operating support for the San Francisco Welcome Back Center to continue to support the entrance of internationally trained health workers into California’s health workforce.
FOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO/CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO, PALM DESERT CAMPUS
San Bernardino, CA
$240,000 over three years
To support a high school recruitment program for students in the Coachella Valley to enter four-year nursing programs to help meet the nursing shortage.
FRESNO COUNTY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION
Fresno, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for Sanctuary Youth Services to sustain counseling, care management, and other emergency shelter and transitional living services for runaway, homeless and emancipated foster youth in Fresno County.
FRESNO COUNTY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION/FRESNO COUNTY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION HEALTH SERVICES CLINIC
Fresno, CA
$300,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue the provision of reproductive health outreach and clinical services for low-income teens in Fresno.
FRESNO INTERDENOMINATIONAL REFUGEE MINISTRIES
Fresno, CA
$180,000 over three years
To support the Healthy Homes Project, which seeks to improve indoor environmental health for low-income immigrants living in substandard housing.
THE GARY CENTER
La Habra, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support for the dental clinic to continue to provide oral health care services for underserved residents of Orange County.
GLIDE MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH/GLIDE HEALTH SERVICES
San Francisco, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support for Glide Health Services to continue to provide primary care services to the homeless and indigent in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district.
GREATER LONG BEACH INTERFAITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
Long Beach, CA
$160,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to build grassroots advocacy capacity to address the health concerns of the residents of low-income communities in Long Beach.
GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE, INC.
New York, NY
$150,000 over three years
To support the production and dissemination of policy reports to analyze the trends of publicly funded family planning services, with a specific focus on teen reproductive health services and pregnancy prevention activities in California.
HOLLYWOOD SUNSET FREE CLINIC
Los Angeles, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide primary care services to individuals residing in the communities of Echo Park, Silverlake, east Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles.
HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS, INC.
San Francisco, CA
$300,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue the provision of Teen Tuesday Health Clinic and school-based outreach in San Rafael and surrounding communities in Marin County, as a teenage pregnancy prevention strategy.
HUMBOLDT COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
Eureka, CA
$225,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue the provision of after-school violence prevention programs serving students in Eureka and Fortuna.
IMPERIAL COUNTY WORK TRAINING CENTER, INCORPORATED
El Centro, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for the Linkages Program to sustain comprehensive care management services, including falls-prevention services, for low-income seniors in Imperial County.
INDIAN DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES, INC.
Sacramento, CA
$225,000 over three years
To support gathering and disseminating information on Native American youth who exit from foster care in California, with attention to mental health, current access to services, and recommendations for culturally effective approaches.
JOVENES, INC.
Los Angeles, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain mental health and supportive housing services for homeless, transition-age youth in Los Angeles County, with a focus on Spanish-speaking Latino immigrants.
KOREATOWN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTER, INC.
Los Angeles, CA
$300,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue the provision of after-school violence prevention programs for high-risk youth residing in the Koreatown community of Los Angeles.
LA CLINICA DE LA RAZA FRUITVALE HEALTH PROJECT, INC.
Oakland, CA
$210,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide perinatal case management to underserved women in two Oakland neighborhoods.
LAO FAMILY COMMUNITY OF STOCKTON, INC.
Stockton, CA
$35,000 over one year
For the 2006 TCWF Sabbatical Award program, providing respite to health nonprofit leaders to mitigate stress and burnout and to sustain their effectiveness in providing services to the underserved in California.
LAO FAMILY COMMUNITY OF STOCKTON, INC.
Stockton, CA
$150,000 over three years
To support the development and implementation of a school-based sexuality education program targeting Southeast Asian youth in Stockton.
THE LATINA CENTER
Richmond, CA
$125,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide health-related leadership development training for Latinas in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
LATINO HEALTH COLLABORATIVE
San Bernardino, CA
$175,000 over three years
To build capacity to advocate for a county health care system that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes for Latinos in San Bernardino County.
LATINO ISSUES FORUM
San Francisco, CA
$150,000 over three years
For Latinas United for Community Education and Salud to educate Latina leaders, media and the Latino community about Latina health needs and priorities.
ERNEST LEVISTER
San Bernardino, CA
$25,000 over one year
For the 2007 Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award, to recognize and acknowledge individuals who have made substantial contributions to increasing the diversity of California’s health professions.
LOS ANGELES ALLIANCE FOR A NEW ECONOMY
Los Angeles, CA
$190,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to promote access to employment-based health coverage and healthy workplaces for low-income workers in Los Angeles.
MENDOCINO FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES, INC.
Ukiah, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for the Transitional Living Program to sustain mental health services and supportive housing for homeless, transition-age youth in Mendocino County.
MEXICAN AMERICAN ALCOHOLISM PROGRAM, INC.
Sacramento, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide primary care services for underserved residents in Sacramento County.
MINERS COMMUNITY CLINIC, INC.
Nevada City, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide primary care services to underserved residents of Nevada County.
MOUNTAIN HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.
Campo, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide health services for underserved women in rural southeastern San Diego County.
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
Shafter, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide reproductive health services to underserved women in Kern County.
NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
Long Beach, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for the Transition Age Youth Academy to provide mental health services and supportive housing for mentally ill, transition-age youth in the Greater Long Beach area.
NETWORK ON WOMEN IN PRISON
San Francisco, CA
$230,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to advocate for improved health care access and treatment for women prisoners.
NEW CONSERVATORY
San Francisco, CA
$100,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain the YouthAware program, which provides preventive health education theater for young people.
NORTH VALLEY SPONSORING COMMITTEE A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION
Sacramento, CA
$160,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to build grassroots advocacy capacity to address the health concerns of low income communities in the Sacramento region.
NORTHERN SIERRA RURAL HEALTH NETWORK
Nevada City, CA
$35,000 over one year
For the 2006 TCWF Sabbatical Award program, providing respite to health nonprofit leaders to mitigate stress and burnout and to sustain their effectiveness in providing services to the underserved in California.
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE/POLLUTION PREVENTION CENTER
Los Angeles, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support for the Pollution Prevention Center to continue to work on phasing out toxic and smog-forming chemicals in the dry cleaning industry and promote the use of nontoxic alternatives in California as a health promotion and disease prevention strategy.
OGILVY PUBLIC RELATIONS WORLDWIDE
Sacramento, CA
$2,500,000 over one year
To conduct a public education campaign to increase understanding among policymakers, opinion leaders and the general public about the need to increase diversity in the health professions as a key strategy for improving the health of Californians.
ON LOK DAY SERVICES
San Francisco, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain falls-prevention and food and nutrition programs for seniors in San Francisco County.
ORANGEWOOD CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION
Santa Ana, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for Rising Tide Communities to provide mental health and transitional living services for emancipated foster youth in Orange County.
PAJARO VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH TRUST
Watsonville, CA
$255,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain diabetes prevention and treatment services for farmworkers in Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito Counties.
PALOMAR POMERADO NORTH COUNTY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT, INC.
Escondido, CA
$150,000 over three years
For the Family and Student Career Paths Program to engage families of underrepresented students in Northern San Diego County to support and encourage students to explore health careers.
PEOPLE’S COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR REFORM AND EMPOWERMENT
Los Angeles, CA
$180,000 over three years
To support the environmental health education, leadership development and community organizing efforts in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County.
PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, INC.
Los Angeles, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to strengthen efforts to increase knowledge of environmental health issues within the medical and public health communities.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD GOLDEN GATE
San Francisco, CA
$210,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide reproductive health services to underserved women in the San Francisco Bay Area.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, CA
$210,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide reproductive health services to underserved women in Los Angeles County.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SANTA BARBARA, VENTURA, AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, INC.
Santa Barbara, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide reproductive health services to underserved women in Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties.
PREVENTION INSTITUTE
Oakland, CA
$300,000 over three years
To support efforts to deepen the impact of the national UNITY: Urban Networks to Increase Thriving Youth Through Violence Prevention initiative in California cities to strengthen urban youth violence prevention strategies.
PRISON TO PEACE OUTREACH, INC.
Bloomington, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue operation of a teenage pregnancy prevention program serving youth in Bloomington and surrounding communities in San Bernardino County.
PROGRESS FOUNDATION
San Francisco, CA
$185,000 over three years
For core operating support for the Emancipating Foster Youth Project to sustain counseling, case management and other support for emancipating and emancipated foster youth in Napa County.
PROYECTO PASTORAL
Los Angeles, CA
$225,000 over three years
To support the development of a youth leadership and organizing project focused on addressing violence prevention in Boyle Heights and the surrounding communities.
PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE/CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE PLANNING
Oakland, CA
$28,000 over nine months
For the Center for Collaborative Planning to augment a current grant to provide logistics content and support for TCWF’s annual Increasing Diversity in the Health Professions conference.
PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE/CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE PLANNING
Oakland, CA
$200,000 over six months
To develop, implement and evaluate a statewide conference on healthy aging for The California Wellness Foundation.
PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE/CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE PLANNING
Oakland, CA
$214,000 over one year
For the Center for Collaborative Planning to provide logistics and content support for a statewide women’s health conference.
PUEBLO Y SALUD, INC.
San Fernando, CA
$35,000 over one year
For the 2006 TCWF Sabbatical Award program, providing respite to health nonprofit leaders to mitigate stress and burnout and to sustain their effectiveness in providing services to the underserved in California.
REALISTIC EDUCATION IN ACTION COALITION TO FOSTER HEALTH
Los Angeles, CA
$250,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain the teen pregnancy prevention health education program in Los Angeles, the Girl2Girl Sexual and Reproductive Health Initiative.
RED SEA SOCIAL SERVICES
Anaheim, CA
$96,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide health education and case management to East African and Middle Eastern immigrant and refugee women in Orange County.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY/UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Berkeley, CA
$252,500 over two years
To support the California Senior Leaders Program in recognizing and providing extensive health and leadership training to senior leaders from across the state.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES/CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH
Los Angeles, CA
$225,000 over three years
For the Center for Health Policy Research for the State of Health Insurance in California project to analyze and disseminate health insurance data from the California Health Interview Survey to policymakers, opinion leaders and advocates.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES/CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH
Los Angeles, CA
$170,000 over one year
For the Center for Health Policy Research to provide information about women’s health issues in California.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INJURY PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER
Los Angeles, CA
$330,000 over three years
To support the Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center to provide evaluation and technical assistance support for Los Angeles County community-based organizations addressing the issue of violence prevention.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO/UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
San Diego, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for the San Diego Regional Consortium to continue to evaluate components of a pipeline program intended to increase diversity in the health professions.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO/BIXBY CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH & POLICY
San Francisco, CA
$300,000 over three years
To support the Bixby Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy to conduct a longitudinal evaluation of state-funded teenage pregnancy prevention programs and to disseminate findings to policymakers and opinion leaders.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO/LATINO CENTER FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
San Francisco, CA
$150,000 over one year and nine months
For core operating support for the Latino Center for Medical Education and Research to provide academic enrichment and health career exposure to middle-school students in Fresno.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO/UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
San Francisco, CA
$150,000 over two years
For core operating support for the School of Medicine’s Postbaccalaureate program to help California residents from disadvantaged backgrounds and underserved communities improve their chances of gaining admission to medical school.
REGIONAL CONGREGATIONS & NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION TRAINING CENTER
Los Angeles, CA
$300,000 over three years
For core operating support for the Public Health Re-entry Project to increase access to public health services for formerly incarcerated persons in California.
RESOURCES FOR INDIAN STUDENT EDUCATION, INC.
Alturas, CA
$150,000 over three years
To support implementation of a teenage pregnancy prevention program targeting Native American youth in Alturas, Greenville, Placerville, Susanville, Woodfords and surrounding communities in northeastern California.
THE RP GROUP, INC.
Sacramento, CA
$40,000 over one year
To disseminate and promote promising practices for increasing minority student representation and success in community college health occupations training programs.
THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
San Bernardino, CA
$250,000 over three years
To support the addition of counseling and case management services for youth preparing to emancipate from foster care in San Bernardino County.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
San Diego, CA
$400,000 over three years
To support the establishment of countywide gang and violence prevention services in impacted schools and communities in San Diego County.
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION
San Diego, CA
$200,000 over two years
To support the Clean Environments, Healthy Communities Initiative and reduce environmental hazards in low-income, ethnically diverse and underserved communities of San Diego.
SAN DIEGO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY CENTER
San Diego, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for the Youth Housing Project to sustain mental health counseling and other supportive housing services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other homeless youth in San Diego County.
SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY CLINIC CONSORTIUM
San Francisco, CA
$250,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to strengthen the infrastructure and support the delivery of primary health care services at member clinics.
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION COMMUNITY INITIATIVE FUNDS/JOHN BURTON FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN WITHOUT HOMES
San Francisco, CA
$100,000 over two years
To support the Transitional Housing Placement Plus Statewide Implementation Project to expand supportive housing programs as a health promotion strategy for homeless, emancipated foster youth throughout California.
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY FOOD PANTRY
Newhall, CA
$150,000 over three years
To support the expansion of the senior food program that distributes supplemental food to low-income seniors in the Santa Clarita Valley region of Los Angeles County.
SANTA CRUZ BARRIOS UNIDOS, INC.
Santa Cruz, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide community-based youth violence prevention services in Santa Cruz County.
THE SECOND CHANCE YOUTH PROGRAM OF MONTEREY COUNTY
Salinas, CA
$35,000 over one year
For the 2006 TCWF Sabbatical Award program, providing respite to health nonprofit leaders to mitigate stress and burnout and to sustain their effectiveness in providing services to the underserved in California.
SEVENTH GENERATION FUND FOR INDIAN DEVELOPMENT, INC.
Arcata, CA
$200,000 over three years
To support the Native California Environmental Health and Justice Program, which provides grants and technical assistance to environmental health organizations serving California’s Native American communities.
SIERRA SENIOR SERVICES
Truckee, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain nutrition and case management services for seniors of northern Placer and eastern Nevada Counties.
SONOMA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT/SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Santa Rosa, CA
$225,000 over three years
For core operating support for the Healthcare Workforce Development Project to provide health career information to low-income and Latino communities and to maintain academic and financial support for students pursuing health careers.
SOUTHEAST ASIA RESOURCE ACTION CENTER
Washington, DC
$175,000 over three years
To inform policymakers and service providers about the healthy aging priorities of Southeast Asian American elders in California.
ST. BARNABAS SENIOR CENTER OF LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, CA
$300,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain nutrition, adult day health care and other health promotion services for seniors in the greater downtown Los Angeles area.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES/EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION FOR INJURY CONTROL BRANCH
Richmond, CA
$325,000 over three years
To support the Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch to expand the usage of the California Electronic Violent Death Reporting System, a data system for the tracking of violent deaths in California.
T.H.E. CLINIC, INC.
Los Angeles, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide primary health care services to underserved residents of Los Angeles.
TEEN PREGNANCY COALITION OF SAN MATEO COUNTY
Redwood City, CA
$225,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue operation of Teen Talk, a school-based comprehensive sexuality program, targeting middle and high schools throughout San Mateo County.
TIDES CENTER/LATINO COALITION FOR A HEALTHY CALIFORNIA
San Francisco, CA
$180,000 over three years
For the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California to enable the Latino Health Alliance to educate policymakers about Latino health issues and establish Latino Health Alliance as the state’s central resource on Latino health policy.
TRAINING AND HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER FOR YOUTH
San Carlos, CA
$175,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue the provision of school-based violence prevention programming in a San Mateo continuation high school.
THE TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER
San Francisco, CA
$150,000 over three years
To support the Health Care Access Project to increase access to health care for transgender communities in California.
TRI-CITY HOMELESS COALITION
Fremont, CA
$35,000 over one year
For the 2006 TCWF Sabbatical Award program, providing respite to health nonprofit leaders to mitigate stress and burnout and to sustain their effectiveness in providing services to the underserved in California.
TULARE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION/TICKET TO SUCCESS
Visalia, CA
$150,000 over three years
To support the Ticket to Success Program, which assists low-wage workers with disabilities to access health care coverage through employment and provides technical assistance and training to other organizations that serve individuals with disabilities.
UNITED AFRICAN AMERICAN MINISTERIAL ACTION COUNCIL
San Diego, CA
$175,000 over three years
For core operating support for a Medical Advocacy Program to continue to improve access to health care services for formerly incarcerated males returning to the southeastern and downtown areas of San Diego.
UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK, INC.
Lancaster, CA
$225,000 over three years
To support the implementation of the Antelope Valley Safe Communities Project to provide services for at-risk youth in the communities of Lancaster and Palmdale, as a violence prevention strategy.
UNITED WAY OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
Capitola, CA
$225,000 over three years
To build the advocacy capacity of local United Ways throughout California to engage effectively in local and state health policy issues.
VIOLENCE POLICY CENTER
Washington, DC
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue providing research, expertise and public education on firearms and gun violence prevention in California.
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF THE INLAND COUNTIES
Riverside, CA
$200,000 over three years
To support telehomecare monitoring and education for low- and fixed-income, chronically ill seniors in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
VISTA COMMUNITY CLINIC
Vista, CA
$225,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain peer provider clinical services in north San Diego County to increase access to services for high-risk teens, as a teenage pregnancy prevention strategy.
WATTS LABOR COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE
Los Angeles, CA
$300,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain nutrition, adult day support and other health promotion services for seniors in South and Central Los Angeles.
WEST COUNTY HEALTH CENTERS, INC.
Guerneville, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for ongoing operation of the Health Education and Access for Rural Teens program, which provides reproductive health care services and education to teens in rural western Sonoma County.
WESTSIDE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, INC.
Los Angeles, CA
$225,000 over three years
To support Listos Para Trabajar, which trains, supports and places individuals with mental health disabilities into employment that provides living wages and health benefits.
WIND YOUTH SERVICES
Sacramento, CA
$150,000 over three years
To support the integration of an addictive behaviors prevention and intervention component into case management services for homeless youth in Sacramento County.
WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT
Sacramento, CA
$90,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide homeless women in the Sacramento area with health education and case management services to lead healthier and safer lives.
WOMEN’S HEALTH RIGHTS COALITION
Oakland, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to operate a reproductive health hotline providing information and referrals to women in Central California.
WORKSITE WELLNESS LA
Los Angeles, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain the provision of health education, health insurance enrollment assistance, and information and referral services to low-wage and uninsured workers in Los Angeles.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Geneva, Switzerland
$180,000 over three years
To support Violence Prevention Alliance activities focused on violence prevention in California.
YOUNG WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
San Diego, CA
$150,000 over three years
To support the addition of a counseling program to provide mental health and supportive services for homeless adolescents and young adults in San Diego County.
YOUTH AND FAMILY ENRICHMENT SERVICES
San Carlos, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support for the Daybreak Transitional Living Program to continue to provide mental health and transitional living services for homeless, transition-age youth in San Mateo County.
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