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TCWF Announces 2007 Sabbatical Program for Health Leaders

Applications are now available for The California Wellness Foundation Sabbatical Program. The program offers $30,000 grants to nonprofit health organizations in California, enabling their executive directors to take a paid leave of up to six months. Up to $5,000 will also be awarded to each organization for the professional development of managers and staff who will assume extra responsibilities during the absence of the sabbatical awardees. Deadline for applications is March 14.
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‘Taking Action’ Conference Scheduled for March 18-20

The California Coalition for Youth (a TCWF grantee) will hold its annual Taking Action conference March 18-20 at the Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza in Sacramento. This year’s theme is “Getting Youth Connected.” The conference will include workshops on youth development, youth empowerment and youth advocacy, as well as a youth forum at the State Capitol, open to conference attendees.
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Ruth Holton-Hodson Appointed to the Board of California Council for the Humanities

Ruth Holton Hodson, TCWF director of public policy, has been appointed to the board of the California Council for the Humanities (CCH), an independent, nonprofit state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Holton-Hodson was elected to a three-year term at CCH, a leader in statewide humanities programming that fosters engagement in community life through the telling and sharing of stories.
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Safety Net Proposed for Youth Leaving Foster Care

Each year, more than 4,000 California youth turn 18 and are “emancipated” from the foster care system. Studies of former foster youth have found that 65 percent have no place to live, fewer than 3 percent go to college and 51 percent are unemployed. A TCWF-funded study by the Children’s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego School of Law documents the failure of state and federal programs to help emancipated foster youth attain self-sufficiency, and outlines the Transitional Guardian Plan, which would provide emancipated youth with support services and a monthly stipend.
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‘Deep Diversity’ Workshop Will Feature Cristina Regalado

Cristina Regalado, TCWF vice president of programs, will be a panelist for “Effective Philanthropy and Deep Diversity,” a workshop hosted by Northern California Grantmakers at the Shinnyo-en Foundation in San Francisco on Feb. 23. The session will be lead by Mary Ellen Capek and Molly Mead, based on their recent book, Effective Philanthropy: Organizational Success through Deep Diversity and Gender Equality. Their research demonstrates the need for foundations to develop more responsive grantmaking by expanding their concept of diversity.
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California Voters’ Views on Health Care System Gauged in New Poll

A new Field Poll, funded by a grant from TCWF, examines California voters' views of the health care system. According to the poll, 81 percent of voters believe that the government should ensure access to affordable coverage for all Californians. Additionally, 86 percent of voters support increasing the number of community health clinics for uninsured residents-as opposed to the more costly care available at emergency rooms and trauma centers.
California Voter Views of the Health Care System, part 1 of 2 (PDF)
California Voter Views of the Health Care System, part 2 of 2 (PDF)

Community Group Leaders and Funders Tour South Los Angeles

Two dozen leaders of community groups and funders from around the U.S. toured violence-torn South Los Angeles neighborhoods on February 4, as part of the Hispanics in Philanthropy Leadership conference. Marqueece Harris-Dawson, executive director of the Community Coalition, a TCWF grantee, was featured in a Los Angeles Times article about the tour. At Jefferson High, a flash point for fights between Latino and African American students in 2005, he said the school then had 4,000 students on a campus designed for 1,000. The tour focused on the need to establish better living conditions and educational and job opportunities.
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Bill Martinez and Lark Galloway-Gilliam Honored by Empowerment Congress

Seven community activists and organizations were honored Feb. 3 by the Empowerment Congress, a Los Angeles advisory group composed of community leaders. The honorees included two TCWF grantees. Bill Martinez, of the Pat Brown Institute at Cal State Los Angeles, was recognized for helping initiate the 15-week Youth and Gang Violence Intervention Specialist Training Program, which has trained more than 350 gang-intervention workers, many of whom are former gang members. Lark Galloway-Gilliam, executive director of Community Health Councils, Inc. was honored for increasing health care access for low-income families.
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California Health Interview Survey Releases 2005 Data

Based on interviews with more than 48,000 households in all 58 California counties, the 2005 edition of the California Health Interview Survey provides data on hundreds of health topics, including health insurance coverage, access to care, chronic health conditions, cancer, dental health, neighborhood and housing, parental involvement and hunger. The biannual California Health Interview Survey is a collaboration of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the California Department of Health Services and the Public Health Institute.
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Winter 2006/07 Portfolio Spotlights Approaches to Health Care in the Inland Empire

The cover story in the latest issue of Portfolio outlines the challenges and accomplishments of TCWF grantees providing health services for underserved populations in the Inland Empire (San Bernardino and Riverside counties). This issue also spotlights the work of grantees in three of our funding priorities: environmental health, mental health, and work and health.
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‘Report Card’ Gives Low Grades to Health Issues Affecting Children in California

Limited health care and chronic poverty threaten the future of California’s 9.7 million children, according to a report issued by Children NOW, an Oakland-based advocacy group and TCWF grantee. "California Report Card 2006-07: The State of the State’s Children" acknowledges progress in decreasing teen pregnancy, limiting drug and alcohol use, insuring children and lowering mortality rates, but assigns low “grades” to other issues, including a D+ for obesity and a C- for dental health. The report also offers four recommendations to improve children's health.
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