Selected Grants Awarded June - September 2003
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.
ALLIANCE FOR RURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH
Ukiah, CA
$300,000 over two years
For core operating support to continue to strengthen infrastructure and
support the provision of primary and preventive care services by member
clinics.
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED
DISORDERS ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES, RIVERSIDE & SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES
Los Angeles, CA
$120,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide and promote access to
multilingual telephone and outreach resources in San Bernardino and
Riverside Counties.
AMERICAN INDIAN CHILD RESOURCE
CENTER
Oakland, CA
$60,000 over three years
For core operating support for the 21 Generations program designed to reduce
teen pregnancy among urban Native American youth in Alameda County.
AMERICAN INDIAN HEALING CENTER
Whittier, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to provide primary care medical services to urban
Native American communities in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES
San Diego, CA
$110,000 over three years
For core operating support to prevent and reduce the incidence of lung
disease due to
environmental causes.
AMERICAN SOCIETY ON AGING
San Francisco, CA
$100,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue the New Ventures in Leadership
program, which promotes leadership development for professionals of color
working in the field of healthy aging.
ASIAN PACIFIC HEALTH CARE VENTURE INC.
Los Angeles, CA
$70,000 over three years
For core operating support for teen pregnancy prevention aimed at Asian and
Pacific Islander youth in Los Angeles.
ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN
PROFESSIONALS, INC.
Los Angeles, CA
$75,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue the Elder Care Initiative to improve
health care and elder care public policies and the quality of life for
African-American seniors in California.
ASSOCIATION OF BLACK WOMEN PHYSICIANS
Marina del Rey, CA
$120,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain the provision of mentoring services
and scholarships to female African-American medical students.
KAREN BASS
Los Angeles, CA
$25,000 over one year
For the 2003 California Peace Prize Award, which acknowledges the past
violence
prevention activities of this individual working to address the root causes
of violence in her community.
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION
Covina, CA
$30,000 over two years
To support dissemination of information about teen pregnancy prevention and
provision of healthy adolescent sexuality education to California members.
CALIFORNIA BUDGET PROJECT
Sacramento, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support for policy analysis and public education to
assess the impact of state fiscal policies on the health and well-being of
low- and middle-income Californians.
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY POLICY GROUP
Los Angeles, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue policy advocacy efforts to bring
technology training resources to underserved communities in California, as a
health promotion strategy.
CALIFORNIA FAMILY HEALTH COUNCIL, INC.
Los Angeles, CA
$2,000,000 over two years
To continue support for the Peer Provider Program, which provides
reproductive health services for the prevention of teen pregnancy.
CALIFORNIA FOOD POLICY ADVOCATES, INC.
San Francisco, CA
$40,000 over one year
For support to inform and engage the California media, advocacy groups and
community-based organizations in the debate about proposed federal budget
cuts to health and welfare programs.
CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
Sacramento, CA
$145,000 over three years
To develop a plan for a coordinated system of long-term care service options
for older Californians.
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Sacramento, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to improve the quality of mental
health services for the juvenile justice and foster care population in
California by disseminating information, offering trainings and providing
technical assistance.
CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
FOUNDATION
Sacramento, CA
$230,000 over three years
To strengthen the infrastructure of ethnic physician organizations in
California.
CALIFORNIA PLANNED PARENTHOOD
EDUCATION FUND INCORPORATED
Sacramento, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide public education and
policy advocacy on reproductive health issues affecting women in California.
CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
Sacramento, CA
$225,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain the statewide California Women’s
Health Care Partnership, which links community-based organizations and
others in a statewide network focused on women’s health.
CALIFORNIA SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
CENTER
Berkeley, CA
$135,000 over three years
To develop a model program to help create a culturally competent mental
health workforce in California.
CALIFORNIA STATE RURAL HEALTH
ASSOCIATION
Sacramento, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support to strengthen capacity to educate policymakers
and opinion leaders about rural health issues and build a unified voice for
rural health.
CALIFORNIA STATE RURAL HEALTH
ASSOCIATION
Sacramento, CA
$100,000 over two years
To develop and disseminate a report on the racial and ethnic health
workforce in rural California.
CENTER FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH
PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
Baltimore, MD
$100,000 over two years
To support the updating of the handbook “Involving Males in Preventing Teen
Pregnancy: A Guide for Program Planners,” and its dissemination to
California-based program planners and community-based organizations.
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Oakland, CA
$100,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain public policy efforts that help
protect Californians from environmental hazards posing a threat to their
health.
CENTER ON RACE, POVERTY & THE
ENVIRONMENT
San Francisco, CA
$120,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain environmental health efforts in the
Central Valley.
CHICO FEMINIST WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER
Chico, CA
$120,000 over two years
For core operating support to sustain
reproductive health services for women in Sacramento County and surrounding
areas.
CHILDREN’S CLINIC
Long Beach, CA
$120,000 over two years
For core operating support for the Children’s Clinic on Pine - Family and
Wellness Center satellite clinic to continue to provide health care for
underserved residents in Long Beach.
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Oakland, CA
$200,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue the FACES for the Future: Health
Professions Internship Partnership to prepare underrepresented minority
students for
careers in the health professions.
COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR
Los Angeles, CA
$120,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain efforts to promote environmental
health by reducing toxic air pollutants throughout California, with a
particular focus on highly impacted communities in Southern California.
COMMUNICARE HEALTH CENTERS
Davis, CA
$120,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue to provide primary medical and dental
care, substance abuse treatment and health education services to low-income
residents of Yolo County.
THE COMMUNITY CLINIC CONSORTIUM OF CONTRA COSTA
San Pablo, CA
$300,000 over three years
For core operating support to strengthen the consortium’s advocacy capacity
and support the provision of preventive care and dental services to
low-income residents of Contra Costa County.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Los Angeles, CA
$110,000 over one year
To coordinate a convening of grantees that addresses the issue of work and
health to promote networking and sharing of best practices.
COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION
INSTITUTE
Los Angeles, CA
$75,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain the provision of violence prevention
programs for youth in Watts and surrounding South Los Angeles communities.
CORONA-NORCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Norco, CA
$80,000 over three years
To support a school-linked outreach program to increase enrollment and
utilization of health services by uninsured youth and families in western
Riverside County.
CASA FOR RIVERSIDE COUNTY INC.
Indio, CA
$78,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain the provision of mentoring services to
abused and neglected youth in Riverside County.
D-VEAL CORPORATION
Pasadena, CA
$110,000 over three years
For core operating support to provide clinical and case management services
to uninsured students in the Pasadena Unified School District.
ERNESTO GALARZA APPLIED RESEARCH CENTER
Riverside, CA
$190,000 over three years
To support a project to engage youth and adult community residents in
environmental health research and education.
FAMILY HEALTH CARE NETWORK
Porterville, CA
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to sustain the provision of direct preventive
health care for underserved women in Tulare County.
FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS
Oakland, CA
$95,000 over three years
For core operating support to educate policymakers about the need to expand
access to quality mental health services for high-risk youth.
THE FOUNDATION FOR TAXPAYER AND
CONSUMER RIGHTS
Santa Monica, CA
$100,000 over two years
For support to educate the public, opinion leaders and policymakers about
the current health care crisis and possible solutions.
GARDENA HIGH SCHOOL ADOLESCENT CLINIC
Gardena, CA
$50,000 over two years
To support healthy sexuality education and case management through a
school-based clinic.
GIRLS INCORPORATED OF LOS ANGELES
Pasadena, CA
$75,000 over two years
To support health education programs for at-risk girls in South Central Los
Angeles.
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