The first 10 years at The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF) featured foundation-designed grantmaking initiatives. TCWF wanted to take a look back after years had passed to see if any of the grantees’ work that began as a result of initiative funding was still in place. The Foundation commissioned Group Health Community Foundation (GHCF) to conduct an evaluation of three major initiatives funded for $20 million each between 1996 and 2002: the Health Improvement Initiative, the Children and Youth Community Health Initiative and the Work and Health Initiative. GHCF’s evaluation, titled “Tracks in the Sand,” was large and complex. The main findings and conclusions of the evaluation are presented in this issue of Reflections.
