Work

Geographic Funding Areas

San Fernando &
Santa Clarita Valley

FY 2021
Total Awarded:
$1,270,732

Westside & Downtown
Los Angeles

FY 2021
Total Awarded:
$3,545,732

San Gabriel Valley

FY 2021
Total Awarded:
$2,050,416

Long Beach &
Orange County

FY 2021
Total Awarded:
$3,422,008

Greater California

Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, Yolo County, Solano, San Francisco, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare Counties.

FY 2021 | Total Awarded: $945,000

Searchable Grants Database

Grant Information
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2018Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalTo support a recuperative care program, in partnerships with the PATH Santa Barbara Services Center, to address the health needs of individuals experiencing homelessness.625,00036 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Population & Community Health2018Southside Coalition of Community Health CentersTo support a care coordination program to improve workflow, communications, and ensure an effective transition of care for patients admitted through California Hospital Medical Center with congestive heart failure, hypertension and/or diabetes.450,00036 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2018Bet TzedekTo partner with Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and establish the Aging with Dignity Medical-Legal Partnership, the region’s first senior-focused medical-legal partnership.500,00024 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Population & Community Health2018Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San PedroTo develop the Complex Care Management Program, in partnership with the Illumination Foundation, which aims to improve the physical and mental health of homeless individuals by linking them to socioeconomic support services.650,00024 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2018Community Health Initiative of Orange CountyTo connect residents to health care and providers, empower individuals and families, and strengthen the healthcare delivery system of Orange County.100,00012 months
Population & Community Health2018UCLA Health Sound Body Sound MindTo support a collaborative project with Huntington Park Department of Parks and Recreation and Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles (SEE-LA) to improve the health and wellness of Huntington Park community members and students by increasing access to fitness and nutrition resources.300,00024 months
Population & Community Health2018Cancer Support Community - PasadenaTo develop partnerships with two hospitals and implement new cancer support groups: (1) at Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center to support a colorectal cancer support group targeting the Armenian American community; and (2) at City of Hope National Medical Center to support A Return To Wellness series for cancer survivors.100,00024 months
Healthcare Workforce2018HealthImpactTo develop a statewide Interprofessional Education and Collaborative (IPEC) and improve physician, nurse, and allied health professional training.75,00018 months
Population & Community Health2018Los Angeles Parks FoundationTo support the Girls Play LA program, which focuses on increasing sport and physical activity access for girls in under-served communities.100,00012 months
Population & Community Health2018Vista Del Mar Child and Family ServicesTo support the integration of substance abuse recovery, physical health, and wellness within existing mental health services.250,00036 months
Population & Community Health2018Southern California GrantmakersTo advance the philanthropic sector's focus in two areas: 1) the health and wellness of veterans and the community-based organizations that provide social and supportive services to this population; and 2) to develop a regional strategy with philanthropic foundations to respond to emerging and real-time disasters.300,00036 months
Population & Community Health2018Proyecto PastoralTo support the Promesa Boyle Heights Wellness Initiative, which aims to improve healthcare access and health outcomes for Boyle Heights residents by expanding health and wellness services to address unmet health needs in the community, increasing residents’ awareness of services, and helping residents connect to and navigate services.150,00036 months
Healthcare Workforce, Population & Community Health2018St. Camillus Center for Spiritual CareTo support the expansion of the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Program to provide dedicated interfaith chaplain resources in critical areas of trauma, palliative care and mental health by serving patients at the Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center (LAC+USC) facilities and working with The Wellness Center, the Outpatient Clinic at LAC+USC (palliative care), Exodus Recovery (mental health) and The Village (mental health).300,00036 months
Healthcare Workforce2018Beit T'ShuvahTo support an interdisciplinary training program between Beit T’Shuvah and the UCLA School of Medicine that will focus on providing biological, psychological, spiritual, and social training in the understanding and treatment of addictive disorders to medical students, residents, and other healthcare students as well as healthcare professionals in the Los Angeles area.600,00024 months
Healthcare Workforce, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Population & Community Health2018Health Funders Partnership of Orange CountyTo support the LiveHealthy OC Executive Leadership (LHOC) Program which will focus on the design, development, and delivery of an executive leadership program for clinic directors and leadership staff. 50,00012 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Population & Community Health2018Partners for Children South LATo support the expansion and enhancement of Partners for Children South LA’s Early Childhood System of Care through expanding safety net access to services, enhancing web-based data management, expanding work with children’s related caregivers and deepen work with pregnant/parenting teens, and expanding cross agency training for partner agency staff.450,00036 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Workforce2018Volunteers of America of Los AngelesTo support the Battle Buddy Bridge veteran peer support training curriculum and program services to veterans in need of peer support at the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Hospital. The curriculum will incorporate ways to support veterans reintegrating into civilian life and emphasize a strength-based model that uses trauma informed care practices.679,51236 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Population & Community Health2018One DegreeTo establish a scalable online training program to train more care professionals in LA County’s hospitals and community-based organizations to collaboratively address the social determinants of health.50,0006 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2018MaryvaleTo support a new Chemical Dependency Program to provide coordinated substance abuse intervention, prevention education, and relapse prevention therapy for teenage girls who are in Maryvale’s residential treatment program.125,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2018LA Bioscience HubTo support the development of the LA Bioscience Corridor by engaging and activating local students and property owners for job creation, start-ups, recruiting biotech companies to the area, and creating educational and training opportunities for local residents.150,00018 months
Healthcare Workforce2018California State University NorthridgeTo support the Valley Nonprofit Resources project to conduct educational workshops, promote peer-to-peer networking, and provide technical assistance for disaster, succession, and/or strategic planning to San Fernando Valley health and human service nonprofits.78,65012 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2018Susan G. Komen Orange CountyTo support a Breast Health Navigation Planning Analysis of current breast cancer services in Orange County and identify the needs, expectations, and experiences of patients throughout the continuum of care.50,0006 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2018Casa Treatment CenterTo support the final phase to improve the delivery of CASA’s addiction treatment services, including expansion of the Family, Alumnae, and the Marriage & Family Therapy Programs, as well as the evaluation and strengthening of existing programs. 100,00024 months
Population & Community Health2018Brilliant CornersTo support capacity building to manage new LA County funds targeting health and homelessness.149,60012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2018Charles Drew University College of Medicine55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2018David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2018Keck School of Medicine of USC55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2018Loma Linda University School of Medicine55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2018UC Davis School of Medicine55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2018UC Riverside School of Medicine55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2018UCI School of Medicine55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2018UCSD School of Medicine55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2018UCSF School of Medicine55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2018WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific55,00012 months
Population & Community Health2018Project KinshipTo support the expansion of the Sanctuary of Hope program for formerly incarcerated youth by providing trauma-related services to help achieve successful re-entry into the community.390,00036 months
Population & Community Health2018Public CounselTo provide free legal services and training to support the capacity of Los Angeles safety-net healthcare providers and health-affiliated organizations. Services will include outreach with healthcare providers and local clinics and provision of specialized legal advice, compliance assurance, and contractual review tailored to their unique and complex needs.135,00024 months
Population & Community Health2018VIP Community Mental Health CenterTo support the expansion of the medical capacity of the Adolescent Care & Transition (ACT) Clinic, located within the VIP Children’s Medical Village at LAC+USC Medical Center. Many of the ACT Clinic’s patients are LGBTQ+ youth and funding will address the unique challenges facing that population as well as adolescents and teens who are in the foster care system, experiencing homelessness, and/or are at-risk316,25024 months
Healthcare Workforce2018Western University of Health SciencesTo support Year Two of WesternU's Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP). SHPEP is an intensive, residential, education program for undergraduate students underrepresented in health professions (often times from low income communities and/or communities of color) to gain exposure, training, and a pathway for developing a career in the healthcare professions. 355,17612 months
Population & Community Health2018Public Health AdvocatesTo support the planning phase of the Los Angeles Faith in Health Diabetes Prevention Network. The Network would make available an evidence-based intervention to residents of East Los Angeles via faith-based spaces, with an aim to reduce disparities in rates of diabetes and prediabetes among low-income Latino residents.75,00012 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Workforce2018ONEgenerationTo support an Integrative Fall Prevention Program which will involve direct mobility and balance training, medication management, environmental safety and home assessment and offer home modification assistance with the goal of reducing fall risks among the population served.50,00012 months
Population & Community Health2018PATHTo support the Bridge to Health and Housing Project, an initiative that seeks to reduce hospital recidivism and activate health stability among homeless and formerly homeless seniors in Los Angeles County. PATH will work with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) to target the most vulnerable of DHS’s homeless and elderly hospital discharges and place them on a path to getting into safe and supportive housing.450,00036 months
Population & Community Health2018Huntington HospitalTo support a collaboration between Huntington Hospital, Young & Healthy, and Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) to develop the Pasadena Trauma-Informed Care Initiative. The program will enhance the well-being of Pasadena residents, through a community-wide effort to reduce the prevalence and impacts of childhood trauma. 760,67936 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2018St. John's Well Child & Family CenterTo support the Patient Redesign Project, a team-oriented, data-driven clinic operations initiative aimed at reducing clinic patient cycle times, improving provider productivity, and increasing patient and provider satisfaction. 500,00024 months
Population & Community Health2018H.O.P.E.To support H.O.P.E.’s Housing Services Program pilot. H.O.P.E. will facilitate the procurement of affordable rental units for people with developmental disabilities and will implement the Housing Services Program, as part of its array of housing options.225,00036 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Population & Community Health2018Health Consortium of Greater San Gabriel ValleyTo support the establishment of an ad-hoc Organizational Growth/Sustainability Planning Workgroup that will provide oversight to all facets of an in-depth organizational capacity building and sustainability planning initiative.49,99612 months
Population & Community Health2018Westside Family Health CenterTo support the Diabetes & Hypertension Pilot Project, a strategic approach to improving the outcomes of patients with comorbidities of diabetes and hypertension through training, screening, and evidence-based population health interventions.150,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2018JVS SoCalTo support the expansion of the HealthWorks Healthcare Careers Development Program, which trains individuals facing multiple barriers to success for fulfilling growth-focused careers in the healthcare industry.200,00024 months
Population & Community Health2018Heluna HealthTo support a partnership with Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, ParkTree Community Health Center, the Community Translational Research Institute, Claremont Graduation University, and PVHMC's Family Health Center. The “Stopping Diabetes in its Tracks” collaboration will work to adopt a systemic approach to the prevention and control of prediabetes and diabetes, and integrate hospital, clinic, and enhanced community resources to achieve continuity of prevention and health care services for maximal impact.750,00036 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2018Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLATo support UCLA’s Upstream Obesity Solutions, a program to equip the next generation of primary care providers with the knowledge and tools needed to reduce the prevalence and the short- and long-term consequences of pediatric obesity in Los Angeles County.750,00036 months
Population & Community Health2018Wise & Healthy AgingTo support the dissemination of culturally competent, evidence-based Alzheimer's and dementia training by reaching Chinese, Korean, Farsi and Spanish-speaking caregivers in Los Angeles County. 175,00024 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Population & Community Health2018Venice Family ClinicTo support the Venice Family Clinic’s transition to a value-based model of care.200,00024 months
Population & Community Health2018Cambodian Association of AmericaTo support the Asian Pacific Islander/Strength-Based Cambodian Wellness Program (API/SBCWP) in partnership with the United Cambodian Community, Families in Good Health, and The Cambodian Family. This community-centered, early-intervention program will increase access to mental health services for underserved youth, adults and seniors in the Cambodian-American community in Southern California.300,00036 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2018Motion Picture & Television FundTo support the planning phase for developing a roadmap to expand access to community-based palliative care.75,00012 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2018Downtown Women's CenterTo support the planning phase of a Geriatric Housing Stability Program in partnership with the Skid Row Housing Trust. Activities will include identification of evidence-based practices, capital assessment of housing units, and development of new partnerships.50,0006 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2018UCLA Family MedicineTo support the International Medical Graduate (IMG) Program and the enrollment of qualified bilingual and bicultural international medical graduates to prepare these unlicensed physicians to pass the United States Medical Licensing Exam and enter residency training programs in California with the goal of increasing the number of bilingual (English-Spanish) family physicians for California's underserved rural and urban communities.50,00012 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2018Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalTo support the Cottage Concussion Clinic, serving Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura Counties.320,00024 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Workforce, Healthcare Delivery Systems2017ParkTree Community Health Center999,66536 months
Population & Community Health2017Providence Speech and Hearing Center150,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2017Providence TrinityCare Hospice400,00024 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2017UCLA Health311,00024 months
Population & Community Health2017The Coalition of Orange County Community Health Centers49,7506 months
Healthcare Workforce2017Executive Service Corps of Southern California30,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2017David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2017Charles Drew University College of Medicine55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2017Keck School of Medicine of USC55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2017Loma Linda University School of Medicine55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2017UC Riverside School of Medicine55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2017UCI School of Medicine55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2017WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2017UCSD School of Medicine55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2017UCSF School of Medicine55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2017UC Davis School of Medicine55,00012 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2017St. Mary Medical CenterSt. Mary Medical Center, in partnership with Mental Health America of Los Angeles, is awarded a grant to implement the Long Beach Healthlink Program, a navigation project that offers intensive case management, supportive services, and psychiatric counseling to homeless individuals struggling with mental health diagnoses who are utilizing the St. Mary Emergency Department.500,00024 months
Healthcare Workforce2017Loma Linda University HealthTo support the Loma Linda Health San Manuel Gateway College. The College will integrate training programs in health careers with clinical experience and offer a number of health career certificate programs.276,32024 months
Population & Community Health2017The Lucille and Edward R. Roybal FoundationTo establish a Chinampa Jardin de Salud Workshop series, an interactive nutrition education and healthy cooking program designed to engage and benefit residents in the East LA region.25,00024 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2017Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern CaliforniaTo support a critical capacity building initiative to enable the organization to maintain essential services that ensure a continuum of care for critically ill children and their families. Funds will support the development of new business systems that will enhance operations across regional programs.125,00024 months
Population & Community Health2017United States Veterans InitiativeU.S. VETS, in partnership with the Education Development Center (EDC), is awarded a grant to support the Women Vets on Point (WVoP) Los Angeles pilot project. WVoP is an outreach, education, and engagement campaign promoting mental health awareness, access, and treatment among women veterans.350,00018 months
Healthcare Workforce2017Barlow Respiratory HospitalTo support the Nursing Residency Program, an in-depth training program designed to prepare new graduate nurses with the specialized skills needed to provide exemplary nursing care for medically-complex and ventilated patients.33,60012 months
Population & Community Health2017The Cambodian FamilyTo support the expansion of its Healthy Changes Program (HCP). The goal of HCP is to increase access of underserved, low-income, limited-English-proficient Cambodian-American residents of Orange County to culturally and linguistically appropriate health care services, information, and resources.100,00024 months
Population & Community Health2017Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health ServicesTo support the pilot of the Early STAR (Screening, Trauma-Informed Assessment & Referral) demonstration program at the outpatient treatment centers in South Los Angeles and the City of Inglewood. Through Early STAR, infants and toddlers will be screened for trauma and for autism/intellectual disability/sensory issues.300,00024 months
Population & Community Health2017USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterTo expand and implement the next phase of the Precision Oncology Program. Working within the ORIEN Network, the next phase will extend the program to a broader base of patients, by doubling access through increased access to genomic tumor analysis, improved patient navigation, and patient outcomes tracking.1,000,00036 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2017Good Samaritan HospitalTo establish a new inpatient Palliative Care Program in the Intensive Care Unit and the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. This project will implement the processes to launch a fully defined Palliative Care Program at Good Samaritan Hospital.300,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2017First Place for YouthTo support a planning grant to build a Health Career Pathway in Los Angeles County to prepare foster youth to work in the healthcare field.50,00012 months
Population & Community Health2017GRYD FoundationTo support the Youth Squad 360 Initiative, which seeks to mitigate the obstacles created by living in low income, gang-influenced communities by providing personal and consistent services to their Youth Squad alumni. To address the need for a health and wellness program within its initiative, Youth Squad 360 will offer young adults one-on-one employment training, social and emotional counseling, healthy living resources, as well as other tools they need to lead successful, productive lives.110,00024 months
Population & Community Health2017Pediatric Therapy NetworkTo support the Leaps & Bounds Program new satellite location in Long Beach. The Program serves toddlers who have been identified with moderate to severe developmental delays and provides early care, education, and therapeutic treatment from a team of specialists. The expansion brings these services to the medically underserved area of Long Beach.15,16812 months
Population & Community Health2017Foothill FamilyTo support a sustainability plan for the Health Families America Program. The program uses an evidence-based early childhood home visiting program model for working with overburdened families who are at risk for adverse childhood experiences and nurtures the parent-child relationship to promote well-being.78,00012 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2017St. Joseph Hoag HealthSt. Joseph Hoag Health in partnership with the Illumination Foundation is awarded a grant to support the Street2Home project, an expansion of the Chronic Care PLUS (CCP) pilot project which was funded by UniHealth Foundation. The project connects medically vulnerable homeless clients who are frequent utilizers of the St. Joseph Hoag Health to medical care, post-hospital recuperative care, and permanent supportive housing, and seeks to provide a full spectrum of care to break the cycles of hospital recidivism and homelessness. The Street2Home expansion will: 1) replicate the CCP model at three additional hospitals in the St. Joseph Hoag Health system; 2) enhance infrastructure to coordinate the collaboration between the hospitals and the Illumination Foundation; and 3) develop collaborative care delivery for homeless patients with substantial behavioral health challenges.1,200,00036 months
Healthcare Workforce2017USC University RelationsTo support the USC Dental Assistant Certificate Initiative, a partnership between the University of Southern California and the West Los Angeles Community College. The Initiative is a high school concurrent enrollment program designed to train, promote, and encourage high school students from underserved communities to pursue a career-path in the dental profession.110,00024 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2017Pacific ClinicsTo support the growth and enhancement of Pacific Clinics' impact in providing behavioral and mental health services by expanding partnerships with private health providers and commercial insurers.240,00018 months
Population & Community Health2017CSU Institute for Palliative CareTo support the training of promotoras on the importance of palliative care and outreach within the Latino community. The CSU Institute for Palliative Care at CSU Long Beach, along with the CSU Long Beach Center for Latino Community Health, will recruit and train promotoras in a culturally sensitive manner on access and use of palliative care.54,99112 months
Population & Community Health2017California Science Center FoundationTo support the exhibition of Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS: PULSE at the California Science Center. This exhibition will offer Science Center guests insights into human anatomy, physiology and health. by providing education related to science, ethics and the social implications of a current health topics.200,00016 months
Population & Community Health2017The Alliance for Children's RightsThe Alliance for Children's Rights is awarded a two-year grant of $200,000 to focus more holistically and systematically on the needs of teen families. The Healthy Teen Families Project expands on the Alliance for Children's Rights' vision to change outcomes for two of the most vulnerable populations in Los Angeles County: teen parents in foster care and their babies. It combines legal services with holistic case coordination, education, and volunteer support with policies that enhance access to quality healthcare, wellness and social services.200,00024 months
Population & Community Health20171736 Family Crisis Center1736 Family Crisis Center is awarded $100,000 to enhance its rapid re-housing model and implement a pilot project with LAHSA (Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority) and PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) to link clients and services to the federally mandated CES (Coordinated Entry System) for homeless families. The pilot, Housing Solutions Program for Domestic Violence Survivors, will demonstrate the replicability and scalability of this cross-systems model for this population and address heretofore integration challenges between the homeless and domestic violence systems of care.100,00012 months
Population & Community Health2017Partners in Care FoundationPartners in Care Foundation is awarded $100,000 to support the Los Angeles Alliance for Community Health and Aging (LAACHA), a public-private partnership formed to impact population and community health by building the capacity of community organizations to offer evidence-based workshops to aged vulnerable populations throughout Los Angeles County. Funding will support the Alliance in refining a model reimbursement system for evidence-based programs, offer workshop leader trainings, and implement additional community-based workshops.100,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2017Children's Hospital of Orange CountyChildren's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) is awarded $811,877 over three years to launch and support the Pediatric Mental Health Institute. CHOC proposes building an integrated system of mental health care for children and teens by developing an effective network of knowledgeable providers, community partners, and insurers. Activities of the proposed Institute include expanding the mental health workforce, training frontline healthcare and education personnel on early identification, and engaging insurers in the need for evidence-based mental health care.811,87736 months
Population & Community Health2017Esperanza Community Housing CorporationEsperanza Community Housing Corporation is awarded $1,279,982 over three years for The Healthy Breathing project, which will use a Healthy Homes approach to reducing severe asthma attacks and emergency department utilization in South Los Angeles. The holistic program will improve health outcomes for patients with asthma by providing them with home-based environmental assessment, clinical care referrals, individual and family-based asthma management education and environmental health interventions necessary to stabilize and improve their health.1,279,98236 months
Population & Community Health2017Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange CountyHealthy Smiles Orange County is awarded $300,000 over three years to develop the capacity to provide a community-based teledentistry "Virtual Dental Home" project to expand access to basic and preventive dental care in underserved communities, reduce barriers that prevent access to dental services, and reduce disparities in oral health care. Funds will contribute to establishing the pilot program, ensuring its programmatic success, and help Healthy Smiles expand its services, reach and impact for young children.300,00036 months
Population & Community Health2017National Health FoundationNational Health Foundation (NHF) is awarded $126,175 to work with Tierra del Sol Foundation to create an evaluation framework that will measure Tierra's impact on the health and wellness of its target population. The partnership between Tierra and NHF will leverage the strengths of each organization to understand, measure, and convey how health and wellbeing are impacted through disability and employment services. Tierra helps individuals with disabilities overcome cognitive, physical, emotional and behavioral challenges to become gainfully employed, volunteer, and pursue post-secondary education while NHF provides research, program development and evaluation, and operational recommendations for a variety of stakeholders in healthcare and the community.126,17512 months
Population & Community Health2017California State University NorthridgeCalifornia State University, Northridge's Valley Nonprofit Resources, in partnership with Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, is awarded $175,002 for a two-year project that will build the capacity of San Fernando Valley nonprofits to involve families in helping Latino adults with Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) improve their self-management of the disease. The project will build on previous work to develop the MultiFamily Group (MFG) evidence-based program for supporting families of adults with mental illness. The T2DM MFG program will be pilot tested with four Valley nonprofits, and if found effective will be disseminated to more nonprofits in the region.175,00224 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2017Los Angeles Christian Health CentersThe Los Angeles Christian Health Centers (LACHC) is awarded $200,000 over two years to build upon its Patient Care Team Redesign project. Funding will support LACHC's plans to continue to significantly strengthen the team-based model at the Pico Aliso clinic site with the goal of achieving increased operational efficiency and improved access to care, including patient and staff satisfaction through consulting expertise and training.200,00024 months
Population & Community Health2017Worksite Wellness LAWorksite Wellness LA is awarded $50,000 to support Project Access. Funding will support presentations linking financial literacy, stress management, preventative health, and nutritional education, which are based on a curriculum that specifically highlights the interconnectivity and intersection of these topics.50,00012 months
Population & Community Health2017Cancer Support Community - PasadenaCancer Support Community Pasadena (CSCP) is awarded a $50,000 over one year to support two cancer support groups: The Family and Friends Support Group offers psychosocial support and education for caregivers of people who have cancer and the Bereavement Support Group for adults who have lost a loved one to cancer. The groups' purpose is (1) to ensure that no one, including caregivers and those who are bereaved, need face cancer and its aftermath alone, and (2) to enable participants to improve their ability to cope with their loved one's cancer (or death from the disease) and to boost their quality of life.50,00012 months
Population & Community Health2017UCLA HealthUCLA Healthcare, in partnership with Antelope Valley Hospital (AVH), is awarded $775,043 over three years to pilot a NICU High Risk Infant Follow-up Telehealth Outreach Program (HRIF-TOP) in AVH's catchment area. The goal is to increase access to medical and neurodevelopmental care and care coordination for at-risk infants and children in a rural community. This pilot program will also analyze benefits and barriers to potential healthcare cost reductions and access to HRIF care and patient satisfaction and decreased burden of transportation barriers. The UCLA Healthcare system and the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) Division of Neonatology will implement this project and promote relationships between multidisciplinary teams at UCLA and AVH, and plans to decrease gaps in NICU HRIF services including patient referral, assessment and care coordination.775,04336 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2016UCI School of Medicine50,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2016Loma Linda University School of Medicine50,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2016Keck School of Medicine of USC50,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2016UC Riverside School of Medicine50,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2016Charles Drew University College of Medicine50,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2016WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific50,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2016David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA50,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2016UCLA Family Medicine50,00012 months
Population & Community Health2016Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital39,4263 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2016Executive Service Corps of Southern California30,00012 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2016Good Samaritan HospitalGood Samaritan Hospital is awarded $50,000 over six-months to conduct a planning process for the establishment of a new Palliative Care Program and service line for inpatient care throughout the hospital with a focus on the Intensive Care Unit. The project will utilize the expertise of a leading physician in palliative care for the development of an implementation roadmap for the service line, complete with designating the appropriate and necessary staff, the methods to engage physicians in a positive response to palliative care, and the financial sustainability for long-term success.50,0006 months
Healthcare Workforce2016San Fernando Community Health CenterSan Fernando Community Health Center is awarded $80,000 over 18 months to support the Dental Auxiliary Utilization (DAU) Pilot Project. The program seeks to re-establish a four-handed dentistry training program for UCLA's School of Dentistry within the structure of the pre-doctoral pediatric dentistry rotation. The DAU Pilot Project builds on the current collaboration between San Fernando Community Health Center and the Section of Pediatric Dentistry of the UCLA School of Dentistry. It reinstates DAU training for dental students in their 3rd or 4th year, teaching proper use of dental auxiliary staff thereby improving efficiencies in dental care. The overall goal is to extend existing dental manpower to meet the growing dental treatment need.80,00018 months
Population & Community Health2016USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterThe USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center is awarded $400,000 over three years to build and sustain the Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition in Service Planning Area 4 (C4-SPA4). This will be a local, community-based, sustainable partnership program (working closely with Clínica Msr. Oscar A. Romero) that supports high-quality, high-volume, timely and appropriate cancer screening driven by grassroots promotoras and community leaders in neighborhoods surrounding USC's Health Sciences Campus and other areas of high need in SPA 4. Through partnership activities that engage experts and existing resources from USC Norris and the Health Sciences Campus, C4-SPA4 will ultimately develop and maintain a seamless system of cancer care for the medically underserved.400,00036 months
Population & Community Health2016Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalHenry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital is awarded $750,000 over three years to develop and implement a diabetes education program. The program will be based in the hospital primarily as an inpatient and staff education program, with additional outpatient education offered free of charge to community members. The purpose is to screen and monitor inpatients with hypoglycemic occurrences, train staff on best practices, and connect patients with a navigator to develop interventions for pre-diabetes and those with diabetes.750,00036 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2016Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for HealthcareCasa Colina is awarded $859,862 over three years to develop a patient navigation program to improve patients' successful transition after discharge from acute rehabilitation. This project will include all diagnoses and bring this specialized approach to all patients identified as high risk for complications during this important transition period post-discharge. It will address potential gaps in services experienced by many individuals who have made significant progress in medical recovery and rehabilitation, but find obstacles in self-managing their needs upon discharge. To minimize these negative outcomes, key program activities will include care coordination; psychosocial and medical support; and provide linkages to community resources for financial assistance, transportation, family needs, translation services and referrals to individual and group therapeutic support, weekly/monthly educational sessions, and community activities.859,86236 months
Healthcare Workforce2016Mount Saint Mary's UniversityMount Saint Mary's University is awarded $463,737 over three years to develop and implement a Healthy Healthcare Provider Program (HHPP). The goal of the HHPP is to increase the capacity of new nurses to remain healthy and resilient in the face of the unique challenges of their profession. The HHPP will include a Peer Wellness Advocate program for nurses, and "Certified Resilient," a framework for motivating students to achieve distinction in their commitment to wellness.463,73736 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Population & Community Health2016Alzheimer's Family CenterAlzheimer's Family Services Center (AFSC) is awarded $100,000 to build a sustainable, accountable and integrated health care continuum that meets the complex medical and psychosocial needs of individuals affected by Alzheimer's disease or other dementia and their families in Orange County. Specifically, AFSC will: (1) hire a reputable consultant who can help the agency gain the licensure to launch a dementia-specific Partial Hospitalization Program or Intensive Outpatient Program; and (2) offset the cost of expanding its pilot Mind Booster Series to multiple locations across Orange County.100,00012 months
Population & Community Health2016Children's Burn FoundationThe Children's Burn Foundation is awarded $50,000 over one year to support the Full Recovery Program which provides life-transforming surgeries, prostheses and transplants, specialty burn garments and other medical needs for child burn survivors, as well as services to support the psychosocial and emotional recovery of child burn survivors.50,00012 months
Population & Community Health2016Young & HealthyYoung & Healthy is awarded $86,191 over two years to transition from a hard-copy, piecemeal client data system to an efficient and modern system. The transition will enhance the level of service delivered by case managers, ensure full compliance with all HIPAA standards, and improve the experience and health outcomes of the clients who depend upon Young & Healthy's services. Grant funds will provide support to initiate and sustain the FAMCare Centralized Client Data Management and Tracking System for its operations.86,19124 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Workforce2016Loyola Marymount UniversityLoyola Marymount University's Bioethics Institute, in collaboration with Providence Institute for Human Caring, is awarded a $33,000 planning grant to create an end-of-life community education program. LMU and Providence Institute for Human Caring will direct the program primarily to pastoral leaders and their constituencies from all interested faiths and traditions, and will reach out to rabbis, priests, deacons, ministers, imam, sangha and other leaders of faith communities. The goal of the program is to equip pastoral caregivers with practical and intellectual tools to assist their parishioners as they and their loved ones prepare for and face the dying process.33,00012 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2016Mental Health America of Los AngelesMental Health America of Los Angeles is awarded $150,000 toward renovation of property purchased for MHA by the City of Long Beach for Mental Health America's Homeless Healthcare Center. The center will co-locate and coordinate mental and physical health care for the most difficult to reach homeless individuals with mental illness. The project will increase access to care for vulnerable populations; integrate strategies for mental health, physical health, substance abuse recovery and healthy living to improve homeless individuals' well-being; and invest in entitlement and employment services to increase their ability to sustain community living. Grant funds will support the buildout of the Homeless Assistance Program Drop in Center, which will provide a respite from the streets and respond to the immediate and long-term needs of clients.150,00012 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Population & Community Health2016California Hospital Medical CenterCalifornia Hospital Medical Center, in partnership with Jewish Family Services, is awarded a three-year grant of $706,421 to implement the Transition to Wellness Project. The project will provide service navigation to patients with mental illness treated in the emergency department and inpatient hospital units to connect them with community resources and treatment interventions to improve their overall health and social well-being, and reduce ED utilization and hospital readmissions.706,42136 months
Population & Community Health2016UCLA Fielding School of Public HealthThe UCLA Fielding School of Public Health is awarded $429,213 over 24 months to expand its Population Health Forecasting project. This grant will focus on forecasting the prevalence of major depression in Los Angeles County. The model will be used to estimate the potential impact of different community-based treatment and prevention programs that are of interest to partner non-profit hospitals as part of their service planning and community-benefit programs. In addition, the project will help larger efforts to increase visibility of depression as a major public health problem.429,21324 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2016APLA HealthAIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) is awarded $300,000 over 24-months to support the planning and implementation required to transform its two clinical sites (Gleicher/Chen Health Center and Long Beach Health Center) to level 3 Patient Center Medical Home (PCMH) accreditation through the National Committee for Quality Assurance. APLA aims to improve overall community health of underserved low-income individuals, with a focus on low-income LGBT in South Los Angeles and Long Beach, by establishing a new health center in Long Beach and by transforming its medical practice to include the five components of a PCMH: (1) patient-centered; (2) comprehensive and team-based; (3) coordinated care; (4) better access; and (5) a systems-based approach to quality and safety.300,00024 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Population & Community Health2016Citrus Valley Health PartnersCitrus Valley Health Partners (CVHP) is awarded $900,000 over three years to increase organizational capacity to support the critical changes and new processes required for managing population health and transitioning to value-based payment models by: (1) developing clinical care protocols for five chronic disease states; (2) establishing a care management system that is sustainable; (3) utilizing technology and data analytics to identify and monitor high risk patients and facilitate coordinated care; and (4) decreasing the total cost of care. CVHP will also implement a Care Innovation and Population Health Program.900,00036 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2016UCLA HealthUCLA Health is developing an Advance Care Planning and Services (ACPS) initiative to prepare clinicians and staff to initiate advance care planning based on the clinical needs and readiness of patients. The ACPS is awarded $110,000 for a one-year pilot project which will build and evaluate a new infrastructure using Continuity Care Coordinators (CCCs) specially trained to identify appropriate patients and promote advance care planning conversations. The UCLA Faculty Practice Group will implement the intervention with primary care physicians in the two Santa Monica Bay Physicians primary care practices by orienting the physicians to the advance care planning process, monitoring and improving the CCC implementation of the intervention, and providing feedback to physicians and CCCs.110,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2016Keck School of Medicine of USCAn emerging issue of burnout, depression and suicide in medical residents and practicing physicians must be addressed to improve the clinical learning environment and ensure that medicine continuously advances in patient safety/quality improvement. The Keck School of Medicine of USC is awarded $300,000 over two years to promote resident and faculty wellness while reducing signs and symptoms of depression and burnout currently experienced by residents and faculty at USC. Requested funds will support a psychologist to work with the Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education to perform assessments, interventions and measure outcomes for this initiative.300,00036 months
Population & Community Health2016UCI School of MedicineTo support the planning phase of A Comprehensive Agile Response Team for Dementia Care: CART-DC, a model of compassionate, comprehensive care for patients suffering from dementia that revolves around the needs of patients and their caregivers. The project will also develop a registry for patients with dementia and their caregivers from UC Irvine's SeniorHealth Center which will serve as the hub for their comprehensive care, inclusive of psychosocial support and medical needs. UCI will also work with Alzheimer's Orange County to connect patients and caregivers with free supportive services in the region.150,00012 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2016UCLA HealthTo support the development and implementation of a mental health model in pediatric palliative care. The goal of the mental health program is to improve the quality of life of children with life threatening medical conditions and their families by providing access to high quality mental health services in the home. Specifically, this project will provide directed mental health interventions for pain and symptom management, anticipatory grief and bereavement follow-up. It will also utilize telehealth technology to ensure treatment adherence and continuity of care for patients living in more remote locations.1,080,00060 months
Population & Community Health2016Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterTo support Phase II of the Be Forever Fit (BFF) Program. Phase II funds will be directed towards further developing BFF, a comprehensive multidisciplinary clinic/program at Harbor-UCLA to help obese children achieve and maintain weight loss. The program will expand the training of health care professionals in obesity management, advocate for increased access to multidisciplinary care in the greater Los Angeles region, and enhance delivery of care at the point of service.540,00036 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2016Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterTo disseminate and study SAFE Care in three Magnet hospitals in Los Angeles County: Huntington Hospital, Torrance Memorial Medical Center and Ronald Reagan UCLA Health System. SAFE Care is a nurse-led interprofessional team care model to rapidly identify and provide safe and effective inpatient care to high risk older adults and help support successful transition back to the community. The project will engage interprofessional hospital leadership; provide training and coaching in implementation processes of the SAFE Care model; create leaders to sustain and spread the model; and promote involvement of participating hospitals' nursing research and evidence-based practice nurse experts in evaluating, adapting, and disseminating the SAFE Care model principles.600,05424 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Population & Community Health2016Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health CenterConstant Contact/Web: To transform the patient care experience and improve financial sustainability by launching the Integrated Supportive Care Program, an evidence-based, innovative program aimed at dramatically improving care outcomes for chronically ill patients and decreasing the amount of futile treatment in the hospital. The Integrated Supportive Care Program will provide medically appropriate care across a continuum of care settings, from the hospital to the home or at any skilled or long term care facility, for eligible patients by deploying a multi-disciplinary team of resources, including community health workers, a social worker, a nurse practitioner and a consulting palliative care physician.795,00036 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2016Santa TeresitaTo establish a full-featured, customized Learning Management System (LMS) Library to help automate, efficiently manage, and track all training needs for staff with the goal of significantly improving quality of care and reducing employee-related liability risk. It includes subjects such as compliance, regulatory training and continuing education.30,00012 months
Other2016Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterTo develop the Interprofessional Perinatal Simulation Program to enhance the hospital's nascent Labor and Delivery and Mother-Baby simulation program. This evidence-based program will provide training and ongoing practice in life-threatening, perinatal scenarios in-situ for all first responders and clinical staff working with mothers and their babies in Labor & Delivery, the Mother-Baby Unit, OB Triage and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The program will train physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, chaplains, and emergency department clinical staff.447,00024 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2016PIH Health Hospital - DowneyTo promote access to care while reducing inappropriate usage of the Emergency Department and create a more efficient and effective emergency and primary care system. The goal of this grant is to reduce low acuity emergency department visits by implementing a Case Management Model in partnership with the JWCH Institute Community Clinic. This initiative will connect patients with a primary care medical home and needed social and medical care resources.600,00024 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Population & Community Health2016San Fernando Community Health CenterTo support SFCHC's Federally Qualified Health Center Staffing Model Expansion Project. The project will fund three key positions necessary to fulfill the requirements of Federally Qualified Health Center status.100,00012 months
Population & Community Health2016Helen Keller InternationalTo support ChildSight program services primarily in the Inglewood and Lennox Unified School Districts in the 2016-2017 academic year. ChildSight delivers a cost-effective health intervention to economically disadvantaged children in the local community. The program will provide vision screenings, prescription eyeglasses and referrals for further assessment and care as needed to low-income, underserved middle and high school students directly within the school setting and at no cost to the child's family.40,00012 months
Population & Community Health2016Los Angeles Child Guidance ClinicTo ramp up the Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic's Wellness Program beyond its pilot phase. The Access and Wellness Center (AWC) provides daily no-fee, no-appointment mental health screenings for children, crisis intervention and linkages to community resources. The AWC Wellness Program improves coping skills that have been demonstrated to reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and behavioral problems. The AWC Program will serve those adolescent youth whose level of impairment is considered diagnosable and treatable, but "sub-threshold" for publicly-funded treatment.100,00012 months
Other2016Southern California GrantmakersTo support skill building, trainings, and learning opportunities for health and health-related funders. The goal of this funding is to improve SCG's capacity and effectiveness to provide relevant programs and services for health funders and facilitate collaboration and communication efforts.40,00024 months
Population & Community Health2016West Coast Sports Medicine FoundationTo support free weekly sports medicine, musculoskeletal, spine, brain/concussion injury evaluation and treatment clinic. The weekly Team to Win Sports Medicine Injury Clinic serves at risk, under/uninsured high school students from 25 schools, providing sports medicine care, including injury evaluation, diagnosis and treatment, brain/concussion neurodiagnostic testing, x-rays, casting, bracing, in-office surgical procedures and physical therapy.25,00012 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2016UCI School of MedicineUCI School of Medicine in partnership with the Coalition of Orange County Community Health Centers was awarded a grant over three years to support the Transforming Orange County's Community Clinic System: Creating True Community Health and Wellness Initiative. This comprehensive initiative intends to redefine a healthcare delivery system for the underserved in Orange County and will support the transformation of Orange County's clinics from a disease-focused approach to a health delivery model that focuses on prevention and health creation. This will be achieved by integrating evidence-based integrative health modalities and proven prevention interventions that focus on health creation into the current health care delivery system. Specifically, this project supports a three-year process for up to eight Orange County clinics that have demonstrated the readiness and capacity to engage in such a transformation.600,00036 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2016ChapCareTo support the establishment of a comprehensive community health center (the recently opened ChapCare Lime) in the City of Monrovia in the San Gabriel Valley. The project will expand access to primary healthcare services in the San Gabriel Valley to improve health outcomes. The primary service area for the project is the City of Monrovia and its surrounding areas (the Cities of Duarte and Arcadia). Primary healthcare services that will be available at ChapCare Lime include medical care, behavioral health counseling, and optometry services.300,00024 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2016Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles CountyTo support collaboration with USC's Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program (AYA@USC) to bring additional advocacy expertise and legal resources to families living in poverty whose adolescent and young adult children are seeking and/or receiving cancer treatment at LAC+USC Medical Center, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. The grant will fund the NLSLA Adolescent and Young Adult Legal Support Team to aid low-income AYA oncology patients and and families struggling with both the ravages of cancer and a myriad social and financial obstacles by reducing the legal barriers to effective cancer treatment so patients and their families can focus their energies on battling cancer.200,00024 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2016USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterThe Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Oncology Program at the USC, a collaboration among the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), and LAC+USC Medical Center, has developed and implemented an AYA clinical care model. In addition to making use of existing clinical and research services, the program has since successfully integrated services, linked information, created a database, housed a web-site featuring patient and provider content, generated academic articles and poster presentations, and cross trained existing staff in the involved clinics and hospitals. This grant supports the evaluation of the impact of the clinical care model on the clinical, psychosocial, and economic outcomes of AYA patients, families, and institutions. These measures will be used to refine the model and provide a transferable model of care that is cost efficient and cognizant of the impacts upon individuals, families, and institutions.400,00024 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Population & Community Health, Healthcare Workforce2016UC San FranciscoTo support the continued growth of the Palliative Care Quality Network, complete a plan for self-sustainability, and enable the achievement of the overall goal of defining and promoting quality palliative care so as to improve care for all people with serious illness and those at the end of life.348,20124 months
Population & Community Health2016Extraordinary FamiliesTo support work to recruit additional high-quality foster homes to care for foster children ages 0 to 6, and to significantly improve the safety and wellbeing of these children. With this grant, Extraordinary Families will achieve the following outcomes: 1) Foster Home Recruitment: 75 new emergency placement homes, foster homes, and/or prospective adoptive homes for foster children ages 0 to 6, certified or in the process of certification by the end of the grant period; and 2) Policy and Practice Improvements, including the digitization of: the process by which social workers complete home studies, the process for foster parents to submit Special Incident Reports (SIRs), and design and implementation of a data collection and assessment tool that will improve the reporting and analysis of SIRs.200,00024 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2016Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterA community collaborative comprised of Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona Community Health Center, Claremont Graduate University, and the Community Translational Research Institute is awarded a grant to support nine months of planning activities leading to an innovative and comprehensive integrated approach to Type 2 Diabetes prevention and control for the high need populations served by the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. The purpose of this program-planning initiative is to develop and test an integrated and sustainable 3-level prediabetes and diabetes-screening program which will lead to the development of an intervention that translates evidence-based approaches to obesity and diabetes prevention and control into effective and sustainable programs. The collaborative will develop the leadership structure, team organization, and operational procedures necessary to achieve the screening, intervention, and evaluation objectives during the implementation phase.90,0009 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2016YMCA of Metropolitan Los AngelesThe YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles (LA YMCA) in partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is awarded a grant to provide access for 300+ individuals with chronic disease to engage in targeted and coordinated wellness opportunities onsite at local YMCA branch facilities. With a DHS Physical Therapy Director of Wellness shared between two inner city YMCA branches in South and East Los Angeles, under the direction of YMCA Program Coordinators, DHS and YMCA program staff will ensure individualized physical activity and wellness plans aligned with the health needs of the participants are carried out in a safe and consistent manner; offer pre- and post-assessments of program efficacy; and demonstrate improved health outcomes for people who might otherwise not pursue or have access to this type of integrated wellness effort.222,41036 months
Healthcare Workforce2016Da Vinci ScienceTo support creation and implementation a Biomedical Science Pathway at Da Vinci Science High School. The new pathway will build upon the success of the well-established four-year engineering curriculum and will strengthen the school's ability to attract more young women to Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) majors and careers so vital to the healthcare workforce. In the first year of the new biomedical science pathway, approximately 330 students are expected to enroll across the four-course sequence impacting grades 9, 10 and 12.50,00012 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2016California Community FoundationTo support the Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative, a collaborative effort to strengthen the organizational effectiveness of Los Angeles-based nonprofit organizations. UniHealth Foundation funds are earmarked to provide NSI grants to nonprofits involved in community-based health.75,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2015Scholarship Foundation of Santa BarbaraTo provide scholarships for Southern California students preparing for healthcare occupations.50,00012 months
Population & Community Health2015Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital100,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2015UC Riverside School of Medicine50,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2015Charles Drew University College of Medicine50,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2015Loma Linda University School of Medicine50,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2015UCI School of Medicine50,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2015UCLA Family Medicine50,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2015David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA50,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2015Keck School of Medicine of USC50,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Medical Scholarships2015WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific50,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2015Executive Service Corps of Southern CaliforniaTo support ESC's scope of work in providing strategic advice and counsel to the leadership of Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science.25,00012 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2015Los Angeles County Department of Health ServicesTo support enrollment and retention in My Health L.A., Los Angeles County's managed care program for the residually uninsured. The L.A. Department of Health Services and the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County will use funds to promote the successful adoption and use of One-e-App, a web-based eligibility and enrollment system.300,00012 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2015UCI School of MedicineTo train faculty physicians, residents and nurse practitioners at UC Irvine School of Medicine, Charles Drew University School of Medicine, and UC Riverside School of Medicine in the proper use of point-of-care ultrasound. Training will provide the competencies required to supervise medical students and meet the growing demand among specialty physicians for bedside ultrasound training.750,00036 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2015Loma Linda University Medical CenterTo support the development and implementation of an interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) model to be piloted at the LLUMC Cancer Center. IPCP allows for multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds to work together with patients, families, caregivers, and communities to deliver the highest quality of care.496,05624 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2015Bet TzedekTo support the Aging with Dignity Initiative in Los Angeles County which includes programs and services targeting the health and well-being of seniors and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their caregivers. The Initiative will extend Bet Tzedek's array of legal assistance programs and self-help tools by combining direct service programs, community outreach and education, resources including a "Toolbox for Independence", and advocacy.450,00036 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2015Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLATo support the Nathanson Family Resilience Center in embedding family-centered behavioral health programming within two established non-profit veterans services agencies, US VETS and Volunteers of America. Funds will support delivery of programming for the agencies' non-residential clients and for those who reside at two facilities serving formerly homeless female veterans and their families, the VOA's Los Angeles Blue Butterfuly Residential Facility and the US VETS' Villages of Cabrillo.698,87436 months
Population & Community Health2015Cancer Support Community - PasadenaTo support education and stress reduction classes and workshops for those affected by cancer - persons with cancer, their caregivers and the bereaved - in the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys and Greater Los Angeles.35,00012 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2015Northeast Valley Health CorporationTo support the San Fernando Health Center Pediatric Dental Suite Expansion Project, which will expand access to preventative and restorative oral health services for low-income and underserved residents in the northeast San Fernando Valley.200,00024 months
Population & Community Health2015Union Station Homeless ServicesTo support an ongoing partnership with CHAPCare and Pacific Clinics to deliver physical and mental health care services at two of Union Station's housing facilities for homeless adults. CHAPCare and Pacific Clinics will provide services at Union Station's Adult Center, a shelter for adult men and women, and Centennial Place, a permanent supportive housing site for chronically homeless and disabled adults.50,00012 months
Other2015UCI School of MedicineTo improve the quality of life for Southern California children and families challenged by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The UCI School of Medicine Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders will create a unique and expanded educational outreach program, the UniHealth Autism Community Toolkit, to educate its community about ASD early identification and intervention.750,00036 months
Population & Community Health2015MOMS Orange CountyTo improve the health and well-being of low-income Vietnamese women and children in Orange County through evidence-informed home visitation and health education services. Goals include improved birth outcomes, gestational diabetes prevention, improved breastfeeding rates, and improved developmental outcomes for babies.75,00012 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2015City of HopeTo develop an innovative model program focused on improving the care provided to geriatric cancer patients. City of Hope will integrate validated geriatric assessments into routine care at its medical center and establish a multidisciplinary geriatric team to respond to the needs identified by the assessments.733,95136 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2015Antelope Valley HospitalTo support participation in the Federal 340B outpatient pharmaceutical purchase program. Funds will allow the hospital to implement required operational and administrative changes to pharmacy management practices.19,21812 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2015St. Jude Medical CenterTo support the implementation of a quality improvement initiative to bolster health outcomes for patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). A joint hospital-SNF-physician group collaborative will support the implementation of INTERACT (Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers), a model that focuses on the improved management of acute changes in SNF resident conditions to reduce the likelihood of avoidable readmissions.409,34124 months
Population & Community Health2015GRYD FoundationTo support Summer Night Lights, a partnership with the City of Los Angeles Mayor's Office of Gang Reduction & Youth Development (GRYD) and The GRYD Foundation. Summer Night Lights is a violence reduction strategy which provides extended recreational, cultural, educational and resource-based programming at 32 locations, keeping recreation centers and parks open later throughout the summer months. Funds will support the program at 5 sites, including Imperial Courts Recreation Center, Nickerson Gardens Recreation Center, and Jordan Downs Recreation Center.50,00012 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2015Northridge Hospital Medical CenterTo support the Chronic Disease Transitional Care Coordination Program, which will serve moderate to high risk adult chronic disease patients including but not limited to those with congestive heart failure, stroke, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and/or end-stage renal failure. There will be focused attention on the geriatric and frail elderly population, the group at highest risk for readmission. Project BOOST (Better Outcomes for Older Adults through Safe Transitions), an evidenced-based intervention, will be the foundation for the program, which aims to improve care coordination in the hospital and 30 days post-discharge, build a transition care bridge from the inpatient to the post-acute setting, increase patient autonomy with self-management of care, improve communication with primary care providers, and decrease avoidable 30-day chronic disease readmission rates.1,118,92936 months
Healthcare Workforce2015Jewish Free Loan AssociationTo establish a loan fund for Los Angeles residents who are pursuing a Nurse Practitioner degree. The fund will provide interest-free student loans averaging $5,000 per year renewable annually while the beneficiary remains in school. As loans are repaid, additional monies will be loaned out to new candidates, ensuring the perpetuity of the loan fund. This loan program launch is designed to meet an increasing demand for health care providers with the expertise and capacity to meet a critical primary care provider shortage.75,00012 months
Population & Community Health2015LAC+USC Medical CenterTo support a comprehensive evaluation of the Interfaith Department of Spiritual Care at LAC+USC Medical Center and to develop the infrastructure for an independent Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program at St. Camillus Center for Spiritual Care (St. Camillus). This grant will enable St. Camillus to certify a CPE Supervisor, provide scholarships to low-income CPE students; develop and implement an ongoing evaluation of the Interfaith Department of Spiritual Care, and begin the application process to become an independent CPE site.315,00036 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2015Public CounselFor a joint project combining each agency's program to help veteran clients and eligible family members and caregivers obtain or improve access to social services and physical and mental health care. The Los Angeles LGBT Center's VA Initiative assists LGBT veterans over the age of 50, while Public Counsel's Center for Veterans' Advancement assists veterans of all ages and their caregivers and family members. Grant funds will support each program while enabling the two agencies to work collaboratively to better serve shared clients, providing those veterans with the fewest resources and greatest challenges accessing VA benefits with services, education, and advocacy from trained professionals.600,00036 months
Population & Community Health2015Seneca Orange CountyTo support expanded access to evidence-based Parent-Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT) at its mental health clinics in Tustin and Anaheim Hills. PCIT is an intense therapeutic technique in which clinicians carefully observe parent/child interactions and offer immediate and tailored coaching to guide parents in healthy interactions with their children. Funds to train additional clinicians in PCIT and to certify a supervisor as a master trainer in PCIT will allow the organization to provide vulnerable children and families with the highest level of care and to sustain and expand evidence-based treatment.50,00012 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2015Adventist Health GlendaleTo support a multi-pronged, evidence-based, population health project that aims to improve "diabesity" (obesity and diabetes) management and diabetes outcomes in Glendale. The project will allow Glendale Adventist Medical Center to better identify undiagnosed diabetes in low-income communities and to link newly diagnosed patients to evidence-based outpatient and health education services in the community by 1) conducting data-driven health screenings at community settings where there is most need, 2) training safety net clinicians in evidence-based diabetes management practices, 3) supporting behavior change by launching culturally appropriate disease self-management courses and 4) collaborating with area hospital and community clinic partners to electronically facilitate referrals and care coordination.604,05824 months
Other2015The Children's ClinicTo support the design and purchase of a mobile medical van that will deliver primary and preventive health care services directly to homeless and homeless veterans, including female veterans, in West Long Beach. The Children's Clinic (TCC) will link these veterans, whenever possible, to a more permanent TCC medical home such as the Multi-Service Center for the Homeless, at the Villages at Cabrillo or the Mental Health America Clinic in Long Beach where TCC will have a fixed-site community health center. Intermittently, the van will also deliver focused medical and educational activities to community residents through health fairs and at community events.250,00018 months
Other2015MaryvaleTo support the expansion and evaluation of the organization's Trauma Informed Care training initiative. The initiative is designed to improve the care and treatment of over 1,300 vulnerable children and their families served by Maryvale's residential sites and programs, many of whom are under the supervision of the Los Angeles County Department of Children, Youth and Families. Maryvale will expand staff expertise in two related practice models - Risking Connection and Restorative Approach - by conducting initial trainings, refresher trainings, and by certifying supervisors in each curriculum to sustain in-house expertise.100,00012 months
Other2015Students Run LATo support at-risk students as they train and compete in the LA Marathon. Students Run LA provides a 26-week physical fitness and mentoring program to low-income teenagers in Los Angeles, teaching them to set and achieve goals by preparing them to complete the ASICS LA Marathon. Funds will support marathon training costs for 335 students.100,00024 months
Other2015Providence Speech and Hearing CenterTo support the provision of free and reduced cost hearing services to patients who are uninsured or underinsured at an integrated site of care. The program targets low-income children and adults in Orange County with limited access to speech and hearing services.150,00012 months
Population & Community Health2015Loma Linda University School of DentistryTo continue offering dental services to Meet Each Need with Dignity (MEND) clients, individuals with incomes below the Federal Poverty Level and without access to dental care. Supervised LLUSD dental students will treat patients at MEND's facility in Pacoima, California. The grant will (1) fund continued maintenance of dental equipment and the purchase of dental supplies; (2) seek efficiency in treating a larger volume of patients and offer more complex treatment plans; (3) continue MEND's partnership with LLUSD to meet the increasing number of patients seeking dental treatment at MEND; and (4) include a program to teach oral hygiene to patients.231,57124 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2015Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTo enhance the Care Coordination Center and Ambulatory Care Management Programs to support patient care transitions for seniors following an inpatient admission or emergency department visit. The programs work together to improve the quality of care provided to patients in the critical period following an admission or visit, thereby reducing unnecessary hospitalizations. The ultimate goal is to support improved patient engagement in care transitions with the addition of key staff and training.602,39824 months
Other2015JWCH InstituteTo continue the provision of vision services to at least 2,600 clients of the JWCH Institute's Center for Community Health on Skid Row in Los Angeles until services are incorporated into the clinic's Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) reimbursement rate. JWCH will provide comprehensive health evaluations, and faculty optometrists and student residents from the Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO) will provide comprehensive eye health evaluations and eyeglass frames and lenses. Participating SCCO optometric interns will benefit from the clinical experience gained in working with a diverse underserved population.197,21712 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2015LAC+USC Medical CenterTo expand medical services for children entering foster care via the LAC+USC Medical Center/Violence Intervention Program (VIP) Medical HUB. The program will expand the range of medical services provided to older children and institute a system for communicating accurate and timely information to the child, foster families, and foster or group homes. A part-time OB-GYN faculty/fellow will oversee teens referred to the HUB or Youth Welcome Center for pregnancy-related issues and birth control. A Health Care Coordinator will facilitate the understanding and exchange of important medical information with families and out-of-home placements, thereby enhancing the capacity of the Department of Children and Family Services to provide safe placements for children entering foster care.167,61312 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2015St. Joseph Hospital of OrangeTo support the launch of a Psychiatric Emergency Clinical Decision Unit (PECDU). The addition of a PECDU to the hospital's emergency department will allow St. Joseph's staff to effectively triage and stabilize psychiatric patients, with the ultimate goal of expediting their entry into appropriate services to contribute to their stability and well-being. By creating capacity to serve patients in a manner appropriate for their presenting condition, St. Joseph's will provide more effective and compassionate care for both psychiatric and non-psychiatric patients in Orange County.900,00036 months
Population & Community Health2015UCLA Medical Center, Santa MonicaTo support the Rape Treatment Center's School Program for adolescents. The program provides: rape/sexual abuse prevention education for male and female students in middle and high schools; crisis counseling and access to treatment (medical care and counseling), advocacy, and other support services for students who have been victimized; and training/education for school personnel.250,00024 months
Other2015UCP of Orange CountyTo support the expansion of high-quality early intervention services for young children with neurodevelopmental delays or other special needs that may impact their development. The ultimate goal of the speech, occupational and infant stimulation therapy services provided by United Cerebral Palsy of Orange County (UCP-OC) therapists is to close the gap between each child's current developmental capabilities and those of their developmentally typical peers. Support will allow the agency to expand Early Intervention Services to additional children in Orange County.150,00024 months
Other2015United States Veterans InitiativeFor the Orange County expansion of Outside the Wire (OTW), a program which addresses military service members' unmet need for treatment due to service-related psychological injuries such as post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression resulting from experiences in war. The project offers individual, group, and family clinical counseling; peer support; resource information; and referrals to community resources. OTW also provides combat-related mental health training to Ph.D. candidates under the supervision of Clinical Psychologists, growing the network of professionals trained to work with veterans. Ultimately OTW will increase the capacity of social service providers, educational institutions, and the VA to provide timely and effective services to veterans and their families.307,52724 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2015Keck School of Medicine of USCTo support and expand the outreach services of the USC-CHLA Center for Childhood Communication (C3) and provide critical early intervention services to children with hearing loss as well as specialized support and education for parents and related professionals. Grant funds will also support implementation of a patient database to ensure the delivery of needed services and track developmental progress for enrolled children. The project aims to bridge the gap between the diagnosis of early onset hearing loss and intervention, enabling children with hearing loss to develop their ability to listen, talk and acquire language and literacy skills; provide professional education for teachers, therapists, and pediatric audiologists who serve children with hearing loss; and equip parents from all socio-economic strata and educational levels with knowledge and techniques for nurturing communication and academic skills in their children with hearing loss.500,00036 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2015Valley Presbyterian HospitalTo support the integration of Valley Presbyterian Hospital's (VPH) system of managed care with its local Federally Qualified Health Care (FQHC) partners, Northeast Valley Health Corporation and Valley Community Healthcare. The project will focus on Medi-Cal enrollees managed under Health Care LA Independent Physicians Association and will develop empirically-driven, tightly-coordinated, documentable interventions that will be executed by VPH and its FQHC partners with the goal of increasing the level of interaction the patients receive while reducing the level of acute inpatient and other hospital-based utilization. The efficiencies achieved will improve the overall financial stability of VPH and the FQHCs while benefitting all patients receiving care from these organizations.1,050,69836 months
Other2015St. Barnabas Senior ServicesTo support the launch of sustainable and evidence-based health education programs tailored to meet the needs of the several hundred low-income seniors who use the organization's adult-day and social services each year. St. Barnabas Senior Services will pursue Medicare provider status, with the intent that by the end of the grant period, chronic disease self-management education volume will be at a level sustainable through Medicare reimbursement.199,07512 months
Other2015Saban Community ClinicTo support the planning and implementation work required to transition each of its clinical sites to a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). Saban Community Clinic will complete a practice transformation which aligns with the five pillars of a PCMH: 1) a patient-centered orientation, 2) comprehensive, team-based care, 3) care that is coordinated, 4) superb access to care, and 5) a systems-based approach to quality and safety. Funding will prepare the clinic to submit an application to the National Committee for Quality Assurance for PCMH accreditation in 2015.265,77512 months
Healthcare Workforce2015Hoag Hospital Newport BeachTo support the development of online continuing medical education (CME) courses to equip physicians with practical knowledge and tools for management of cognitive health and to help address the gap between patients' need for effective management of cognitive health and their physicians' abilities to do so. The information and knowledge assembled for development of the online CME courses will be incorporated and expanded into the Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program's traditional physician and public education materials, which will serve as supplemental resources to online CME.132,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce, Healthcare Delivery Systems2015UCLA HealthTo create and evaluate a formal comprehensive care coordinator curriculum essential to the Primary Care Innovation Model (PCIM), a pioneering new approach to the delivery of primary care health services. A key role within the PCIM is that of the unlicensed care coordinator. Grant funds will support the transformation of a pilot training module into a formal curriculum, the evaluation of the curriculum's implementation and its dissemination beyond the UCLA Health System.596,64724 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2015Children's Hospital of Orange CountyTo support an intensive planning process to initiate and expand critical behavioral health services to young children in primary, specialty, and inpatient care settings in Orange County. In conjunction with its System of Care Task Force health care and community partners, Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) will plan an integrated system of behavioral health care for children, teens and young adults that allows for early identification and diagnosis, treatment at the right level of intensity, improved engagement in care by patients and their families, and effective care navigation.200,00012 months
Other2015UCLA Health Sound Body Sound MindTo install a new fitness center in the USC Hybrid High School, a college preparatory public charter high school located in the World Trade Center in downtown Los Angeles. The facility has no outdoor playground space for recreation or physical education. The grant will fund the state-of-the-art fitness center, professional development for the physical education staff, an innovative fitness curriculum, follow-up support for equipment maintenance and an afterschool program.50,00012 months
Other2015Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara50,00048 months
Population & Community Health2019Children's Hospital Los AngelesTo bring the services of CHLA's infant mental health program to the PTMC and its surrounding communities. The project would provide clinical services to families; train the medical staff in infant mental health services; and deliver intensive training to community agencies on providing a continuum of infant mental health services during and after hospitalization. Finally, through the partnership with CDI, the program would provide family support and early intervention services at the co-located CDI clinic at PTMC as soon as infants go home from the hospital. 749,938 36 months
Population & Community Health2019Radiant Health CentersTo support of Medically Tailored Meals (MTM) Pilot Project, which will expand its current Nutrition Services Program to provide nutritious meals to vulnerable, disabled clients in poor health. Through a special collaboration with Project Angel Food, RHC will provide disabled individuals living with HIV disease and other chronic illnesses with nutritious meals to increase their utilization of services and care provided by RHC and ensure they intake the proper amount of nutrients to stay healthy and manage their weight. 100,000 24 months
Healthcare Workforce2019UCI School of MedicineTo expand this model into the Social Work Intervention for Transformation of Dementia Care (SWIFT-DC) program. 375,000 36 months
Healthcare Workforce2019UCSD School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship (2019-2020) 55,000 12 months
Population & Community Health2019Good Samaritan HospitalTo support its Complex Care Coordination program. 525,000 24 months
Healthcare Workforce2019Charles Drew University College of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship (2019-2020) 55,000 12 months
Healthcare Workforce2019David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAMedical Student Scholarship (2019-2020) 55,000 12 months
Healthcare Workforce2019Keck School of Medicine of USCMedical Student Scholarship (2019-2020) 55,000 12 months
Healthcare Workforce2019UCSF School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship (2019-2020) 55,000 12 months
Healthcare Workforce2019UCI School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship (2019-2020) 55,000 12 months
Healthcare Workforce2019Loma Linda University School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship (2019-2020) 55,000 12 months
Healthcare Workforce2019WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the PacificMedical Student Scholarship (2019-2020) 55,000 12 months
Healthcare Workforce2019UC Riverside School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship (2019-2020) 55,000 12 months
Healthcare Workforce2019UC Davis School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship (2019-2020) 55,000 12 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2019Herald Christian Health CenterIntegration of Social Services in a Primary Care Setting75,00018 months
Population & Community Health2019Emanate Health FoundationTo support a program to study and address the serious problem of malnutrition in our service area. 500,000 36 months
Population & Community Health2019Haynes Family of ProgramsTrauma-Informed Arts Enrichment Program 224,319 36 months
Population & Community Health2019California Community Foundation To provide support in the form of grants, technical assistance, evaluation, and information to nonprofits in Los Angeles County interested in forming and implementing strategic partnerships that will lead to enhanced sustainability. 210,000 36 months
Population & Community Health2019California Health Foundation & TrustTo develop a business model with a sustainable funding plan and provide recommendations for the best organizational structure for this collaborative work. 200,000 24 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2019Downtown Women's CenterTo implement a direct service delivery model that will address chronic health and mental health issues among older adults. 150,000 12 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2019Inner City Law CenterTo provide critical organizational infrastructure to support the new and expanded projects that help the homeless and working poor families with legal services. 300,000 36 months
Population & Community Health2019UCLA School of DentistryTo support an educational service program that addresses the unique oral health needs of the underserved populations in southern California 749,100 36 months
Population & Community Health2019WellnestTo support health services for children who present significant behavioral and emotional issues. 150,000 24 months
Population & Community Health2019USC School of PharmacyTo promote health literacy through the distribution of an educational booklet that addresses the prevention and treatment of opiod abuse. 50,000 12 months
Healthcare Delivery System 2019MLK Community Health FoundationTo support the expansion of the MLK Community Medical Group. Funds will allow MLK CMG to complete business pro forma plans for hiring physicians relevant to the needs of the South Los Angeles community. 1,000,000 12 months
Population & Community Health2019Project Angel FoodTo provide meals to chronically and terminally ill clients throughout LA County, including Long Beach and San Fernando, San Gabriel, and Antelope Valleys. 300,000 36 months
Healthcare Delivery System 2019The L.A. TrustTo support a database system that securely integrates LAUD student data and Wellness patient data to evaluate the relationship between student health and academic outcomes. 200,000 24 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems 2019City of HopeTo expand the geriatric assessment and multidisciplinary team model at the community site in Antelope Valley in order to improve access to high-quality oncology care for older adults in an under-resourced region. 500,000 36 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems 2019UCSF School of MedicineTo develop and implement a screen to identify patients with serious illness and their palliative care needs. 599,982 36 months
Population & Community Health2019Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles CountyTo coordinate among members to provide technical assistance, and serve as a liaison to key stakeholders facilitating engagement on the census.200,000 12 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2019Esperanza Community Housing CorporationTo support the Healthy Breathing-Creating a sustainable asthma intervention plan for South Los Angeles. 100,000 12 months
Population & Community Health2020Keck School of Medicine of USCThe Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center (NCCC) has been engaged in Precision Oncology through its involvement with the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN). Through the ORIEN, cancer patients are consented to collect biospecimens, used for generation of genomic profiling to understand molecular make up of each patient's cancer. Data can help us to tailor therapies for cancers that share specific molecular patterns.600,000 36 months
Population & Community Health2020Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles CountyThe COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health disaster, but an economic crisis as well. The crisis is proving something that NHS has championed for over 35 years - for many Californians, housing is health. As a first responder with a strong track record responding to disaster and crises, NHS is leading LA County in helping communities cope with the ramifications of the pandemic. Through our own programs and our work with the Healthy LA Coalition, a network of 250+ advocacy and community organizations developing and proposing solutions for the countless hardships caused by COVID-19, NHS remains firmly committed to creating sustainable solutions to protect the socioeconomically disadvantaged during and after these unprecedented and uncertain times. 100,000 12 months or less
Healthcare Workforce2020JVS SoCalJVS SoCal will continue to build upon the unique aspects of our approach that set our programs apart and position our graduates for success. Replicating workplace expectations in the classroom, individual case management/coaching, graduations, and close employer partnerships that facilitate the matching of graduates with their open positions to maximize placements are all cornerstones of our HealthWorks program.200,000 24 months
Population & Community Health2020OPICACaregiving for adults diagnosed with dementia affects both the diagnosed individual and their family caregiver - impacting the healthcare system as a whole. OPICA offers supportive programs and services to both the diagnosed individuals and their caregivers. When the pandemic started, OPICA surveyed families to determine the needs for programs and services during the stay-safe-at-home-order and created a menu of programs in a telehealth format to maintain structure and engagement with participants and supportive programs for caregivers.60,633 12 months or less
Population & Community Health2020United States Veterans InitiativeWith the support of the UniHealth Foundation, in 2017, U.S.VETS and EDC launched Women Vets on Point (WVoP), a pilot aimed at developing digital tools to reach and engage women veterans. The Phase 1 goal was to develop a model and resource for communities to increase mental health awareness, treatment engagement, and care delivery for women veterans, and we have developed a programmatic model that addresses women veterans' barriers in accessing a wide range of supportive services, contributing to their overall wellbeing. During the 18-month pilot, WVoP engaged more than 12,000 women veterans and their families through our website and provided 200 women with direct mental health services.400,000 36 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2020California State University, Los AngelesCal State LA seeks operational funding to support a key staff member to successfully launch the LA BioSpace Accelerator program in January 2021, the signature program for LA BioSpace. The LA BioSpace Accelerator Program will help support and grow more than 100 early-stage life science companies, which will create hundreds of critical and high-paying jobs in our region, while advancing vital bio-and life-science work to improve the health and well-being in our community. Participating companies will have access to state-of-the-art lab space and equipment, and will receive expert guidance from key scientific, government and biopharma partners to help secure financing and market their products.430,000 36 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2020Community Health Initiative of Orange CountyCHIOC is grateful for UniHealth's partnership, which has strengthened our Community Health Access Program despite changing policies, needs, and regional capacity. Now with an unprecedented pandemic impacting not only health but also basic needs, CHIOC is requesting support to enhance our core program with new components that will empower people to make informed decisions and engage in positive health behaviors and will increase access to coordinated care.100,000 12 months or less
Population & Community Health2020Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalIn partnership with PATH Santa Barbara, SBCH respectfully requests a $100,000 planning grant, which will enable SBCH and PATH to develop a supportive housing program for graduates of the Cottage Recuperative Care Program at PATH (RCP, fka Medical Respite Program). During this process, PATH will seek UHF's guidance on a possible PRI application for the purchase of a supportive housing facility.100,000 12 months or less
Population & Community Health2020YMCA of Metropolitan Los AngelesThe YMCA Body and Mind program, Physical Learning Activities for Youth (PLAY), is aligned with the Physical Education Model Content Standards for California Public Schools. PLAY fills the gap caused by reduced public school funding for physical education, and thus addresses the health disparities and associated achievement gap facing tens of thousands of low-income youth in urban LA. PLAY program goals are to increase physical fitness in youth, prevent childhood obesity, and diminish fears and stigmas associated with exercise. Student groups focus on teamwork and group collaboration, emphasize values and assets, and support one another. Positive adult role modeling and encouragement to exercise regularly, coupled with peer support, contributes to the asset-rich experience for students. The program ensures all students participate, learn physical skills, build self-esteem, and have fun.450,000 36 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2020Lift Inc.We aim to increase the impact and reach of our Medical-Financial Partnership (MFP) model to address the social and economic determinants of child and family health by serving new clinical sites and settings at scale. Our MFP model, piloted at Harbor-UCLA's Primary Care Pediatrics Clinic, is now positioned for growth and expansion. Funding from UniHealth Foundation will allow us to adapt, implement, broaden, and measure the impact of our MFP model within the LADHS clinical setting by: 1) allowing us to maintain capacity at Harbor-UCLA's Pediatrics Clinic, 2) integrating our MFP model into Harbor-UCLA's Prenatal Clinic, adding at least five new coaches to cover the clinic's operating hours throughout the week, and 3) refine and optimize design planning, implementation, and adaptation to a new health care field. Developing our MFP model at Harbor-UCLA's Prenatal Clinic will be a novel implementation with a different health care workforce.300,000 36 months
Population & Community Health2020GRYD FoundationThe GRYD Foundation is requesting a $200,000 program grant over 24 months to promote health and wellness for vulnerable populations in underserved neighborhoods that are heavily impacted by gang-related violence in the City of Los Angeles. With the proposed funds, the GRYD Foundation will provide free health and wellness activities such as sports, fitness classes, health screenings, health resource nights, meals with healthy options, cooking classes, recreation, arts, and linkages to City and County services. 200,000 24 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2020Susan G. Komen Orange CountySusan G. Komen Orange County is undertaking a pilot program to enrich patient navigation for women in Orange County, to improve breast health by addressing the health inequities in breast cancer care and health care system delivery gaps among underserved populations. 699,659 36 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Workforce2020Union Station Homeless ServicesStreet Medicine Program: Union Station and USC Keck School of Medicine have recently created a formal partnership to enhance our Multi-Disciplinary Outreach Teams by providing a medical team to perform primary healthcare services and clinical oversight. Our Multi-Disciplinary Outreach Teams include a nurse, substance use counselor, mental health clinician, formerly homeless individual, and outreach worker who specializes in accessing the most vulnerable and difficult-to-reach people. These teams are especially effective in reaching chronically homeless people who may be reluctant to trust an agency like ours. USC Keck will provide an Advanced Practice Provider, Registered Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse, and Licensed Physician at service sites in our regional offices in Altadena, El Monte, Irwindale, and Pomona. We seek support to increase our capacity as we launch and build this strategic partnership.100,000 12 months or less
Healthcare Workforce2020Keck School of Medicine of USCThe Care for the Caregiver (C4CG) is aimed at faculty/employee safety and retention by creating a positive work environment, promoting teamwork, and avoiding caregiver burnout. The foundation is to create supportive resources that nurture the mind, body, and spirit so they will be fit to take care of others to the best of their abilities.50,000 12 months or less
Population & Community Health2020The Giving Bank at Holy Family ChurchHoly Family Church's Giving Bank takes seriously our baptismal call to be responsible, respectful stewards of one another. Recognizing that God works in and through the world, and in each one of us. The Giving Bank provides direct relief to those in the local Los Angeles area who face food insecurity and hunger. We will offer groceries to those that have cooking facilities and daily luncheon meals to individuals living on the streets.50,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2020Food Finders IncThe FarmLink Project is an organization started by university students committed to alleviating the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic on hunger and food waste. When college campuses closed in March 2020 in response to the pandemic, many of us found ourselves back at home with the urge to make a positive impact wherever it was needed.50,000 12 months or less
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2020Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern CaliforniaIn recent months, our operations have been severely tested as we struggle to sustain programs that provide round-the-clock housing, meals, and support services for families of sick children, while at the same time ensuring the health and safety of guests and staff. In addition to the loss of critical revenue and volunteer programs, the current health emergency is putting a significant strain on our operations staff, including Guest Services Associates who are on-site 24 hours-a-day to assist families, maintain a safe and healthy environment, and monitor guests for any symptoms of illness that might require further action.100,000 12 months or less
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2020The Regents of University of California at Irvine449,822 24 months
Population & Community Health2020University of Southern CaliforniaThe purpose of applying for this grant is to conduct Participatory Action Research to first better understand the needs of our student-athletes and garner input on the best way to support them.50,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2020The Giving Bank at Holy Family ChurchHoly Family Church's Giving Bank takes seriously our baptismal call to be responsible, respectful stewards of one another. Recognizing that God works in and through the world, and in each one of us, the Giving Bank provides direct relief to those in the local Los Angeles area who face food insecurity and hunger.50,000 12 months or less
Population & Community Health2020Whittier CollegeWhittier College seeks to improve the health and wellness of its students by significantly upgrading and modernizing the fitness and medical-assist equipment used primarily by our athletes engaged in varsity and intramural sports, but also open to use by all other students.100,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2020Direct ReliefDirect Relief is working with a range of partners including the National Associations of Community Health Centers (NACHC) and Free/Charitable Clinics (NAFC), the American Hospital Association, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and many others to meet specific needs arising from the crisis and identify priorities in the distribution of PPE and aid throughout the country. 100,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2020United Way of The Inland ValleysIn partnership with our neighbors at Inland Empire United Way, we have established the Inland SoCal COVID-19 Fund to respond to the needs of Inland SoCal residents in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties who will undoubtedly be affected by the pandemic. United Way will not assess an administrative fee to any money raised towards this effort. 100,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2020Young Mens Christian  Association of Orange CountyYMCA of Orange County is offering child care for essential services at 28 locations throughout Orange County. Each location provides full-day care, 5 days per week from 6:45 am to 6 pm. While the children are in our care, we provide our traditional curriculum-based activities, physical education, STEAM projects and more all in a safe and welcoming environment.50,000 12 months or less
Population & Community Health2020Sierra Health Foundation Center For Health Program ManagementThe San Joaquin Valley historically has been underfunded by philanthropy and public/private funding sources despite the region's rapidly growing population, diverse communities, and plethora of needs impacting the population's health, well-being, economic sustainability, and access to equity and justice.100,000 12 months or less
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2020Big SundayAt Big Sunday we always try to see where there are needs, and then meet them. Since the COVID pandemic began, we have had to adjust our schedule in about a million ways to fill new needs. This has included providing necessities such as food, clothing, hygiene supplies, diapers, computers, electronics, furniture, appliances, and even distractions to provide entertainment for struggling people in quarantine. We have a program that pays people's bills. We've offered virtual programming that simultaneously provides paid employment to out-of-work entertainers. We have a daily newsletter (and previously a phone tree) to people connected. We have provided thousands of meals to frontline workers at hospitals and urgent care facilities. And much more as well. As things change, we have worked hard to stay up-to-date on all the changes to be serve those in need. We also continue to work hard to identify and explore news ways to respond to the community.100,000 12 months or less
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2020United Way of Greater Los AngelesThe Health Pathways Expansion project aims to expand and enhance of health services for people experiencing homelessness at interim sites and through street-based services in partnership with homeless service organizations. Through the investment at the center of this effort, we seek to immediately impact the expansion of health care access and continuity of care for people experiencing homelessness, and deepen ongoing partnerships between health and homeless services providers. We do this knowing that health care providers and services can be the difference in finding long-term housing stability for our most vulnerable unhoused neighbors.150,000 12 months or less
Population & Community Health2020Orange County's United WayOn March 15, Orange County United Way (OCUW) established the OCUW Pandemic Relief Fund to support our community’s most vulnerable residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. This fund provides support to low-income individuals and families at imminent risk of homelessness, the current population experiencing homelessness, low-income students, and partner non-profits in need of critical infrastructure support. The OCUW Pandemic Relief Fund’s homelessness prevention efforts include the provision of $500 in direct financial assistance for rent, utilities, food, and other basic needs to households impacted by the economic devastation of COVID-19. To ensure we reach those most in need as quickly as possible, we enlisted our network of 40+ nonprofit service providers who know their clients’ needs and who could quickly get emergency relief funds into their hands. Our aim was to immediately help vulnerable populations most at risk of homelessness, but for whom financial assistance from the California Employment Development Department and other social service bodies was taking weeks to arrive. After establishing the Fund, we soon identified a gap in service for newly vulnerable individuals not connected to a service provider. In order to fill this gap, OCUW collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in April to design and build AssistOC, a new mobile and web enabled application for processing claims for pandemic relief funds. Approved claimants verify that their income/employment has been negatively impacted by COVID-19 and that their income does not exceed 80% of the Area Median Income. If approved, they receive $500 in financial assistance via a prepaid debit card in as little as one week. To date, emergency assistance through our Pandemic Relief Fund has helped 4,000+ households meet basic needs such as feeding their children, remaining in their home, and staying safe. Our Pandemic Relief Fund efforts have been wide-reaching and also include providing books to students, support for homeless shelters, and vital infrastructure support in response to needs identified by 211OC, food banks, and other non-profit partners. OCUW is continually monitoring needs being assessed by 211OC, the comprehensive health and human services referral system for Orange County. With the influx of needs resulting from COVID-19, 211OC has received more than 30,000 calls for housing and food assistance since the start of the pandemic. For more information, please see the attached OCUW Pandemic Relief Fund update.350,000 12 months or less
Healthcare Workforce2020Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & ScienceTo support an RN/BSN program offered in conjunction with Los Angeles Southwest College and other partner Community Colleges in California, especially close to or in Los Angeles.200,000 36 months
Healthcare Workforce2020WMMC Charitable FoundationTo provide support to a new homeless navigator that will be dedicated to full-time to serving our homeless patient population, and will also be instrumental in helping the hospital to develop sustainable new processes and systems to ensure that these patients receive the comprehensive services and support needed to improve their health and achieve self-sufficiency.250,000 24 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2020Public Health Foundation Enterprises IncTo strengthen the local health, mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) network of safety-net organizations and to provide capacity building support that will result in greater integration of services for the client/patient population. In addition, this project will build and strengthen the infrastructure of the Health Consortium to achieve long-term sustainability through improvements and enhancements to its visibility, internal and external communications, strategic alliances and partnerships, internal financial oversight procedures and a set of fundraising strategies that will bolster sustainability.100,000 24 months
Healthcare Workforce2020Westside Family Health CenterOver a three-year period, WFHC will hire 15 community health workers (CHWs) to support WFHC’s patient-centered, team-based care model at its new home in Culver City, and train them so that they are at the top of their scope. During WFHC's 46-year history - and supported with a growing body of scholarly evidence - CHWs (as medical assistants are known at WFHC) have been integral to health care including positive patient outcomes, and have taken on various leadership roles at WFHC.750,000 36 months
Healthcare Workforce2020USC University RelationsThe purpose of the Allied-Health Workforce Training Program is to provide an answer to the nation's growing need for entry -level practitioners, who greatly influence health-care delivery. The program is designed to promote and encourage high school students from underserved communities to pursue a career-path in Dental & Medical Assisting and Pharmacy Tech. The program is a developmental pipeline to the medical profession, providing concurrent enrollment in high school and college simultaneously, beginning the junior year in high school. Grant award will provide support for the three training programs.300,000 24 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2020Mind OCProject will evaluate the effectiveness of the SoFo SpaRe framework -- the Source (Be Well OC Coalition), the Force (Be Well Blueprint), the Spark (Mind OC) and the Reason (no one organization, or even sector can do this alone) - in advancing the transformation of the mental health system in Orange County through a county-wide, public-private, cross-sector Coalition. Building on the evidence-based models of Collective Impact and Accountable Communities for Health, the SoFo SpaRe framework/Model focuses on four components critical to the success of multi-sector transformation efforts - a willing coalition of partners (Source), shared vision (Force), a trusted backbone organization (Spark - Mind OC), and a shared commitment to the solution (Reason).200,000 24 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2020Los Angeles Christian Health CentersTo support bridge funding for the expansion and implementation of integrated health and housing strategies that will ensure the successful delivery of co-located services in the newly constructed Joshua House Health Center and 649 Lofts, permanent supportive housing.350,000 24 months
Healthcare Workforce2020Loma Linda UniversityTo support the University to train a physician resident to become an expert in dealing with pediatric physical and sexual abuse cases. The Fellow will learn to perform physical examinations, communicate sensitively with children, do evidentiary case-building, and ultimately testify in court. The Foundation's grant will cover the cost of the three-year training Fellowship.270,000 36 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2020LA Family HousingTo support their transition to becoming a Medi-Cal billing agency. This capacity-building funding will lead to greater organizational strength and financial sustainability.500,000 24 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2020United Way of Greater Los AngelesTo provide support to prototype a more systematic process for discharge and post-discharge case management for hospital high-utilizers in order to decrease returns to the hospital by connecting/re-connecting patients to the Coordinated Entry System (CES) to attain a housing resource.300,000 18 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Workforce2020Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterProject will compare the effectiveness of an in-home preventive healthcare program delivered by nurses to onsite health and wellness classes for older adults living in up to 16 low-income independent apartment buildings in the Los Angeles area.498,775 24 months
Population & Community Health2020Community PartnersTo help fund Transforming LA for one year, specifically to support capacity building grants for up to 35 CBOs selected to participate in Transforming LA's intensive training academy during the project implementation year (July 2020-June 2021)300,000 12 months or less
Population & Community Health2020California Community FoundationCalifornia Community Foundation (CCF) launched the COVID-19 LA County Response Fund to address the immediate and emerging needs of our region's most vulnerable residents' from hardship relief to long-term recovery. This fund will support community needs identified by our partners in health, housing, education and immigration, and will aid impacted individuals through our Pass it Along Fund.450,000 12 months or less
Population & Community Health2020United Way of Greater Los AngelesSupport the public health response to protect unsheltered residents & frontline organizations and individuals serving L.A.'s most vulnerable through this crisis.450,000 12 months or less
Population & Community Health2020Keck School of Medicine of USCThe rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic threatens to overwhelm our healthcare system. To effectively combat this threat mitigation (social distancing) and control (testing, identification of positive cases, and contact tracing with quarantine) are critical. Efficient contact tracing by public health nurses on such a large scale as we are potentially going to face is unlikely, thus, efficient, technologically enabled tools are necessary as aids in the fight against the novel coronavirus. At present, nurses and physicians are asking positive cases to inform their close contacts that they have been exposed, but this is passive surveillance and does not work as well as active surveillance. This tool provides a mechanism to conduct active surveillance for contacts and most important, delivers the public health message to contacts that they should quarantine for 14 days, thus interrupting transmission. Thus, this proposal seeks to test an online contact tracing tool that we developed to perform virtual messaging to contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases.75,000 12 months or less
Population & Community Health2020Santa Barbara FoundationIn times of crisis, strong communities like ours come together to help one another. We at the Santa Barbara Foundation are inspired by the individuals and businesses that have stepped forward to provide much needed financial support to help our community during the COVID-19 pandemic.The United Way of Santa Barbara County, Hutton Parker Foundation, and Santa Barbara Foundation are leading the COVID-19 Joint Response Effort with members of the Foundation Roundtable to address the needs of individuals and families in Santa Barbara County as well as the nonprofits who serve them.100,000 12 months or less
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2020UCSD School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship 2020-202155,000 12 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Workforce2020UC Davis School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship 2020-202155,000 12 months
Healthcare Workforce2020UC Riverside School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship 2020-202155,000 12 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Workforce2020WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the PacificMedical Student Scholarship 2020-202155,000 12 months
Healthcare Workforce2020Loma Linda University School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship 2020-202155,000 12 months
Healthcare Workforce2020University of California, IrvineMedical Student Scholarship 2020-202155,000 12 months
Healthcare Workforce2020UCSF School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship 2020-202155,000 12 months
Healthcare Workforce2020Keck School of Medicine of USCMedical Student Scholarship 2020-202155,000 12 months
Healthcare Workforce2020David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAMedical Student Scholarship 2020-202155,000 12 months
Healthcare Workforce2020Charles Drew University College of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship 2020-202155,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2021UCSD School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship 2021-2022 55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2021UC Davis School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship 2021-2022 55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2021UC Riverside School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship 2021-2022 55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2021University of California, IrvineMedical Student Scholarship 2021-2022 55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2021UCSF School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship 2021-2022 55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2021David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAMedical Student Scholarship 2021-2022 55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2021Loma Linda University School of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship 2021-2022 55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2021WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the PacificMedical Student Scholarship 2021-2022 55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2021Keck School of Medicine of USCMedical Student Scholarship 2021-2022 55,00012 months
Healthcare Workforce2021Charles Drew University College of MedicineMedical Student Scholarship 2021-2022 55,00012 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2021Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and ScienceCharles R. Drew University Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence 450,00036 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2021Public Health Foundation Enterprises IncGreater San Gabriel Valley Food for All Initiative 760,74536 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2021Simi Valley Hospital and Health Care ServicesCaregiver Navigation Support Project 250,00024 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2021Uncommon GoodMedicine for the Economically Disadvantaged (MED) 200,00024 months
Population & Community Health2021Homeboy IndustriesHomeboy Industries Organization-wide Mental Health Approach to formerly gang-involved and incarcerated men, women, and young adults. 300,00024 months
Population & Community Health2021ChrysalisFood Insecurity during COVID Pandemic in Skid Row 25,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2021University of California Los AngelesBiomarker Integrations for Disease Management and Behavioral Interventions for Homeless Youth Experiencing Toxic Stress 100,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2021Five Acres - The Boys & Girls Aid Society of Los Angeles CountyExpanding Behavioral and Mental Health Services to Unserved and Underserved Children, Youth and Families Through Telehealth and In-Person Community-Based Prevention Programs 450,00036 months
Population & Community Health2021Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalCommunity Health Ambassador Program 100,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2021Mendez National Institute of Transplantation FoundationAn African-American Family Story About Kidney Disease 400,00024 months
Population & Community Health2021Covenant House CaliforniaMarrying Evidence-Based Mental Health Interventions with Evidence-Based Job Training for Youth Who Have Experienced Homelessness and Trauma 150,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2021Saban Community ClinicHealthy Moms & Healthy Babies: Centering Pregnancy at Saban Community Clinic 475,75024 months
Population & Community Health2021St Jeanne De Lestonnac Free ClinicConnection to Care: Access to Specialty Health Care 50,00012 months or less
Healthcare Delivery Systems2021Center for Family Health & EducationIncrease Capacity to Provide Healthcare to Underserved Communities 150,00012 months or less
Healthcare Workforce2021Partners in Care Foundation IncExpanding the Geriatric Social Work Education Consortium (GSWEC) to address the critical shortage of geriatric social workers who provide home-based services for frail and isolated older adults. 300,00036 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2021White Memorial Community Health CenterWMCHC Capacity Building for Clinical Expansion 200,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2021Cancer Support Community Los AngelesHEART Program: Healing Equitably (through) Action, Resiliency & Teamwork 50,00012 months or less
Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2021UC Davis School of MedicineThe UC Davis Train the Trainer (T3): Primary Care Pain Management, an ECHO-style telementoring program for clinicians 100,00012 months or less
Healthcare Delivery Systems2021St. Mary Medical CenterBridge Builders – Transforming Lives through Community Health Navigators 490,80024 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2021Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for HealthcareA community collaboration to reduce health disparities for individuals at risk for lower-limb amputation. 800,00036 months
Healthcare Workforce2021Valley Nonprofit ResourcesVNR Recovery Initiative for San Fernando Valley Health and Human Services Nonprofits 75,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2021Westside Infant-Family NetworkExpansion of In-Home Therapy for Low-Income Families with Children Aged 0-5 100,00012 months or less
Healthcare Delivery Systems2021The People ConcernReducing Long-Term Homelessness Among Unhoused Emergency Department High Utilizers via Respite Care in Bridge Housing 100,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2021Meals on Wheels WestDelivering More than a Meal in the Age of COVID 50,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2021Friends of GALAMental Health Education and Wellness Services 100,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Workforce2021Brilliant CornersCapacity Building for Recuperative Care in L.A. County 500,00036 months
Population & Community Health2021Kedren Community Health Center Inc. Kedren Child Development CenterCOVID-19 Vaccine Distribution 100,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2021UMMA Community ClinicCOVID-19 Vaccine Distribution 100,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2021LA VoiceCOVID-19 Vaccine Distribution 50,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2021APLA HealthCOVID-19 Vaccine Distribution 100,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2021Watts Healthcare CorporationCOVID-19 Vaccine Distribution 100,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2021United American Indian InvolvementCOVID-19 Vaccine Distribution 100,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2021St Johns Well Child and Family Center IncCOVID-19 Vaccine Distribution 100,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Workforce2021JWCH InstituteCovid-19 Vaccination Services for the Homeless 50,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2021USC Leonard Davis School of GerontologyThe Edward L. Schneider Endowed Scholarship Fund50,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2021Downtown Women's CenterScaling Gender-Specific & Trauma-Informed Permanent Supportive Housing Throughout Los Angeles County500,00036 months
Population & Community Health2021Food Finders IncFood Rescue & Hunger Relief100,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health,Healthcare Workforce2021Keck School of Medicine of USCUSC Cardiac Surgery Education and Resident Research Fund100,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2021Loma Linda UniversityMedical Home Model for Foster Youth600,00036 months
Population & Community Health2021Mercy Chefs Inc.Funding for West Coast Mobile Kitchen50,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health,Healthcare Delivery Systems2021National Health FoundationCapacity Building to Expand Health Services for People Experiencing Homelessness450,00036 months
Population & Community Health2021Play Equity FundPlay Equity Fund-Youth Sports50,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health,Healthcare Delivery Systems2021Providence TrinityCare Hospice FoundationDischarge Planning and Placement Options for Chronically or Terminally Ill Homeless Patients275,00036 months
Population & Community Health,Healthcare Delivery Systems2021SCAN GROUPHealthcare in Action: A "Street Medicine" initiative designed to serve patients experiencing homelessness500,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health2021Southern California Grantmakers2021-22 State of American Veteran Study300,00018 months
Population & Community Health2021St. Francis High School of La Canada FlintridgeMental Health & Wellness Program75,00012 months or less
Healthcare Delivery Systems2021St. Mary Medical CenterHealthLink Project911,89036 months
Population & Community Health,Healthcare Delivery Systems2021The Cambodian FamilyBody, Mind, and Spiritual Wellness (BMSW) Program400,00024 months
Healthcare Workforce2021TIDES FOUNDATIONExpanding Graduate Medical Education in California250,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health,Healthcare Workforce2021University of California Los AngelesUCLA International Medical Graduate Program55,00012 months or less
Population & Community Health,Healthcare Delivery Systems2021University of California Los AngelesUCLA Project CARE: Training Healthcare Providers to Provide Mental Health Intervention to Children with Palliative Care Needs400,00024 months
Population & Community Health,Healthcare Delivery Systems,Healthcare Workforce2021VIP Community Mental Health CenterExpansion of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Subspecialty Pediatric Clinic at the LAC+USC Hub clinic400,00024 months
Population & Community Health2021Volunteers of America of Los AngelesRecuperative Care Beds for Medically Fragile Individuals Who Are Homeless600,00024 months
Population & Community Health,Healthcare Workforce2021Whittier CollegeCreating a Healthy Life Lab Program at Whittier College to Promote Campus Health & Wellness and Launch a Diverse Cohort of Students into Health Professions600,00036 months
Population & Community Health2021Alzheimer's Family CenterEquilibrium™ Virtual Therapy Program300,00024 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2022Valley Community HealthcareVCH's RN Practice Transformation Project, implementing the Triple Aim framework developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, creates an approach to respond to this barrier, optimizing patient access to care while maintaining the highest quality standards.350,00036 months
Population & Community Health,Healthcare Workforce2022Keck School of Medicine of USCSubstantial efforts have been made to address the health/social needs of people experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness (PEH) across the continuum of locations where care is received- on the street, emergency shelters, temporary shelters, recuperative care and permanent supportive housing. However, training for the workforce providing this care largely centers on the system the PEH is entering into with little to no training on the reality of the individual's life prior to becoming sheltered or during periods of unshelteredness.300,00036 months
Population & Community Health2022University of California, RiversideLocated next to a homeless shelter and a mental health supportive housing unit, UCR Health will re-open the City of Riverside Hulen Place Clinic to provide primary care and mental health services to the homeless and low-income communities. As the practice grows, new specialty services will be added based on community needs.600,00036 months
Population & Community Health,Healthcare Workforce2022Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles CountyThe FNP Residency program will expand access to quality primary care for underserved and special populations in Los Angeles County through this clinical workforce development training program for new FNPs placed in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC). By creating a highly structured transition experience, residents will achieve competence, confidence, and a mastery in all domains of primary care necessary to serve the full scope of practice as a primary care provider in a California based complex FQHC setting.325,00018 months
Population & Community Health2022National Health Care for the Homeless Council IncRecuperative care programs have the potential to (1) reduce ED and inpatient costs and contribute to better overall health outcomes; (2) help combat health disparities and inequities; and (3) serve as a bridge between hospitals and supportive and affordable housing programs.1,182,50036 months
Population & Community Health2022MOMS Orange CountyMOMS serves low-income, pregnant women of color in Orange County where over 40% of babies are born to mothers living in poverty. Low-income women are at a significantly higher risk for perinatal or postpartum mood and anxiety disorders and serious mental illness. With prevalence among this population as high as 50% as compared to the general population of maternal women (CDC/NIH), the need for help among our community is high. New fathers are experiencing stress and anxiety, too. Participants in our Daddy Bootcamp have increasingly expressed they are recognizing their need for mental health care.350,00036 months
Population & Community Health,Healthcare Delivery Systems,Healthcare Workforce2022Mount Saint Mary's UniversityMount Saint Mary's University (MSMU) seeks to establish a primary care training program for nursing students in partnership with the South Central Family Health Center (SCFHC). The goal of the Primary Care Training Partnership is to expand and support a diverse nursing workforce with the experience and cultural competency necessary to address health disparities in underserved communities. The core of the program will consist of clinical practice rotations at SCFHC for students in MSMU's Bachelors of Science in Nursing programs.399,91924 months
Population & Community Health2022H.O.P.E.Well-established research concludes that housing and community health are strongly connected. The Corporation for Supportive Housing, the CDC, and the National Center for Healthy Housing find that access to safe, affordable housing -- and the supports necessary to maintain that housing -- constitutes one of the most basic and powerful social determinants of health. People with I/DD who are extremely low income are vulnerable to issues of housing affordability, residential uncertainty, and overcrowded housing, which are all cited as factors that can negatively impact physical and mental health.150,00012 months
Population & Community Health2022PROJECT JOYProject Joy is the backbone agency for AV AAIMM (black infant and maternal mortality) Prevention Initiative. Research shows the disproportionate level of deaths for black birthing persons has risen from four times to six times the rate for our white counterparts. Black babies death before their first birthday is at 2-3 times the rate as white babies. Health inequity is the root cause and the Department of Public Health declared in July 2020 that racism is a public health crisis.150,00036 months
Population & Community Health,Healthcare Delivery Systems2022California Hospital Medical Center FoundationHospitals and health systems, like Dignity Health- CHMC, are uniquely positioned influential and important drivers of health within a community. Making a positive difference requires efforts that extend well beyond medical interventions and hospital walls. Illness, disease, and disparities in healthcare are rooted in social, economic, and environmental conditions. Embracing "up-stream" interventions that target these Òsocial determinantsÓ can not only improve overall community health but can also provide significant cost savings for the hospital. While many different models to community health exist, Hope Street stands out as a uniquely transformative approach.150,00012 months
Population & Community Health2022ALS Association Golden West ChapterAs one of the largest ALS patient service organizations in the country by most measures (number of clients served annually, clinical affiliations, program offerings, constituent engagements and more), the Chapter requests funding for its Excellence in ALS Care Initiative. This Initiative is the basis for our evidence-based model of care that has been proven to help people live longer and better with ALS, while also accelerating the search for treatments and cures.150,00012 months
Population & Community Health2022Orange County Association for Mental HealthSince 1986, the MHA's 15,000 square foot Homeless Mentally Ill Multi-Service Center Program (MSC) in Santa Ana, CA, has been reaching out to those in our community most vulnerable. Open 10 hours a day, Monday- Friday, including holidays, the MSC is program that focuses on meeting the immediate basic needs of chronically homeless individuals while working to address issues that led to their homelessness. The need for this program is great. Last December 2020, the OC Register reported homeless deaths in OC hit an all-time high of over 300 deaths.60,00012 months
Population & Community Health2022Child Development InstituteBabies who require a NICU hospitalization are at high risk for developmental challenges, including delays in communication, physical, sensory, social-emotional, and cognitive development. Parents of these infants are also at high risk for mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. These risk factors have serious implications for mother-infant attachment and infant development.600,00036 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2022Northeast Valley Health CorporationNEVHC will increase timely access to primary health care, particularly Women’s Health (WH) services, for low-income and underserved, predominantly Latinx residents of Van Nuys and its surrounding areas. More specifically, the funds will offset start-up operating costs of our new 4,483-square-foot (sq. ft.), seven-exam-room Van Nuys Women’s & Reproductive Health Center (VNWRHC) to open three floors below our Van Nuys Adult Health Center (VNAHC) in 12/2022.300,00024 months
Population & Community Health2022St. Jeanne de Lestonnac Free ClinicLestonnac program fills a critical gap in the healthcare system for the uninsured by providing free specialty care in 25 medical specialties, including dental, vision care, cardiology, endocrinology, obstetrics and gynecology, mental health services and outpatient surgeries. The recent introduction of our “Doc-in-a-Box” telehealth equipment has allowed us to expand the use of telehealth to serve patients in geographic areas where specialty care has been inaccessible. Poverty is the primary factor in the disparity of healthcare accessibility. Lestonnac works to reduce inequities in the health of low income, uninsured patients by providing comprehensive and holistic care for adults with chronic and acute conditions. We are the only clinic to offer specialty care for patients unable to pay. Most of our patients would be otherwise unable to receive medical care due to cost or the scarcity of specialists willing to see uninsured patients without charge.300,00036 months
Population & Community Health2022St. Francis High School of La Canada Flintridge2022-23 Expansion of tools for pursuing greater wellness and mental health for our students. Will include but is not limited to: drug and alcohol education, fitness, sleep and its impact on overall health, nutrition. We've recently forged a greater partnership with NAMI's LA County chapter, and will be pursuing additional activities with their assistance. In addition, we will be retaining a nutritionist to help educate our students on healthy choices. We have met with our on site catering company to discuss healthy options, and will need to subsidize the roll out of these new food offerings. We will be retooling our LINK program (big brother program for incoming students) to include drug/alcohol education, as well as a greater regular (throughout the year) focus and discussion on peer-led mental wellness. We are looking to redesign our Physical Education (PE) curriculum to include regular discussion and education on health and wellness. Finally, we will be investing in sleep/meditation apps for students and faculty. We will remain committed to our Care Solace program which we implemented with UniHealth's assistance last year.75,00012 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems2022Community Health Initiative of Orange CountyEven in “normal” times, CHIOC’s clients face barriers to accessing health care and social services due to limited resources or English proficiency. Local hospitals’ community assessments and the Orange County Health Improvement Plan 2020-2022 highlight access to health care as a critical need, and Hoag Hospital’s latest report noted it as a social determinant of health. These reports also call out additional challenges, such as navigating a complex healthcare system, finding culturally and linguistically appropriate resources and services for minority populations, and understanding implications of immigration policy. These problems were exacerbated by the pandemic, especially for CHIOC’s largely Latino and immigrant clientele.150,00024 months
Population & Community Health2022Walking Shield Inc.Walking Shield Inc. (WS) is a Native American (NA) managed nonprofit agency, whose mission is to improve the quality of life for NA families. Our request is to support two health care initiatives: 1) vision care clinic on the La Posta Indian Reservation in San Diego, and 2) launching our program Keeping Curiosity and Hopes Alive (KeepCHA) for children ages 0-5. Vision care is a key ingredient to achieve health equity. We have partnered with OneSight for over 25 years to bring free comprehensive eye exams, and 90% of the glasses are produced on site. We will serve 900 individuals who will be prescreened so we know they need glasses. The typical need rate on reservations for corrective eyewear is 85% for children and adults. This number will be closer to 100% after the prescreening process. Tribal members’ wait time can be up to a year or more to see the Tribal clinic’s optometrist. OneSight clinics help reduce the current backlog so Tribal clinics can sustain a normal patient flow with minimal or no wait time. WS coordinates pre-logistics and assists with registration at the clinic330,00024 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2022Providence Health & Services FoundationA three-year grant of $450,000 to support and expand MHAT across the San Fernando Valley will increase access to mental health services for low-income patients, strengthen Providence’s care management efforts, and document hospital cost saving related to avoidable visits, thereby paving the road for the program’s sustainability.450,00036 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Workforce2022ONEgenerationIntegrating multiple systems of care, including those that work with adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) and those working with the aging population, face significant barriers, which may include different funding sources, program eligibility requirements, different terminology and languages used, as well as philosophical differences. The proposed project aims to support the I/DD and aging community through preventative practices, resources, support services, and education sessions for aging parents, caregivers, and working professionals, promoting a more collaborative approach between the two systems of care.75,00018 months
Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce2022USC Leonard Davis School of GerontologyThe purpose of the gift is to support the Edward L. Schneider Research Fund, a current use fund whose purpose is to provide research support for the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. The Fund shall be administered in accordance with the University’s administrative guidelines and procedures. The Fund shall help the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology to prepare students and our brilliant research faculty scientists to invent new ways to help make a positive impact in the understanding of aging and to improve lives.50,00012 months
Population & Community Health2022YWCA of San Gabriel ValleyThis funding will be directed toward reducing the mortality and/or complication rates of African American infants and mothers. Per the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH), African American pregnant mothers are 5-10% more likely to experience discrimination, 7.5% more likely to have high blood pressure, 1.8% more likely to have diabetes, 10% more likely to report depression, and are four times more likely to die than their White counterparts (LA County DPH, 2018). 100,00012 months
Population & Community Health2022Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalCottage has begun to expand its CHW program with the addition of patient based CHWs. This two-year pilot program began this year with two part-time CHWs who provide post-discharge support among Hispanic/Latino patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). During hospital stays these patients are offered the support of both a Community Case Manager (CCM) and a CHW. These staff work as a team to ensure patients recover from hospitalizations and follow their care plans.100,00012 months
Healthcare Delivery Systems2022Hope of the Valley Rescue MissionNearly half of the homeless population struggles with the challenges of mental health and substance abuse. For several years Hope the Mission supported individuals in these categories by providing external referrals to local agencies such as Tarzana Treatment Centers, Department of Mental Health, The Village Family Services, and Olive View Medical Center. However, the increased need for mental health support and COVID-19 had a great impact on the time frame from when a referral would be placed, to when an individual was connected to services and could begin receiving therapy.300,00024 months
Population & Community Health2022California Science Center FoundationThe California Science Center Foundation respectfully requests $50,000 from the UniHealth Foundation in support of our Science Live! demonstration programs, which expand upon the scientific principles illustrated in our permanent exhibit galleries and special exhibitions. Educators facilitate fun, hands-on interactions with individuals and small groups of guests throughout the Science Center. Each 10-15 minute presentation is designed to enable educators to adapt to the learning level, interest and needs of the participants.50,00012 months
Population & Community Health2022ALS Association Golden West ChapterThe Golden West Chapter seeks funding to launch an ALS satellite clinic program in Santa Barbara for people diagnosed, or confirming a diagnosis of ALS, who live in California’s Central Coast region. The Chapter is affiliated with more than 25 multidisciplinary ALS clinics, including many that we incubated. Since 2005, the Chapter has partnered with the ALS Clinic at UCSF, a Certified Treatment Center of Excellence, to provide satellite clinic services in geographic areas that lack ALS specialists or clinic programs. 100,00012 months
Population & Community Health2022Union Station Homeless ServicesUnion Station Homeless Services is committed to addressing hunger and food insecurity for families and individuals in Los Angeles County’s San Gabriel Valley who are experiencing homelessness, at-risk of homelessness or formerly homeless. We know that it is extremely difficult for our clients to make progress toward permanent housing when their basic needs, such as consistent access to nutritious food, are not met.50,00012 months
Population & Community Health2022LA Family HousingLAFH requests support for mental health and substance use programming at our Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) sites. PSH combines the stability of a permanent home with case management and coordinated services to better support high-acuity people who may not otherwise maintain housing. PSH residents are likely to have experienced chronic bouts of homelessness and have a substance use or mental health disorder, physical disability, or any combination, all of which make it harder to maintain housing.300,00024 months
Population & Community Health2022SCAN GroupHealthcare in Action requests funds to expand its existing street medicine program in Los Angeles County. With UniHealth's help, Healthcare in Action was able to launch 3 street medicine teams in Los Angeles County in 2022, one based in the Long Beach area and another based in the West Hollywood area (that was specifically supported by UniHealth funds). Healthcare in Action is in the process of launching a 3rd street team that will focus on providing medical services at interim housing sites, shelters, and other facilities that unhoused populations frequent. To launch these teams, Healthcare in Action required grant support to purchase initial supplies, and to cover the first few months of staff time during training and program launch.250,00012 months
Population & Community Health2022St. Joseph CenterThis project will improve health outcomes for medically fragile homeless and recently housed clients of St. Joseph Center’s Homeless Service Center (HSC). HSC is one of only two access centers serving 6,000 people experiencing homelessness on the Westside of Los Angeles. With the support of the UniHealth Foundation, SJC will expand access to medical care, housing services, and emergency/recuperative housing for people experiencing homelessness who are not only extremely vulnerable to illness and injury, but often uninsured and facing significant financial barriers to receiving care. 450,00036 months
Population & Community Health2022Meals on Wheels WestOur Delivering More Than a Meal program provides dietician certified fresh meals and a daily Wellness Check to the most vulnerable homebound community members of L.A. County. These community members consist of seniors, veterans of all ages, physically or mentally disabled individuals, formerly homeless newly housed, and those recently released from the hospital; all who do not have the capability and/or resources to be able to purchase or prepare meals on their own. Most of the clients we serve are low income or fall below the poverty line and currently 95% of our total client count receives subsidized meals though our program.50,00012 months
Population & Community Health2022HEALTHRIGHT 360Food insecurity is a major national health problem and underrecognized social determinant of health. Lack of access to food creates a substantial burden on our society through healthcare and social costs. People experiencing food insecurity often consume a nutrient-poor diet contributing to chronic diseases. Public health officials cite ‘nutrition insecurity’ as a pressing need and advocate for action. Low-income families might postpone needed medical care and medications to buy food that may lead to avoidable hospitalizations.300,00024 months
Population & Community Health2022The L.A. TrustYouth mental health support is a critical need in our communities. Pre-pandemic, LAUSD students presented with extraordinary mental health needs, reporting high levels of depression, anxiety, and suicidality in LAUSD surveys. Research suggests that the isolation and collective trauma of the COVID-19 crisis have further worsened youth mental health.150,00024 months
Population & Community Health2022Children's Hospital Los AngelesCHLA opened a Behavioral Health Institute to help more youth (ages 0-21) in Greater Los Angeles get the behavioral health care they need when they need it. The Institute focuses on integrated, science-driven care that promotes the optimal development of children’s cognitive, behavioral and emotional health. Services are provided in-person and via telehealth based on the unique needs and potential of each child and family.25,00012 months
Recent Grants

Spring 2023

YWCA of San Gabriel Valley

This funding will be directed toward reducing the mortality and/or complication rates of African American infants and mothers. Per the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH), African American pregnant mothers are 5-10% more likely to experience discrimination, 7.5% more likely to have high blood pressure, 1.8% more likely to have diabetes, 10% more likely to report depression, and are four times more likely to die than their White counterparts (LA County DPH, 2018). SGV has the highest percentage of preterm births and the second-highest percentage of low-birth-weight babies (Black Infants and Families, 2019). Thus, education, policy change and multi-sector collaborations are essential to providing access to quality care, services, and resources so that African American mothers and infants can thrive.

Term: 12 months or less
Amount: $100,000

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Cottage has begun to expand its CHW program with the addition of patient based CHWs. This two-year pilot program began this year with two part-time CHWs who provide post-discharge support among Hispanic/Latino patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). During hospital stays these patients are offered the support of both a Community Case Manager (CCM) and a CHW. These staff work as a team to ensure patients recover from hospitalizations and follow their care plans.

Term: 12 months or less
Amount: $100,000

Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission

Nearly half of the homeless population struggles with the challenges of mental health and substance abuse. For several years Hope the Mission supported individuals in these categories by providing external referrals to local agencies such as Tarzana Treatment Centers, Department of Mental Health, The Village Family Services, and Olive View Medical Center. However, the increased need for mental health support and COVID-19 had a great impact on the time frame from when a referral would be placed, to when an individual was connected to services and could begin receiving therapy. This delay could range from 1-2 months that led to a negative impact to the participants that ranging from an increase of a client’s deterioration or a delay in a clients behavioral and mental progress to stabilization and permanent housing.

Term: 24 months
Amount: $300,000

California Science Center Foundation

The California Science Center Foundation respectfully requests $50,000 from the UniHealth Foundation in support of our Science Live! demonstration programs, which expand upon the scientific principles illustrated in our permanent exhibit galleries and special exhibitions. Educators facilitate fun, hands-on interactions with individuals and small groups of guests throughout the Science Center. Each 10-15 minute presentation is designed to enable educators to adapt to the learning level, interest and needs of the participants. In addition to cart- and station-based demonstrations for small groups, Science Live! also includes interactive, theatre-style presentations for larger audiences.

Term: 12 months or less
Amount: $50,000

ALS Association Golden West Chapter

The Golden West Chapter seeks funding to launch an ALS satellite clinic program in Santa Barbara for people diagnosed, or confirming a diagnosis of ALS, who live in California’s Central Coast region. The Chapter is affiliated with more than 25 multidisciplinary ALS clinics, including many that we incubated. Since 2005, the Chapter has partnered with the ALS Clinic at UCSF, a Certified Treatment Center of Excellence, to provide satellite clinic services in geographic areas that lack ALS specialists or clinic programs.

Term: 12 months or less
Amount: $100,000

Union Station Homeless Services

Union Station Homeless Services is committed to addressing hunger and food insecurity for families and individuals in Los Angeles County’s San Gabriel Valley who are experiencing homelessness, at-risk of homelessness or formerly homeless. We know that it is extremely difficult for our clients to make progress toward permanent housing when their basic needs, such as consistent access to nutritious food, are not met. Our meals fill hungry stomachs, but they achieve so much more; they promote social-emotional well-being, build trust, and engage the broader community beyond our participants, which is particularly critical now as we manage the repercussions of the pandemic.

Term: 12 months or less
Amount: $50,000

LA Family Housing

LAFH requests support for mental health and substance use programming at our Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) sites. PSH combines the stability of a permanent home with case management and coordinated services to better support high-acuity people who may not otherwise maintain housing. PSH residents are likely to have experienced chronic bouts of homelessness and have a substance use or mental health disorder, physical disability, or any combination, all of which make it harder to maintain housing. Due to the stressors of homelessness, people experiencing homelessness have a significantly reduced life expectancy (42-52 years, compared to nearly 80 years for housed populations) and show signs of aging far earlier than their housed counterparts. Last year, LAFH served 540 PSH participants ages 55+ and 399 65+. Given the vulnerabilities of older adults experiencing homelessness, we will work to increase their engagement in PSH services.

Term: 24 months
Amount: $300,000

SCAN GROUP

Healthcare in Action requests funds to expand its existing street medicine program in Los Angeles County. With UniHealth's help, Healthcare in Action was able to launch 3 street medicine teams in Los Angeles County in 2022, one based in the Long Beach area and another based in the West Hollywood area (that was specifically supported by UniHealth funds). Healthcare in Action is in the process of launching a 3rd street team that will focus on providing medical services at interim housing sites, shelters, and other facilities that unhoused populations frequent. To launch these teams, Healthcare in Action required grant support to purchase initial supplies, and to cover the first few months of staff time during training and program launch.

Term: 12 months or less
Amount: $250,000

ST JOSEPH CENTER

This project will improve health outcomes for medically fragile homeless and recently housed clients of St. Joseph Center’s Homeless Service Center (HSC). HSC is one of only two access centers serving 6,000 people experiencing homelessness on the Westside of Los Angeles. With the support of the UniHealth Foundation, SJC will expand access to medical care, housing services, and emergency/recuperative housing for people experiencing homelessness who are not only extremely vulnerable to illness and injury, but often uninsured and facing significant financial barriers to receiving care.

Term: 36 months
Amount: $350,000

Meals on Wheels West

Our Delivering More Than a Meal program provides dietician certified fresh meals and a daily Wellness Check to the most vulnerable homebound community members of L.A. County. These community members consist of seniors, veterans of all ages, physically or mentally disabled individuals, formerly homeless newly housed, and those recently released from the hospital; all who do not have the capability and/or resources to be able to purchase or prepare meals on their own. Most of the clients we serve are low income or fall below the poverty line and currently 95% of our total client count receives subsidized meals though our program.

Term: 12 months or less
Amount: $50,000

HEALTHRIGHT 360

Food insecurity is a major national health problem and underrecognized social determinant of health. Lack of access to food creates a substantial burden on our society through healthcare and social costs. People experiencing food insecurity often consume a nutrient-poor diet contributing to chronic diseases. Public health officials cite ‘nutrition insecurity’ as a pressing need and advocate for action. Low-income families might postpone needed medical care and medications to buy food that may lead to avoidable hospitalizations.

Term: 24 months
Amount: $300,000

The L.A. Trust

Youth mental health support is a critical need in our communities. Pre-pandemic, LAUSD students presented with extraordinary mental health needs, reporting high levels of depression, anxiety, and suicidality in LAUSD surveys. Research suggests that the isolation and collective trauma of the COVID-19 crisis have further worsened youth mental health. Concerns have drastically increased among school and WC staff, community partners, and students as well as national organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, which declared a national state of emergency in child and adolescent mental health in 2021.

Term: 24 months
Amount: $150,000

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

CHLA opened a Behavioral Health Institute to help more youth (ages 0-21) in Greater Los Angeles get the behavioral health care they need when they need it. The Institute focuses on integrated, science-driven care that promotes the optimal development of children’s cognitive, behavioral and emotional health. Services are provided in-person and via telehealth based on the unique needs and potential of each child and family.

Term: 12 months or less
Amount: $25,000

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