The Achievable Foundation

Achievable Health has a bold vision: to change the face of healthcare for those with I/DD and other vulnerable populations. Their health center has grown exponentially, and their proven model has become a community staple that community members not only rely on, but love. Families in need are still finding themselves on a waiting list to access specialized services. To meet this growing demand for services, Achievable Health has made the strategic decision to move and expand to a larger facility where they can offer the same high-quality care to more community members.

Amount: $75,000
Term: 12 months or less

Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation

The Spark of Love program is a community-based program that provides sports equipment and toys to underserved children who reside in the Los Angeles, Ventura, Riverside, San Bernadino and Orange Counties. The goal of the program is to help increase the children's sense of well-being and emotional health by providing them with equipment that will engage their brains and their bodies.

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

Occidental College

The Public Health Program offers students a minor in public health and aims to engage students in applied learning through practicum classes and unique full-time summer internships. Occidental College has a Public Health Summer Internship Program which provides Occidental students with paid internships to provide public health services to people experiencing homelessness. Occidental College proposes to develop new partnerships with the Community Clinic Association of LA County (CCALAC) & Street Medicine Collaborative (SMC) to expand the program to include five new paid internship opportunities, in addition to the five current internships of the Summer Internship Program. This paid internship program will provide hands-on experience and training to students considering or pursuing health related fields.

Amount: $200,000
Term: 12 months or less

Proyecto Pastoral

Proyecto Pastoral serves more than 6,000 low-income, predominantly Latinx residents of Boyle Heights annually by building community power and resilience. Promesa Boyle Heights' (Promesa) role within the Boyle Heights ecosystem is to serve as an organizer, capacity builder, and cultivator of action-based partnerships in early learning, education, immigration, wellness, and postsecondary success. Amid increased community violence and trauma, Proyecto plans to utilize its Promotora network to enhance awareness and access to mental health services in Boyle Heights and train them in Mental Health First Aid.

Amount: $200,000
Term: 24 months

Food Finders Inc.

Food Finders’ mission is to eliminate hunger and food waste by improving nutrition in food insecure communities. Food Finders links donated food from hundreds of local grocery stores, bakeries, restaurants, hospitals, and produce marts to agencies that feed people in need. A 2022 Community Needs Assessment notes that the Long Beach area purports a slightly higher rate of food insecurity than the LA County average. The report also highlights that food insecurity rates are more often experienced by Black or Latinx/Hispanic households compared to other race/ethnic groups. As public health practitioners commonly note, the adverse effects of poor and inadequate nutrition leads are associated with obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and some forms of cancer. In response, the Food Hub program and monthly Community Marketplace provides walkable services in areas of Long Beach that experience high levels of food insecurity.

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

Northridge Hospital Foundation

Northridge Hospital is seeking to build upon the previously UniHealth-funded Cultural Trauma Mental Health Resiliency Program that supported six hospitals, including Northridge, to address behavioral health and mental well-being among at-risk youth in vulnerable communities in their service areas. Northridge Hospital's Center for Healthier Communities (CHC) is proposing to increase their reach to alternative learning schools and community organizations serving at-risk Latino youth and to expand the training curriculum to include Teen Mental Health First Aid (TMHFA), Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA), Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR), and Positive Action, all evidence-based.

Amount: $460,000
Term: 36 months

Cancer Support Community Los Angeles

Cancer Support Community Los Angeles (CSCLA) positively impacts the lives of tens of thousands of people in Los Angeles and millions around the world affected by cancer, all without the burden of cost for services. Through support groups and counseling; child, teen and families programs; education and stress-relieving classes; and uplifting social activities, CSCLA provides a safe haven, free of charge, for cancer patients and their families. Recognizing a gap in cancer support services for certain groups, CSCLA plans to expand support groups and services both virtually and in-person to the Coachella Valley for the Spanish-speaking, and age 55+ communities.

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

Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical

As one of the few non-profit medical research institutes, The Lundquist Institute (TLI) links scientific innovation, the medical clinic, and community. Their community health programs deliver a wide variety of health care services that include direct interventions designed to foster racial equity in health, improve social determinants of health, and address critical issues such as malnutrition, immunization, and maternal and pediatric health. The Los Angeles Department of Health Services’ (LA DHS) primary care clinics now screen youths for ACEs and are referred to a specialty clinic called Strong Healthy and Resilient Kids (SHARK) for assistance in addressing these youths’ challenges. The clinic offers more intensive direct care, resources, referrals, and consultation with other youth-serving clinics in DHS for youths dealing with ACEs and/or other behavioral health challenges.

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

Pacific Clinics

Pacific Clinics has a mission to deliver integrated behavioral health care and social services to advance health equity and mental well-being for children, adults, and families. Pacific Clinics serves more than 25,000 clients annually, most of whom are low income or indigent, and many live with severe mental illness. Pacific Clinics is developing provider training to build confidence and knowledge to better treat adult patients with multiple mental health conditions. Providers focused on serving children are specifically trained to recognize and treat the most common co-occurring conditions together, however providers who primarily treat adults do not have access to this type of nuanced training at this time.

Amount: $170,000
Term: 12 months or less

PATH

Since its grassroots beginnings distributing meals to unhoused people on the Westside, PATH has grown to become one of California's leading and most impactful homeless services and housing organizations. PATH acquired seven Skid Row Housing Trust (SRHT) buildings after SRHT declared bankruptcy. PATH is repairing the physical spaces, reestablishing security, and building trust with tenants who feel neglected and unsafe in their homes. The buildings are in various states of disrepair and the tenants have had few basic services. Equally important, tenants' mental health needs have been neglected. Providing this support is particularly critical in the newly acquired buildings.

Amount: $300,000
Term: 24 months

The Beacon House Association of San Pedro

The Beacon House Association of San Pedro’s mission is to help low-income men achieve recovery from alcoholism and other drugs. The Beacon House believes in helping all residents reach their full potential encompassing multi-year sobriety, emotional stability, healthy habits, a strong support network, and achievement of higher education or stable employment. The Beacon House understands that to best address addiction and promote long-term recovery, a comprehensive treatment program is essential which includes addressing the often underlying and co-occurring mental health needs of residents and clients. The addition of these clinical staff will allow clients to have easy and prompt access to therapy, psychiatric services including psych evaluations, and timely and appropriate medication management.

Amount: $600,000
Term: 36 months

United States Veterans Initiative

U.S.VETS' goal is to end homelessness for our nation’s heroes by offering comprehensive, in-house programs that serve veterans through prevention, outreach, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, long-term and permanent supportive housing. More than 2,000 of its 3,500 veteran housing units are in the Los Angeles region. U.S.VETS is launching an expansion of comprehensive wraparound services for homeless and at-risk veterans in Los Angeles, based out of the West Los Angeles (WLAVA) North Campus. Veterans will be encouraged to access an expanded array of wellness programming and supportive services including case management, mental health counseling, benefits assistance, workforce development, peer mentorship, telehealth, transportation to appointments, and therapeutic community programming. VA primary care and pharmacy services, and community partners programs such as legal clinic and food pantry, will serve veterans, along with amenities such as athletic spaces, a transit plaza, and community spaces.

Amount: $700,000
Term: 36 months