December 2014 BOARD APPROVED GRANTS Organizations approved by the Board must execute and return a grant agreement before receiving funding.

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1 December 2014 BOARD APPROVED GRANTS Organizations approved by the Board must execute and return a grant agreement before receiving funding. A New Way of Life Reentry Project $100,000 over two years For project support to increase employment opportunities and improve health outcomes for formerly incarcerated women in South Los Angeles and participate in the planning process for the Re-Entry Women and Employment Initiative. Access Women's Health Justice Age Well Senior Services, Inc. Laguna Woods, CA Alameda County Public Health Department $275,000 over two years For project support to address financial issues with maternal and child health clients and support a healthy local economy in a place-based project. Americans for Indian Opportunity, Inc. Albuquerque, NM $175,000 over two years For project support for the AIO Ambassadors leadership program to improve the health and well-being of Native American communities in California.

2 The Angels Depot Vista, CA Anti-Recidivism Coalition $350,000 over two years For core operating support to sustain a supportive housing program that includes education and mental health services for formerly incarcerated individuals in Los Angeles County as a re-entry strategy. Asian Health Services / California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative Bear Valley Unified School District / Bear Valley Healthy Start Big Bear Lake, CA Cal State Bakersfield Foundation / Educational Opportunity Program Bakersfield, CA $150,000 over three years For core operating support for the Educational Opportunity Program s Guardian Scholars Program to sustain services supporting the health, wellbeing and higher education success of current and former foster youth at CSU, Bakersfield. California Black Health Network Sacramento, CA $220,000 over two years For project support to develop and implement a collaborative statewide outreach and education campaign focused on HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention for black women and participate in the HIV/AIDS/STI planning process initiative.

3 California Family Health Council, Inc. California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. California State University, Fresno Foundation / Educational Opportunity Program Fresno, CA $100,000 over two years For core operating support for the Educational Opportunity Program s Renaissance Scholars Program to sustain services supporting the health, wellbeing and higher education success of current and former foster youth at California State University, Fresno. California Women's Law Center El Segundo, CA Caregivers Volunteers Assisting the Elderly Ventura, CA Center for Environmental Health Center for Health Care Rights

4 Centro Laboral de Graton Graton, CA Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science $150,000 over three years For core operating support to continue to train health professions students from underrepresented minority communities. Children Now $400,000 over two years For project support to maximize health coverage for former foster youth (FFY) by conducting: 1) advocacy to improve Medi-Cal enrollment and retention, and 2) outreach to FFY who are eligible for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Children's Dental Center Inglewood, CA Choice USA Washington, DC City of Pasadena Public Health Department Pasadena, CA $150,000 over two years For core operating support for the City of Pasadena Michael D. Antonovich Dental Clinic to sustain oral health services for low-income seniors in the greater Pasadena area.

5 Community Initiatives / Educators for Fair Consideration $150,000 over three years For project support for the Educators for Fair Consideration s Pre-Health Dreamers to increase the number of underrepresented, minority undocumented students enrolled in health professions schools. Community Initiatives / Hayward Day Labor Center Community SeniorServ, Inc. Anaheim, CA CompassPoint Nonprofit Services $200,000 over two years For project support for the Next Generation Leaders of Color Leadership Development Program for health and human service professionals in Southern California. CompassPoint Nonprofit Services $301,000 over two years For project support for a series of cohort-based technical assistance sessions and leadership coaching focused on organizational sustainability for a subset of grantees that no longer fit under the Advancing Wellness grant guidelines. County of Sacramento, Department of Health and Human Services / Nurse Family Partnership Sacramento, CA

6 CRLA Foundation Sacramento, CA CSUSB Philanthropic Foundation / Educational Opportunity Program San Bernardino, CA $100,000 over two years For core operating support for the Educational Opportunity Program s Renaissance Scholars Program to sustain services supporting the health, wellbeing and higher education success of current and former foster youth at CSU, San Bernardino. Dientes Community Dental Care Santa Cruz, CA $270,000 over three years For core operating support to sustain comprehensive oral health services for uninsured and publically insured lowincome adults and seniors in Santa Cruz County. Environmental Health Coalition National City, CA $250,000 over three years For core operating support to sustain community organizing and public policy efforts to create healthier communities for low-income residents of San Diego County. Exhale, an After-Abortion Counseling Talkline Family Service Association Moreno Valley, CA

7 Fathers & Families of San Joaquin Stockton, CA $160,000 over three years For core operating support to continue community engagement efforts as a violence prevention strategy in south Stockton. Field Research Corporation $425,000 over one year For project support to develop and conduct two statewide surveys, The Wellness Poll and the Cal Wellness-Field Health Policy Survey. Girls After School Academy Glenn County Office of Education / Glenn County Senior Nutrition Program Willows, CA Great Beginnings for Black Babies, Inc. Inglewood, CA Health Access Foundation Sacramento, CA $400,000 over one year For project support to sustain a collaborative to ensure a strong consumer voice in the work to implement and improve health reform so that California communities realize the full benefits of the new law.

8 Health Professions Education Foundation Sacramento, CA $150,000 over three years For core operating support to continue to provide scholarships and loan repayments to underrepresented and disadvantaged health professions students and professionals who practice in California's medically underserved areas. Healthy Aging Association Modesto, CA Healthy Building Network Washington, DC Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County Garden Grove, CA Healthy Smiles Mobile Dental Foundation Fresno, CA Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Menlo Park, CA $100,000 over one year For project support to develop an approach that would increase the capacity of the California bureau of Kaiser Health News to work with communities of color and ethnic news media to improve and increase coverage of health and related social issues.

9 Idyllwild HELP Center Idyllwild, CA Inland Behavioral and Health Services, Inc. San Bernardino, CA $250,000 over three years For core operating support to continue to provide primary medical services to underserved residents of San Bernardino County and build organizational capacity. Justice Now $100,000 over two years For project support to provide leadership training and increase employment opportunities to improve health outcomes for currently and formerly incarcerated women and participate in the planning process for the Re-Entry Women and Employment Initiative. Kern County Department of Public Health / Nurse Family Partnership Program Bakersfield, CA Larkin Street Youth Services $200,000 over two years For project support to expand the Learning Center model, an intensive blended-learning program that emphasizes educational outcomes and wellbeing for homeless youth. The Latina Center Richmond, CA $100,000 over two years For project support to provide health education and outreach focused on HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention for Latinas in Alameda and Contra Costa counties and participate in the planning process for the HIV/AIDS/STI initiative.

10 Legal Community Against Violence $225,000 over two years For core operating support to continue legal and policy research, analysis and educational outreach to prevent gun violence in California. LIFE ElderCare, Inc. Fremont, CA Los Angeles Christian Health Centers $180,000 over three years For core operating support for the Joshua House Clinic to sustain oral health services in downtown Los Angeles Skid Row area for homeless and uninsured adults. Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust $250,000 over three years For core operating support to sustain community organizing, leadership development, and public policy efforts to address the lack of parks and open space to improve the health of residents in underserved neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Meals on Wheels and Senior Outreach Services Walnut Creek, CA Meals on Wheels of San Francisco, Inc.

11 Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley, Inc. Salinas, CA Mizell Senior Center of Palm Springs Palm Springs, CA MOMS Orange County Santa Ana, CA Mujeres Unidas y Activas National Black Women's Health Project, Inc. Washington, DC $65,000 over one year For project support to lead a planning process to develop a potential initiative designed to address the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) on women of color. National Senior Citizens Law Center Niswa Harbor City, CA

12 Npowerny, Inc. Brooklyn, NY $225,000 over three years For project support for the launch and subsequent expansion of NPower s workforce development program, Technology Service Corps, in the Bay Area for unemployed veterans to improve veterans health outcomes. On Lok Day Services Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California Prison University Project San Rafael, CA $200,000 over three years For core operating support to sustain higher education programs at San Quentin State Prison to reduce recidivism, and create awareness and dialogue about higher education and criminal justice as a violence prevention strategy. Public Counsel $100,000 over one year For project support to hire new staff to build pro bono capacity to support and represent the population of unaccompanied children in Los Angeles County courts, and to facilitate the identification of who have been victims of abuse. Public Health Institute / Center for Research on Adolescent Health and Development

13 Public Health Institute / Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program $250,000 over three years For core operating support for the Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program to sustain preventive health education and public policy efforts on the issue of healthy food beverages for underserved residents of the Central Valley. Regents of the University of California at Berkeley / Labor Occupational Health Program Berkeley, CA Regents of the University of California at Berkeley / Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice Berkeley, CA $65,000 over one year For project support to lead a planning process to develop a potential initiative designed to increase employment opportunities, improve employment outcomes and improve health outcomes for formerly incarcerated women in California. Regents of the University of California, Davis / Violence Prevention Research Program Davis, CA $300,000 over three years For core operating support for the Violence Prevention Research Program to sustain the production and dissemination of public policy research related to gun violence prevention. Regents of the University of California, San Francisco / Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies Restaurant Opportunities Centers Roc United, Inc. New York, NY

14 Seniors First, Inc. Auburn, CA Serving Seniors San Diego, CA Shasta Senior Nutrition Program Redding, CA Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation / Falls Prevention Coalition of Nevada County Grass Valley, CA Sister-To-Sister 2, Incorporated Social Justice Learning Institute, Inc. Inglewood, CA $150,000 over three years For core operating support to continue to provide academic support, training and career preparation to Latino and African American young men in Inglewood and South Los Angeles interested in pursuing health careers. Soldiers Project North Hollywood, CA

15 Spirit Awakening Foundation $120,000 over two years For core operating support to sustain an educational enhancement and life skills development program to strengthen the wellbeing of youth in Los Angeles County, primarily girls, who are in detention or were previously incarcerated. St. Barnabas Senior Center of Los Angeles Students Run America Tarzana, CA Teen Success, Inc. Milpitas, CA TeenNow California Lemon Grove, CA Tides Center / California Health Report $175,000 over two years For core operating support for the California Health Report to continue its reporting on health, community health and health disparities.

16 Tides Center / Californians for Safety and Justice $250,000 over two years For project support for its Californians for Safety and Justice (CSJ) to enhance the effectiveness of re-entry programs and improve health outcomes for formerly incarcerated individuals in Los Angeles County by adding comprehensive financial coaching. Tides Center / National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum Time For Change Foundation San Bernardino, CA $100,000 over two years For project support to increase employment opportunities and improve health outcomes for formerly incarcerated women in San Bernardino County and participate in the planning process for the Re-Entry Women and Employment Initiative. Uncommon Good Claremont, CA $300,000 over three years For core operating support to continue to provide debt relief to minority physicians serving in Southern California community clinics. University of the Pacific $275,000 over three years For project support for the Pacific Center for Special Care to test methods for the efficient dissemination of the telehealth-based Virtual Dental Home system, targeting underserved seniors. Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco $200,000 over three years For core operating support to sustain primary care and preventive health services for low-income, uninsured adults in San Francisco and San Mateo counties.

17 Worksite Wellness LA Yes 2 Kollege Educational Resources, Inc. Sacramento, CA $150,000 over three years For core operating support to continue to provide academic enrichment and health career guidance to students of color interested in pursuing health careers in Sacramento. Yolo Family Resource Center Woodland, CA Zócalo Public Square Santa Monica, CA $175,000 over two years For project support for events and publications that explore the social determinants of health and how California s underserved communities are actively working to solve problems and create healthier local communities.