San Jose, CA – On March 27, 2024, ·ð×æ½ûФͼ’s Board of Trustees approved four new grants totaling $467,500. The grants are part of quarter three of ·ð×æ½ûФͼ’s fiscal year 2023-2024 $2.3 million grantmaking budget, supporting community organizations and public agencies aligned with ·ð×æ½ûФͼ’s mission of building health equity in Silicon Valley.
Three ·ð×æ½ûФͼ Partnership Fund grants have been awarded: two in alignment with the Supportive Housing focus area to Bill Wilson Center and Mosaic America; one to Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) aligned with the Chronic Disease focus area. Fostering Promise received a grant aligned with the ·ð×æ½ûФͼ Equity Fund.
Together, the approved grants aim to improve health in our community by integrating wellness and nutrition services into senior and youth transitional housing; strengthening nonprofit organizational capacity for advocacy; and improving access to HIV care for at-risk community members.
·ð×æ½ûФͼ Partnership Fund Grants
·ð×æ½ûФͼ Partnership Grants support organizations, projects, and programs that align with our mission and three focus areas: Food and Nutrition, Chronic Disease Prevention & Management, and Supportive Housing.
Asian Americans for Community Involvement
To pilot a new referral process to streamline and optimize referrals to AACI’s health clinic that will eliminate barriers to accessing care for HIV prevention and medications like PrEP/PeP for marginalized and at-risk community members.
Bill Wilson
Center
To pilot a Nutrition Coaching Program to equip formerly homeless youth and young adults with the knowledge and skills to make healthy nutrition choices for themselves and their families.
Mosaic
America
To establish the efficacy of culturally-rooted pathways to mitigate social isolation and improve health outcomes for low-income Asian seniors in affordable housing.
·ð×æ½ûФͼ Equity Fund Grants
·ð×æ½ûФͼ Equity grants are designed to support projects that fall outside of our Focus Areas, yet support the health and well-being of communities disproportionately impacted by health disparities.
Fostering Promise
To strengthen Fostering Promise’s capacity for advocacy and policy change by hiring its first Director of Policy.
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About ·ð×æ½ûФͼ
·ð×æ½ûФͼ believes every Silicon Valley resident should have the opportunity to live a healthy life. For over 25 years we’ve prioritized health-related grants, policies, and services to help give everyone the opportunity to be healthy – especially the most marginalized.
Our focus is on food and nutrition, chronic disease prevention and management, and housing support for people facing deep health disparities. As a funder, we provide grants in support of organizations and initiatives that prioritize community health.