Millions of Grant Dollars Awarded To Outstanding San Diego Nonprofits
Oct
7
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10/7/2009 8:15 AM
At a Time of Increased Need Due to the Economy, $3 Million Will Fund Critical Health and Human Service Programs
October 7, 2009 – The San Diego Foundation and the Alliance Healthcare Foundation are pleased to announce that more than $3 million has been awarded to nonprofit organizations serving the healthcare needs of residents in the Paradise Valley Hospital service area. Of the $3 million, nearly $2.8 million came from the Paradise Valley Hospital Community Health Fund, which was created when the hospital was sold to Prime Healthcare Services in 2007. Additionally, more than $270,000 was granted directly from The San Diego Foundation.
Grant funds were awarded to organizations in the top-five zip codes served by Paradise Valley Hospital: 91950, 92114, 92113, 92139, and 91911. The funded programs focus on improving access to care for primary and preventive health care services, and/or behavioral health services.
Grantee organizations are:
- California Dental Association Foundation $289,776
- Metro-CASBIRT $500,000
- San Ysidro Health Centers $400,000
- SAY San Diego $382,500
- Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute $384948
- Sharp Healthcare Foundation $415,650
- South Bay Community Services $500,000
- UCSD Student Fun Free Clinic $198,800
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As part of the process, residents and healthcare providers in the area provided input through open forums and surveys, ensuring that the grant making program reflected community needs. A volunteer Advisory Committee of civic leaders and health experts convened over seven months to make grant decisions.
“We are pleased to provide funding to this group of outstanding nonprofit organizations, which do a tremendous job serving the healthcare needs of the community surrounding the Paradise Valley Hospital,” said Dr. Nora Faine, chair of The San Diego Foundation’s Health and Human Services Working Group. “As a result of our invaluable partnerships with the Alliance Healthcare Foundation and the Paradise Valley Community Fund Advisory Committee, we are confident that these grant awards will help meet the healthcare needs of this area’s residents and satisfy the conditions of the Paradise Valley Community Health Fund.”
For media purposes, we are able to help coordinate interviews with members of the grantee organizations, as well as spokespeople from The San Diego Foundation and Alliance Healthcare Foundation. We can also provide more extensive information on the specific programs funded. For more information, please contact Deirdre Maloney at Deirdre@sdfoundation.org or call 619-235-2300.
About the Alliance Healthcare Foundation
Alliance Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is the San Diego region’s only local, independent foundation that focuses exclusively on health and access to healthcare for the San Diego region. AHF supports pioneering programs that address critical healthcare issues in San Diego and Imperial Counties through grant-making, advocacy and education. Formed 20 years ago, the Foundation was conceived as an innovative partnership of healthcare, business, labor and consumer advocates to improve access to care for the underserved in the region.
About The San Diego Foundation
Founded in 1975, The San Diego Foundation is a broad-purpose community foundation helping individuals, families and organizations carry out their charitable plans, with the common goals of improving the quality of life in the greater San Diego region, now and for generations to come.
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