Kaiser Permanente grants $1M+ for Community Health in Silicon Valley

Thirty four Silicon Valley nonprofits that provide community health and well-being services will share $1,045,000 in Community Benefit grants from Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara and Kaiser Permanente San Jose medical centers. The grants range from $10,000 to $50,000 per organization.

The grants are part of Kaiser Permanente’s National Community Benefit Program, which annually provides more than $2-billion to wellness groups across the nation.

“At Kaiser Permanente, we believe in wellness and prevention of illness for all members of our community” said Chris Boyd, Senior Vice President and Area Manager of Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center. “It’s our Total Health perspective that allows us to impact change beyond our hospital walls.”

This year’s grants support Silicon Valley community programs providing access to care and coverage, mental health and wellness, healthy eating and active living, and community and family safety.

“Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to helping shape the future of Silicon Valley,” said Irene Chavez, Senior Vice President and Area Manager of Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center. “Our commitment to care innovation, health education and the support of community health is essential to the advancement of our mission.”

For example, a Kaiser Permanente grant will allow one group to pilot an innovative program to reduce opioid addiction.

“The Supporting Safe Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care Project will bring much needed training and resources to the staff of Community Health Centers (CHC) with the goal of promoting best practices and, ultimately, reducing the incidence of opioid addiction, overdoses, and hospitalizations” said Dolores Alvarado, CEO of Community Health Partnership.

Below is the list of the 2017 Kaiser Permanente South Bay Community Benefit grant recipients:

Organization Name and Project

• Acknowledge Alliance, Resilience Consultation Program
• Alum Rock Counseling Center, Ocala Mentoring Program
• Asian Americans for Community Involvement, Patient Navigator Center
• Bill Wilson Center, Centre for Living with Dying
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley, FIT Kidz: Mind Body & Soul
• Caminar for Mental Health, Teens Families and Schools Together (Teen FAST) Program
• Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, Multicultural Behavioral Health Program
• Children's Discovery Museum, Healthy MOVES
• Community Health Awareness Council, School-Based Interventions for Behavioral Health
• Community Health Partnership of Santa Clara, Supporting Safe Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care
• Cristo Rey San Jose High School, Health and Wellness Program
• Discovery Counseling Center, Life Skills Training
• Domestic Violence Intervention Collaborative, Trauma Focused Group Therapy for Victims
• Foothill-DeAnza College Foundation, Family Engagement Institute At Promise Program
• Girl Scouts of Northern California, Got Choices
• Healthier Kids Foundation, 10 Steps to a Healthier You
• HomeFirst Santa Clara County, Boccardo Reception Center Operations- Health Access
• Indian Health Services of Santa Clara Valley, Building Bridges Family Wellness Workshops
• International Association for Human Values, Youth Empowerment Seminar at Horace Cureton Elementary
• LifeMoves, Behavioral Health Program for Homeless Individuals and Families
• MayView Community Health Center, Increasing Access to Services through Walk-In Immunization Clinics
• National Alliance Mental Illness Santa Clara County, Peer Mentoring Program
• PARTI (Positive Alternative Recreation Teambuilding Impact) Program, High Impact Program
• Portuguese Organization for Social Services and Opportunities (POSSO), Seeking Health
• Project Access, Health and Wellness Programs for Low Income Families
• Rebekah Children's Services, Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors Parenting Program
• Sacred Heart Community Services, Resilient Families Program for Families with Infants
• School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County, Patient Navigator
• Second Harvest Food Bank, Path to a Healthier Community
• Somos Mayfair, Mayfair STRONG: Healthy Bodies Healthy Relationships
• Sunnyvale Community Services, Expanded Access to Nutrition and Health Resources
• THINK Together, Healthy Living Program
• Vision to Learn, Eyeglasses for Underserved Youth
• YMCA/Project Cornerstone, Creating Safe School Communities