Kaiser Permanente awards $1.1 million in grants to non-profits, to improve community health
Antioch’s Brighter Beginnings, Opportunity Junction and school district among recipients
Grants increase access to health care, improve economic security and address mental health and wellness
By Kerri Leedy, PR and Media Relations Manager, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 7, 2020 – To address the health needs of the community, Kaiser Permanente in the Diablo Area has awarded $1.1 million in grants focused on increasing access to health care and coverage, improving economic security and addressing mental health and wellness.
The Kaiser Permanente funding to 28 non-profit organizations will help low-income, at-risk communities in Central and East Contra Costa County, and the Tri-Valley area of Alameda County. The Antioch Unified School District, as well as Brighter Beginnings and Opportunity Junction, both located in Antioch, were among the recipients of the grants.
The 28 grants are aligned with Kaiser Permanente’s mission of improving the health of our members and the communities we serve. Kaiser Permanente recognizes that many factors impact health including social, economic and environmental conditions in the community. Through support of local non-profit organizations, Kaiser Permanente is working toward improving health for all.
“Our communities are facing significant and unprecedented challenges,” said Marty Ardron, Senior Vice President and Area Manager for Kaiser Permanente’s Diablo Service Area. “These organizations are committed to helping by providing vital health and mental health care, housing, and food assistance. We are proud to support them.”
The following nonprofit organizations received support from Kaiser Permanente:
Increasing Access to Care:
Axis Community Health | Supporting Complex Patients with Case Management Services |
Brighter Beginnings | Increasing Access to Healthcare in Antioch |
Contra Costa County | COVID-19 Ambassadors Project |
District Council Contra Costa County Society of St. Vincent de Paul | RotaCare Pittsburg Free Medical Clinic at St. Vincent de Paul |
La Clinica de La Raza, Inc. | Connecting Families to Health Care |
Planned Parenthood: Shasta Diablo Inc., DBA Planned Parenthood Northern California (PPNC) | Promotores: Increasing Access to Health Care |
RotaCare Bay Area | Provision of Healthcare to Contra Costa County’s Uninsured Population |
Improving Economic Security:
Alameda County Community Food Bank | Farm Fresh Produce Program |
Contra Costa Crisis Center | Thrive Local Contra Costa: Follow up services for homeless 211 callers |
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano | Food Distribution in Contra Costa County |
FRESH APPROACH | Access to Nutritious Foods in East Contra Costa County |
Hope Solutions (formerly Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc.) | Key steps: Path to Permanent Housing and Healing |
Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa | Nourishing Lives Through Food |
Monument Crisis Center | Ingredients for a Healthy 2020-21 |
Open Heart Kitchen of Livermore Inc | Hot Meals Program |
Opportunity Junction, Inc. | Administrative Careers Training to Improve Economic Security for Low Income Adults |
SHELTER, Inc. | Supporting the Behavioral Health of Homeless Families |
Trinity Center Walnut Creek | Youth Wellness Advocacy |
Addressing Mental Health and Wellness:
Family Justice Center of Contra Costa | Thrive Local Contra Costa |
Antioch Unified School District | Mental Health & Wellness Initiative |
Counseling Options & Parent Education, (C.O.P.E.) | Road to Recovery |
Fred Finch Youth Center | Contra Costa County School Based Services |
Lincoln | Trauma-Informed Care |
Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District | Parent Outreach Coordinator |
Mindful Life Project | Countering ACE’s with Innovative Mindfulness Programming in East Contra Costa County |
Monument Impact | Mentes Positivas En Acción |
Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa | Educating the ARC of ACEs within out LGBTQ+ Communities through and Intersectional Lens |
Rubicon Programs Inc. | Wellness, Work, and Mobility |
About Kaiser Permanente
For 75 years, Kaiser Permanente has been committed to shaping the future of health and health care — and helping our members, patients and communities experience more healthy years. We are recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Since July 21, 1945, Kaiser Permanente’s mission has been to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve 12.4 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal Permanente Medical Group physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. http://about.kaiserpermanente.org.
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