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WEBPreventative medicine experts estimate that only about 20 percent of a person’s health is related to healthcare. The remaining 80 percent stems from what are called “social determinants of health” —behavioral, environmental and social factors that deeply influence health outcomes, such as whether a person has enough to eat, where and how they …

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Health: 2021 Grantees Silicon Valley Community Foundation

WEBHealth: 2021 Grantees. Organization Area Served Amount (USD) African American Community Services Agency: Santa Clara County: $30,000: Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council (BACHAC) San Mateo County: $30,000: Healthyways Inc. San Mateo County: $30,000: Heart and Soul: San Mateo County: $30,000: Herban Health:

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Event Recap: Supporting Mental Health Among Our Youth

WEBIncreasing mental health literacy is another important strategy. One way is through Mental Health First Aid, a program developed by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and facilitated by Momentum for Health. It provides trainings to support early detection and intervention of mental health crises among adolescents, young adults and …

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Grant funding helps The Health… Silicon Valley Community …

WEBPhoto credit: Howard Lui. Like many other nonprofit organizations, The Health Trust—which operates the Meals on Wheels program serving Santa Clara County—has been working round the clock to help those in need during this pandemic. In the last several weeks, The Health Trust has increased its Meals on Wheels deliveries fivefold, dropping off more …

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Latinas Contra Cancer aims to… Silicon Valley Community …

WEBNavigating the health care system is difficult for most people – “particularly when you need it,” says Darcie Green. Green is the executive director of Latinas Contra Cancer, which helps cancer patients in the Latinx community overcome obstacles to receiving care.. Latinas Contra Cancer was founded in 2003 to address inequities in the …

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Helping faith leaders help… Silicon Valley Community Foundation

WEBNAMI Santa Clara County hosts FaithNet, a program that provides faith leaders an understanding of mental health issues and the resources to help individuals and their families. The program also works with clinicians to help them understand the role of spirituality in mental health. In spring 2022, Silicon Valley Community Foundation …

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Capacity-Building and… Silicon Valley Community Foundation

WEBChu was one of 130 leaders who attended one of Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s wellness retreats in early 2023. SVCF’s Capacity-Building and Leadership Investment (CBLI) team hosts a series of wellness retreats with the goal to support the well-being of local grantee leaders. The retreats take place at a deeply hospitable setting that

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Van Ton-Quinlivan Silicon Valley Community Foundation

WEBVan Ton-Quinlivan is a nationally recognized thought leader in workforce development with a proven record for guiding and implementing large organizational change while fostering a culture of experimentation, innovation and collaboration. Her career spans the public, private and nonprofit sectors. She is the CEO of Futuro Health, which improves

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Q&A: How Equity Forward builds the power of Silicon Valley…

WEBThe Santa Clara County Public Health Department followed up by partnering with the School of Arts & Culture and Gardner Health Services to open a vaccination clinic at the Mexican Heritage Plaza that served more than 500 residents a day. Here's another: Residents and business owners in the area around Diridon Station – where Google is

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Emergency Response Silicon Valley Community Foundation

WEBAs a community foundation, SVCF is uniquely positioned to meet the ongoing needs of our local communities and take on unexpected challenges, from the COVID-19 pandemic to local disasters. Since 2020, our region has been grappling with an unprecedented public health and economic crisis, in addition to disasters such as fires and flooding.

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Environmental Justice and… Silicon Valley Community Foundation

WEBThe group aims to support the health of the river and foster community development. Some of its programs provide employment for unhoused San José residents and connect local artists to the community. Sea Hugger is focused on healing and protecting the marine environment from plastic pollution through action and education. …

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Silicon Valley Community… Silicon Valley Community Foundation

WEBRecipients of the funds span a range of organizations and programs in the Bay Area supporting education, youth and community development, health, public safety and other important community issues. The Bay Area grantmaking figure represents a 13% increase compared to the same time period in 2020.

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Encouraging civic… Silicon Valley Community Foundation

WEBCalifornia Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative (CA HNSC) is no stranger to advocating for those who are historically marginalized. Originally founded in 2005 as a health clinic in Oakland, the Collaborative was one of the first to recognize the link between growing health problems among Vietnamese nail salon workers and the dangerous …

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Silicon Valley Community… Silicon Valley Community Foundation

WEBSilicon Valley Community Foundation is a regional catalyst, connector and collaborator. We bring together the resources and skills of donors, business, government and community to solve some of our region’s toughest challenges. We promote philanthropy in our region and support philanthropists to invest with impact.

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Pastor Marlyn Bussey on how… Silicon Valley Community …

WEBThe church, county and Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council began our work together by establishing a community-based census outreach and education center. We registered hundreds of people in hard-to-reach populations of San Mateo. The county then invited us to provide voter education and registration. That, too, …

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Silicon Valley Community… Silicon Valley Community Foundation

WEBVan Ton-Quinlivan is the CEO of Futuro Health, which improves the health and wealth of communities by growing the largest network of credentialed allied healthcare workers in the nation. A nationally recognized thought leader in workforce development, Ton-Quinlivan served as the Executive Vice Chancellor of Workforce and Digital Futures …

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Abode Services shelters more… Silicon Valley Community …

WEBAbode Services is now serving thousands of clients, one of whom is a 72-year-old man who had formerly been homeless for more than a year. He had been living in a congregate shelter for several months prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, however, and when the stay-at-home order was implemented in the Bay Area, his fear for his health …

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Greta S. Hansen, Chair Silicon Valley Community Foundation

WEBGreta S. Hansen is the chief operating officer for the County of Santa Clara. Her practice focuses on the development of litigation, programs and policies designed to advance the well-being of residents of the county and beyond. In this role, she has spearheaded key local initiatives focused on improving service delivery to high-need populations.

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Meet The Team Silicon Valley Community Foundation

WEBMeet the Team. Our organizational structure reflects our large scope and mission. SVCF staff are dedicated to providing excellent partnership and customer service to donors, nonprofits and community partners, so that together we can create a more equitable Silicon Valley where everyone can thrive. Whether you are looking for ways to learn about

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Silicon Valley Competitiveness and Innovation Project

WEBeconomic health and advance a shared policy agenda so that our innovation advantage remains strong and all residents can share in our success. The 2017 report shows strong job growth and economic output that exceed those of other innovation regions. Silicon Valley continues to attract people from around the world: 2,000 people move here each …

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Grantees List Silicon Valley Community Foundation

WEBGrantees. List. From community action grants, which help empower organizations that promote a just, equitable and inclusive Silicon Valley, to grantmaking programs that support early childhood development, housing, and more, we look to support the most effective efforts to make our region a better place to live. These lists represent only funds

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