San Jose, CA – On June 23, 2021, The Health Trust’s Board of Trustees approved three new Health Partnership grants in quarter four of fiscal year 2021, totaling $305,938. The grants, which focus on the organization’s mission of building health equity in Silicon Valley, have been awarded to the City of San Jose, Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services; Community Health Partnership; and Gardner Health Services.
This grant funding will promote physical activity in San Jose through an open streets program; strengthen infrastructure and capacity to support people with diabetes; and support COVID-19 vaccination efforts targeting communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
During fiscal year 2021, The Health Trust invested $3,199,768 toward twenty-one organizations – eighteen of those through the Health Partnership Fund, and three through a temporary $1M increased allocation from the foundation’s endowment in support of organizations and communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
The Board also voted to expand the agency’s grantmaking allocation by an additional $1M in FY22 for COVID-19 recovery efforts. The Health Trust’s recovery approach will be grounded in the organization’s values and belief that everyone in our community should have the opportunity to be healthy. A person’s income, race, immigration status, language, age, or zip code should never act as a barrier to health.
This second round of recovery funding augmentation builds off of the foundation’s increased investment during FY21 in support of COVID-19 relief efforts. Through the Recovery Fund, The Health Trust will continue to prioritize communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, including: East San Jose residents, Latino/a/x residents, Black residents, South County residents, and San Benito County residents; in addition, The Health Trust seeks to strengthen local grassroots organizations, with a specific focus on those led by leaders of color.
Health Partnership Grants
City of San Jose, Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services
To support Viva CalleSJ, an open streets program that supports the health and wellbeing of residents through increased access to public spaces and opportunities for physical activity. Viva CalleSJ transforms six miles of streets into a temporary park for the day.
Community Health Partnership
To increase the number of patients with diabetes who successfully self-manage their chronic condition by developing the required infrastructure and referral system with community health centers to implement evidence-based programs such as Better Choices, Better Health.
Gardner Health Services
To strengthen Gardner Health Services’s capacity to vaccinate residents disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 including people of color, the uninsured, unhoused/isolated, and the medically vulnerable.
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About the Health Trust
The Health Trust was formed in 1996 from the sale of three non-profit hospitals, establishing an endowment designated to fund external community partners addressing medically-related community needs. Since then, we have served Silicon Valley as a nonprofit operating foundation, annually investing over $2M to nonprofit and public agencies that support the health and wellbeing of residents in Santa Clara and northern San Benito counties. The Health Trust also provides direct services and advocates for policies and initiatives that help achieve our mission to build health equity in Silicon Valley. To learn more, please visit healthtrust.org.
Contact: Maria Garcia | mariag@healthtrust.org | 408.513.8729