San Jose, CA – On June 28, 2023, The Health Trust’s Board of Trustees approved four new grants totaling $548,432. The grants are part of quarter four of The Health Trust’s fiscal year 2022-2023 $2.3 million grantmaking budget, supporting nonprofit organizations and public agencies aligned with The Health Trust’s mission and focus areas. The four Health Partnership Fund grants have been awarded to the Community Food Bank of San Benito County, School Health Clinics, Sun Street Center, and Youth Alliance.
Together, the approved grants aim to build health in Silicon Valley by strengthening the infrastructure of the food safety-net in San Benito County; increasing access to HIV/STI screening and care; integrating mental health support into residential services for substance use disorder; and supporting youth and families in South County through essential programming.
Health Partnership Grant Awards
Health Partnership Grants support organizations, projects, and programs that align with our mission and three focus areas: Improving Health Through Food, Making Chronic Conditions More Preventable & Manageable, and Prioritizing Health In Housing.
Community Food Bank of San Benito County
To remove barriers to food access for low-income residents in San Benito County by stabilizing and strengthening the operations of the Community Food Bank.
School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County
To strengthen and streamline School Health Clinics’ systems and practices to increase access to care for HIV/STI services for its San Jose and Gilroy patients.
Sun Street Centers
To strengthen Sun Street Centers’ organizational capacity to ensure that women in the Substance Use Disorder program in Hollister receive mental health support while in the program, and upon discharge are referred to local continued support, as needed, to attain long-term health goals.
Emerging Opportunity Grant Awards
Emerging Opportunity Grants are designed to support projects that fall outside of the Health Trust’s focus areas, yet build health equity by addressing an important and/or pressing community need.
Youth Alliance
To support youth and families in South Santa Clara County through programmatic support that will strengthen existing programs and services; and capacity support to acquire a permanent Youth Impact Center in Gilroy.
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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, The Health Trust has served Silicon Valley as a nonprofit operating foundation, annually investing over $2M to nonprofit and public agencies that support the health and well-being 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, Director of Grantmaking | mariag@healthtrust.org | 408.513.8729