Healthy Living Grant Program
- Social Determinants of Health – Addressing the root causes of poor health outcomes and disparities that are often systemic (i.e. housing, food, economic insecurity)
- Health Access – Removing biases that prevent people from seeking and receiving quality care
- Mental Health – Supporting emotional health to create resiliency and improved well-being
- Cancer Prevention – Prevention education and screening programs
View Application
The City of Hope Healthy Living Grant (HLG) recipients use our funding to make a difference. We know this because we went out and watched them work. Many broke down barriers to healthy living and lifestyles by providing much-needed support in the languages its community members speak. Others provided knowledge and education that help change the perspectives of individuals coming to their community. We have seen gardens grow, kids walk to school safely and early morning walkers getting in exercise before most other people’s days have begun. We have heard these programs delivered in Mandarin, Spanish and English. In order to effectively share what we have learned from our grantees, we want to provide them with an opportunity to showcase their work (in our local vulnerable communities). To help them get ready, we assisted them in reporting their evaluation data and taught them how to turn those numbers into compelling 15-minute presentations. Then we provided each grantee with an opportunity share their findings at our yearly conference and awards luncheon (see the 2023 cohort presentations here).
For more information, please contact Nancy Clifton-Hawkins at [email protected].
2024 Healthy Living Grant Recipients
Alta Dena Meals on Wheels
Meals for Alta Dena Seniors. This grant will support efforts at increasing awareness and visibility of the program as it builds it’s volunteer base, recruits new board members who can contribute to the growth of the service and provide meal supplementation to local recipients.
April Parker Foundation: Futures First
Peer Community Health Worker. Address critical health issues like mental health, chronic disease prevention, nutrition, and social determinants of health, empowering youth to become community health workers who enhance community health navigation and promote mental well-being.
Breast Cancer Solutions
Eliminating Financial Barriers for Underserved Breast Cancer Patients. BCS assists clients with high needs who face obstacles like unstable housing, lack of transportation, poor nutrition, and unaffordable medical expenses. By providing financial support for living and treatment costs, as well as community resource navigation and mental health support, BCS ensures access to care and promotes treatment adherence.
Gloves 4 Grief
Mind, Body, and Soul Wellness Event. Through holistic programs focused on mind, body, and soul, we aim to guide people through their pain, fostering inner strength and resilience. Their approach addresses mental health within the context of grief, offering tailored pathways to resilience and improved well-being through affordable wellness events like boxing, yoga, and art therapy.
Marzette’s House
Project Healthy Hearts and Mind. The health initiatives focus on the benefits of nutritious foods and habits that promote mental and physical well-being through interactive workshops, a community cookbook, and educational walking trips to grocery stores. Participants have the opportunity to cultivate plots in a community garden or use indoor gardening kits, engaging in self-reflection through journaling to track their progress towards healthier lifestyles.
One Generation
ONEgeneration’s Senior Enrichment Center Mental Health and Wellness Program. Offer daily clinician access, biweekly support groups, counseling, mindfulness workshops, and the Buried in Treasures training for those struggling with hoarding, ensuring culturally and linguistically appropriate services to foster resilience and well-being.
Pelvic Sanctuary Team
Inclusive Pelvic Health Pop Ups. Through educational resources, workshops, and multimedia content, they aim to empower individuals, foster dignity and confidence, and combat healthcare disparities, envisioning a future where pelvic health is prioritized by everyone regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.
Health Bridges
Holistic Health Initiative. Will offer a series of 13 workshops covering mental health, physical wellness, and nutritional health for local youth, culminating in a community recipe archive project. Involve Health Bridges volunteers identifying and addressing patients' social health needs through internal referrals to ParkTree staff and external referrals to local organizations, supplemented by follow-up support.
San Gabriel High School
Addressing the Mental Health Needs of our Community. Transition a virtual mental health calming room into a physical room on the campus of SGHS. Through the creation of innovative strategies, the counseling team will launch a series of PSAsto promote the purpose and location of the calming rooms. Resulting in a decrease of mental health crisis among students and staff.
Therapeutic Play Foundation
Community Health Access. To increase access to mental health supports for parents, TPF will address transportation and child care barriers that often prevent parents from receiving the mental health care they need.
Unlimited Possibilities
Access to Care Program. Will provide early intervention and pediatric therapy to 380 uninsured and under- insured children with cerebral palsy, living in Orange County.
Bigger Ask Grantees
Set for Life
Building a Future for SFL. Will embark on a yearlong sustainability and strategic planning process that will allow us them to focus on improving economic stability and empowering individuals through job training opportunities, facilitated by partnerships with minority-owned businesses and local youth organizations for years to come.
Pomona Hope
Leveling Up After School and Summer Enrichment. Expand capacity to address challenges of local residents who encounter limited access to nutritious foods, safe recreational areas and stress.
Health Equity Grantees
YWCA - SGV
Addressing the SDOH for the Black Community in SGV. Partnering with the Los Angeles County Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiative (ARDI), YWCA-SGV organized a listening session in response to the State of Black Los Angeles County (SBLAC)Report, attracting leaders from the Black community and related organizations in SGV. Inspired by this session, YWCA-SGV plans to collaborate with Black organizations to engage the 3% Black population in SGV, hosting gatherings to foster ongoing dialogue and developing a strategic plan for social and systemic change.
Adventures to Dream
Planting Positive Seeds and Nourishing Young Minds. Aiming to provide a safe haven for children to engage in constructive activities on Saturdays. Through initiatives like our garden project and partnerships with the City of Long Beach, we address health disparities by promoting access to education, fresh produce, and physical activity opportunities, with a focus on ongoing monitoring and evaluation to ensure program effectiveness and sustainability.
Mark Kepple High School
Aztec Amigos Community. To support the emotional well-being of students with disabilities and nurture empathy among general education students, the club organizes activities like dance parties, baking, and operating a staff coffee cart,while also raising awareness about disabilities within the campus community through events like a disability awareness fair.