Since 1996, the Grossmont Healthcare District has supported a variety of local nonprofit health and wellness organizations through grants and sponsorships to address the unmet healthcare needs of more than 520,000 District residents. Below are our grants and sponsorships recipients from the most recent year.
Grants Recipients
African American Writers & Artists
Project: Seasons of Health & Wellness – Health Community Engagement Initiative
Amount: $25,000
Priority Area(s): Chronic Conditions
Supporting Zone 2: Lemon Grove, Spring Valley, Mountain Empire Communities – Campo, Potrero, Tecate
Alzheimer’s San Diego
Project: Improving the Health of Individuals with Disabilities Through Engagement in the Performing Arts
Amount: $20,000
Priority Area(s): Aging
Supporting All Zones
ArtReach
Project: Addressing behavioral health and social isolation through Visual Art Workshops with IRC’s Women’s Resiliency Center and Newcomer Youth Program
Amount: $25,000
Priority Area(s): Behavioral Health
Supporting Zone 5: El Cajon, Jamul, Rancho San Diego
Autism Society
Project: Expanding Autism Support Services in East County
Amount: $100,000
Priority Area(s): Other – Intellectual & Developmental Disability
Supporting All Zones
Bliss Care Foundation
Project: Blissful Care Expansion
Amount: $95,000
Supporting Priority Area(s): Aging
Supporting Zone 5: El Cajon, Jamul, Rancho San Diego
Boys & Girls Clubs of East County
Project: BGCEC Youth Meal Program
Amount: $30,000
Priority Area(s): Chronic Conditions
Supporting Zone 1: El Cajon – Bostonia, Santee, Zone 3: La Mesa, Zone 4: Alpine, El Cajon – Unincorporated, Harbinson-Crest, Lakeside, Pine Valley, Tribal Communities – Barona, Sycuan, and Viejas Reservations & Zone 5: El Cajon, Jamul, Rancho San Diego
Braille Institute of America
Project: San Diego Low Vision Rehabilitation
Amount: $25,000
Priority Area(s): Aging
Supporting All Zones
Burn Institute
Project: Burn Institute’s Fire Prevention and Burn Survivor Services
Amount: $34,000
Priority Area(s): Other – Community Safety
Supporting Zone 1: El Cajon – Bostonia, Santee, Zone 3: La Mesa, Zone 4: Alpine, El Cajon – Unincorporated, Harbinson-Crest, Lakeside, Pine Valley, Tribal Communities – Barona, Sycuan, and Viejas Reservations & Zone 5: El Cajon, Jamul, Rancho San Diego
Christie’s Place
Project: Christie’s Place Mental Health Services for Youth and Families Living With HIV
Amount: $25,000
Priority Area(s): Behavioral Health
Supporting All Zones
Crisis House
Project: Pathway to Home: Senior Support Initiative
Amount: $25,000
Priority Area(s): Aging
Supporting All Zones
DAP Health
Project: DAP Health Centro Medico El Cajon X-ray Equipment and DR Software Upgrade
Amount: $94,899
Priority Area(s): Other – Access to Advanced Diagnostic Services
Supporting All Zones
East County Transitional Living Center
Project: East County Crisis Checkpoint for Continuum of Care
Amount: $200,000
Priority Area(s): Behavioral Health
Supporting Zone 1: El Cajon – Bostonia, Santee, Zone 2: Lemon Grove, Spring Valley, Mountain Empire Communities – Campo, Potrero, Tecate, Zone 3: La Mesa
ElderHelp
Project: ElderHelp Care Coordination & Transportation Program
Amount: $50,000
Priority Area(s): Aging
Supporting All Zones
Eric Paredes Save A Life Foundation
Project: Screen Your Teen
Amount: $13,200
Priority Area(s): Chronic Conditions
Supporting All Zones
Family Health Centers of San Diego
Project: FHCSD Older Adult Services
Amount: $40,000
Priority Area(s): Aging
Supporting Zone 2: Lemon Grove, Spring Valley, Mountain Empire Communities – Campo, Potrero, Tecate & Zone 5: El Cajon, Jamul, Rancho San Diego
Feeding San Diego
Project: Food Is Medicine – Rural Initiative Food Distributions
Amount: $75,000
Priority Area(s): Other – Food Insecurity
Supporting Zone 2: Lemon Grove, Spring Valley, Mountain Empire Communities – Campo, Potrero, Tecate & Zone 4: Alpine, El Cajon – Unincorporated, Harbinson-Crest, Lakeside, Pine Valley, Tribal Communities – Barona, Sycuan, and Viejas Reservations
Grossmont Union High School District
Project: GUHSD Health Pathway Coordinator
Amount: $300,000
Priority Area(s): Other – Workforce Development
Supporting All Zones
Home of Guiding Hands
Project: Nursing Expansion for IDD Residents of GHD
Amount: $125,000
Priority Area(s): Other – Intellectual & Developmental Disability
Supporting All Zones
Home Start
Project: Expanded Specialized Behavioral Health Services for GHD Child Victims of Trauma, Abuse, & Crime
Amount: $75,000
Priority Area(s): Behavioral Health
Supporting All Zones
IMPACT Melanoma
Project: San Diego County Skin Cancer Prevention GHD
Amount: $80,000
Priority Area(s): Chronic Conditions
Supporting All Zones
Institute for Public Strategies
Project: Meet ME (Mountain Empire) Outdoors
Amount: $100,000
Priority Area(s): Chronic Conditions
Supporting Zone 2: Lemon Grove, Spring Valley, Mountain Empire Communities – Campo, Potrero, Tecate & Zone 4: Alpine, El Cajon – Unincorporated, Harbinson-Crest, Lakeside, Pine Valley, Tribal Communities – Barona, Sycuan, and Viejas Reservations
Institute of Reproductive Grief Care
Project: Reproductive Grief Education for Grossmont College Nursing Program
Amount: $25,000
Priority Area(s): Behavioral Health
Supporting Zone 5: El Cajon, Jamul, Rancho San Diego
Legal Aid Society
Project: Grossmont Healthcare District Health Access Project
Amount: $65,000
Priority Area(s): Other – Care Navigation
Supporting All Zones
License to Freedom
Project: Roots of Resilience
Amount: $88,000
Priority Area(s): Behavioral Health
Supporting Zone 1: El Cajon – Bostonia, Santee & Zone 5: El Cajon, Jamul, Rancho San Diego
Majdal Community Center
Project: Supporting Holistic MENA Refugee & Immigrant Mental Health
Amount: $92,000
Priority Area(s): Behavioral Health
Supporting Zone 1: El Cajon – Bostonia, Santee
Mama’s Kitchen
Project: Medically Tailored Meal Service – East County
Amount: $45,000
Priority Area(s): Other – Food Insecurity
Supporting All Zones
McAlister Institute
Project: Integrated Recovery Health Project – Expanding Medical and Psychiatric Support for SUD Treatment in East County
Amount: $200,000
Priority Area(s): Behavioral Health
Supporting All Zones
Meals On Wheels
Project: Strengthening East County Senior Health – Meals and Innovation Hub Support
Amount: $75,000
Priority Area(s): Aging
Supporting All Zones
Neighborhood Healthcare
Project: Grants and Community Partnerships Program Manager
Amount: $250,000
Priority Area(s): Other – Care Navigation
Supporting Zone 4: Alpine, El Cajon – Unincorporated, Harbinson-Crest, Lakeside, Pine Valley, Tribal Communities – Barona, Sycuan, and Viejas Reservations & Zone 5: El Cajon, Jamul, Rancho San Diego
Newcomers Support & Development
Project: In Arabic Medical Podcast
Amount: $25,000
Priority Area(s): Chronic Conditions
Supporting All Zones
Oncology and Kids
Project: Resident Oncology Camp
Amount: $25,000
Priority Area(s): Chronic Conditions
Supporting Zone 4: Alpine, El Cajon – Unincorporated, Harbinson-Crest, Lakeside, Pine Valley, Tribal Communities – Barona, Sycuan, and Viejas Reservations
Resounding Joy
Project: Sounds of Legacy: Addressing Social Isolation through Music Therapy for Seniors
Amount: $25,000
Priority Area(s): Aging
Supporting Zone 1: El Cajon – Bostonia, Santee, Zone 2: Lemon Grove, Spring Valley, Mountain Empire Communities – Campo, Potrero, Tecate, Zone 3: La Mesa & Zone 5: El Cajon, Jamul, Rancho San Diego
Saddles in Service
Project: Healing for Frontline Nurses and Medical Staff
Amount: $25,000
Priority Area(s): Behavioral Health
Supporting All Zones
San Diego Center for the Blind
Project: The Nourish Project
Amount: $25,000
Priority Area(s): Aging
Supporting All Zones
San Diego County Medical Society Foundation (Champions For Health)
Project: In-home Wellness for Older Adults & Homebound Individuals
Amount: $25,000
Priority Area(s): Aging
Supporting All Zones
San Diego Rescue Mission
Project: East County Homeless Outreach & Collaboration
Amount: $150,000
Priority Area(s): Behavioral Health
Supporting All Zones
San Diego Seniors Community Foundation
Project: East County Longevity Hub
Amount: $75,000
Priority Area(s): Aging
Supporting Zone 1: El Cajon – Bostonia, Santee
SDSU Center for Excellence in Aging & Longevity (CEAL)
Project: Strengthening Aging Supports in East County Through Caregiver Training, Peer Networks, and Community Connection
Amount: $75,000
Priority Area(s): Aging
Supporting All Zones
San Diego Youth Services
Project: Mental Health for Vulnerable Youth
Amount: $56,000
Priority Area(s): Behavioral Health
Supporting All Zones
Serving Seniors
Project: Serving Seniors East County Nutrition & Aging Care Support Program
Amount: $50,000
Priority Area(s): Aging
Supporting Zone 1: El Cajon – Bostonia, Santee, Zone 2: Lemon Grove, Spring Valley, Mountain Empire Communities –Campo, Potrero, Tecate, Zone 3: La Mesa & Zone 5: El Cajon, Jamul, Rancho San Diego
Southern Caregiver Resource Center
Project: Improving GHD Family Caregivers’ Wellbeing through Respite Care
Amount: $100,000
Priority Area(s): Aging
Supporting All Zones
The New Children’s Museum
Project: Ground & Grow: Trauma-Informed Ceramics for Youth
Amount: $25,000
Priority Area(s): Behavioral Health
Supporting All Zones
The Salvation Army
Project: East County Salvation Army Senior Nutrition Program
Amount: $10,000
Priority Area(s): Aging
Supporting Zone 1: El Cajon – Bostonia, Santee & Zone 5: El Cajon, Jamul, Rancho San Diego
San Diego Blood Bank
Project: East County Donor Center (ECDC) Support
Amount: $45,000
Priority Area(s): Chronic Conditions
Supporting All Zones
San Diego LGBT Center
Project: Advancing Health Equity for the LGBTQ+ Community through The Center’s Behavioral Health Services
Amount: $40,000
Priority Area(s): Behavioral Health
Supporting All Zones
Tremble Clefs San Diego
Project: Together, We Grow!
Amount: $50,000
Priority Area(s): Chronic Conditions
Supporting All Zones
Vision y Compromiso
Project: Me Veo Bien, Me Siento Bien/I Look Good, I Feel Good, a chronic disease management program
Amount: $50,000
Priority Area(s): Chronic Conditions
Supporting All Zones
Vista Hill Foundation
Project: Vista Hill ParentCare Dual Diagnosis
Amount: $30,000
Priority Area(s): Behavioral Health
Supporting Zone 2: Lemon Grove, Spring Valley, Mountain Empire Communities – Campo, Potrero, Tecate
Volunteers in Medicine
Project: Free Medical Clinic for the Uninsured – Expanded Services
Amount: $175,000
Priority Area(s): Chronic Conditions
Supporting All Zones
We Support U
Project: Personalized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (PrTMS) for treatment of mild traumatic brain injury mTBI, aka concussion
Amount: $100,000
Priority Area(s): Behavioral Health
Supporting All Zones
YMCA of San Diego County
Project: LIVESTRONG at the YMCA Cancer Survivor Program – East County
Amount: $15,000
Priority Area(s): Chronic Conditions
Supporting All Zones
Sponsorship Recipients
Alzheimer’s Association
American Lung Association
Autism Society
Boys & Girls Clubs of East County
Center for Community Solutions
ElderHelp
For Their Thoughts Foundation
Foundation for Developmental Disabilities (FDD)
George G. Glenner Alzheimer’s Family Centers
Institute of Reproductive Grief Care
San Diego Food Bank
Mama’s Kitchen
NAMI San Diego
Noah Homes
Saddles In Service
San Diego Black Business Network
San Diego County Medical Society Foundation
San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce
San Diego Oasis
San Diego Rescue Mission
Sharp Grossmont Hospital – Cardiovascular
Thrive Lemon Grove
Transcendance Youth Arts Project
Voices for Children
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