Grants
A collaborative of families, faith leaders, community based organizations, local foundations, government officials, school representatives, and public health officials working to create sustainable and positive health outcomes in Southwest Merced and East Merced County. It seeks to reduce health disparities and improve community health overall through systemic change fueled by adult and youth resident engagement and community collaboration
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$25,000 |
2018 |
the charitable activities of Cal Endowment's Building Healthy Communities Merced |
A unit of the Stanislaus County Office of Education. It oversees the county's resource and referral service as well as Early Head Start, Migrant Head Start, and Head Start programs. It serves over 8,000 young children each year.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$125,000 |
2022 |
Child & Family Services, $125,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $375,000) |
| Responsive |
$65,000 |
2021 |
the charitable activities of Child & Family Services |
| safe spaces |
$125,000 |
2021 |
Child & Family Services, $125,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $375,000) |
| safe spaces |
$125,000 |
2020 |
Child & Family Services |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$125,000 |
2019 |
Child & Family Services |
| bright spots |
$5,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$125,000 |
2018 |
Child & Family Services |
A community program dedicated to creating health equity. It uses a policy and environmental change approach to help community members gain access to healthy food, healthy beverages, and safe places to be physically active. In Merced, the program works with parents to advocate for health needs, community play spaces, safe routes to schools, and other resources.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2017 |
the charitable of activities of Cultiva la Salud in Merced. |
A countywide agency that funds programs serving 4,000 children ages 0-5 years old and their families. Services include quality child care and preschool, developmental screening, and parenting programs.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2018 |
general support |
A county agency that operates early childhood education programs, a resource and referral service, and many other services that provide support to over 3,000 children ages 0-5.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| family support |
$25,000 |
2021 |
Family Resource Center Strategic Plan |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2021 |
Early Education Department |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2020 |
Early Education Department |
| family support |
$25,000 |
2020 |
Family Resource Center Strategic Plan |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2019 |
Early Education Department |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2018 |
Early Education Department |
