Kaiser Permanente Announces More Than $800,000 in Grants In Napa, Solano Counties

Kaiser Permanente in Napa and Solano counties is awarding more than $800,000 to 37 non-profit organizations that serve the community.

Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit grants are awarded every year to local organizations working on specific programs and projects that align with Kaiser Permanente’s missions and goals.

This year, Kaiser Permanente has four objectives in its Community Benefit grants program: improve access to health care, health services and health education; support healthy eating and access to affordable healthy food; train and develop the youth workforce; and create safe environments for individuals and families to live, work, walk and play.

On Tuesday, July 14, Kaiser Permanente recognized this year’s grantees at the KP in the Community event. This was the eighth year for the gathering, which celebrates community partners and the Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit grantees that help make a difference in Solano and Napa Counties. Community Health Clinic Ole’ was also recognized with the Officer Jim Capoot Community Project of the Year Award which included an award of $5,000 in unrestricted funds. American Heart Association and 2B Successful were also nominated and received $2,500 in unrestricted funds.

As a nonprofit organization Kaiser Permanente invests in the health of our communities by providing programs and services for the uninsured or underinsured and by giving millions of dollars each year in financial, technical, and programmatic support to clinics, hospitals and health programs.

Below is the list of the 2015 Napa Solano area grant recipients:

Organization Name and Project

• Planned Parenthood Shasta-Pacific, Reducing the Risk
• Area Agency on Aging, Latino Outreach Napa Solano
• Caminar, Solano Region Case Management Program
• Children’s Network of Solano, Solano Resource Connection
• Dixon Family Services, Mental Health Continuum of Care (MHCC)
• Solano Coalition for Better Health, Faith-Based Health Diabetes Prevention
• Solano County HSS, Mobile HIV/HCV Testing Project
• Faith in Action, Senior Voices (Counseling without Walls)
• Children’s Nurturing Project, Trauma Informed Schools
• Aldea Children & Family Services, Behavioral Healthcare Integration
• Children’s Health Initiative Napa, Medi-Cal Access Improvement Project
• Napa Valley Hospice & Adult Day, Transitions Palliative Care Program
• Community Health Clinic Ole, Complex Care Management & Care
• COPE Family Center, Healthy Families America Home Visitation
• Napa Valley Education Foundation, Wellness Center Initiative
• Benicia Unified School District, Nutrition Education and Tasting
• Food Bank of CC & Solano, Farm 2 Kids Program
• Benicia Community Action, Council Senior Home Delivered Meals Program
• Fresh Approach, VeggieRX Program
• American Heart Association, Kids/Teens Cook with Heart
• Meals on Wheels Solano, Elder Nutrition Services
• Benicia Unified School District, Second Step
• Artists Conservatory of Music, Music Matters for Low-Income Students
• 2B Successful Youth, Academic Enrichment Program
• Fairfield Community Services Foundation, Fun on the Run
• Fairfield PAL, Job Training & PAL Outreach Program
• Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Punishment-Based Solutions (PBIS)
• Rio Vista CARE, Inc., Rural and Youth Services Expansion
• Leaven, Leaven Program Expansion
• Napa Emergency Women’s Services, Healthy Relationships Outreach & Education
• Girls on the Run Napa Solano, Fall 2015/Spring2016 Programming
• UpValley Family Centers of Napa, CLARO/CLARA Youth Mentoring Program
• Global Center for Success, Adult Education & Skills Training
• Vacaville Neighborhood Boys Girls Club, Junior Staff & SMART Moves Program
• Mission Solano Rescue Mission, Auto Donation Job Skills Training Program
• YIPPIE Foundation, YIPPIE Kaiser Kids 2015
• On the Move, Project LEEP

Photo details from the KP in the Community event, held July 14, 2015 at Eagle Vines Vineyard & Golf Club

Back row: Dr. Steven Stricker, Physician-in-Chief, Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano Area; Sandy Rusch, Medical Group Administrator, Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano Area; and Corwin Harper, Senior Vice President and Area Manager, Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano Area.

Front row: Tanir Amee from Clinic Ole; Kim Menzel, Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer, Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center; Vicki Williams of the American Heart Association; and Cynthia Phillips of 2B Successful.