CHW Community Grants Awarded
In December 2009, seven organizations were awarded grants through the Community Grants Program, which is sponsored by California Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) and its parent company, Catholic Healthcare West (CHW). Through this program, CHMC partners with other nonprofit organizations working to improve the health and quality of life of local communities.
The recipients were:
- Amanecer Community Counseling Services for its First Step Forward program that provides therapy, support and advocacy to victims of domestic violence
- Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services for the Working Together program, a school-based group treatment program for inner city youth traumatized by abuse or violence
- Enrichment Works for its Hope Street Youth Circus, an after-school program at the Hope Street Family Center that improves the physical fitness of youth center participants
- Immanuel Presbyterian Church for its community yoga/chi kung/exercise classes and workshops, which have demonstrated success in reducing adult stress and improving overall well-being
- Korean American Family Service Center for its domestic violence prevention progam, dedicated to alleviating the cycle of family violence in the Los Angeles Korean immigrant community
- Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic for the Best Beginnings program, which is designed to provide primary prevention services for at risk families with children up to 5 years old in Central and South Los Angeles, where intense stressors can impact healthy childhood development
- Maternal and Child Health Access for its dental care project for low-income pregnant women, offering community and provider education on best practices for dental screening during pregnancy as well as assisting women with accessing Denti-Cal benefits.
