Kaiser Permanente awarded over $60,000 to multiple nonprofits around Santa Clarita to celebrate their success around the community.

Kaiser Permanente awarded $62,626 in grant funding to 10 well-deserving community organizations in the area and, in 2015, Kaiser Permanente Panorama City awarded grants totaling $451,940 to 47 San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, and Antelope Valley organizations.

“Improving health in the communities that we serve is vital to our mission at Kaiser Permanente,” said Kaiser Permanente Physician-In-Charge of Santa Clarita David Wong, MD. “Partnering with local community organizations and supporting these groups with community benefit funding ensures that we are making steadfast efforts to overcome critical health barriers for those most vulnerable to health disparities in the Santa Clarita Valley.”

Kaiser Permanente’s Community Benefit Grants Program supports community organizations working to improve health locally, while also meeting critical care needs. Grants are awarded annually to non-profit organizations committed to expanding access to care for lower-income and uninsured individuals, improving education, prevention, early detection, treatment of chronic diseases, and efforts to promote healthy eating and active living to combat increased obesity rates through medical, environmental, and social changes.

This year, Kaiser Permanente has announced grants totaling $62,626 to the following 10 non-profit organizations in the Santa Clarita Valley:

Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley received funding to encourage low income youth in the Santa Clarita Valley to adopt healthy lifestyles through their “half hour hustle” after school program, provision of healthy snacks, cooking classes, and team and recreational sports.

Bridge to Home received funding to expand its Healthy Lives Medical and Dental programs with a Health Navigator providing on site coordination and case management for homeless individuals in the Santa Clarita Valley, connecting them to clinical care and helping clients establish medical homes.

Carousel Ranch received funding to provide equestrian therapy and physical exercise for children with special needs who are at risk of obesity resulting from a sedentary lifestyle.

Child & Family Center received funding to provide school-based mental health support and counseling for children showing early signs of behavioral health problems in elementary schools.

Domestic Violence Center of Santa Clarita received funding to provide on-site mental health counseling support to victims of domestic violence and their children at the emergency shelter.

Samuel Dixon Family Health Center Domestic Violence Center of Santa Clarita received funding to provide on-site mental health counseling support to victims of domestic violence and their children at the emergency shelter.

Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center received funding to provide case management, health & wellness programming, and screenings for low income seniors in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Santa Clarita Valley Youth Project received funding to provide access to campus-based mental health services such as support groups and peer counseling for at-risk junior and high school students in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Single Mother’s Outreach received funding to provide case management and coordination of social services and mental health services for low income head of household mothers in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Special Olympics – Santa Clarita Valley Region received funding to support health and fitness programming for individuals with intellectual disabilities at high risk of obesity in the Santa Clarita Valley.

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About Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center
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About Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, our mission is to provide high quality, affordable health care services to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve more than 4 million members in Southern California. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health.

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