Following a tradition dating back more than a century, Providence Health & Services will grant a total of $365,200 Tuesday to 17 San Fernando Valley area nonprofit groups that serve the homeless, the disabled, school children in low-income areas and other vulnerable populations.

The money will be presented at a 3 p.m. ceremony Tuesday, Jan. 24, in the chapel at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, 501 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA, 91505. Representatives of each recipient organization will detail the work they do for those in need.

Funding comes from the Mother Joseph Fund, which holds contributions from the three Providence medical centers in the San Fernando Valley, Providence Saint Joseph, Providence Tarzana and Providence Holy Cross in Mission Hills.

“For more than 100 years, Providence has lived the values and mission of our founding Sisters of Providence to provide compassionate care to the poor and vulnerable,” said Sr. Nancy Jurecki, OP, chief mission integration officer for Providence Health & Services, Southern California. “We are honored to partner with community organizations that share our mission to meet the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health needs of all those we serve.”

An advisory board composed of Providence employees, physicians, board members and community representatives chose the recipients for this third annual disbursement of Mother Joseph Fund grants:

A Better Living
Housing and other services for homeless and disabled persons
Alliance for Housing and Healing
Support for housing for homeless with challenging health conditions, including HIV/AIDS
BCR (A Place to Grow)
Health classes for the developmentally disable
Boys and Girls Club of Burbank and Greater East Valley
Afterschool programs for youth in North Hills and North Hollywood
Catholic Charities
Guadalupe Center for disadvantaged seniors
Child Development Institute
Early Learning Center serving low-income families in partnership with Providence Tarzana
Covenant House California
Medical and spiritual ministry for homeless and trafficked young adults
Family Promise of the Verdugos
Care for homeless families
Family Service Agency of Burbank
Helping survivors of domestic violence
Guardian Angel Catholic School
Supporting physical education program
Kids Community Dental Clinic
Dental care for children from low-income families
MEND – Meet Each Need with Dignity
Medical, vision and eye care to those in need in the eastern San Fernando Valley
New Horizons
Training for special needs people regarding employment, housing
Olive View/UCLA Education and Research Institute
Diagnosing Chagas disease in immigrants
One Generation
Health and social services programs for low-income seniors, children and families
Providence High School
Purchase van for student transport
Therapeutic Living Centers for the Blind
Serving young children with visual impairments and developmental disabilities

Sr. Jurecki credited employees of Providence Tarzana, Providence Holy Cross and Providence Saint Joseph medical centers for making the fund possible by honoring the organization’s core value of stewardship. Providence urges departments across-the-board to identify ways to trim costs without sacrificing care to ensure funding for the community’s most vulnerable.