| As San Diego County's only
local nonprofit, independent healthcare foundation, Alliance Healthcare Foundation
(AHF) provides a public voice for the critical healthcare needs of our communities.
is one of our three funding
areas; the others are Access to Healthcare
and Mental Health.
Maintaining and improving the health of an entire community draws on the combined
efforts of diverse local groups and individuals. AHF's funding priority area deals with:
- prevention and control of communicable diseases;
- substance abuse prevention and harm reduction; and
- violence prevention.
grants to local organizations
support a wide range of activities. Priority is given to program and financing
strategies that can produce discernable outcomes. Recent grants have funded:
- capacity-building for a coalition of HIV/AIDS service providers providing
education and health services to African Americans
- an evaluation of a substance abuse prevention and recovery program, and general
operating costs
- a clean syringe exchange program, a component of AHF's Harm Reduction
Initiative
- operating costs for a case manager, to provide services to victims of domestic
violence
- the salary of a half-time program coordinator, to provide mental health services
to immigrant and refugee women who are victims of domestic violence
To apply for a grant,
please click here. |