Spring 2008
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Healthy
Start Program - $1,000 to provide replacement
eyeglasses to students in need.
United
Way of Santa Cruz County - $2,000 in support of the Community
Assessment Project, a biannual study conducted county-wide to
gather data regarding a number of community indicators, such
as health, safety and the environment.
Oral Health
Dientes Community Dental Care -$10,000to
support the delivery of dental services for low-income adults from
the Pajaro Valley.
Regional Oral Health Collaborative - $10,000 to support
the implementation of the Santa Cruz County Dental Affinity Program.
Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency - $10,000
in support of the Happy Tooth Program for preschool children in
the Pajaro Valley.
Salud Para La Gente - $10,000
to support the expansion of dental care services to children from
the Migrant Education Program at the Pajaro Valley Unified School
District’s Children’s Resource Center.
Diabetes and Contributing Factors (Healthy
Lifestyles RFP) —
$65,000 to the following organizations:
Above the Line - $5,000 to support the Above the Line
Organic Garden Project to promote healthy eating and regular physical
activity through an organic gardening and culinary arts program.
Center for Community Advocacy - $7,500 to support the
Promotores Comunitarios Program, a peer-to-peer farmworker health
promotion program based on training local volunteer leaders to
conduct home- and community-based health interventions in their
respective neighborhoods.
Girl Scouts of California’s Central
Coast - $8,000
to support the Uniquely Me! ¡Nadie Como Yo! Program that
will provide after school programs that address healthy eating
and exercise habits for Latinos at low-income housing facilities
in Watsonville.
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte - $9,500
to implement the Teen Success Nutrition Series aimed at reducing
obesity and diabetes risk among pregnant and parenting teens.
Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center (Head Start Program) -- $13,000 to implement the Healthy Beginnings Program,
a nutrition and physical activity program for Head Start children
and their families with the goal of preventing childhood obesity
and promoting life long health.
Santa Cruz Office of Education (Watsonville
Community School) - $12,000 to support Martial Arts Fitness at Watsonville
Community School. Martial Arts Fitness blends the philosophies,
movements and practical aspects of the martial arts with the
fundamental principles of fitness, nutrition and physical health.
Second Harvest Food Bank - $10,000 to support the Youth & Low-Income
Families Farmers’ Market Access Project, designed to promote
healthy eating habits among low-income youth and their families
with a special emphasis on fresh, locally grown produce at the
Watsonville Farmers’ Market.
Health Insurance/Coverage & Education on Using the
System
Healthy Kids of Santa Cruz County - $20,000
to provide access to health insurance to children in the Pajaro
Valley who have incomes at or below 300% of the federal poverty
level.
Hospice Caring Project - $5,000 to support the Implementing
Change Initiative to bridge access barriers to end-of-life hospice,
transitions, and grief support by providing effective, culturally
and linguistically appropriate outreach and education to the Latino
community in Santa Cruz County.
Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County - $3,000to institute
a six-week unit “Accessing Health Care” into the
Survival English Curriculum. Students learn vocabulary
and practice such skills as: selecting a non-ER doctor, speaking
to health providers, making an appointment, and more.
Promoting Entry and Advancement in the Health Professions
Watsonville High School Health Careers Academy - $7,000
for enhancement of its program that provides a specialized course
of study for those high school students interested in entering
the health professions.
Aptos High School, Cabrillo College, Pajaro Valley
High School, Watsonville Adult Education, Watsonville High School – $7,000
in scholarships for Pajaro Valley residents pursuing careers
in the health professions.
Spring 2007
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Healthy
Start Program - $1,000 to provide replacement
eyeglasses to students in need.
United Way of Santa Cruz County - $2,000 in support of
the Community Assessment Project, a biannual study conducted county-wide
to gather data regarding a number of community indicators, such
as health, safety and the environment.
Oral Health
Dientes Community Dental Clinic — $20,000to
support the delivery of dental services for adults from the Pajaro
Valley.
Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency — $10,000
in support of the Happy Tooth Program for preschool children in
the Pajaro Valley.
Diabetes and Contributing Factors (Healthy
Lifestyles RFP) – $75,000 to the following organizations:
Central Coast Alliance for Health — $10,500
to support the Provider Training: Healthy Lifestyles for Kids project
which will train 100 Pajaro Valley providers in standardized practices
of identification, intervention and treatment of children who are
at 85% BMI or greater.
Life Lab Science Program — $15,280 to support
the Plant It, Grow It, Eat It! program which will work to improve
the health of Pajaro Valley children through the use of school
gardens.
Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes — $2,000
to implement a parent nutrition education program and to evaluate
the nutrition education and produce distribution partnership with
Second Harvest Food Bank.
Pajaro Valley Prevention & Student Assistance — $7,570
to implement the “Super-Savvy Youth” media literacy
project. This project will provide hands-on media literacy
workshops to local youth in order to increase their awareness of
food industry marketing and advertising messages that promote unhealthy
eating and unrealistic body images.
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Healthy Start Program — $2,650
to implement a Diabetes Teen Support Group at Watsonville High
School.
Second Harvest Food Bank — $12,000 to implement
a project that will promote long term healthy eating habits by
educating young people and Pajaro Valley food stamp recipients
about the benefits of purchasing fresh, locally grown fruits and
vegetables at the Watsonville Farmers’ Market.
Strategic Health Communications — $15,000
to support the ENRG Campaign, a comprehensive childhood obesity
prevention campaign utilizing peer education, social marketing,
media, and community events to educate and mobilize teen involvement.
Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County — $10,000
to develop and implement nutrition curriculum in which students
learn the vocabulary and skills to select and prepare healthy food
for their families and reduce the risk of diabetes.
Health Insurance/Coverage & Education on Using the
System
Healthy Kids of Santa Cruz County — $20,000
to provide access to health insurance to families in the Pajaro
Valley who have incomes at or below 300% of the federal poverty
level.
Hospice Caring Project — $5,000 to support
the Implementing Change Initiative to bridge access barriers to
end-of-life hospice, transitions, and grief support by providing
effective, culturally and linguistically appropriate outreach and
education to the Latino community in Santa Cruz County.
Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County — $3,000to
reinstitute a six-week unit “Accessing Health Care” back
into their Survival English Curriculum. Students will learn
vocabulary and practice such skills as: selecting a non-ER doctor,
speaking to health providers, making an appointment, and more.
Promoting Entry and Advancement in the Health Professions
Watsonville High School Health Careers Academy — $8,000
for enhancement of its program that provides a specialized course
of study for those high school students interested in entering
the health professions.
Watsonville High School (PVUSD), Aptos High School (PVUSD),
Cabrillo College, Watsonville Adult Education — $6,000
in scholarships for Pajaro Valley residents pursuing careers
in the health professions.
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Spring 2006
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Healthy Start Program -
$1,000 to provide replacement eyeglasses to students in need.
United Way of Santa Cruz County - $2,000 in support
of the Community Assessment Project, a biannual study conducted
county-wide to gather data regarding a number of community indicators,
such as health, safety and the environment.
Oral Health Initiative
Dientes Community Dental Clinic - $10,000 to
support the delivery of dental services for uninsured adults from
the Pajaro Valley.
Salud Para La Gente - $6,000 for dental services
at the Pajaro Valley Unified School District's Children's Resource
Center.
Salud Para La Gente - $10,000 to support the
delivery of dental services for uninsured adults from the Pajaro
Valley.
Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency - $7,220
in support of the Happy Tooth Program for preschool children in
the Pajaro Valley.
Healthy Lifestyles for P.V. Families RFP
Center for Community Advocacy - $15,000 to support
the Promotores Comunitarios Program, a peer-to-peer farmworker
health outreach program, incorporate healthy lifestyles education
into their existing program.
Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay - $5,500 to support
Girl Scouts activities focusing on healthy lifestyles with a special
emphasis on nutrition and exercise at three elementary schools,
one middle school, and one low-cost apartment complex in the Pajaro
Valley.
Life Lab Science Program - $15,280 to support
the Plant It, Grow It, Eat It! program which will work to improve
the health of Pajaro Valley children through the use of school
gardens.
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Healthy Start Program -
$10,000 to continue a program that will establish healthy eating
habits and increase physical activity levels in kindergarten and
first grade children and their families in order to prevent the
development of obesity and related health problems.
Strategic Health Communications - $15,000 to
continue the ENRG Campaign. ENRG is a comprehensive childhood
obesity prevention campaign utilizing peer education, social marketing,
media, and community events to educate and mobilize teen involvement.
Education on Using the Health Care System RFP
Hospice Caring Project - $10,000 to support the
Implementing Change Initiative to bridge access barriers to end-of-life
hospice, transitions, and grief support by providing effective,
culturally and linguistically appropriate outreach and education
to the Latino community in Santa Cruz County.
Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County - $3,000
to reinstitute a six-week unit "Accessing Health Care" back
into their Survival English Curriculum. Students will learn
vocabulary and practice such skills as: selecting a non-ER doctor,
speaking to health providers, making an appointment, and more.
Health Insurance/Coverage
Healthy Kids of Santa Cruz County - $20,000 to
provide access to health insurance to families in the Pajaro Valley
who have incomes at or below 300% of the federal poverty level.
Promoting Entry and Advancement in the Health Professions
Cabrillo College - $4,000 to support efforts
to increase enrollment of under represented minority students into
health careers education at Cabrillo College.
Watsonville High School Health Careers Academy -
$10,000 for enhancement of its program that provides a specialized
course of study for those high school students interested in entering
the health professions.
Watsonville High School (PVUSD), Aptos High School (PVUSD),
Cabrillo College, Watsonville Adult Education – $6,000
in scholarships for Pajaro Valley residents pursuing careers
in the health professions.
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Spring 2005
United Way of Santa Cruz County - $2,000 in support
of the Community Assessment Project, a biannual study conducted
county-wide to gather data regarding a number of community indicators,
such as health, safety and the environment.
Oral Health Initiative:
Salud Para La Gente, Inc. – $10,499 for dental services
at the Pajaro Valley Unified School District's Children's Resource
Center.
Salud Para la Gente, Inc. - $15,000 for dental services and dental
health prevention and education outreach to uninsured adults in
the Pajaro Valley.
Healthy Lifestyles for P.V. Youth RFP
– $65,500 to the following organizations:
Center for Community Advocacy - $5,575 to incorporate
healthy lifestyle education into their existing Promotores de Salud
program to decrease the incidence of obesity amongst the farmer
worker population.
La Manzana Community Resources - $5,575 to implement
a new pilot program that will provide healthy, nutritious afternoon
snacks on a year-round basis to youth at local community program
sites that also participate in the Summer Lunch Program.
Life Lab Science Program - $14,480 for the Plant
It, Grow It, Eat It! program which will work to improve the health
of Pajaro Valley children through development of a pilot program
to increase nutrition education through use of school gardens.
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Healthy Start Program -
$10,000 to continue a program that will establish healthy eating
habits and increase physical activity levels in kindergarten and
first grade children and their families in order to prevent the
development of obesity and related health problems.
Population Services International - $15,000 for
the NutritionAID Peer Education Project an adolescent peer education
program about healthy eating and physical activity that includes
peer-to-peer workshops, a local promotional campaign and school
and community events for teens.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz & San Benito
Counties - $14,870 to increase the purchase of fresh
fruits and vegetables at the Watsonville Farmers Market by food
stamp recipients through simplified transactions and enhanced
marketing.
Youth, Ages 6-21
Cabrillo College Foundation - $500 to the Betsy
McCarty Scholarship Fund.
Healthy Kids of Santa Cruz County - $20,000 to
provide insurance for the children of Pajaro Valley farm workers
with incomes at or below 300% of the federal poverty level.
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Healthy Start Program – $1,000
direct grant for provision of replacement eyeglasses for students
in need.
Watsonville High School Health Careers Academy (Pajaro
Valley Unified School District) – $8,500 direct
grant for expansion & enhancement of program to include more
offsite trips to universities & conferences, for purchase
of needed medical equipment needed for vocational training classroom
and for support of the mentoring program.
Watsonville High School (PVUSD), Aptos High School (PVUSD),
Cabrillo College – $14,500 in scholarships for
Pajaro Valley youth pursuing careers in the health professions.
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Spring 2004
Farm Workers and Their Families:
United Way of Santa Cruz County Go for Health Collaborative – $10,000 direct grant to support the work of the collaborative toward eliminating childhood obesity in Santa Cruz County.
Youth Resource Bank - $20,000 direct grant for Healthy Families to provide access to health care for farm worker families by provision of Healthy Families Premium scholarships. (reallocated from returned Healthy Kids grant)
Healthy Lifestyles for P.V. Youth RFP – $46,500 to the following organizations:
Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Youth Community Restoration Program - $12,500 to introduce nutritional information, healthy eating practices and exercise activities into YCORP's three existing intervention programs.
Community Bridges, La Manzana Community Resources - $10,000 for the Summer Lunch "Active Play!" Project which will enhance Summer Lunch site activities to include nutrition education and hands-on physical activities.
Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay - $6,000 to support Girl Scout activities focusing on health, nutrition and sports activities at 7 elementary school sites and one housing complex throughout the Pajaro Valley.
Mid-Peninsula Housing Services Corporation - $3,000 for the Child & Youth Eating and Physical Activity Initiative which will incorporate healthy lifestyle education and activities into summer youth programs in the San Andreas Community.
Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance, Inc. - $5,000 for program to encourage at-risk youth to engage in healthy activities through the provision of mountain biking and camping experiences.
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Healthy Start Program - $10,000 to institute a program that will establish healthy eating habits and increase physical activity levels in kindergarten and first grade children and their families in order to prevent the development of obesity and related health problems.
Oral Health Initiative:
Salud Para La Gente, Inc. – $25,499 for dental services at the PVUSD Children's Resource Center. ($20,000 reallocated from returned Dientes! Grant + $5,499 regranting from the City of Watsonville)
Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency – $30,000 to coordinate a Comprehensive Perinatal Services (CPSP), provider-based oral health education/disease prevention project in Pajaro Valley.
Youth, Ages 6-21
Healthy Kids of Santa Cruz County - $20,000 to provide access to health insurance to families in the Pajaro Valley who have incomes at or below 300% of the federal poverty level.
PVUSD Healthy Start – $1,000 direct grant for provision of replacement eyeglasses for students in need.
Watsonville High School Health Careers Academy (Pajaro Valley Unified School District) – $4,500 direct grant for expansion & enhancement of program to include more offsite trips to universities & conferences, for purchase of needed medical equipment needed for vocational training classroom and for support of the mentoring program.
Watsonville High School (PVUSD), Aptos High School (PVUSD), Cabrillo College – $20,000 in scholarships for Pajaro Valley youth pursuing careers in the health professions.
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Spring 2003
Oral Health Initiative:
Dientes! Community Dental Clinic – $40,000
two-year core operating support for maintaining and expanding treatment
for children at Pajaro Valley school sites including the La Alianza "hub" site
where pedodontist services take place, and for support for adult
services provided. (grant returned)
Children and Youth Ages 6-21
/Making Healthy Life Choices:
Cabrillo College Career Advancement Program – $9,000
direct grant in support of in support of a Summer Institute for
Pajaro Valley middle children focused on health careers.
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Healthy Start – $4,000
direct grant for provision of replacement eyeglasses for students
in need.
Watsonville High School Health Careers Academy (Pajaro
Valley Unified School District) – $7,000 direct
grant for expansion and enhancement of their program to include
more offsite trips to medical schools and universities, for purchase
of needed medical equipment needed for vocational training classroom
and for support of the mentoring program.
Watsonville High School (Pajaro Valley Unified School
District), Aptos High School (Pajaro Valley Unified School District),
Cabrillo College - $39,000 in scholarships was awarded
to Pajaro Valley youth pursuing careers in the health professions.
Farm Workers and Their Families:
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County – $20,000
direct grant for Healthy Kids Santa Cruz to provide insurance for
the children of PV farm workers with incomes at or below 300% of
the federal poverty level. (grant returned)
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Spring 2002
Oral Health Initiative:
Dientes! Community Dental Clinic – $20,000
direct grant for expansion of Pajaro Valley school-based programs
and development of oral health education curriculum for use in
prenatal programs.
Salud Para La Gente – $30,000 direct grant
in support of development and expansion of their new dental services
program.
Children and Youth Ages 6-21
/Making Healthy Life Choices:
Cabrillo College Career Advancement Program – $2,000
direct grant for development of a health careers curriculum for
their middle school program.
Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance – $15,000
responsive grant to support a school assembly-based violence prevention
and conflict resolution program.
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Healthy Start Program – $5,000
direct grant for provision of replacement eyeglasses for students
in need.
Population Services International (Padres Contra La Violencia
y el Abuso de Drogas) – $4,000 responsive grant
for a family conference addressing violence and drug abuse prevention,
and promoting healthy behaviors.
Santa Cruz AIDS Project – $7,000 responsive
grant to support creation of women only hours to serve at- risk
youth at Casa Bienestar.
Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center/Youth Services – $7,000
responsive grant to develop an intensive clean and sober classroom.
Watsonville Family YMCA – $7,000 responsive
grant for after-school athletic and civic engagement programs.
Watsonville High School Health Careers Academy (Pajaro
Valley Unified School District) - $2,000 direct grant
for renovation and furnishing of a job preparation classroom.
Watsonville High School (PVUSD), Aptos High School (PVUSD),
Cabrillo College, University of California at Santa Cruz – $16,000
in scholarships for Pajaro Valley youth pursuing careers in the
health professions.
Farm Workers and Their Families:
Center for Community Advocacy – $15,000
responsive grant to support expansion of their Promotores de Salud
program to include indigenous Mexican farm workers.
Family Services Association of the Pajaro Valley – $10,000
responsive grant in support of a project to demystify and provide
mental health services to 50 farm worker families.
Youth Resource Bank – $5,000 responsive
grant to provide access to health care for 60 children of farm
worker families by provision of Healthy Families Premium scholarships.
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Inaugural Cycle 2001
Casa de la Cultura/St. Vincent de Paul – $6,000
direct grant for organizational and board development.
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Monterey Collaborative
Family Counseling Services – $15,000 direct grant
for mental health program planning and evaluation.
Defensa de Mujeres – $17,600 direct grant
for installation of an elevator to meet ADA requirements at Prevention
House.
Dientes Community Dental Clinic – $20,000
direct grant for dental equipment for a new Pajaro Valley Healthy
Start site.
Family Service Association of Pajaro Valley – $5,000
direct grant for facility renovation for service expansion.
Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition/Monterey Bay Office – $9,000
direct grant for construction of a mini-clinic in a new farmworker
housing development.
Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance, Inc. – $9,400
direct grant for replacement of the facility furnace.
Pajaro Valley Unified School District/Healthy Start – $11,000
for furniture, medical equipment and health education tools for
a new school-based clinic.
Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center, Youth Services – $7,000
direct grant for a van for youth participating in a clean and sober
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