Category: Community Impact Fund

WISE & HEALTHY AGING HELPS OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS UNDERSTAND THEIR CHOICES. BY SHARI ROAN When Carla Alvarado’s father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, she faced the fact that […]

For More Than 55 Years, The Saint John’s Cleft Palate Center Has Provided Compassionate, Comprehensive Care To Children And Their Families. BY MELANIE ANDERSON / PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEFF BERTING Vanessa […]

A VENICE-BASED NONPROFIT SEEKS TO RIGHT INEQUITY BY HELPING HOMELESS YOUTHS. BY VICTORIA CLAYTON The Community Impact Fund (CIF) was established by Saint John’s Health Center Foundation to support our […]

COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND GRANTEES ADDRESS THE LINK BETWEEN SICKNESS AND HOMELESSNESS. WRITTEN BY VICTORIA CLAYTON On a Saturday afternoon late last fall, paramedics transported a 21-year-old woman from Venice Beach […]

THE COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND WAS LAUNCHED OUT OF A LONG-STANDING TRADITION OF CARING FOR OUR WESTSIDE COMMUNITY. BY MELANIE ANDERSON Each year in January, local nonprofit leaders and Saint John’s […]

LOCAL SCHOOLS AND NONPROFITS STEP UP TO ASSIST FAMILIES DURING THE PANDEMIC WITH SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND BY MELANIE ANDERSON The Santa Monica Education Foundation (known locally as […]

THE COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED SUPPORT TO THOSE MOST IN NEED. BY LAUREL DIGANGI There is probably not a single person in the country who hasn’t been affected by […]

THE FOUNDATION’S COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND GRANTEES FOCUS ON THE ROOT: BUILDING CHILD AND FAMILY RESILIENCE. The Community Impact Fund (CIF) was established by Saint John’s Health Center Foundation to support […]

BY TRAVIS MARSHALL / PHOTOGRAPHED BY KRISTIN ANDERSON Growing up in a military family, Diana Helena Martin felt a sense of duty that drove her to join the Navy at […]

TWO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. BY TRAVIS MARSHALL / PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF CLARE|MATRIX AND DIDI HIRSCH MENTAL HEALTH […]