Celebrating 20 years of lasting and equitable solutions to make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence. Read our origin story →
  Celebrating 20 years of lasting and equitable solutions to make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence. Read our origin story →
Mission

We work toward a future of equity, health, and prosperity for all Californians.

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 Let's End DV - Journalist Playbook

Journalists can shape how we understand and address domestic violence

Our Journalist Playbook is by and for journalists and survivors who want to change the conversation.

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Announcement

Grant announcement

March 2025

Foundation dedicates $4.3 million to making California the healthiest state and ending domestic violence

"Our commitment to our mission, our values, and the communities we serve is unwavering."


— Debbie I. Chang, MPH, Foundation president & CEO
Our Mission

Our Mission

Blue Shield of California Foundation supports lasting and equitable solutions to make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence.

About Us

What We Do
80% of health outcomes are not tied to health care

What We Do

Well-being for California communities

80% of health outcomes are not tied to health care — which is why we target root causes in our work to promote health equity and end domestic violence. We have carefully honed our strategies to focus on the following three areas:

From our newsroom

From our newsrooom

Who do you care for, and who cares for you?

Staying the course toward health equity and ending domestic violence.

For the estimated 16 million survivors of domestic/intimate partner violence and their children each year, their earthquakes happen in the shadows—creating physical and psychological trauma—or chronic PTSD. While this is well-documented and recognized, culturally, the effect of the trauma is often minimized or dismissed.

Let’s continue to dream big together.

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Resources + Ideas

Latest insights

What we're learning from our grantees, staff, and partners

A group of women gathered for the Unidos’ ELLA-ES fellowship

How this grassroots organization is empowering Latina educators

Latina women make up 46% of Early Care and Education educators in California, and yet only 12% of leadership roles.  

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California's paid family leave journey

Since 2005, California's paid family leave program has helped millions of workers statewide take paid time off for important family events.

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National minority health month has been erased. The need for it hasn’t.

Erasing National Minority Health Month makes it more difficult to address the disparities it once drew attention to.

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