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We're proud to support the California Immigrant Resilience Fund
On April 15, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new statewide fund to support immigrant communities who have lost jobs or wages as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic: Blue Shield of California...
New grants support Californians whose ‘new normal’ in the pandemic is intolerable
When I came to the Foundation just a few weeks ago, I was energized to help achieve our bold goal: to make California the healthiest state with the lowest rates of domestic violence. I didn’t know it...
(This post was originally published on March 3, 2020, to commemorate the 55 th Anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” March on Selma. It has been updated to honor the life and legacy of Representative...
Want to advance health equity for all Californians? Look to local health departments
More than medicine or even genetics, the conditions in which people live are the biggest predictor of how healthy our communities will be.
Foundation Leadership Announcement: Debbie I. Chang named President & CEO
Earlier this month, we announced that Debbie I. Chang has been appointed Blue Shield of California Foundation’s new president and CEO. Debbie will start at the Foundation on March 9, 2020. Debbie...
Update on "Public Charge" from Foundation leadership
Earlier this year, a divided United States Supreme Court struck down a lower court’s ruling that delayed the Trump Administration’s proposed change to the so-called “public charge” rule , clearing...
