Press Releases
Below is a collection of recent Blue Shield of California Foundation press releases. For media inquiries regarding Foundation program areas and grantmaking, please email Rachael Kagan, Director of Communications and Public Affairs.
Blue Shield of California Foundation Ushers in New Wave of Clinic Leaders
Inaugural graduates of Clinic Leadership Institute applauded as 'heroes of health care.' San Francisco, June 17, 2009 - California's healthcare safety net reaches an important milestone this week as... Read more
Blue Shield of California Foundation Awards $8.5 Million, Gives Timely Boost to Safety Net
Record Funding Could Provide Core Support to 31 Additional Health Clinics San Francisco, May 18, 2009 - Blue Shield of California Foundation (BSCF) today announced that it is awarding nearly $8.5... Read more
Blue Shield of California Foundation Awards $10 Million
First Quarter Grants Support Healthcare Solutions for Californians in Need, Create First Statewide Network of "One-Stop" Domestic Violence Centers Foundation Board of Trustees Also Welcomes New... Read more
Blue Shield of California Foundation Announces New Group of Clinic Leadership Institute Participants
34 Community Healthcare Professionals From Across the State Selected to Participate in Innovative Leadership Training Program San Francisco, February 11, 2009 - Blue Shield of California Foundation... Read more
Blue Shield of California Foundation Awards Nearly $6 Million to 25 Organizations to Improve Access to Affordable Health Care and Strengthen California’s Safety Net
4th Quarter Grants Bring 2008 Giving to More Than $37 Million San Francisco, December 11, 2008 - Blue Shield of California Foundation (BSCF) today announced fourth quarter grants of $5.8 million to... Read more
Peace Over Violence to Receive $1 Million Grant As Part of Innovative National Initiative for Building Healthy Teen Relationships
Blue Shield of California Foundation makes grant as California partner of national Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative to prevent teen dating violence and abuse. Los Angeles, CA, November 19,... Read more
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces Grant Recipients for $18 Million Initiative to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence
Nationwide initiative aims to engage 6 th to 8 th grade youth in groundbreaking community-wide approach to build healthy relationships and prevent teen dating violence and abuse Blue Shield of... Read more
Blue Shield of California Foundation Gives $7.7 Million to Promote Health Technology, Support the Healthcare Safety Net, and Reduce Domestic Violence
San Francisco, August 21, 2008 – Blue Shield of California Foundation today announced the award of $7.7 million in grants to 17 nonprofits across California. Of that, nearly $2.7 million will be used... Read more
Blue Shield of California Foundation Dramatically Expands Its Work With Hospitals to Fight Healthcare-Associated Infections
More than 50 hospitals statewide join program to save lives and money San Francisco, July 10, 2008 - Blue Shield of California Foundation (BSCF) today announced it is dramatically expanding a nine-... Read more