Our Values
How the Public Charge Rule Affects All Californians
October 21, 2019This article originally appeared in Blue Shield of California...Read more »
What "Public Charge" Means for the Health of our Communities
October 15, 2019On Friday, a federal court in New York blocked the Trump Administration’s proposed...Read more »
Two Years into Our Journey: Lessons in listening and humility
October 10, 2019What started out two years ago as a simple “strategic plan refresh” quickly became a completely new direction for Blue...Read more »
How a Census Undercount Could Affect the Health of Californians
October 3, 2019This article originally appereared in Blue Shield of California's ...Read more »
Continuing and Expanding the Fight to End Violence against Women
September 12, 2019This September 13, our nation marks the 25th anniversary of the landmark Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)....Read more »
Staff Summer Reading Picks
July 23, 2019Our staff summer reading recommendations highlight stories that help us see the world in different ways and from new...Read more »
A Conversation with Foundation President & CEO Ray Baxter
June 13, 2019Chief Program Director Carolyn Wang Kong interviewed President & CEO Ray Baxter about health as a unifying vision for...Read more »
How many spirits live in a BART station? And other questions about othering and belonging
May 15, 2019Earlier this year, I was late to work, flying down the stairs of the San Bruno BART station to the underground passenger...Read more »
Why I Vote
October 19, 2018A bright yellow legal pad and black felt-tip pen set me off on my journey as an advocate. I was twelve years old...Read more »
Start by Showing Up: What being an ally means to me
October 16, 2018Earlier this summer, I attended a discussion on how philanthropy could respond to the #MeToo movement — in...Read more »