Strengthen Economic Security and Mobility
We are working to strengthen the economic security and mobility for those that need it most because when families are economically secure, they can meet their basic needs which leads to healthier communities.
Toward Safety: Understanding Intimate Partner Violence and Homelessness
January 25, 2024To better understand the experiences of survivors of IPV who are experiencing homelessness, the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative analyzed data related to IPV in the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH).
Care is essential, care is love, and care connects us all
December 1, 2023Care work is skilled work that should be compensated. Care work allows all other forms of work to take place. Care work is vital to our economy.
California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness
June 23, 2023The UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative completed this study — the largest representative study of homelessness since the mid-1990s — to better understand homelessness across the state of California.
2022: The year in numbers
January 31, 2023In 2022, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded 91 grants totaling over $29 million.
Caring for California: Investing in cross-sector collaboration to advance an equitable care economy
November 10, 2022The COVID-19 pandemic has further amplified the fault lines in our systems of care. At the same time, we are seeing hope in policymakers’ increased interest in and attention to the care economy. These developments inspired us to explore opportunities to support similar cross-sector collaboration in California.
Student leaders pave the way for change
August 29, 2022Shannon Riley and Lisa Quilan, leaders from Project SPARC, share their experiences reimagining CalWORKs.
2021: The year in numbers
March 16, 2022In 2021, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded 96 grants totaling over $30 million to organizations that are...
Lina's Story: Supporting immigrant child care training in San Diego
March 11, 2022The STEPS program is a 14-week technical assistance program where participants learn about child development, understand bookkeeping and taxes, expand digital literacy, and market themselves.
The California Experience: Lessons From 20 Years of California’s Paid Family Leave Program
October 21, 2021California’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) program provides millions of California’s with access to paid leave to care for family members, bond with new children, or provide support during a family member’s military deployment. The program, which was initially passed two decades ago, has subsequently been expanded through five other bills aimed at increasing access to and use of the program. As the longest standing PFL program in the nation, the California PFL program provides a unique view into the impacts and effectiveness of PFL legislation. This report hightlights key findings from an analysis of the past two decades of the program.
Bold goals, refined strategy: Foundation takes new approaches to fulfilling its mission
September 10, 2021The Foundation recently updated its priorities with three new multidisciplinary tracks to turn California into the healthiest state and end domestic violence.