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.
The California Experience: Lessons From 20 Years of California’s Paid Family Leave Program
October 21, 2021As 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 California’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) 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.
Changing journalism as a force of change
May 24, 2021Journalism can inform and empower communities, can lead to policy and business changes, and can bring more voices into the discussion.
California Future of Work Commission Report: A new social compact for work and workers
March 3, 2021Through its work, the Future of Work Commission identified critical challenges for California to address for work and...
How Children’s Council of San Francisco is turning family and neighbor child care workers into thriving small business owners
February 16, 2021Healthier, happier childcare workers lead to better outcomes for the children they care for. These conditions improve childcare and provide a path for the workers to follow, leading to long-term careers.
Connecting the dots: Improving child care workers’ conditions leads to better health, economic stability, and greater equity
November 6, 2020The fast pace of current events, dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic, and uncertainty about the upcoming November 2020 election, and the high stakes for health, equity, and economic recovery are dominating our waking hours and keeping us up at night.
New grants support Californians whose ‘new normal’ in the pandemic is intolerable
April 15, 2020When I came to the Foundation just a few weeks ago, I was energized to help achieve our bold goal: to make California the...
Intersections of Futures Thinking and Afrofuturist Visioning: A memo from an Afrofuturist Festival
January 3, 2020Institute for the Future, with support from the Blue Shield of...
Equitable Futures: from Foresight to Insight to Action
January 3, 2020A more equitable future begins with more equitable participation in imagining the future. To engage people worldwide in...
The Future of Gender Norms: Generating New Narratives of Transformational Change
January 3, 2020If you had just six words to describe your vision of the future of gender, what would they be? This is the question that...