Strengthen economic security and mobility

Health and well-being for Californians are inextricably connected to their economic security. When families are economically secure, they can meet their basic needs—live in safe and stable housing, keep food on the table, pay the bills, care for one another when needed, and save for the future—which leads to healthier individuals, families, and communities, and can prevent violence in the home.

Women, immigrants, communities of color, and people with low incomes face disproportionate barriers to achieving economic stability and mobility, and we’re committed to addressing the root causes of these inequities and removing those barriers. We invest in approaches that put more time and money in the hands of Californians with low incomes; that increase care workers’ wages, benefits, and job quality, while keeping care affordable and accessible for families; and that spur innovations to provide greater economic security for survivors of domestic violence.

Equipping Californians to lead healthy and dignified lives

Our work to strengthen economic security and mobility for Californians means working with grantee partners across the state who are supporting Californians in accessing the resources they need to lead healthy and dignified lives.

“We see income and wealth, particularly when viewed through the lens of racial and gender equity, as powerful long-term contributors to health and well-being. Strengthening economic security and mobility for Californians means creating equitable opportunity to improve financial well-being, to set up the next generations for success, to plan for the future, and to tend to their health and the health of their families.”
—Rachel Wick, Senior Program Officer

Creating impact through systems change

A woman gestures at drawings of houses on a chalkboard, interacting with young students

We support grantees who are working to catalyze policy changes that will have a positive impact on communities of color with low incomes in California. Specifically, we’re promoting:

Increasing wage replacement to drive equity in access to paid family leave
Increasing eligibility for tax credits to new populations
Exploring long-term policy solutions for guaranteed income
Making CalWORKs and community college systems work for student parents
Protecting the health and safety of domestic workers
Increasing public investment in entrepreneurship and small business development for care workers
Increasing public investment in innovative approaches to support domestic violence survivors, such as Domestic Violence Housing First programs to prevent homelessness

Grantees

Grantee	Year	Grant Amount	Region
The Regents of the University of California San Francisco	2022	$517,501	Statewide
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence	2022	$500,000	Statewide
SMALL BUSINESS MAJORITY FOUNDATION INC	2022	$450,000	Statewide
The Regents of the University of California San Francisco	2022	$289,010	Statewide
Social Finance, Inc.	2022	$200,000	Statewide
City and County of San Francisco	2022	$200,000	San Francisco Bay Area
Mujeres Unidas y Activas	2022	$1,600,000	Statewide
Tides Foundation	2022	$500,000	Statewide
Downtown Women's Center	2022	$500,000	Los Angeles
The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles	2022	$354,768	Statewide
Equal Rights Advocates	2022	$200,000	Statewide
Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California	2022	$200,000	Statewide
Family Values At Work A Multi-State Consortium Inc.	2022	$500,000	Statewide
Economic Security Project Inc	2022	$200,000	Statewide
Public Health Institute	2022	$200,000	Statewide
FreeFrom	2021	$600,000	National
Western Center on Law and Poverty	2021	$275,000	Statewide
San Diego State University Research Foundation	2021	$240,851	South
International Rescue Committee Inc	2021	$232,236	South
Golden State Opportunity	2021	$150,000	Statewide