News & Insights

December 7, 2023

Celebrating 10 Years & Beyond at The Center | Short Film

The Center at Sierra Health Foundation has been advancing transformative change in the areas of health equity, social justice and racial justice since 2012. Watch our 15-minute short film to get the full scope of our impact, learn more from our valued partners and find out what’s to come in the next decade and beyond.

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In the News November 12, 2024

California Invests $4 Million in Community-Based Organizational Capacity Building to Improve the Outcomes of Youth Who are Involved in Punitive Legal Systems

The Center at Sierra Health Foundation and the State of California's Office of Youth and Community Restoration announced that eight partners will be awarded $500,000 each to engage in Transform Youth Justice's (TYJ) Community-Based Organization (CBO) Capacity Building Initiative. Continue reading...

Announcements October 11, 2024

Funding Opportunity: Ending Girls’ Incarceration Action Network RFA

The Center at Sierra Health Foundation (The Center) and the State of California's Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR) are pleased to announce a groundbreaking statewide technical assistance effort and funding opportunity. Continue reading...

Insights August 7, 2024

Celebrating FURS for Foster Children and Families

Attempting to balance a hefty deficit, California’s 2024 budget process involved many shortcomings and triumphs. Among these was one especially promising investment: the Family Urgent Response System (FURS). Leveraging a hotline and cross-regional coordination, FURS gives foster youth and caregivers 24/7, trauma-informed care focused on healing their relationships and reducing instability. Continue reading...

Responsive Grants Program funded partner pictured from 2016

Partnerships June 16, 2024

Partnerships | June 2024

Learn about the return of Sierra Health Foundation's Responsive Grants Program along with the latest program gatherings with Stop the Hate and California Funders for Boys and Men of Color, plus an annual report from Elevate Youth California in the June 2024 edition of Partnerships.

October 2, 2023

Unveiling the HEAR US Roadmap: An Interview with HEAT’S Matt Curtis.

In this interview with Matt Curtis, Managing Director of the Health Equity and Access Team (HEAT) at The Center and Sierra Health Foundation, we delve into the team’s visionary goals. He shares their work in advancing health equity and access in California, while overseeing a groundbreaking $65 million initiative generously funded by California’s Department of Health Care Services.