School-based Health Center Funder Advisory Group

Grantmaker members of the California regional associations of philanthropy are working together on an important and exciting opportunity to impact the health and well-being of communities throughout California. With support from the Blue Shield of California Foundation, we are convening select stakeholders to explore developing a collaborative funding approach for supporting school-based health centers in California, built from a cross-sector partnership among the philanthropic, independent and public sectors that will respond to emerging needs and opportunities.

School-based health centers (SHCs) are a vital and growing point of access to health care for many children. Thirty-five SHCs in California received $14 million in federal Health Resources and Services Administration grants last July, helping to build the momentum.

Goals

In 2012, the Funder Advisory Group will facilitate a discussion among health funders and leaders from healthcare organizations to explore how a funding collaborative might support SHCs in their critical role in building a strong healthcare system.

• Phase I: Design
  The Funder Advisory Group, which draws its membership from the funding and nonprofit communities, is conducting a design process that includes a scan of existing collaborative efforts and formulation of an inventory of need.
• Phase II: Roundtables
  Statewide roundtables will take place in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and San Diego regions.
• Phase III: Findings & Recommendations
  The Funding Advisory Group will fold outcomes from the roundtable program into a findings document that provides recommendations to the philanthropic community to support SHC expansion and further integration into the healthcare delivery system in California, including development of collaborative value statement and draft framework for collaborative.

Who's Involved

The Funder Advisory Group is comprised of representatives from the following organizations

• Alliance Healthcare Foundation
• Blue Shield of California Foundation
• California Community Foundation
• California School Health Centers Association
• First 5 LA
• Kaiser Permanente
• Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund
• Los Angeles Unified School District
• Northern California Grantmakers
• Price Charities
• San Diego Grantmakers
• S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
• Southern California Grantmakers
• United Way of the Bay Area
• United Way of San Diego County

Engage

NCG members and regional grantmakers with an interest in community health are encouraged to follow and engage in this work. Send an email to collaboratives at ncg dot org and an NCG staff member will be in touch.