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Partnerships – January 2023
January 31, 2023
Read the January issue of Partnerships for a new year video message from Chet P. Hewitt, read our recent statements in response to violence, learn about a new funding opportunity, get program updates, meet our newest staff members and find employment opportunities.
Happy new year!
January 31, 2023
This year, the Sierra Health Foundation and The Center are focused on ensuring that community-based nonprofits and underserved communities have the assistance they need to participate in and benefit from recovery-focused initiatives. We are honored to take up this charge.
One month into 2023 and it’s clear that public investments are shifting from responding to the COVID-19 pandemic to recovering from it. The shift will happen simultaneously at the local, state and national levels. The impending funding reductions across a broad array of public services will significantly impact the health and well-being of communities across California.
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Chet P. Hewitt Statement on Tyre Nichols
January 30, 2023
Chet P. Hewitt, president and CEO of Sierra Health Foundation and CEO of The Center, issued this statement after viewing the Memphis Police Department’s body camera footage that showed the deadly actions that took the life of Sacramento native Tyre Nichols:
“Tyre Nichols was a son of Sacramento. I’m sad and angry at the callous indifference I saw in the video of his murder. Still, I know that my grief pales in comparison to what his mother and family feel.
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Our Safety and Wellness are Inextricably Linked
January 24, 2023
There have been three mass shootings in three days in California. We grieve with the Asian American and Pacific Islander community of Monterey Park and the families whose loved ones were murdered or injured celebrating the Lunar New Year. Our hearts are with the farmworkers in Half Moon Bay who lost neighbors. Our condolences are with the many injured in Oakland and the family of the young man who died. Continue reading...
Partnerships – December 2022
December 16, 2022
Read the December issue of Partnerships for inspiration from our senior managers as they look ahead to 2023, learn about a new funding opportunity, get program updates, meet our newest staff members and find employment opportunities.
Sierra Health Foundation joins California funders to support Guaranteed Income Pooled Fund
December 16, 2022
Governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of the Guaranteed Income Pooled Fund, a philanthropic endeavor to help organizations fund their Guaranteed Income Pilot Programs by helping pilot projects unlock more than $25 million in grants from the state. The Pooled Fund will support select state-funded guaranteed income pilot projects in need of additional resources to launch, sustain or enhance their pilot. Read the full announcement at Gov.Ca.Gov.
Funding opportunity: Community Economic Mobilization Initiative (CEMI)
December 15, 2022
A new Community Economic Mobilization Initiative (CEMI) funding opportunity is open to all organizations that meet eligibility criteria and requirements. Proposals are due Jan. 20 at 5 p.m. Learn more and access the request for proposals on the CEMI page.