Celebrating 10 Years & Beyond:  The Center - Advancing Health and Racial Equity Since 2012

A decade drivinghealth equity and racial justice

The Center at Sierra Health Foundation is committed to ensuring every Californian has the opportunity to lead a healthy life. We bring people, ideas and infrastructure together to turn our vision of a healthier California into reality.

 

Promoting health, racial equity and racial justice throughout California

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Recent News

Funding Opportunity: Expanding Community-Based Service for Youth Who are Justice Involved

July 17, 2024

The Center at Sierra Health Foundation (The Center) and the State of California's Office of Youth and Community Restoration are pleased to announce a new funding opportunity. Transform Youth Justice's (TYJ) Community-Based Organization (CBO) Capacity Building Initiative aims to improve the health, social and intergenerational life course outcomes of youth who are justice involved and their families. The initiative will provide funding support to CBOs for 26 months to expand their capacity to meet the social determinants of health needs of youth who are justice involved through technical assistance provided by National Center for Youth Law, Public Works Alliance and The Center, and through learning community opportunities. Awarded organizations will also be encouraged to develop or strengthen diversion programs to advance health and racial equity for youth who are justice involved in California. Continue reading...

Seventh Season of Kings and Queens Rise Tips-off at Golden 1 Center

June 28, 2024

The Kings and Queens Rise co-ed youth sports and mentoring league, an initiative of The Center at Sierra Health Foundation’s Black Child Legacy Campaign program, this week launches its seventh season with a kick-off event hosted by league partner the Sacramento Kings. Continue reading...

Partnerships | June 2024

June 16, 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.