Counties served: Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles

Few would disagree that the Greater Los Angeles area is vast, and it could be overwhelming to ponder the question: “How do you address the health needs of five counties which are home to nearly 40 percent of California’s population?” Still, that is something staff at The Endowment’s Greater Los Angeles Program Office consider in their work every day.

The five county area, which encompasses Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, has a host of unique health needs, all of which regularly play out on the nightly news – hospital closures, gang violence, unhealthy air quality, children without health insurance and residents with special needs which often go unmet. Because of the significant number of closures among public health and other community health facilities, a great deal of The Endowment’s work within the area revolves around access issues and a strengthening of the community clinic safety net.

To learn more about other grants made in the Los Angeles area, please visit our Grant Finder.

Greater Los Angeles Program Office
1000 North Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: (800) 449-4149
Fax (213) 253-0973

Events, News and Projects from the Greater Los Angeles Regional Office

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  Allied Health Workforce Analysis: Los Angeles Region, a report prepared by the UCSF Center for Health Professions, is a report that examines the “allied health workforce” in the Los Angeles area. This group is comprised of professionals who provide a range of diagnostic, technical, therapeutic and direct patient care services, as well as support services. The field of allied health ranges from entry-level occupations requiring minimal educational investment to highly specialized occupations requiring advanced degree training for entry into practice.
  
  Read the report, Allied Health Work Force Analysis

• The California Endowment is currently funding various projects aimed at improving the health of communities impacted by poor air quality resulting from trade-related activities at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. One such project is the Coalition for Clean & Safe Ports, which seeks to reduce toxic emissions from trucks moving goods in and from the ports, as well as to improve employment conditions for truck drivers. For information and updates on the Coalition for Clean & Safe Ports please click here.

• Grantees in the News: Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE) works to build affordable housing near the Staples Center, and Physicians for Social Responsibility talks about the dangers of chemicals used in shower curtains. (LAT)