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Summer 2007

CONSTRUCTION FUNDED BY PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
BEGINS THIS SUMMER
Ed Roberts Campus a Vibrant New Center
for People with Disabilities

When The California Endowment was developing its new headquarters and Center for Healthy Communities in downtown Los Angeles, finding ways to share that space with like-minded partners was an integral part of the planning process. Focus group research revealed that lack of affordable office space and meeting space was a critical issue for nonprofits working to address community health issues. The Endowment decided to set aside some space in its new headquarters for three nonprofit resource centers: the Center for Nonprofit Management, Community Partners, and Southern California Grantmakers.
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Last year, the city of Berkeley was honored with the Most Accessible City Award from the National Organization on Disability. This year, Berkeley gains further distinction by breaking new ground—literally and figuratively—for the construction of the Ed Roberts Campus. Hailed as the most accessible building in the world, this $45 million, state-of-the-art facility has been designed by and for people with disabilities.
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CO-TENANCY CREATES CENTRALIZED HUB OF NONPROFIT ACTIVITY
Shared Agenda Brings Nonprofit Resources Together Under One Roof

CALIFORNIA-MEXICO HEALTH INITIATIVE (CMHI) CONVENES AT
THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
Collaborative Researchers Transcend Borders to Improve Health Access for Migrants

Mexican immigrants, among the lowest wage earners in the United States, receive inadequate health services and, as a result, have the lowest rates of flu shots, dental exams, and regular doctor’s visits in the U.S. These are just some of the findings of researchers with the California-Mexico Health Initiative (CMHI), who say that economic as well as cultural barriers are to blame, with often dire consequences for immigrants and their families.
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FROM THE ABUNDANT PHARMACY: TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
IN L.A.'S CHINATOWN OPENS OCTOBER 4, 2007
Center Exhibition Explores Histories of Chinese Communities Through Traditional Health Care Practices

According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the universe and our bodies within it are in a constant state of change, and everything is interconnected. This emphasis on a holistic, integrated mind-body approach
has steadily gained adherents in the United States and, here on the West Coast, TCM’s history is also entwined with that of the many Chinatowns that began to emerge some 150 years ago.
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Photos from recent events at the Center for Healthy Communities.

Elise Buik, president of United Way of Greater Los Angeles, delivering opening remarks at the State of the Nonprofit Sector conference.
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