Grants 2009-2010

In fiscal year 2009-2010, MZHF awarded grants totaling approximately $2,624,000. Of this total, approximately $605,000 was allocated from research funds, $343,000 was allocated from unrestricted funds, $328,000 was allocated from patient care funds, $59,000 was allocated from education funds, and $1,289,000 was allocated from advised funds. The following grants listing summary includes a selection of awards approved by the Directors of Mount Zion Health Fund during fiscal year 2009-10 from Board discretionary funds.

Access Institute for Psychological Services
In-school mental health services for low-income elementary school children and families.
$25,000

American Jewish World Service
For Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund.
$5,000

Circulo de Vida
Women’s Support and Educational Program for low-income Latinas with cancer.
$12,500

Eldergivers
Saturday Art with Elders at Laguna Honda Hospital.
$7,500

Family Caregive Alliance
One-on-one counseling services for caregivers.
$7,200

Huckleberry Youth Program
Health-related services for high-needs youth in San Francsico.
$40,000

Institute on Aging
Bay Area Jewish Healing Center’s spiritual care services for Jewish elders.
$100,000

Jewish Home & Senior Living Foundation
Rehabilitation center renovation project.
$100,000

Jewish Vocational Service
Community Outreach Internship Program, a partnership with UCSF to train and place low-income individuals in health-related jobs.
$30,000

Larkin Street Youth Services
Emergency services for health-related services.
$20,000

Operation Access
Outpatient surgical care for low-income adults in San Francisco.
$10,000

Planned Parenthood Golden Gate
Health education for low-income teens in San Francisco.
$12,500

San Francisco State University
Dental Re-Application Program.
$20,000

San Francisco Suicide Prevention
Youth Risk Reduction and Education Program.
$2,500

SteppingStone
Pathways to Health program providing direct health services to low-income seniors in San Francisco.
$50,000

3rd Street Youth Center and Clinic
Youth Outreach Squad to provide peer-based STI outreach and prevention education.
$5,000

Zen Hospice Project
Volunteer Caregiver Program at Laguna Honda Hospital hospice ward.
$35,000

UCSF Mount Zion Awards

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mount Zion Heath Fund Scholars Program for recruitment of promising clinical/translational investigators
$400,000 (over two years)

Clinical Investigator Research Program for pilot research studies
$120,000

Art for Recovery core program and Firefly Project
$45,700

Moving Towards Personalized Medicine in Uterine Cancer
$30,000

XPert: X-ray Plus Electron Radiotherapy pilot study to improve care for radiation oncology patients
$30,000

Cancer Exercise Consultation Program
$25,000

Spotlight on Cancer Survivorship – a community partnership to increase survival and quality of life for cancer survivors
$24,260

Cancer Patient Learning Project
$20,000

Psycho-oncology quarterly speaker series for clinical staff
$15,600

UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Pilot research – “Pilot Test of a Positive Intervention for Woman with Stage IV Breast Cancer”
$50,000

Integrative Medicine Care Services for Cancer Patients
$30,000

Community Care Fund to subsidize treatment for low-income patients.
$25,000

Pilot research – “Treating Depression with Yoga: A Pilot Study with Adults and Adolescents”
$20,800

Therapeutic Yoga for Cancer Patients
$9,000

Therapeutic Laughter Program outpatient and inpatient classes
$6,950

Prepare for Surgery Program for patients and caregivers
$2,190

Lunchtime Revitalization Program for patients and staff
$1,500

UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health
Young Women’s Health Leadership Summit
$30,000

Gynecologic Oncology Cancer Risk Clinic
$26,000

UCSF Mount Zion – other grants
Caring from Clinic to Home: The SMS Bridge Program
$30,000

Parkinson Disease Outreach Program to underserved populations in San Francisco
$25,000

Universal HIV Screening Pilot in Mount Zion Medical Wards
$22,325

San Francisco Hepatitis B Collaborative
$20,000

Mount Zion Friend to Friend Program providing supportive services to low-income women with cancer
$20,000

Improving Surgical Skills Training Through Simulation of the Operative Experience
$20,000

UCSF Global Health Sciences Clinical Scholars Immersion Experience
$20,000

Smart Drinks for Parks – a pediatric pilot study evaluating improvement of youth nutrition
$6,420

Mount Zion Campus Educational Travel – multiple small awards
$5,835