Grants 2004-2005

In fiscal year 2004–2005, MZHF distributed grants totaling approximately $2.37 million. Of this total, approximately $1.3 million came from advised funds, $680,000 from unrestricted funds, $206,000 from patient care funds, $100,000 from research funds, and $82,000 from education funds.

The grants listing below includes awards approved by the Directors of Mount Zion Health Fund during fiscal year 2004–2005 from Board discretionary funds.

The Arc of San Francisco
Optimal Wellness & Health in Aging Project to improve the health of older, aging adults with developmental disabilities.
$15,000

Caduceus Outreach Services
Provide comprehensive psychiatric care and support to homeless individuals.
$20,000

Children’s Hospital & Research Center (Oakland)
Spanish translation of pediatric oncology handbook for patient and family orientation.
$5,000

Institute on Aging
Start-up support for a Senior Assessment Center to evaluate elders’ needs and match them with services to maintain independent living.
$94,000

Institute for Community Health Outreach
Outreach services to reduce HIV/AIDS among Bayview youth.
$32,500

Jewish Community Free Clinic of Sonoma County
Medical services for low-income, uninsured families.
$15,000

Jewish Home
Support for nursing education, dental clinic, and translation services.
$100,000

Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Emergency funding for tsunami relief efforts.
$25,000

Jewish Vocational Service
Support for a Certified Nurse Assistant training program in partnership with the Jewish Home (over three years).
$180,000

Larkin Street Youth Services
Street START Project to develop a sustainable model to provide rapid STI and HIV testing for homeless youth.
$20,000

Shalom Bayit
Healthy Jewish Families Project to provide care for victims of domestic violence and reduce incidence of domestic violence within the Jewish community through education and outreach.
$20,000

UCSF at Mount Zion
Purchase of computed radiograph system for use by the Department of Radiation Oncology.
$50,000

Health Information Alliance to integrate multiple patient resource libraries into one online catalog system.
$30,000

Start-up support for Survivors of Childhood Cancer Program.
$25,000

Purchase of an MRI-compatible vacuum-assisted breast biopsy unit for use by the Breast Care Clinic.
$20,000

To create a web-based ambulatory clinic guide as an in-office support tool for medical professionals to facilitate patient care coordination.
$9,800

‘Art is Healthy’ Project to provide leadership development for young women participating in the Young Women?s Health Conference.
$3,300

UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Demonstration project to provide a Perioperative Integrative Medicine Service (acupuncture, massage, and integrative medicine consultation) to all cancer surgery patients at Mount Zion Hospital.
$58,584

Program evaluation of the Perioperative Integrative Medicine Service demonstration project.
$99,549

Women’s Community Clinic
Street Outreach Project to provide health and wellness services for homeless and marginally-housed women in SF’s Mission District.
$20,000