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How power-building brings California closer to health equity
April 25, 2022Why does a funder focused on health equity and domestic violence invest in power-building? And what does power-building...Read more »

Lina's Story: Supporting immigrant child care training in San Diego
March 11, 2022This article was...Read more »

Bold goals, refined strategy: Foundation takes new approaches to fulfilling its mission
September 10, 2021During one of the most challenging years that many of us have ever faced, Blue Shield of California Foundation has seized...Read more »

The Year of Taking a Stand
January 28, 2020If I were to pick a theme for 2020, it would be the year of taking a stand. We can say with confidence that our world,...Read more »

A Breakthrough Idea After a Break-In: Can restorative justice help communities "make it right"?
November 8, 2019On a sunny day in the Bay, I walk up to my apartment door and think about how I’m looking forward to spending some time...Read more »

Two Years into Our Journey: Lessons in listening and humility
October 10, 2019What started out two years ago as a simple “strategic plan refresh” quickly became a completely new direction for Blue...Read more »

Will the Movement Doctors please stand up?
September 27, 2019I grew up in Grand Blanc, a small town just outside of Flint, epicenter of the Flint Water Crisis and birthplace of...Read more »

A Conversation with Foundation President & CEO Ray Baxter
June 13, 2019Chief Program Director Carolyn Wang Kong interviewed President & CEO Ray Baxter about health as a unifying vision for...Read more »

2016: The Year in Numbers
January 28, 2017In 2016, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded $29.6 million to organizations that provide affordable, effective...Read more »

Affordability and Eligibility Barriers Remain for California’s Uninsured
March 31, 2016Using data from the 2014 California Health Interview Survey, this brief examines the reasons thar Californians remain...Read more »