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Blue Shield of California Foundation recognized a gap in the resources available to emerging nonprofit leaders—especially women of color. We helped fill this gap through small, flexible grants to support the professional development of 18 leaders across California.

Safety net programs are under threat nationwide. In California, we feel those pressures too. Amid this uncertainty, our state continues to strengthen the system that ensures people can access the care they need.

Even with the challenges they’re facing, public health systems must stay focused on a clear north star: building systems that center communities, integrate equity into how they operate, and deliver more responsive, effective, and just outcomes for all.

As we close 2025, we’re spotlighting the work of grantees, partners, and communities who advance equity and work to prevent domestic violence across California.

Our newsletter, Intersections, explores the connectedness of health in our communities and imagines a better future.

Our newsletter, Intersections, explores the connectedness of health in our communities and imagines a better future.

A daughter of Fresno returns home to support Central Valley women using storytelling to influence change and shape systems that impact their families and communities.

The California Domestic Workers Coalition and Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network hosted an art exchange for domestic workers in San Francisco to raise awareness about paid sick leave.

Our newsletter, Intersections, explores the connectedness of health in our communities and imagines a better future.

How can Medicaid continue to evolve from a health care system that treats symptoms to an engine of prevention and health equity for millions of people?

Latina women make up 46% of Early Care and Education educators in California, and yet only 12% of leadership roles.

Since 2005, California's paid family leave program has helped millions of workers statewide take paid time off for important family events.