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Our selected stories highlight some of the inequities Californians and people across the country experience in many spheres of life that are demanding our attention today.

Blue Shield of California Foundation is investing nearly $10 million in more than 30 organizations that can help advance health equity and end

Blue Shield of California Foundation is announcing nearly $8 million in grants that will support more than 20 organizations working on the ground in

Deepening our commitment to partners across California who are tackling the root causes of health inequity and domestic violence, Blue Shield of

Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October has been designated as a time to consider the long-lasting and significant personal and societal harms of domestic violence. Of course, the problem is not confined to one month a year; and it is both a cause and a result of issues our society grapples with, such as poverty, racial and gender inequity, and homelessness. This means solutions must include sectors not always associated with the cycle of abuse — like banking, social welfare, and housing. Fortunately, that is starting to happen.

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed long-standing racial and economic injustices embedded in our health care system. This has led to a renewed commitment to improve health equity and address the drivers of health (DoH) that account for 80 percent of health outcomes and have a disproportionate impact on communities of color. These include stable, affordable housing; healthy food; reliable income; and interpersonal safety, among others.

With paid family leave on the agenda in D.C., we have an opportunity to ensure California’s experience informs a better federal policy.

Blue Shield of California Foundation today announces $6.2 million in grants to support our state’s communities of color and families with low incomes

As California emerges from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic with optimism, resolve, and many lessons learned, Blue Shield of California Foundation

COVID-19 laid bare the undeniable fact that, for large numbers of children and families in the San Francisco Bay Area, the opportunity for economic

As California opens access to the COVID-19 vaccine for all adults, we need to prioritize those on the front lines, in need of financial resources, in order to reach populations and neighborhoods hardest hit by the pandemic. The Latinx communities that have been disproportionately impacted are particularly vulnerable because they also face a multitude of economic and social inequities.

This set of grants was designed to support work rooted in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities to address the current COVID-19 crisis and also work toward systemic redesign and upstream solutions.