Strengthen Economic Security and Mobility

California’s care sector is at a critical juncture. The state recently developed master plans to address the needs of its

The crisis facing the paid direct care workforce is evident: a rapidly aging population, a critical workforce shortage, poverty-level wages, and poor job quality – all disproportionately impacting immigrants and women of color.

To better understand the experiences of survivors of IPV who are experiencing homelessness, the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative analyzed data related to IPV in the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH).

In 2023, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded 70 grants totaling over $17 million to organizations that are working to build lasting and equitable solutions to make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence.

Care work is skilled work that should be compensated. Care work allows all other forms of work to take place. Care work is vital to our economy.

The UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative completed this study — the largest representative study of homelessness since the mid-1990s — to better understand homelessness across the state of California.

In 2022, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded 91 grants totaling over $29 million.

The COVID-19 pandemic has further amplified the fault lines in our systems of care. At the same time, we are seeing hope in policymakers’ increased interest in and attention to the care economy. These developments inspired us to explore opportunities to support similar cross-sector collaboration in California.

Shannon Riley and Lisa Quilan, leaders from Project SPARC, share their experiences reimagining CalWORKs.

In 2021, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded 96 grants totaling over $30 million to organizations that are working