California Physicians Service Foundation

IN 2020, BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION (BSCF) ENGAGED IN VARIOUS SIGNIFICANT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTATION OF A DESIGN LAB TO IDENTIFY INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PREVENTION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CONVENING GRANTEES TO ADVANCE THE FIELD'S THINKING ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION, EVALUATION SUPPORT FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROJECTS, AND RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND PUBLIC ATTITUDES RELATES TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED CAPACITY BUILDING TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY-BASED COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS FOCUSED ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HOUSING, AND HEALTH.SPECIFIC DIRECT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

CONTINUED FROM STATEMENT 13BSCF CONTINUED TO SUPPORT A DESIGN LAB THAT CONVENED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SYSTEM LEADERS TO INFORM PREVENTION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREA OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND GENDER EQUITY. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT IN DESIGN THINKING AND WERE GUIDED THROUGH A MULTI-STEP PROCESS TO DESIGN, PROTOTYPE, AND PILOT IDEAS THAT WERE GENERATED IN THE LAB. PROJECTS WERE "INCUBATED AND REFINED BASED ON COMMUNITY INPUTS AND FEEDBACK.BSCF CONVENED GRANTEES WORKING ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION. THIS SET OF GRANTEES ARE WORKING ON DIVERSE APPROACHES TO ENGAGE DIFFERENT SECTORS TO WORK TOGETHER ON NEW PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES. CONVENING OFFERED.

CONTINUED FROM STATEMENT 14BSCF SUPPORTED RESEARCH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND PUBLIC ATTITUDES RELATED TO GENDER AND VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE THREE. THE RESEARCH FINDINGS HAVE BEEN USED TO INFORM HOW TO FRAME MESSAGES THAT CAN INCREASE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.BSCF SUPPORTED EVALUATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION GRANTEES, BOTH TO BUILD THEIR EVALUATION CAPACITY, AND TO BUILD MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORKS THAT COULD INFORM PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. BSCF SUPPORTED, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GENENTECH FOUNDATION, A NEW PROJECT CALLED "ALL IN FOR KIDS" WHICH WILL SUPPORT INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES THAT REIMAGINE HOW CHILD- AND FAMILY-SERVING SYSTEMS CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY INTERRUPT AND PREVENT CHILDHOOD TRAUMA WITH COMMUNITY-DRIVEN STRATEGIES THAT ARE ROOTED IN RACIAL EQUITY, HEALING, AND PREVENTION.

CONTINUED FROM STATEMENT 15BSCF SUPPORTED MULTI-SECTOR COLLABORATION PROJECTS TO WORK COLLECTIVELY ON A STATEWIDE POLICY AGENDA TO IMPROVE HOUSING CONDITIONS, INCREASE LANDLORD ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HEALTHY HOUSING, AND REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN CALIFORNIA. SUPPORT INCLUDED PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CONVENING, AND FACILITATION TO ENABLE GRANTEES TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS.