Our Grantees
INTERRUPTING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE The CARESTAR Foundation partners with Richmond’s RYSE Youth Center and John Muir Health’s Trauma Department to support the Beyond Violence program which intervenes in the cycle of violence with young victims. The program connects youth with mentors who support and guide them beyond hospitalization through recovery.
IMPROVING HEALTH INFORMATION COMMUNICATION The CARESTAR Foundation supports EMSA (the Emergency Medical Services Authority) in establishing a cohort of statewide Health Information Exchange projects, promoting interoperability and collaborative solutions between emergency medical services and first responders with health care institutions.
TRAINING COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN TRAUMA CARE PRACTICES In Tahoe Forest Hospital’s community, a CARESTAR Foundation grant funds trauma education, which can make all the difference in a life-and-death situation. “Raising the bar with best practices, you can make really good outcome improvements,” says Natasha Lukasiewich, Trauma Program Coordinator. This was a Jeff Leighton Memorial Grant.
KEEPING OLDER ADULTS SAFE AND CONNECTED AT HOME The Village Movement California Project is a coalition of grassroots groups that connect older Californians to expertise and services they need to continue living well independently. The CARESTAR Foundation has granted funds to this project for long-term sustainability planning, to see if the Village model can spread as a result of key partnerships, for instance with medical payors, to enhance the growing movement allowing older adults to age in place while preventing injury.
ADDRESSING MEDICAL-LEGAL NEEDS OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE AT RISK OF BEING HOMELESS A grant to the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento supports this vulnerable group, at high risk for injury or death, by funding expansion of the McGeorge Homeless Advocacy Project. The project aims to prevent a tragic, costly cycle of chronic unsheltered homelessness emergency room use. Medical-legal partnerships can help homeless reentry individuals overcome legal barriers and move towards security through holding jobs and finding housing.
STUDYING NEW TREATMENT FOR ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS A UCSF study of extended-release naltrexone for treatment of alcohol use disorders in the ED is being supported by the CARESTAR Foundation. Results could lead to documenting and spreading best practices for treatment of the disorder, preventing ED overuse and recidivism. The team is also working to partner with local providers of substance use recovery and treatment.