Dominican Hospital Awards Grants to Eight Local Non-profits

March 26, Santa Cruz, California – Dominican Hospital and its parent, Dignity Health, have awarded $148,495 in community grants to eight local non-profit organizations to improve community health and wellness. That amount represents the largest ever for Dominican Hospital.

This year's recipients are:

• Community Bridges, for its Davenport Resource Center and Diabetes Health Center.
   
• Healthy Kids of Santa Cruz County, to enroll eligible children in government-funded insurance.
   
• Rota Care Bay Area, for clinics offering free care to the working poor.
   
• Homeless Services, for recuperative care for homeless people discharged from the hospital.
   
• Hospice of Santa Cruz County, for transitions of people who have life-limiting illnesses.
   
• Dientes Community Dental Care, for dental care for 200 children of low-income families.
   
• Second Harvest Food Bank, for nutrition education using fresh produce.
   
• United Way, to promote healthy eating and physical activity among youth.

Since the early 1990's, community organizations have received more than $1.6 million in grants from Dignity Health, formerly Catholic Healthcare West, and Dominican Hospital, to promote the health and wellness of Santa Cruz County.