Grant Recipients

The Eden Health District has been a leader in encouraging and supporting innovative health care exploration and solves significant health care issues in the Eden Health District. The Community Health Fund invests in programs that provide direct health care services, health education, health maintenance, health promotion, prevention programs and services and access to health services. All funded grants have gone through a peer-review process which meets the standards of the district.

The Eden Health District has been a leader in encouraging and supporting innovative health care exploration and solves significant health care issues in the Eden Health District. The Community Health Fund invests in programs that provide direct health care services, health education, health maintenance, health promotion, prevention programs and services and access to health services. All funded grants have gone through a peer-review process which meets the standards of the district.

In 2025 the following 15 agencies were awarded grants:

+ Spectrum Community Services – Senior Meals Program – $25,000

Program provides nutritionally tailored meals to seniors aged 60 and better throughout the Eden Health District.

+ Love Never Fails – Mobile Mental Health Support & Case Management for Unhoused Individuals – $20,000

Program will provide mobile mental health support and case management for unhoused individuals in Eden Health District, fostering safety, healing, and self-sufficiency.

+ Black Girls Mental Health Foundation – The Birth Lab – $20,000

Program delivers monthly wellness workshops and parenting education to support BIPOC youth navigating pregnancy, postpartum, and perinatal mental health challenges.

+ La Clinica de La Raza, Inc. – Eden Area Health Education Project – $25,000

Program will support outreach efforts and comprehensive health services to increase healthcare access for youth at San Lorenzo High Health Center and Fuente Wellness Center.

+ East Bay Agency for Children – EBAC Family Resource Centers in San Leandro and Hayward Partner with Families to Remove Barriers to Health, Wellness and Opportunity – $15,000:

EBAC Family Resource Centers in San Leandro and Hayward partner with families to achieve their goals, overcome health barriers, and enhance wellness, resilience, and opportunity.

+ Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center, Inc. – Health Educator at Hayward High School Health Center – $25,000

Support for a Health Educator at Hayward High’s school-based clinic, which provides accessible medical care and health education services to 500 students.

+ Operation Access – Donated Specialty Care Program – $25,000

Program advances health equity by connecting uninsured Eden Health District residents to donated surgical and specialty care from local providers.

+ Eden United Church of Christ – Comida Para Cherryland – $25,000

Program is a community-led and client-choice food distribution, founded by immigrant families, serving neighbors with dignity, nutrition, and nourishment

semi-monthly since 2011.

+ The Peace Haven Corporation – Freedom Store: Nourishing and Flourishing – $20,000

Program combines food access with community connections through collaboration and innovation.  Expends their vocational nutrition education program to enable nourishing and flourishing for all.

+ San Lorenzo Family Help Center – Defeating Hunger – $20,000

Program will provide fresh, nutritious food to Eden Area low-income families and individuals through an expanded store and mobile pantry, building stronger, healthier communities.

+ Eden Youth and Family Center – South Hayward Market – $25,000

The South Hayward Market will connect locals with free produce, nutritious food, and check-ins by Spanish-speaking promotoras, coupling fun, community events with critical health resources.

+ Building Futures with Women & Children –  Emergency Services at Sister Me Home Safe House, the San Leandro Shelter, and through Community Outreach Domestic Violence Services – $25,000

Program will provide shelter, meals, counseling, safety planning, referrals, housing assistance and more for homeless Eden Area residents and survivors of domestic violence and their children.

+ Eden I & R, Inc. – Benefits Navigation for Health and Food Security in the Eden District – $10,000

Benefits Navigation and 211 programs to assist Eden residents in accessing Medi-Cal and CalFresh, providing healthcare and food security with personalized support and partnerships,

+ SOS Meals on Wheels – Helping Our Older Neighbors in the Eden District Lead Magical, Connected Lives – $25,000

Program will foster the independence and dignity of older adults by reducing food insecurity and isolation, with daily nutritious meals, friendly visits, and connection to support services.

+ The Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay – Mindful Voices – $25,000

The program will provide culturally responsive mental health counseling and community workshops, serving 220 youth and adults through trained lay counselors in the Eden Health District.