Sutter Health, Community Foundation Sonoma County Award $500K for Mental Health Services
SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Sutter Health and Community Foundation Sonoma County (Community Foundation) have awarded $500,000 through a new collective Mental Health Grant program. This initiative offers vital funding to local nonprofits that provide important safety-net mental health and well-being services to underserved communities in the region.
“Collaborating with like-minded organizations allows us to maximize our investments and empower local nonprofits to create meaningful and lasting change,” said Sutter Health’s Chief External Affairs Officer, Grace Davis.
“Partnerships like this are critical for tackling the growing mental health needs in Sonoma County,” said Amy Holter, Vice President for Community Impact for the Community Foundation. “We are thrilled to collaborate with funding and nonprofit partners who are working towards a more equitable healthcare system in which everyone has access to the mental health services they deserve.”
The fund’s first recipients are local nonprofits working to reduce barriers to mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations, including youth, seniors, people with disabilities, low-income families, survivors of domestic abuse and BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities.
“This generous grant from Sutter Health and Community Foundation is crucial in allowing us to adapt our services to meet the evolving needs of marginalized communities, especially during times of crisis. Unrestricted funds enable us to increase access to culturally responsive care by bringing on a bilingual/bicultural therapist who will provide trauma-focused therapy and group support to the underserved communities of Cloverdale and Sonoma,” said Dr. Daniela Dominguez, Founder and CEO of On the Margins, an organization dedicated to providing bilingual and multicultural mental health services to those most impacted by systemic inequities. “We are incredibly grateful for Sutter Health and Community Foundation’s partnership and their dedication to the well-being of communities on the margins.”
About Sutter Health
Sutter Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system, is dedicated to accessible, high-quality care across California. Serving nearly 3.5 million patients through a team of over 57,000 employees and 12,000 affiliated physicians, Sutter Health is focused on expanding equitable, connected care. Its comprehensive services include hospitals, medical groups, surgery centers, urgent care, telehealth, home health and hospice services. Discover more about how Sutter Health is transforming healthcare at sutterhealth.org.
About Community Foundation Sonoma County
Community Foundation Sonoma County is the hub of philanthropy for Sonoma County, connecting people, ideas, and resources to benefit all who live here. For the last 41 years, Community Foundation Sonoma County has leveraged our local knowledge and love of place to bring together community-minded donors and diverse nonprofit grantees to catalyze change in disaster response, health and human services, education, environment, arts and culture, and animal welfare. Since 1983, the Foundation has made more than $300 million in grants to nonprofit organizations working to better their communities. More information: sonomacf.org.
