Grant Recipients

Grants Awarded for 2012
$1.4 MILLION AWARDED BY HOSPICE FOUNDATION
TO LOCAL END-OF-LIFE CHARITIES

Hospice care for adults and children, palliative care in local hospitals, programs for U.S. military veterans and multi-lingual populations, as well as specialized bereavement support for families are just a few of the services that are being funded by Hospice Foundation during 2012 in Monterey County and San Benito County.

Twelve local charities, have received a total of $1,418,550 in grant funding to provide end-of-life care and support services for this Central Coast region of California. 

A particular funding highlight again this year is for The Pediatric Collaborative, which partners three agencies that serve chronically and terminally ill children. The three agencies will share total grant funding of $277,950 to provide home medical care and pain and symptom management services for kids, as well as emotional, practical and bereavement support for their families. Read More….

“Hospice Foundation funding allows all of these end-of-life care providers to concentrate on doing what they do best–offer professional assistance, a helping hand, a listening ear, a compassionate heart,” said Alice Kinsler, president and CEO of Hospice Foundation, “and we are proud to partner with all of them them in that effort.”

Another collaborative initiative funded this year is between Hospice of Santa Cruz County and Central Coast Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, Inc.  These two non-profit agencies will work together to serve the needs of U.S. Military veterans, as part of a nationwide initiative called We Honor Vets from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

A three-way Partnership of Caring, Comfort, and Compassion

Since its founding in 1997, Hospice Foundation has worked diligently with donors and service providers to fund a unique network of care and comfort in Monterey and San Benito counties for people at the end of life, and their families.

Your donations are vital to this effort. With your support, it is the Foundation’s goal to not only make our community a better place to live, but a caring and compassionate place to die.  DONATE

For 2012, Hospice Foundation is proud to partner with the following organizations to provide these vital community services:

For more information about the criteria used to determine the awarding of these grants, please call the Hospice Foundation at (831) 333-9023, or e-mail Alice Kinsler, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hospice Foundation akinsler@hospicegiving.org.

For a description of the Foundation’s Grant Guidelines, click here.

Note: Hospice Foundation is a tax-exempt charitable organization under IRS code 501(c)3. ID No. 94-2404634.