Updated November 2018
This philanthropic initiative supports statewide and local programs to create healthcare career pathways for youth in grades 7-16 in an effort to fill California’s looming health professional shortage. The effort is one part of the California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities (BHC) initiative, a 10 year, $1 billion investment that leverages on the ground community partners to combat health inequities.
$78.2 million in grants
Resources: Overview
Grants support an expansion of the health workforce recognizing the need to support health reform and meet the health needs of a growing increasingly diverse and aging population. The initiative also recognizes the need for a larger and well trained health workforce that reflects California’s diverse population is needed as health care coverage has expanded in California.
Grade 7 – 16 Health Career Pathways grants are aimed to increase career opportunities for young people, especially boys and young men of color, to pursue jobs in the health field. Grants are also targeted to reduce health workforce disparities that target low-income communities and communities of color.
Grant commitments will be to high quality workforce development programs, the Health Professions Education Foundation and Song-Brown training programs, and Grade 7 – 16 Health Career Pathways.
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This investment could scale and sustain healthcare pathways initiated under a variety of secondary/postsecondary CTE investments, including the Strong Workforce grants.
A connection with WIOA title I youth could build on-ramps for out of school youth to these pathways, and working with WIOA title IV vocational rehabilitation could provide access and success for secondary students with special needs.
Does this information need updating or adjustment? Send us your suggestions: CAcareerpathway@clasp.org