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Project Leadership Continuation Grant

Organization: Family Voices of California

Primary Contact: Wendy Niekirk-Rhodes

Grant Amount: $49,638 for 6 months

Date Awarded:

Purpose

In 2021, the Foundation funded Family Voices of California’s Project Leadership Phase VI: Engaging Diverse Families for Health Systems Improvement. This bridge funding will enable Family Voices of California to complete this work already in progress, with the goal of improving cultural responsiveness and increasing diversity among parents and caregivers receiving advocacy training through the Project Leadership program.

 

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Project Leadership Phase VII: Engaging Diverse Families for Health Care Systems Improvement

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Project Leadership Training Families to Advocate for Systems Change: Phase IV

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