The time is now to ensure that all California children involved in child welfare

and in out-of-home placements get universal access to a defined set of

services, at defined costs, in defined models, and with defined outcomes.

Expectant mothers in California have been struggling for years to get the healthcare they need, and a new report from the state auditor underscores just how difficult it is for the state to keep tabs on vulnerable mothers-to-be.

Four months after October 7 2023, almost 218,000 Israelis remain internally displaced. Mostly from communities nearest the Gaza border, many of them experienced extreme violence and loss, and continue to process individual and communal grief, trauma, uncertainty, and stress.

Millions of parents who may face challenges around youth mental health, social media, and lack of optimism about the future, were tuning in for advice on how to navigate these complex times.

This partnership has produced two playbooks to build diverse and inclusive boards.

Nancy will be remembered for her unwavering commitment to social justice. She was a fierce advocate for marginalized communities, using her platform to speak truth to power and dismantle inequities in healthcare.

As our 50th anniversary year comes to an end, we invite you to take a look back at the legacy JVS and our supporters have built in San Francisco and beyond. We partnered with J. The Jewish News of Northern California to create this special issue containing a collection of articles featuring JVS stories since our inception.

Because of the hard work of our team and many of our allies, the All-Payer Fee Schedule makes all schools automatically “in network” for all managed care plans.

A recent SPUR report describes the multiple challenges a typical Bay Area bus trip can entail and highlights the ways that bus riders and other transit users often don’t get a fair shake when it comes to transportation investments.

IsraAID, Israel’s leading non-governmental humanitarian aid group, is supporting vulnerable and displaced Israeli communities at over a dozen locations across the country.

Homeless Prenatal Program gets pregnant women and families off the street, but only a fraction of those who need it.

With their home in Kyiv under bombardment by the Russian military, the Ukrainian family fled for Poland. From there, they booked a flight to San Francisco.

The Jewish Film Institute (JFI), the San Francisco-based nonprofit media arts organization and presenter of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (SFJFF), announced today the recipients of its fourth cycle of JFI Completion Grants.

East Palo Alto often sits in the shadow of Silicon Valley. One place that’s evident is in the options for youth. Only 17% of students have access to art education in school.

In its nearly 35 years in operation, San Francisco’s Homeless Prenatal Program, has worked with the aim of breaking the cycle of extreme poverty by helping pregnant women with health care, housing, parenting classes and other needed services for themselves and their children.

Watch how our partners at the Olive Branch Mission work with Accelerated Moving Events.

We are thrilled to let you know the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act has passed in the United States Senate by unanimous consent.

With a focus on systemic change, Turnaround for Children, now known as the Center for Whole-Child Education at ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, partnered with the Butte County Office of Education (BCOE) to explore the integration of whole-child practices in California’s State System of Support.

It’s on! After a successful summer program, the school year has started off strong.

This simple website was designed to provide easy, accessible, updated communication about the latest scientific findings, news articles, and media activities from our group that are related to the interconnected mental health of children.