Redwood City's Sequoia Hospital Funds $133K To Local Nonprofits

REDWOOD CITY, CA — Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City is providing nearly $133,000 in grants to five San Mateo County community-based organizations.

The recipients were: the LifeMoves Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) Program, the Acknowledge Alliance Collaborative Counseling Program, Operation Access, Sonrisas Dental Health’s School Screening Program and the Whole Health for Youth (WHY) Initiative.

“Each of these organizations has a proven track record of affecting change both meaningful and measurable for the most vulnerable populations in our community,” said Bill Graham, Sequoia Hospital president.

• LifeMoves Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) Program provides support services to unhoused San Mateo County residents.
• The Acknowledge Alliance Collaborative Counseling Program offers psychotherapy services, including mental health counseling, to at-risk youth in San Mateo County.
• Operation Access, a partner of Sequoia Hospital, offers donated surgery and specialty health care for low-income and uninsured people.
• The school screening program at Sonrisas Dental Health provides free dental screenings and education to students at low income schools in San Mateo County.
• And the WHY Initiative consists of several local agencies that work to provide access to services for marginalized youth in North Fair Oaks and Redwood City.

“As a result of partnerships like this, local community clinic patients have an improved quality of life and ability to work, as they find relief from pain and disability,” said Jason Beers, the president and CEO of Operation Access. “Overcoming barriers to accessing health services promotes equity for immigrants and other people who lack access to affordable health insurance.”

Visit sequoiahospitalfoundation.org for more information on the Sequoia Hospital's programs.