Grants from Kaiser Permanente help communities recover from COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaiser Permanente’s mission to improve health in the communities it serves has taken on new urgency, especially as some communities will need more help than others to recover from the pandemic.

In the Kaiser Permanente Northern California 2021 Community Health Snapshot, stories and videos highlight Kaiser Permanente contributions, investments, and partnerships focused on protecting hard-hit communities and supporting a just recovery from the pandemic.

In 2021, Kaiser Permanente invested $1.05 billion in its Northern California communities. This included $167 million for charitable health coverage and medical financial assistance for people who cannot afford health care, $85 million to support the education of new health care professionals, $52 million in charitable contributions to improve health, and $19 million to support research to improve the delivery of health care for all.

In Kaiser Permanente’s Marin-Sonoma, the 2021 Community Health investment totaled $106 million.

For example, a $20,000 grant to the Agricultural Institute of Marin supports “Health Bucks” for farmworkers in Marin County. The $60 vouchers provide access to healthy, nutritious food to low-income farm and ranch workers in West Marin who are often grow the produce but cannot afford to consume it.

In Sonoma County, a $500,000 grant to Nuestra Communidad provides migrant communities with access to culturally-competent, life-saving education to prepare for earthquakes, floods, and the immediate threat of wildfires.

To learn more about Kaiser Permanente’s impact in your area of Northern California, please visit the Communities We Serve section.