Alliance Healthcare Foundation
March 16, 2020
Recent News
We are Altering our Funding Strategies in Response to COVID-19
San Diego, CA. March 16, 2020. At Alliance Healthcare Foundation, we work every day to advance the health and wellness of vulnerable populations by collaborating with and supporting community partners in San Diego and Imperial counties. With the spread of COVID-19, we are painfully aware of the devastating impacts that will be felt by thousands of families in our region due to the widespread health and economic tolls we are experiencing globally.
Like many of you, we are actively pursuing opportunities to provide support as we grapple with COVID-19. This is a time to act swiftly. Our goals are simple:
- Assist the region in “flattening the curve” of infection outbreak;
- Mitigate the negative social impacts (health and economic), and
- Support our partners in their efforts to do the same.
We will continue to identify strategic roles we can play to support those goals, and in the meantime, we are taking immediate action. AHF has adopted a 100% work-from-home policy to avoid further exponential spread of COVID-19 and ensure we are following best practices in public health. We are also contributing up to $400,000 initially in the following COVID-19 response efforts:
- We are pleased to join forces with The San Diego Foundation, San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, San Diego Gas + Electric, the United Way and many others contributing grant funding towards the COVID-19 Response Fund that The San Diego Foundation announced today. AHF is contributing $100,000 to the fund, and we will also match up to an additional $100,000 in new donations to the fund.
The Response Fund represents a coalition of philanthropy, government and business partners. It will focus on securing vulnerable populations (like the thousands of hospitality and tourism-related employees who have been laid off and school children who have limited access to free and reduced food for themselves and their families). The immediate focus will be on food security, income replacement/gap assistance, and rental/utilities payments. - We are also diverting an additional $100,000 to help seed a no-interest loan fund with another $100,000 in matching contributions to encourage more participation, all to support non-profits who are experiencing gaps in contract funding, delayed fundraisers, etc. Access to the no-interest loan fund will be available through our partnership with The San Diego Foundation, with further details to follow in the coming days.
We deeply appreciate the leadership of The San Diego Foundation, San Diego County leadership, the business community and other funders who are taking immediate actions to make responsive funding available to those in need. We stand strong with all our community partners, and will continue to proactively work to do our part in keeping our community safe and well.
Here are important links for further information on the available funding as well as official updates on COVID-19:
COVID-19 Response Fund and FAQs
Donate to the COVID-19 Response Fund
County of San Diego Daily COVID-19 Updates