Central Valley Health Foundation

THE CENTRAL VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION (CVHF) SUPPORTS THE HEALTHCARE MISSION OF ADVENTIST HEALTH HANFORD, ADVENTIST HEALTH SELMA, ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY, ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE AND WESTERN HEALTH RESOURCES BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE HOSPITALS' SERVICES IN THE GREATER COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS.

THE CENTRAL VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY NETWORK, WHICH INCLUDES ADVENTIST HEALTH HANFORD, ADVENTIST HEALTH SELMA, ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY, ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE AND THEIR RELATED CLINICS. IN ADDITION, SUPPORT IS BEING PROVIDED FOR THE HOSPICE OPERATED BY WESTERN HEALTH RESOURCES (WHR) AND FOR OTHER HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES.MANY EMPLOYEES AT ADVENTIST HEALTH IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY SUPPORT THE CENTRAL VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATIONS EMPLOYEE EMERGENCY FUND. THE EMPLOYEE EMERGENCY FUND WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT EMPLOYEES DURING AN UNEXPECTED FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. EMPLOYEES ARE ASKED TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION WHICH IS REVIEWED BY HUMAN RECOURSES AND AN ESTABLISHED COMMITTEE. EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR UP TO $500 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IN 2021, $3,800 WAS DISBURSED TO 8 EMPLOYEES. LAST YEAR THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED AN APPLICATION FROM AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAD LOST THEIR HOME UNEXPECTEDLY AND WAS LIVING OUT OF THEIR VEHICLE. THEY REQUESTED MONEY FOR GAS AS WELL AS SOME TOILETRIES. THE COMMITTEE VOTED TO ASSIST THIS EMPLOYEE FINANCIALLY AND CONNECT THEM TO OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES IN OUR COMMUNITY. ADVENTIST HEALTH KNOWS THAT OUR GREATEST STRENGTH IS OUR EMPLOYEES, AND THE EMPLOYEE EMERGENCY FUND IS ONE OF THE MANY WAYS ADVENTIST HEALTH INVESTS IN THE WELLBEING OF OUR PEOPLE. ADVENTIST HEALTH IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY HAS THREE BIRTH CENTERS, HANFORD, TULARE, AND REEDLEY. WITH THOUSANDS OF DELIVERIES HAPPENING EACH YEAR, NOT EVERY DELIVERY OUTCOME IS A POSITIVE ONE. THE HEALING HEARTS FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY EMPLOYEES WHO WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO SUPPORT THE MOTHERS WHO EXPERIENCE THE LOSS OF A BABY AT OUR HOSPITALS. THE HEALING HEARTS FUND GIVES MOTHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR CHILDS FUNERAL EXPENSES COVERED UP TO $200. THE BIRTH CENTERS ALSO PROVIDE OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT WHICH HELPS OUR PATIENTS AND EMPLOYEES DURING A TRAGIC TIME. THE CENTRAL VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION HAS HAD A 5-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH WORLD VISION. WORLD VISION PROVIDES OUR ONSITE WAREHOUSES WITH THOUSANDS OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS. WE RECEIVE SHIPMENTS OF DIAPERS, PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS, FURNITURE, AND APPLIANCES. ANYTHING THAT WOULD HELP SOMEONE TRYING TO RE-ESTABLISH THEIR LIFE DURING A DIFFICULT ECONOMIC SITUATION. ADVENTIST HEALTH REACHES OUT TO OVER 120 LOCAL NONPROFITS IN THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT THE ITEMS GET TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILIES WITH THE MOST NEED. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED 28 SEMI-TRUCK SHIPMENTS VALUED AT $1,332,595.19. OVER 17,800 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITED FROM THESE ITEMS. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE: 1.WOMEN WITH VISION UNLIMITED PROVIDED FURNITURE, SMALL KITCHEN APPLIANCES, LIGHTING FIXTURES, AND DIAPERS TO SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS IN KINGS COUNTY.2.GRANDMAS HOUSE IS A NON-PROFIT WHO HELPS TUTOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN AFTER SCHOOL IN TULARE. INSPIRE HOPE HELPED SUPPLY THEM WITH DESKS, BOOK CASES, PLATES AND CLEANING SUPPLIES FOR THEIR FACILITY. AS PART OF THEIR PROGRAM THEY IDENTIFIED NEEDS OF THE FAMILIES THEY SERVE AND WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH DIAPERS, WIPES, SMALL KITCHEN APPLIANCES, LIGHTING, FANS/HEATERS, AND FLOOR MATS.3.HOWARD CHAPEL IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE FOCUS IS SERVING THE HOMELESS AND LESS FORTUNATE FAMILIES IN HANFORD. THEY HAVE PROVIDED OVER 500 HOMELESS AND FAMILIES WITH ITEMS FROM THE WAREHOUSE. ITEMS SUCH AS SLEEPING BAGS, LANTERNS, AIR BEDS, FLOOR MATS, FOOD ITEMS, HYGIENE ITEMS, AND TENTS.