Santa Cruz County has chosen 28 community-based organizations to receive a total of $3.44 million over the next three years. They were chosen from a pool of about 100 applications for funding of programs whose mission is to “achieve equitable health and well-being” for county residents. An additional $1.2 million designated for funding community nonprofits has yet to be allocated.
MHCAN
Coverage of Santa Cruz’s Mental Health Client Action Network.
County’s CORE Investments to fund 57 public service programs out of 127 that applied
The three-year grant cycle aims to address changing — and growing — social services needs throughout Santa Cruz County. There’s never enough money for all applicants, and this year the county board of supervisors applied some new priorities.

