Strengthen Economic Security and Mobility Grants

Strengthen Economic Security and Mobility Grants is sponsored by Blue Shield of California Foundation. The Blue Shield of California Foundation offers grants to strengthen economic security and mobility, with a focus on building lasting and equitable solutions to make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence.

Strengthen economic security and mobility | Blue Shield of California Foundation Strengthen economic security and mobility Health and well-being for Californians are inextricably connected to their economic security. When families are economically secure, they can meet their basic needs — such as safe and stable housing, keeping food on the table, paying the bills, caring for one another when needed, and saving for the future.

This leads to healthier individuals, families, and communities—and can prevent violence in the home, as economic insecurity can be both a risk factor and a result of domestic violence. Communities of color and people with low incomes, women, and immigrants face disproportionate barriers to achieving economic stability and mobility, and we’re committed to addressing the root causes of these inequities and removing those barriers.

With a focus on policy and systems change, we invest in approaches that expand access to income and benefits: that increase care workers’ wages, benefits, and job quality, while keeping care affordable and accessible for families; and that spur innovations to provide greater economic security for survivors of domestic violence.

Supporting Californians to lead healthy and dignified lives Our work to strengthen economic security and mobility for Californians means working with grantee partners across the state who are supporting Californians to access the resources they need to lead healthy and dignified lives.

“We see income and wealth, particularly when viewed through the lens of racial and gender equity, as powerful long-term contributors to health and well-being. Strengthening economic security and mobility for Californians means creating equitable opportunity to improve financial well-being, to set up the next generations for success, plan for the future, and tend to their health and the health of their families.

” —Rachel Wick, Senior Program Officer Creating impact through systems change We support grantees who are working to catalyze policy changes that will have a positive impact on communities of color with low incomes in California.

Specifically, we’re promoting: Increasing equity in access to paid family leave Exploring long-term policy solutions for guaranteed income Making CalWORKs and community college systems work for student parents Protecting the health and safety of domestic workers Increasing public investment in entrepreneurship and small business development for care workers Increasing public investment in innovative approaches to support domestic violence survivors, such as Domestic Violence Housing First programs to prevent homelessness Womens Foundation of California Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California United Ways of California Womens Foundation of California United Way of the Bay Area United Ways of California Family Violence Law Center Womens Foundation of California Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California Small Business Majority Foundation Inc The OpEd Project Public Knowledge Fund Inc Related publications and insights 2024: The year in numbers The Impact of Pandemic Relief Funds on California’s Early Care and Education Programs and Workforce Women in the Economy: Survey Findings Intersections: Reflecting on highlights of 2025 As we close 2025, we’re spotlighting the work of grantees, partners, and communities who advance equity and work to prevent domestic violence across California.

Intersections: Public health on the brink Our newsletter, Intersections, explores the connectedness of health in our communities and imagines a better future. Coming together: domestic workers use art to raise awareness for paid leave The California Domestic Workers Coalition and Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network hosted an art exchange for domestic workers in San Francisco to raise awareness about paid sick leave.

We're here for domestic violence survivors Our newsletter, Intersections, explores the connectedness of health in our communities and imagines a better The faces behind the work Director of Evaluation and Data Strategy Senior Communications Associate Senior Program Coordinator