Grant Details

Guided by the business philosophy and values of its Founders, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation invests in innovative people and organizations to improve the lives of children, enable the creative pursuit of science, advance reproductive health, and conserve and restore earth's natural systems. The Children, Families, and Communities (CFC) Program works to ensure opportunities for all children to reach their potential. The foundation's central goal is to achieve quality early education for all children through Preschool for California's Children. It also supports two other ambitious goals: promoting access to Health Insurance for all children and implementing After-School Programs for all elementary and middle school-aged children in California.

 Subprograms of the Children, Families, and Communities grant program include: 

• Preschool for California's Children: The goal of the Preschool for California's Children subprogram is to secure high-quality preschool opportunities for all three- and four-year-olds in the state: http://www.packard.org/categoryDetails.aspx?RootCatID=3&CategoryID=85. 
• Children's Health Insurance: The goal of the Children's Health Insurance subprogram is to ensure that all children have health insurance that provides them access to health care appropriate to their needs: http://www.packard.org/displayContent.aspx?CategoryID=86. 
• After-School Programs for Children and Youth: The goal of this subprogram is to promote positive youth development through after-school programs for all elementary and middle school-aged children in California: http://www.packard.org/displayContent.aspx?CategoryID=87. 
• Lucile Packard Children's Hospital: To ensure that children have access to the best possible health care, the CFC Program supports the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital: http://www.packard.org/displayContent.aspx?CategoryID=88. 
• Children, Families, and Communities-Other: These directed funds allow for flexibility to address strategic opportunities and priorities identified by program staff: http://www.packard.org/displayContent.aspx?CategoryID=215; a limited amount of funds is available for grants to support overall program goals, to address cross-cutting issues or projects, to strengthen the field at large, or to provide support when an important contribution can be made and timing is critical.