New $500K Fund Expands Mental Health Care Across Sonoma County

Sutter Health, Community Foundation Award $500K for Mental Health Services

SANTA ROSA, Calif. - Sutter Health and Community Foundation Sonoma County (Community Foundation) have awarded $500,000 through a new collective Mental Health Grant program. This initiative offers vital funding to local nonprofits that provide important safety-net mental health and well-being services to underserved communities in the region.

"Collaborating with like-minded organizations allows us to maximize our investments and empower local nonprofits to create meaningful and lasting change," said Sutter Health's Chief External Affairs Officer, Grace Davis.

"Partnerships like this are essential to addressing our community's growing mental health needs," said Amy Holter, vice president of community impact for the Community Foundation. "We're excited to build a more equitable healthcare system where everyone has access to the mental health support they deserve."

The fund's first recipients are local nonprofits working to reduce barriers to mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations, including youth, seniors, people with disabilities, low-income families, survivors of domestic abuse and BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities.

"This grant from Sutter Health and the Community Foundation is invaluable for adapting our services to meet marginalized communities' needs, especially in times of crisis," said Dr. Daniela Dominguez, founder and CEO of On the Margins, an organization that provides bilingual, multicultural mental health care. "Unrestricted funds enable us to hire a bilingual therapist to offer trauma-focused therapy and group support in Cloverdale and Sonoma. We're grateful for this support and the commitment of these organizations to community well-being."

About Sutter Health

Sutter Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system, is dedicated to accessible, high-quality care across California. Serving nearly 3.5 million patients through a team of over 57,000 employees and 12,000 affiliated physicians, Sutter Health is focused on expanding equitable, connected care. Its comprehensive services include hospitals, medical groups, surgery centers, urgent care, telehealth, home health and hospice services. Discover more about how Sutter Health is transforming healthcare at sutterhealth.org.

About Community Foundation Sonoma County

Community Foundation Sonoma County is the hub of philanthropy for Sonoma County, connecting people, ideas, and resources to benefit all who live here. For the last 41 years, Community Foundation Sonoma County has leveraged our local knowledge and love of place to bring together community-minded donors and diverse nonprofit grantees to catalyze change in disaster response, health and human services, education, environment, arts and culture, and animal welfare. Since 1983, the Foundation has made more than $300 million in grants to nonprofit organizations working to better their communities. More information: sonomacf.org.