Children and families in the Coachella Valley often face a lack of awareness of behavioral health services and resources. This request for proposal directly provided funding to organizations to increase awareness of behavioral health services and resources for children (0-18) and their families.

The following five organizations were approved by the Desert Healthcare District Board of Directors to receive a total funding award of $1,175,817, over two years, under the request for proposals focused on improving Access to Behavioral Health Education and Prevention Services to Children (0-18yrs) and their Families:

• Regents Of The University Of California At Riverside (funds awarded: $500,000)
• Martha’s Village And Kitchen (funds awarded: $99,853)
• Clinicas De Salud Del Pueblo dba Innercare (funds awarded: $150,000)
• Desert Sands Unified School District Educational Foundation (funds awarded: $296,193)
• Transgender Health and Wellness Center (funds awarded: $129,771)

Providing innovative, thoughtful strategies to increase awareness of behavioral health services and resources is effective in improving the mental health of children (0-18 years) and their families in the Coachella Valley.

• Expert agencies providing community engagement activities
• Expert agencies creating and providing marketing materials to the community to increase awareness of behavioral health services

For this request for proposals, the Desert Healthcare District provided grant funding to expert nonprofit organizations to advance the efforts of increasing access to behavioral health services and resources for children (0-18) and their families. The funded nonprofits put their expertise to work to effectively promote and improve behavioral health access, awareness, availability, and education in Coachella Valley. When Desert Healthcare District awarded a grant to an organization, it enters into a grant agreement with the grantee that includes a scope of work, deliverables, evaluation, and performance measures organized within the RBA framework. This grant agreement is legally binding and governs the relationship between the District and its grantees. When the grantee reports back to the Desert Healthcare District (usually twice per year), these performance measures become central organizing categories for their reports. They report to DHCD, in essence, by explaining what they have done, how well they have done it, and what difference it has made in terms of impact. Grantees report other accomplishments, products, anecdotes about individuals who benefit from their services, etc.  The RBA framework is the guiding system for reporting. 

Grantees report other accomplishments, products, anecdotes about individuals who benefit from their services, etc.  The RBA framework is the guiding system for reporting. 

Funded programs will: Improve awareness of behavioral health services and resources to children (0-18 years) and their families by increasing the number of community engagement/awareness activites.