Champion for Vibrant Health Spotlight: Mission Hope
Mission Hope based in Temecula and serving Southwest Riverside County, partners with the community to provide access to healthy food, stable housing and supportive resources that empower individuals and families to live a healthier life.
Champion for Vibrant Health Spotlight: San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools – Family Empowerment
For many students, success in the classroom has little to do with what happens inside it.
Across San Bernardino County, families are navigating challenges that make it difficult for students to consistently show up ready to learn. Some of these challenges include food insecurity, unmet health needs and other everyday stressors that come with economic instability. For the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS) Student Services team, addressing these barriers isn’t secondary to education, it’s essential to it.
Champion for Vibrant Health Spotlight: Never Stop Grinding Impact
Never Stop Grinding Impact serves thousands of residents across Rialto and throughout San Bernardino and Riverside counties—ensuring families have access to the tools, resources and essentials needed for a healthy life, especially for those facing financial barriers.
IEHP Foundation Awards $2.3 Million in Grants for Year Two of its Champions for Vibrant Health Leadership Network
IEHP Foundation awarded more than $2.3 million to 40 Inland Empire nonprofits for the second year of its Champions for Vibrant Health Leadership initiative. The program supports 80 leaders within these organizations, strengthening their skills, networks, and capacity.
Champion for Vibrant Health Spotlight: Out of the Ashes
Founded in 2023 and based in Hemet, California, Out of the Ashes emerged from devastating personal loss. Its founder, a longtime healthcare provider, Royer, lost her 18-year-old son, Richard, to a counterfeit fentanyl-laced pill. What began as a mother’s mission to raise awareness has grown into a powerful community organization educating thousands about the dangers of fentanyl and the importance of compassion in prevention.
Champion for Vibrant Health Spotlight: Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counites
Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties was established in 1980 as a compassionate response to the urgent needs of disadvantaged communities in the Inland Empire. The organization aims to tackle the root causes of poverty and instability, addressing critical issues such as food insecurity, affordable housing, healthcare access, and immigration services.
Champion for Vibrant Health Spotlight: Health Career Connection
Health Career Connection (HCC) is a national organization with a strong presence in the Inland Empire dedicated to supporting the growth and development of the health, behavioral health and public health workforce. HCC is also participating alongside many of their internship partner organizations in IEHP Foundation’s Champions for Vibrant Health Leadership Network.
Champion for Vibrant Health Spotlight: Building Resilient Communities
When a disaster strikes—be it a wildfire, earthquake or pandemic—the most vulnerable communities are often the least prepared, under-resourced and most severely impacted.
In times of crisis, these communities must not be forgotten or ignored; they need the opportunity to recover and build back more resiliently. This mission is at the heart of Building Resilient Communities (BRC), founded in 2012 by Debra Williams, after she heard a pastor talk about the importance of disaster preparedness.
Champion for Vibrant Health Spotlight: A Greater Hope
A Greater Hope, a nonprofit foster agency provides comprehensive behavioral health support, individual therapy for parents, and group services that are vital for families in rural areas lacking access to mental health care. In 2024 alone, the organization served 430 children in foster care, provided over 9,000 hours of behavioral health services, and helped 91 children reunite with their birth families.
One of those success stories features Alicia Westley, who regained custody of her son after the support and care from A Greater Hope and foster mom, also named Alicia.
Champion for Vibrant Health Spotlight: 2024 Collaborative Capacity Building Grant Champions
In 2024, approximately 60 Riverside and San Bernardino counties nonprofits participated in IEHP Foundation’s inaugural Collaborative Capacity Building Grants program, including a 10-course business management training for nonprofit leaders and a $5,000 general operating support grant.