Champions for Vibrant Health Leadership Network
To help strengthen local nonprofits' organizational infrastructure, IEHP Foundation launched its Inaugural Champions for Vibrant Health Leadership Network in December 2024.
The Champions for Vibrant Health Leadership Network is a two-year leadership development program for Inland Empire community-based organizations (CBOs) that address the social determinants of health.
Over two years, IEHP Foundation will invest $4.6 million in direct grant funding to 40 CBOs serving families with children across San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
Each organization nominated an established executive leader, such as a CEO or executive director, and an emerging leader, both of whom will participate in the Leadership Network throughout 2025 and 2026. The 80 leaders will convene quarterly to bolster their skills in business management, communication, strategic thinking, change leadership, team building, succession planning and public policy and advocacy.
These selected organizations have a proven track record for supporting families and children in need, providing a wide range of services, including affordable housing, basic needs assistance, behavioral health, education, substance use treatment, youth development and workforce development— all aimed to improve the health and wellness of residents across the Inland Empire.
- A Greater Hope
- Academy Go
- Building Resilient Communities
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest County
- Catholic Charities Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
- Cedar House Life Change Center
- Children’s Fund, Inc.
- CityLink
- Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California
- Community Health Action Network
- El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center
- Family Service Association of Redlands
- Feeding America Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
- FIND Food Bank
- Goodwill Southern California
- Hope through Housing Foundation
- Health Career Connection
- Inland Empire Community Collaborative (IECC)
- Inland Empire Community Health Initiative
- Inland Southern California United Way
- Inland Housing Solutions
- Lift To Rise
- Martha’s Village & Kitchen
- Mary’s Mercy Center
- Moses House Ministries
- Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services, Inc.
- Never Stop Grinding Impact
- Operation New Hope
- Pacific Clinics
- Path of Life Ministries
- Providence St. Mary Medical Center
- Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance
- Reach Out West End
- Regional Access Project Foundation
- Riverside Community Health Foundation
- Sahaba Initiative Inc.
- The Mom & Dad Project
- TrueCare
- Visión y Compromiso
- Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy
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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.
Bringing IE Nonprofit Leaders to the Capitol -Advocating for Vibrant Health
On a sunny spring day in April, nearly 80 nonprofit leaders from the Inland Empire gathered on the steps of the California State Capitol as they prepared for a busy day of dialogue around health and wellness of families with children throughout San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
The Champions for Vibrant Health Leadership Network, sponsored by IEHP Foundation, is a cadre of 80 Inland Empire nonprofit leaders representing 40 organizations dedicated to building healthy neighborhoods and cultivating healthy living – ensuring all residents, most importantly families with children, have access to Vibrant Health across the region.
IEHP Foundation awards $2.3 million in grants to strengthen the leadership of local nonprofits
IEHP Foundation is investing over $2.3 million to strengthen the organizational infrastructure of local nonprofits through its Inaugural Leadership Network, a two-year leadership development program for Inland Empire community-based organizations (CBOs) that address the social determinants of health.