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GENERAL Education AND yOUTH
dEVELOPMENT
The Foundation
believes that young people are both beneficiaries and stewards of
the future. It is essential to make every effort to prepare them
fully for this stewardship. The Directors have a particular interest
in programs that help American youth develop the knowledge, values,
and skills needed to become compassionate and contributing citizens
of the world.
To meet these
objectives, the Foundation seeks to:
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Contribute to
the development and sustainability of programs that advance
individual character development and high moral standards
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Support
organizations and programs that endeavor to improve teaching and
learning, especially in the areas of math and science
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Support
educational programs that promote the healthy development of
young children in the Pre-K and/or Elementary School setting as
well as support the family-school-student partnership
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Fund
educational programs that provide secondary school youth and
young adults with opportunities to develop vocational skills
that will enable them to become economically self-sufficient,
contributing members of a community
Preventative
Healthcare programs and selected research projects
The Foundation
believes that preventative health care and research programs can
help individuals of all ages increase life expectancy and improve
their quality of life.
To meet these objectives, the Foundation seeks to:
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Support specific non-urgent health care programs
that improve the quality of patient outcomes or that increase
pro-active preventative care activities in a medical or an
educational setting
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Support specific programs of professional
development and collaboration of physicians, nurses and
technical assistants
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Support the scope, impact and quality of cost
efficient medical care for the underserved Bay Area populations
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Support the capital needs of hospitals already
within the Foundation’s grantee portfolio
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Support pre-selected junior investigators in
basic research related to Alzheimer’s Disease or other Board
determined specific research initiatives
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