First Things First was awarded in March of 1998 from the California HealthCare Foundation. This 18 month, $94,800 grant funds outreach and assistance to Tehama County families for the purpose of enrolling eligible children in Medi-Cal or Healthy Families. Our goal is to enroll 500 children in Medi-Cal.

A Mangini vs. RJ Reynolds tobacco settlement grant was received in March of 1998 in the amount of $63,800. Funds from this grant will be used to support our teen health group, STATIS.

Home Help for Hispanic Mothers received a grant in June 1998 from the McAuley Foundation in the amount of $146,700. In coordination with the Sisters of Mercy and "St. Elizabeth's Community Hospital", HHHM will be conducting feasibility studies for affordable housing for seasonal farm workers in Tehama County and potential uses for the Sycamore Center in Red Bluff.