The Center for Civic Partnerships is a support organization that strengthens individuals, organizations, and communities by facilitating learning, leadership development, and networking. We envision a world where everyone can live a healthy, productive life in a clean, safe environment. The Center for Civic Partnerships is a center of the Public Health Institute

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New Publication: Profiles of Success

In 2002, The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF) provided a grant to the Center for Civic Partnerships (the Center) to conduct an assessment of the needs of TCWF grantees and to develop a responsive technical assistance model.  Based on the findings, our own research of best practices, and our substantial experience in the field, the Center developed a capacity-building model called the Organizational Development Services (ODS) program, which was funded from 2004 through 2009.  Over the course of the program, the Center worked with 109 participating organizations, providing tailored capacity-building support and technical assistance.

The Center’s work with these participants in the ODS program has provided us with a unique and valuable perspective regarding the opportunities and challenges facing nonprofit leaders in California.  The ODS program concluded in 2009 and this report provides a retrospective of the program and lessons learned. Click here for a full PDF version of the report. To view expanded profiles of program participants, click on the individual links below.

Lisa Culp - Cultivating Strategic Planning and Evaluation

Dori Rose Inda - Strengthening Sustainability

Terry Stone - Creating a Legacy of Capacity-Building

Wenonah Valentine - Bolstering Emerging Leaders

Christine Zapata - Delivering Customized Technical Support

CA Healthy Cities and Communities

Celebrating 20 Years - Laying the Foundation, Leading the Way

In 2008, the CA Healthy Cites and Communities celebrated 20 years of success in California. What began in 1988 as a vision of bringing the World Health Organizations's Healthy Cities model to California, has grown and flourished to become the largest and longest running statewide program of its kind in the nation. To recognize this milestone, the Center for Civic Partnerships released an important brochure which highlights some of the significant outcomes, successes and accomplishments that have been achieved over the lifespan of the program. Click here for a full PDF version of the brochure.

A Legacy of Accomplishments

We recognize and congratulate the 70 plus communities that have participated in the program. They have worked tirelessly creating more livalbe and healthier plces for all. Their collective accomplishments are very impressive! Click here to view the Center for Civic Partnership's most recent publication highlighing the continued progress of several early CHCC participants.

Printed copies of both publications are available by contacting the Center for Civic Partnerships at (916) 646-8680 or chcc@civicpartnerships.org.

A Healthy City/Community promotes a positive physical, social and economic environment that supports the well-being of its members.  The Program brokers programmatic and financial resources by working closely with local, regional and statewide organizations to support Healthy Cities and Communities efforts throughout the state.  Healthy Cities and Communities have leveraged over $40 million and obtained valuable community building resources for local Healthy City/Community efforts. More Healthy Cities and Communities Information.

Improving Livability in Healthy Cities

Click here to see how our current CHCC grantees are improving the health of their communities!

Connections Newsletter

To view the current (Fall 2009) issue of the CHCC newsletter, Connections, click here. For previous issues of Connections, click here.

The CHCC project is administered by the Public Health Institute under contract with the California Department of Public Health, supported by the Preventive Health Services Block Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Research to Support Community-Based Healthy Aging

The Center is continuing its research into promising practices, developing new resources and pilot testing products with municipal leaders and their partners to assist with planning, policy development and resource decisions which are conducive to aging in place.

Organizational Learning and Evaluation Conference

Funded by a Grant from The California Wellness Foundation

The Organizational Learning and Evaluation Conference enhances the capacity for organizational and evaluative learnig among grantee organizations of the California Wellness Foundation.

Conference on Healthy Aging

Funded by a Grant from The California Wellness Foundation

The Center develops, implements and evaluates statewide conferences on healthy aging issues exclusively for TCWF grantees and invited guests.