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CONNECTING KIDS TO HEALTHCARE THROUGH SCHOOLS Continuing with the state’s approach of outreach to families of children likely to be eligible for assistance under the Medi-Cal or Healthy Families Programs is the Connecting Kids to Healthcare through Schools Project (Connecting Kids). Connecting Kids serves as a resource for schools; state and local level partners; community based organizations; and other organizations that are involved in promoting health coverage for uninsured families. Its goal is to increase schools involvement in promoting enrollment, retention and utilization of children’s services in healthcare coverage programs by providing the skills and tools necessary to effectively conduct school outreach efforts related to: 1) the Healthy Families Program; 2) Medi-Cal for Families; and 3) County-CHIP. The Connecting Kids project is a unique partnership between the state and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation was created in 1964, by the co-founder of the Hewlett-Packard Company and his wife. The foundation is based on the belief that America is home to a unique type of organization dependent upon private funding and volunteer leadership and by using private funding for public purposes, programs of this type channel the personal commitment of millions of individuals who participate as volunteers or donors. The Foundation focuses in three key program areas: 1) the Conservation and Science Program; 2) the Population Program; and 3) the Children, Families and Communities Program. Upon David Packard’s death in 1996, the Foundation was named the beneficiary of a major portion of his estate whose wealth was generated from the company that he co-founded. The Foundation, now in its forty-first year continues to support organizations that are committed to its mission including providing access to health insurance for all children that ensures them appropriate healthcare. It is a private philanthropic foundation, not a healthcare foundation. Attached are the Foundation’s Audited Financial Statements for 2003 & 2002, for your convenience. The David and Lucille Packard Foundation, via the Public Health Institute (PHI), provide a contracted employee (Judith Torres) using philanthropic grant funds. The PHI is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being and quality of life for people through California, across the nation and around the world. The PHI serves as a fiduciary agent for the grant proposal. The PHI offers comprehensive administrative and programmatic resources, including technical support, program design, funding development, grant and contract management, corporate legal counsel, staff recruitment, employee benefit and administrative support. The PHI is made up of highly qualified professionals with extensive nonprofit and business experience within the field of public health. The PHI Effective Date: Approval Date: November 1, 2009 HFP Family Contribution Increase November 1, 2009 HFP Co-Payment Increase November 1, 2009 HFP Limited Dental Plan Choice for New Subscribers

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