The Health Trust
Because everyone’s health matters.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The mission of The Health Trust is to build health equity in Silicon Valley. The Health Trust aims to build a community where everyone has the opportunity to be as healthy as possible, regardless of zip code, name, or skin color. As a direct service provider, we focus on reducing racial health disparities through a continued focus on improving health through food, making chronic diseases more preventable and manageable, and prioritizing health in housing.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Meals On Wheels, HIV/AIDS Services, Housing Services, Food Access
As we build health equity in Silicon Valley, we focus on three strategies that align with unmet community needs as well as our demonstrated areas of expertise:
Improving Health Through Food
Making Chronic Diseases More Preventable & Manageable
Prioritizing Health In Housing
We believe that focusing our efforts in these three areas will improve the health of vulnerable populations in our community: older adults, recently housed individuals, and people at risk of or living with a chronic condition, including HIV/AIDS.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Meals on Wheels America 2022
External reviews
Photos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsPounds of fresh produce distributed per year
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups, Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants
Related Program
Meals On Wheels, HIV/AIDS Services, Housing Services, Food Access
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of meals delivered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups, People with disabilities, People with diseases and illnesses, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Meals On Wheels, HIV/AIDS Services, Housing Services, Food Access
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
FY23 300,479 meals delivered through Meals On Wheels and our Food & Nutrition Services program. FY24 goal is 350,000 meals.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We want to reduce food insecurity and ensure residents get healthy, nutritious food; expand case management services for people living with HIV/AIDS, in order to get to zero new HIV infections and zero deaths related to AIDS; turn the tide on chronic diseases like diabetes, tackling both prevention and chronic disease management; and help people who are homeless get housed, and then support them in pursuing better mental health, physical health, and well-being. We also seek to be intentional about addressing health and racial equity.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We use a multifaceted approach when tackling health disparities plaguing the most vulnerable populations in our community: older adults, recently housed individuals, and people at risk of, or living with, a chronic condition.
We align our roles as a funder, a provider, and an advocate to create lasting change for the people we serve and to the systems and policies affecting their health.
As a funder, we award grants to community-based organizations and community initiatives that are building health equity. We seek to amplify our role as a grantmaker by partnering with other like-minded funders.
As a provider, we provide direct services to vulnerable community members. Our services are tried-and-true, evidence based, and often not provided by other local community-based organizations.
As an advocate, we champion systems and policy changes that align with our focus areas. We seek to amplify our role as a bold policy advocate by partnering with government officials, local leaders, and community-based organizations to catalyze change on a broader, county-wide level.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
In addition to an active Board of Trustees overseeing the organization, The Health Trust has a strong six-member Leadership Team guiding the day-to-day operations of approximately 90 staff members. The staff and board review progress toward strategic goals on a quarterly basis, and the organization has implemented a series of tools and trainings to strengthen capabilities.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The Leadership Team and Program Directors regularly meet to discuss strategies, goals and metrics to measure progress toward our strategic plan objectives and adjust and fine-tune strategies to overcome challenges along the way.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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The Health Trust
Board of directorsas of 01/18/2024
Ms. Lisa Gauthier
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Ms. Camille Llanes-Fontanilla, M.P.A.
The Sobrato Organization
Michele Lew
The Health Trust
Greg Henderson
Cilker Henderson Properties
Ann Ravel
MapLight
Craig Stephens
Santa Clara University
David O'Reilly
Cavalon Therapeutics
Ben Dubin
Health Gap Ventures
Lisa Gauthier
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Edward Reginelli
Cargomatic, Inc.
Robert Robledo
San Jose State University
Brad Baron
RBC Wealth Management
Wei-Ting Chen
Stanford Medicine
Neysa Fligor
HP
Rhonda McClinton-Brown
County of Santa Clara
Rajan Narang
Stand Up America
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 10/14/2022GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.