California Endowment

BIG NEWS: We’re thrilled to welcome Brenda Solórzano as President and CEO of The California Endowment! Brenda's visionary leadership began at The Endowment, and today she continues to advance our commitment to improving the health and well-being of all Californians.

As of 2022, over 70 million Americans are disabled. Our community is tight-knit and bound together with resistance and perseverance. ❤️‍🩹

ICE raids in California are affect more than just our undocumented siblings. They affect all of us.

For the first time in a decade, LA County Jails are handing inmates over to ICE. Incarcerated Angelenos deserve dignity and due process too. latimes.com/california/sto…

Depriving our communities of access to healthcare is violence. Everyone deserves the right to safe, accessible healthcare. Learn more about disparities in health and health care at bit.ly/disparitiesinh… 🎨 @doodlebymeg

Raids are negatively impacting the health and well-being of our communities. This is a public health issue.

This breach of privacy will only lead to more harm and more fear within our communities. latimes.com/california/sto…

We're not new to this—protest and activism are a part of us and our history. Everything we have today is because we fought for it!

Cuts to our communities are harmful in so many ways.

Our community members aren't pawns in a political game—they're real people. Take care of one another. latimes.com/california/sto…

We want to feel the summer vibes, not the fear of deportation. 💔 🎨 @doodlebymeg

We want to feel the summer vibes, not the fear of deportation. 💔 🎨 @doodlebymeg

Roving immigration agents have been instilling fear in our communities. A judge could put a stop to them. calmatters.org/justice/2025/0…

Not all disabilities are visible! A majority of disabilities are ones that aren't immediately apparent to others. Don't judge a book by its cover, and if you have an invisible disability, we see you, and you're valid.

And human rights should be accessible.

Los Angeles wasn't always an epicenter for homelessness—but a lack of affordable housing and a lack of services made it that way. Housing is a human right! latimes.com/california/sto…

It's critical to learn from our history, so we don't repeat the mistakes of the past. 1937 to 2025, and we're still fighting the same oppression. Photo via @forgottenmadness_la. Source: UCLA Library. Photographer unknown.

Ticketing our unhoused neighbors doesn't keep them off the streets—permanent housing does. calmatters.org/housing/homele…

The struggle for Disability Rights were always hard fought, from the Capitol Crawl to protests for bus accessibility. We honor their contributions to our communities and say: Nothing about us, without us!

ICE presence doesn't make our communities safer! This past week, militarized officers showed up to MacArthur Park to intimidate our communities. 🧊 ICE activity and heightened media coverage can lead to increased fear, anxiety, and hyper-vigilance—all leading to worsened mental…

"My goal is to make the Endowment quicker, more responsive, and more than just a grantmaker—we must be a changemaker. That means using our voice, our platform, our convening power, and leveraging our dollars alongside others to accelerate impact. It also means trusting our…