The School Nurses of California Foundation congratulates the 3 award recipients of our Fall 2023 Grant Cycle:
1. Candace Gyure, R.N.
Communicable Disease and Immunization Program Nurse with the San Diego Unified School District, for financial assistance to help establish SDUSD a provider of vaccinations under the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program.
2. Michelle Harrison
School Nurse at Palmdale School District’s Los Amigos Dual Immersion Middle School, for financial assistance to continue their after-school program, Zen Academy, in helping equip 5th – 8th graders to build and promote positive coping skills, emotional management, social skills, and positive relationships.
3. Andrew Nguyen
RN, MSN, Director of Student Health Services with the Los Banos USD for financial assistance to equip their nursing team with specialized training for learning the latest guidelines for first aid/emergency response and tackling medical emergencies effectively.
Previous Years Awardees
2020 Grant Recipients
George Washington High School (SFUSD)
With a proposal to create an interdepartmental/interdisciplinary “Attendance Task Force” to help increase the attendance rates of their high-risk ELL students.
Redwood City School District
With a proposal for non-contact infrared thermometers to help mitigate the spread of illness due to Covid-19 and help increase attendance rates after the re-opening of district schools.
2019 Grant Recipient
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
With a proposal to create a “Campaign to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism“
2018 Mini Grant Recipients
Escondido Union High School District (San Diego County, CA)
*For their proposal for 12 “Stop the Bleed” supply kits
Redwood City School District
(San Mateo County, CA)
*For their proposal for a “Nikki” mannequin training doll
| Patterson Joint Unified School District (Stanislaus County, CA) *For their proposal for a “Stop the Bleed” Training Kit |
SNOCF Fall 2017 Mini-Grant Recipients:
Ramona Unified School District
(San Diego County, CA)
*For their proposal for infant manikins for their teen parent program CPR class.
South San Francisco Unified School District
(San Mateo County, CA)
*For their proposal for 6 emergency transportation wheelchairs.
NOVA Academy Early College High School (Santa Ana, CA)
*For their proposal for partial funding toward the cost of an automated external defibrillator(AED).
John Marshall Elementary
(Anaheim, CA)
*For their proposal for classroom “Peace Corners”
The School Nurses of California Foundation (SNOCF) provides financial support for:
- Programs and supplies to help keep students healthy and ready to learn.
- Unfunded legislative mandates that can improve the health and well-being of California students and the school community.
- Assist with funding of data collection, reports, and technology, focused on improving school health.
- Organizations that promote and enhance the value of school nursing.
- School Nurses who conduct and publish research working to improve the health of California students.