2801 Townsgate Road, Suite 200 Westlake Village, CA 91361 (805) 418-3115
For Immediate Release
May 8, 2019
During the Foundation’s 2018/2019 grant year ending April 30, 2019, it presented grants totaling $411,500 to nineteen (19) Ventura County non-profit organizations for medical and health-related purposes benefiting residents of Ventura County. To date, the Foundation has awarded $13,307,621 in grants since giving began in 1976.
The following agencies have been awarded grants during the 2018/2019 grant cycle ending April 30, 2019:
| Agency | Grant | Grant Funds to be Used for: |
|---|---|---|
| ACTION | $2,000 | for the purchase of building materials to build wheelchair ramps and install safety grab bars to improve safety and accessibility for seniors and persons with disabilities |
| Andrea's Foundation | $1,500 | to address the unmet medical needs of individuals with a verified cancer diagnosis |
| Brain Injury Center of Ventura County | $3,000 | for the provision of direct services to individuals with tramatic brain injury through the care transitions program |
| Cancer Support Community | $4,000 | for cancer support, education and Hope Program |
| CareGivers Assisting the Elderly | $4,000 | for operational support |
| Casa Pacifica | $3,500 | to help subsidize the uncompensated costs of health services delivered through Casa Pacifica's on-campus Health Clinic |
| Catholic Charities | $3,000 | to support the OASIS Program in Ventura County |
| Conejo Free Clinic | $10,000 | for its operations and Dental Clinic |
| Free Clinic of Simi Valley | $25,000 | for operational support |
| Help of Ojai, Inc. | $5,000 | for its assistance fund |
| Hospice of the Conejo, Inc. | $4,000 | for operational support |
| Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association | $200,000 | for its Subsidized Care Program |
| Long Term Care Services of Ventura County, Inc. Ombudsman Program | $12,000 | for operational support |
| Mary Health of the Sick Convalescent and Nursing Hospital, Inc. | $5,000 | for its Subsidized Care program |
| Palmer Drug Abuse Program of Ventura County, Inc. | $2,000 | for drug abuse counseling |
| Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties, Inc. | $10,000 | to provide preventative and diagnostic reproductive health services to the uninsured, underinsured, and to those unable to afford the cost of care in Ventura County. No funds from the Livingston Memorial Foundation may be used to pay for the costs of providing abortions or abortion-related services |
| Salvation Army, Oxnard/Port Hueneme Free Medical/Dental Clinic | $2,500 | for the provision of free dental services |
| St. John's Healthcare Foundation (Oxnard and Pleasant Valley) | $10,000 | to pay for the costs of providing free lung CT scan screenings to uninsured and underinsured individuals who would otherwise be unable to afford the cost of the test |
| Westminster Free Clinic | $105,000 | for operational support |
Chairman of the Board, Laura K. McAvoy, stated: “We are in our forty-second year of awarding grants to health-related agencies serving citizens of Ventura County. The Board as a whole is proud to announce the grants awarded during this current grant cycle. We are humbled and proud and very impressed by the services and and benefits our grant recipients provide to the citizens of Ventura County. It is our pleasure to contribute to such worthy causes.”
The Board of Directors of the Livingston Memorial Foundation include Laura K. McAvoy, Esq., Ms. Kathleen F. Deutschman, Ms. Marcia Donlon, Dr. Richard Loft, Mr. Thomas P. Pecht and Dr. John R. Walters.
Livingston Memorial Foundation was formed in 1974 by the late Ben E. Nordman and Dr. Charles M. Hair and was established with funds from the estate of Ruth Daily Livingston, in honor of her late husband, Dr. William R. Livingston. The Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit public benefit corporation, administers a fund dedicated to the promotion of medical and health related services for the benefit of Ventura County residents.
The Foundation would accept contributions in support of its purpose which is dedicated to the promotion of medical and health-related services for residents of Ventura County. For inquires regarding the grant program or to receive an application for a future grant cycle, please write to the Livingston Memorial Foundation, c/o Laura K. McAvoy, Esq., Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP, 2801 Townsgate Road, Suite 200, Westlake Village, California 91361. Please visit our website at: www.livingstonmemorialfoundation.org.