2801 Townsgate Road, Suite 200 Westlake Village, CA 91361 (805) 418-3115
For Immediate Release
April 27, 2017
During the Foundation’s 2016/2017 grant year ending April 30, 2017, it presented grants totaling $394,366 to twenty four (24) Ventura County non-profit organizations for medical and health-related purposes benefiting residents of Ventura County. To date, the Foundation has awarded $12,527,621 in grants since giving began in 1976.
Chairman of the Board, Laura K. McAvoy, stated: “We are in our fortieth 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.”
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. It is estimated that Dr. Livingston brought more babies into the world in Oxnard than any other doctor. 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 following agencies have been awarded grants during the 2016/2017 grant cycle:
| Agency | Grant | Grant Funds to be Used for: |
|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Association, California Coast Chapter | $2,000 | In support of the Family Services Program |
| American Diabetes Association | $3,000 | In support of the Diabetes Type 2 Prevention Camp |
| Andrea's Foundation | $1,000 | To support programs and activities for medical needs of residents of Ventura County |
| Brain Injury Center of Ventura County | $3,000 | For core operational support |
| Camarillo Hospice Corporation | $3,000 | To support programs assisting the terminally ill and bereavement support |
| CareGivers Assisting the Elderly | $5,000 | To provide volunteer support and assistance to at risk seniors |
| Coalition for Family Harmony | $2,000 | For medications and medical supplies for victims of violence or sexual assault |
| Conejo Free Clinic | $7,500 | For supplemental funding of patient lab tests and imaging and to support the launch of a new dental clinic |
| Free Clinic of Simi Valley | $15,000 | For core operational support |
| Help of Ojai, Inc. | $3,000 | In support of Community Assistance Program |
| Hospice of the Conejo, Inc. | $3,000 | In support programs assisting the terminally ill and bereavement support |
| Interface Children & Family Services | $4,000 | To train medical providers of women's health services to identify intimate partner violence and link victims to domestic violence resources |
| Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association | $180,000 | In support of its Subsidized Care Program |
| Long Term Care Services of Ventura County, Inc. Ombudsman Program | $8,000 | To support programs which ensure the health and safety of the elderly living in long-term care facilities |
| Lutheran Social Services of Southern California | $3,000 | To support the Emergency Assistance program for dental, vision, prescription and medical support |
| Mary Health of the Sick Convalescent and Nursing Hospital, Inc. | $3,000 | Toward the actual costs of care care to low income residents |
| Ojai Valley Community Hospital | $10,366 | Toward the purchase of a Genesis Dual Cable Cross Machine and an EVO Combintation Unit |
| Palmer Drug Abuse Program of Ventura County, Inc. | $1,000 | To maintain substance abuse treatment, early intervention and prevention services |
| Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties, Inc. | $6,000 | In support of the Rita Solinas Assistance Fund |
| Salvation Army, Oxnard/Port Hueneme Free Medical/Dental Clinics | $5,000 | To provide free dental services to low-income residents of Ventura County at the Oxnard/Port Hueneme facility |
| Santa Barbara-Ventura Counties Dental Care Foundation | $8,000 | To support the Mobil Dental Clinic's provision of basic oral health education and dental treatment to pregnant women and mothers with infants |
| St. John’s Healthcare Foundation (Oxnard and Pleasant Valley) | $20,000 | To support the Women Under 40 Breast Cancer Early Detection Program |
| The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center | $1,500 | For support of the Emotional Care and Counseling Program for low-income families |
| Westminster Free Clinic | $97,000 | For core operational support costs of the free medical clinic |
The Board of Directors of the Livingston Memorial Foundation include Laura K. McAvoy, Esq., Ms. Kathleen F. Deutschman, Ms. Marcia Donlon, Dr. Charles M. Hair, Dr. Richard Loft, Mr. Thomas P. Pecht and Dr. John R. Walters.
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.