LA MESA —
More than 30 groups received $1.3 million in grants, sponsorships or charitable help from the Grossmont Healthcare District during the fiscal year 2020-21.
The district, based in La Mesa, reported its highest grantees were San Diego Freedom Ranch, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Campo, which received $250,000; and the Grossmont Union High School District, which received more than $200,000 for its “Health Career Pathway Initiative” program.
The school district program focuses on addressing the shortage of health care workers by providing experience in the field to more than 2,000 high school students.
The nonprofit Volunteers in Medicine was another top grant awardee, receiving $118,277 for its free clinic that serves more than 50,000 uninsured county residents.