Our Vision
That all children in the communities we serve are able to reach their maximum health potential.
Our Work
Supporting Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
We are the sole fundraising entity for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and the child health programs at Stanford University School of Medicine. Join us in supporting care, comfort, and cures.
Promoting a system that works for children with special health care needs
Through grantmaking, advocacy and communications we promote a system of care that improves outcomes for children with special health care needs and enhances the lives of their families.
Providing data about children's health and well-being
Kidsdata.org is your gateway to comprehensive information about the health and well-being of children in communities across California. This easy-to-use web tool offers data on more than 500 measures, from asthma to vaccinations.
Our Blogs
Caring for Our Community
Patricia Jimenez didn’t want to object too loudly, because if she did, she feared her landlord would evict her family from their apartment on the border of East Palo Alto. She wrote him several letters requesting help with no success. Meanwhile, mold crept further up the walls and the back of their...-
Guest Blog: New Tool Identifies Key Quality Measures for Children with Special Health Care Needs
See more stories from the LPFCH.org blogQuality measurement is a critical component of state health programs, including Medicaid and State Title V CYSHCN programs that serve children and youth with special health care needs, A new National Academy for State Health Policy compendium of data and quality measures provides a robust reference tool for states working to measure and improve their systems of care for these children.
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Proposed Immigration Rule Change Would Harm California Children
A proposed rule change in immigration policy would harm children’s health and well being. Currently, federal officials assess how likely an immigrant is to receive certain public benefits as a part of visa applications and status adjustments, also known as the “public charge test.” The proposed change would expand the types of services that officials […]