FOCUS

ADVOCACY

The Juanita C. Grant Foundation (JCGF) is dedicated to “Improving the quality of life for the 50+ through economic stability, education and training”. JCGF brings community, business and government groups together through its advocacy activities, educational programs and outreach efforts. The combination of these groups leverages combined talents and resources leading to innovation. Since its founding in 2013, JCGF has achieved a level of excellence in its program content and presentation, leading edge topics and diverse expert presenters. Board members collectively have over 100 years of experience in leading organizations of all types including government agencies. Board members are on the ground contributors to the planning, resourcing and execution of projects.

RESEARCH

COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on JCGF’s research efforts. While we continue to embrace virtual operations, we also have extended our partnerships to further research on our advocacy efforts. Beginning mid-September 2020, JCGF is partnering with Marymount University School of Nursing for research. The topic is “Preparing Communities of Color to Prepare for the COVID-19 vaccine. Knowing the historic baggage of vaccination drives and clinical trials in communities of color, Indigenous and marginalized communities presents a challenge. The nursing students will be developing an evidence based community intervention to help unpack years of distrust caused by public health initiatives that appear to value communities of color only when there is a public health crisis. The student’s research will culminate in a White Paper presentation to the JCGF BOD in November 2020.


JCGF is utilizing the following data gathering tools:

 

  • Focus Groups
  • Surveys
  • Expert consultation
  • Budget analysis
  • Census and BRFSS data analysis
  • Industry journals
  • Literature review
  • Environmental Scans

 


JCGF has established a regional network of community resources and strategic partners to collaborate on addressing economic stability and quality of life factors. JCGF and its partner have developed community-based programs built on input from the 50+. Each education and training program have a built-in evaluation component. Data is aggregated, analyzed and internalized into an ongoing process improvement cycle. 

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