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New firefighters' behavioral-health nonprofit offers emergency grants, seeks payroll deductions
Summary
The San Francisco Firefighter and EMS Behavioral Health Foundation described its 501(c)(3) status, emergency grant program and fundraising progress to the Fire Commission; board leaders said they have distributed emergency grants and aim to reduce stigma and expand access.
Walter Villavicencio, president of the newly formed San Francisco Firefighter and EMS Behavioral Health Foundation, briefed the Fire Commission on July 9 about the nonprofit’s mission, services and fundraising.
Villavicencio said the foundation — formed by active and retired San Francisco firefighters and clinicians — became a 501(c)(3) in April 2023 and provides short-term emergency grants for active and retired…
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