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25 Years of Heart and Soul
A special message from President/CEO Siobhan M. Greene
Above: The original Hospice House in Carmel Valley, Circa 1980.
Board Chairs
Brian Kelly | Founding Board Member |
Ralph (Trey) B. Busch, III | 1997-1999 |
Elizabeth (Libby) Downey | 1999-2001 |
Jean Duff | 2001-2003 |
Roy Robbins | 2003-2005 |
David Green | 2005-2007 |
Suzie Johnson | 2007-2009 |
Larry Daniels | 2009-2011 |
Ralph W. Thompson | 2011-2013 |
Kelly V. Vasquez | 2013-2015 |
Nancy Markey | 2015-2017 |
Bill Tebbe | 2017-2019 |
Sarah Hills | 2019-2021 |
Kim DiBenedetto | 2021-present |
Above: Past Board Chairs at the 2022 Scramble. Left to right: Ralph Thompson, Sarah Hills, Bill Tebbe, Emeritus, Nanci Markey, and Jean Duff, Emeritus.
We are incredibly proud to have funded so many worthy organizations over the years. In our 25 years, we will have invested over $30MM into this community. Every spring we meet personally with the agencies we fund to learn more about their work and impact. This year, we heard from a woman whose daughter passed away in 2021- making her the sole caregiver of her medically fragile granddaughter. She was so filled with gratitude for the basic needs, transportation, and support the grantee provided. Nurses talked with us about caring for mothers and fathers who have lost an infant at birth or moments later and the need to teach their colleagues about how to offer those parents the most thoughtful, compassionate care. Another agency shared its vision for hospice beds in a home-like setting to be able to care for our most vulnerable citizens in their final days.
At the heart of this work is a desire to make difficult times better, with a commitment to treating the dying process as a part of life that deserves dignity and love. Hospice Giving Foundation can only do this work because you invest in us and trust us. We hope the community joins us to celebrate this milestone.
Funded Agencies
Alliance on Aging
Alzheimer’s Association
California State University at Monterey Bay
Caregiver: Hospice Provider Training
Catholic Charities
Compassionate Care Alliance
Central Coast VNA & Hospice
Coastal Kids Home Care
Hazel Hawkins Hospital
Heal Together
Hospice of Santa Cruz County
Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Services
John XXIII AIDS Ministry/Central Coast AIDS Service
Legal Services for Seniors
Montage Health (Hospice of the Central Coast)
Monterey County AIDS Project
Monterey County Palliative Care Collaborative
Natividad Medical Center
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Papillion Center for Grief and Transitions
Partnership for Children (formerly Children’s Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition)
Story Corps
Suicide Prevention
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
Teddy Bears with Heart
The Dinner Party