Dignity Community Care

Dignity Community Care, a tax-exempt nonprofit hospital organization based in Sacramento, California, operates as a federal grant recipient in the healthcare and child nutrition space, with one prime federal grant award and three sub-awards from state agencies receiving federal pass-through funding. The organization does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles.

Dignity Community Care received a $499,623 prime grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement program (CFDA 93.884), effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. The award funds a residency training initiative in street medicine within Methodist Hospital's family medicine residency program in Sacramento, designed to train eight residents annually in trauma-informed primary care delivery to individuals experiencing homelessness. The curriculum combines didactic instruction, workshops, and experiential learning through partnerships with Community Against Sexual Harm, City of Refuge, and the Family Justice Center, covering chronic disease management, mental health and substance use disorder treatment including medication-assisted treatment, trauma-informed care, and cultural competency. Performance occurs in Sacramento, where the chronically homeless population ranks third largest in the nation.

Dignity Community Care also serves as a sub-recipient on three federal grant sub-awards passed through the California Department of Social Services, all effective in 2024 and 2025. Two sub-awards relate to the Child and Adult Food Care Program (CACFP), a federal Child Nutrition Program providing reimbursable meals and snacks to infants, children, and adults; one sub-award funds work under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), the primary federal funding source for low-income family child care access and child care quality improvement. The organization's federal footprint remains nascent — four awards total since October 2024 — with the vast majority of federal dollars flowing through state intermediaries rather than direct federal relationships. Customer agencies span the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, HHS Health Resources and Services Administration, and HHS Administration for Children and Families.