Happy New Year from SNOCF's Board of Directors!

As 2023 begins, the School Nurses of California Foundation Board of Directors is excited to announce that for the 8th consecutive year, SNOCF will once again be a Gold Level Sponsor at the upcoming CSNO annual conference in February in Riverside, CA.  Please join us in our Break-Out Session “Resiliency: The Key to Sailing Ahead in Your Practice" and then stop by our booth and say hello!  We will have many fantastic fundraising raffle prizes and lots of exciting things to share with you! 

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​Our MISSION: The School Nurses of California Foundation supports the work of school nurses through partnerships and programs that improve student well-being and academic success.

Our VISION: California students and school communities have the resources to live healthy successful lives.​

Our Current FOCUS: The School Nurses of California Foundation's current focus is to support the wellbeing of school nurses with efforts to enhance their visibility, to promote their achievements, to offer collaboration, and to collect data on their workloads.  

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             SNOCF’s Values & Vision Statement on Representation, Equity & Inclusion 

        The School Nurses of California Foundation believes that racism, prejudice, and discrimination harm all children, and have a profoundly negative effect on their school achievement, health, self-efficacy, and social-emotional growth.  As such, SNOCF is committed to supporting the health and educational needs of all students, regardless of race, culture, linguistic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic status, or disability.  
        SNOCF strives for representation, equity, and inclusion with all activities and programs to create equal opportunity for grants, research, professional development opportunities for school nurses, community partnerships, and other philanthropic efforts.  Additionally, SNOCF actively recruits and welcomes persons from all races, backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, genders, ethnicities, ages, and abilities to its Board of Directors.

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Health Resources for Schools! ​​

The School Nurses Of California Foundation would like to share the following resources to assist California school nurses and school districts.

                                       For Covid-19:
 ​  ​National Association of School Nurses (NASN)                   *New: RSV Information*
      CA Department of Public Health (CDPH)                          CA Safe Schools for All  
         Centers for Disease Control (CDC)                       American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

                                  For Mental Health:
   CA Health & Human Services Agency(CHHS)                                    On Our Sleeves
  National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI-CA)                   CA Department of Education (CDE)           
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​                                  For Chronic Absenteeism:
               Attendance Works                                          American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 

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      For Information On School Nurse Credentialing:         

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The School Nurses of California Foundation is proud to recognize the following Community Partners for their continued tremendous support​:

California School Nurses Organization

School Health Corporation

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​The School Nurses of California Foundation (SNOCF) provides financial support for:

• ​  Programs and supplies to help keep students healthy and ready to learn.
•   Unfunded legislative mandates that can improve the health and well-being of California students and the school community.  
•   Assistance with funding of data collection, reports, and technology, focused on improving school health.
•   Organizations that promote and enhance the value of school nursing.
•   School Nurses who conduct and publish research working to improve the health of California students.

​The school nurse strives to strengthen and facilitate the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of children. (CEC 49426)

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