With support from the California Arts Council, CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES will offer YouthDocs, a program that commissions original productions by partnering emerging mediamakers with experienced filmmakers to co-direct short documentaries about subjects relevant to the youth. These one-on-one collaborations provide mentorship in creative media production while activating youth voices and narratives.
The California Documentary Project supports high-quality media projects that seek to document California in all its complexity. We support film, radio, and interactive media projects that inform and engage broad audiences though multiple platforms.
The Humanities for All grant making program supports locally-initiated public humanities projects that respond to the needs, interests, and concerns of Californians and aims to promote understanding among our state’s diverse peoples.
The Literature & Medicine program brings together hospital staff and visiting scholar facilitators – in hospitals throughout California – to explore the human element of medicine through conversations about literature, art, and other media.
The Library Innovation Lab allows libraries to field test new programs to engage immigrants in their communities.

