by Caitlin Childs | Jul 14, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories
The staff at Food For Thought in Forestville began implementing sanitation plans as soon as they got word of the pandemic in early March. But because the organization relies heavily on volunteers to help get food on the tables of those in need—and because the bulk of...
by Caitlin Childs | Jul 9, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories
When shelter in place orders were instated, *Elena’s hours at the coffee shop where she’s worked for twelve years were cut from 40 to 16 hours per week. A parent with two children at home (ages 4 and 22), Elena’s job helps keep the bills paid; if she isn’t working,...
by Caitlin Childs | Jul 7, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
For more than 50 years Sonoma County’s Council on Aging has provided valuable support to the region’s older adults. Of the many services they offer, the Meals on Wheels delivery program is an essential part of keeping one of our most vulnerable population safe and...
by Caitlin Childs | Jul 2, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Interview by Dani Burlison. Photo: Hanford ARC Vice President and CEO Mark Cederborg with founder Doug Hanford, by Caitlin Childs Sonoma County based Hanford Applied Restoration and Conservation (Hanford ARC) is a general engineering and landscape contractor...
by Caitlin Childs | Jun 1, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Story by Dani Burlison, Photos by Caitlin Childs During the 2017 North Bay fires, Heather Irwin came up with what she refers to as a “silly idea” to help feed displaced families. Irwin, a local reporter focusing on Sonoma County’s restaurants, started getting phone...
