by Caitlin Childs | May 1, 2020 | Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on local nonprofit organizations. Beyond our grantmaking work, Sonoma Community Foundation offers educational resources for these nonprofits, which have been adapted for the current shelter in place orders. As we...
by Caitlin Childs | Apr 10, 2020 | Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
When Amy Appleton’s children became teenagers in 2011, she decided to spend some of her newfound spare time volunteering. Although she had a background in IT, she found herself working with the county’s unhoused population at the COTS (Committee on the Shelterless)...
by Caitlin Childs | Apr 6, 2020 | Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter
Financial Resources for Nonprofits Sonoma Community Foundation is responding to the current and continuing disaster with a commitment to helping to ensure our communities and their many wonderful nonprofit organizations remain resilient, sustainable and vibrant. We...
by Caitlin Childs | Mar 27, 2020 | Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Sometimes called granny flats, in-law units, second units, casitas, or backyard cottages, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) share several distinguishing features: they are 250 to 1,200 square feet and must have a kitchen or kitchenette, bathroom and sleeping area. ADUs...
by Caitlin Childs | Mar 25, 2020 | Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
If you ask anyone in Sonoma County what the top issues are facing this community, there’s a very good chance that housing tops that list. Of course, this would probably be true of many cities in California—a high cost of housing—and not enough of it to go around—are...
by Caitlin Childs | Mar 17, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Even with relatively few COVID-19 cases in Sonoma County so far, people are already suffering from the economic impacts of lost hours at work, and fears of a longer-term economic slowdown. Parents who have children in schools that are closing are struggling to find...
