by Caitlin Childs | Jun 29, 2021 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Since local coronavirus infections were first detected in spring 2020, Sonoma County’s Latinx community has been disproportionately affected. Comprising roughly 30% of our population, Latinx people were hit with more than 60% of Covid infections over the last year....
by Caitlin Childs | May 21, 2021 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter, Resilience Fund
When Robin Bowen, Executive Director at Child Parent Institute (CPI) in Santa Rosa, first called her staff together to discuss the impact COVID-19 would have on the organization, she—like many others—wasn’t expecting the pandemic’s duration would last this long. “We...
by Caitlin Childs | Apr 16, 2021 | Basic Human Needs, Community Issues, COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Homelessness, Housing, Resilience Fund
One year into the pandemic, Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County (CAP) is still working tirelessly to meet the changing and growing needs of those most marginalized. While staff continually adapts to working and connecting with clients remotely, Assistant...
by Caitlin Childs | Mar 2, 2021 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
When Elece Hempel, the Executive Director of Petaluma People Services Center (PPSC), first realized the pandemic would impact the organization’s services, she met with seniors who frequent their Senior Café. Although she assured them meals would still be available...
