by Caitlin Childs | Feb 25, 2021 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
When Legal Aid of Sonoma County set out to assist residents of the Journey’s End mobile home park after the 2017 fires, they didn’t realize how much of a fight they’d be in for. Achieving a settlement for their clients was a lengthy and arduous...
by Caitlin Childs | Sep 16, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
For more than two decades Santa Rosa Community Health (SRCH) has provided physical and mental health services to Sonoma County’s low-income population. The organization has eight clinics across Santa Rosa, which includes a campus for dental services, and a site that...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 26, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Since inception in 2017, we have supported local disaster recovery efforts through grants nearing $10 million. Community Foundation Sonoma County (CFSC) first launched the Sonoma County Resilience Fund in the wake of the 2017 fires, with a mission to help support our...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 6, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories
Redwood Empire Food Bank (REFB) is no stranger to supporting communities through disasters. In recent years, they’ve responded to their fair share: Sonoma and Mendocino Complex Fires, Russian River floods of 2019, the Kincade Fire, and more. Now they have a new crisis...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 1, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Since United Way of the Wine Country took over operations of the 211 information and referral line just over a year ago, many Sonoma County residents have come to know the service as an emergency hotline. When in crisis, locals can call or text 211, or visit the 211...