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 | 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 | Feb 22, 2020 | Featured Stories, Healdsburg Forever, Resilience Fund
When the Kincade Fire ignited, multiple organizations responded quickly to ensure residents would be supported. Facing the loss of homes, paychecks, and other essentials as the holiday season approached, we immediately enacted a round of emergency grants from our...
by Caitlin Childs | Dec 12, 2019 | Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Community Foundation Sonoma County (CFSC) announces $475,000 in emergency recovery grants to help support people affected by the Kincade fire and evacuations. These grants were made through our Sonoma County Resilience Fund, a long-term fire recovery fund first...
by Caitlin Childs | Nov 29, 2019 | Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Studies show that widespread trauma and PTSD reactions are common after natural disasters, something we know all too well in the aftermath of the Kincade Fire, when stress levels and anxiety spiked for many of us. Unaddressed trauma has long-term effects on children’s...
