by Caitlin Childs | Dec 8, 2022 | Featured Stories, Housing, Resilience Fund
Founded in early 2020, the Napa Sonoma ADU Center is making it easier for homeowners to understand the process of designing, and building, accessory dwelling units—sometimes called granny units. The center is a fiscally-sponsored project of Napa Valley Community...
by Diana Ortiz | Nov 17, 2022 | Community Issues, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories
Since the release of the Portrait of Sonoma in 2014, we’ve talked about the tale of two counties. What we know now is that the inequalities that exist locally have only been exacerbated by the devastation of the fires, the covid pandemic, and the economic instability...
by Caitlin Childs | Oct 20, 2022 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
It’s been just over five years since the Tubbs and Nuns fires changed life as we knew it in Sonoma County. We launched the Sonoma County Resilience Fund knowing that while the immediate needs would be great, our community needed a fund that would be there for...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 22, 2022 | Community Issues, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
In 2014, we helped develop The Portrait of Sonoma, a groundbreaking study which collected and interpreted census data to illuminate issues of inequity. Using the American Human Development Index (HDI) measurements of health, wealth, and education, the study compares...
by Caitlin Childs | May 16, 2022 | Basic Human Needs, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Growing economic uncertainty is stretching local nonprofits to their limits. They’re working hard to help an influx of new clients who need support physically, mentally, and financially. The sharp rise in the cost of living has led to financial stress among low-income...
