by Caitlin Childs | Aug 10, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories
The COVID-19 pandemic has touched every aspect of our lives and created widespread and long-term challenges in Sonoma County communities and throughout the world. As with previous disasters, the impact is not distributed evenly. The Latinx population has been...
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...
by Caitlin Childs | Jul 14, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories
The staff at Food For Thought in Forestville began implementing sanitation plans as soon as they got word of the pandemic in early March. But because the organization relies heavily on volunteers to help get food on the tables of those in need—and because the bulk of...
by Caitlin Childs | Jul 7, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
For more than 50 years Sonoma County’s Council on Aging has provided valuable support to the region’s older adults. Of the many services they offer, the Meals on Wheels delivery program is an essential part of keeping one of our most vulnerable population safe and...
