by Caitlin Childs | Oct 27, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter, Resilience Fund
For more than four decades YWCA Sonoma County has been a safe haven for domestic violence survivors. The organization helps individuals and families through their hotline, housing, therapy services, a preschool, advocacy, and more. Founded in London in 1855, a branch...
by Caitlin Childs | Sep 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter, Resilience Fund
Like all organizations working with our local houseless community, Catholic Charities continues finding temporary and permanent housing for hundreds of people in Sonoma County, despite the added challenge of the COVID pandemic. “I consider us as kind of the bridge...
by Caitlin Childs | Sep 22, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
From shifting toward Zoom and telephone appointments, to setting up virus testing clinics, Sonoma County’s health centers have handled the sudden changes brought on by the COVID pandemic like the champions they are. In addition to the large healthcare centers, smaller...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 20, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
When news of the coronavirus first hit the U.S., the staff at COTS (Committee On The Shelterless) stepped into action to ensure the unhoused population they serve would be protected. COTS operates the 112 bed Mary Isaak Center Shelter in Petaluma, and staff knew that...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 17, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
One of the first contacts many have with NAMI Sonoma County is through the NAMI Warmline, a non-crisis helpline that operates Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 5 PM (call/text 866-960-6264). Although the line is not staffed 24 hours a day, NAMI’s trained staff and volunteers...
