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 | Jul 29, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Healdsburg Forever
Since 2011, Corazón Healdsburg has worked to bridge the racial and economic divide in the northern reaches of Sonoma County. Their work has made a big impact in the Latinx community, through adult education programs, financial counseling, health outreach, a bilingual...
by Caitlin Childs | Jul 9, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories
When shelter in place orders were instated, *Elena’s hours at the coffee shop where she’s worked for twelve years were cut from 40 to 16 hours per week. A parent with two children at home (ages 4 and 22), Elena’s job helps keep the bills paid; if she isn’t working,...
by Caitlin Childs | Jun 25, 2020 | Featured Stories
Recently, we shared a letter from our CEO affirming our support for racial justice, and promising to continue the conversation as we work, as individuals and organizationally, to be better. With that in mind, we asked our team to share recommendations on how donors...
by Caitlin Childs | Jun 1, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Story by Dani Burlison, Photos by Caitlin Childs During the 2017 North Bay fires, Heather Irwin came up with what she refers to as a “silly idea” to help feed displaced families. Irwin, a local reporter focusing on Sonoma County’s restaurants, started getting phone...