The Department of Angels was born out of hundreds of conversations with community members, disaster experts, and survivors of the megafires. Since January 7, we’ve talked to individuals directly impacted by the Eaton and Palisades fires and to leaders who have guided other communities through megafire recovery. We learned that success or failure often turns on the capacity of community members to design and lead their own recovery.
Our mission is to serve that purpose.
Just as our elected officials have staff, and our private-sector leaders have staff and resources to help them, the Department of Angels exists to provide capacity for our community.
Our purpose is to ensure that the communities impacted by the Eaton and Palisades megafires steward their own recovery. The Department of Angels is not a government or private-sector initiative; it is a grassroots, community-driven network focused on ensuring impacted residents have control over their recovery.
The Department of Angels will provide independent resources, expert-informed solutions, and project management support to empower residents to rebuild on their terms. We believe it takes more than brick and mortar construction to rebuild communities. It requires community organizing and sustained attention.
The Department of Angels is here to help Los Angeles recover.
Department of Angels is component fund of CCF Community Initiatives Fund (CCF-CIF), a supporting organization of the California Community Foundation. Contributions to CCF-CIF represent irrevocable gifts subject to the legal and fiduciary control of the foundation’s board of directors. Donors to Department of Angels will receive a tax acknowledgement letter from CCF-CIF upon making a completed gift.