Los Angeles — As survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fires continue to struggle with basic needs — from buying groceries to keeping up with monthly bills — the California Community Foundation (CCF) announced it has awarded $6 million in grants to 14 nonprofit organizations to deliver direct assistance for those most in need. Nearly […]
Backed by the California Community Foundation, the coalition reflects a united effort to ensure immigrant communities remain central to California’s growth and prosperity LOS ANGELES–Today, California for U.S. (CA4US) announced the launch of a historic statewide coalition bringing together business, labor, philanthropy and community leaders. Together, they released a statement to stand against harmful immigration […]
PACIFIC PALISADES–After evacuating from the Palisades fire, Lena Latiff recently returned to her beloved Casa Gateway affordable housing community overlooking Sunset Boulevard. “I keep thanking God I’m home,” said Latiff, 70. “I didn’t think it was going to happen for more than a year. But then they came in and did the work for us, which is […]
For families who lost everything in L.A. wildfires, direct cash assistance provides an immediate lifeline and the freedom to use the money in a way that best meets their needs. By the time fire survivors Kate Sullivan and her husband found a steady place to live in early February, they were exhausted. They had already […]
For 52 years, hundreds of gardeners faithfully worked the earth at the Altadena Community Garden to grow tomatoes, lettuce and basil. Now they tend its soil to regrow their community. When the Eaton Fire swept through Altadena in January, it took more than 6,000 homes and at least 19 lives. It also destroyed many of […]
August 2, 2025 Late Friday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a temporary restraining order that bars Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from carrying out roving immigration raids across Southern California that target undocumented immigrants solely based on their appearance. As the issue has roiled communities here, a new coalition of business, labor, faith […]
With help from the California Community Foundation, the Council is working to restore the Palisades Pacific Palisades is a windswept enclave in western Los Angeles, famed for its stunning geography of coastal bluffs, rolling hills, wooded canyons and panoramic ocean views. But to those who’ve lived there, the Palisades have always been defined by the […]
With support from a grant from the California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Recovery Fund, JFLA has stepped up in a major way LOS ANGELES—On a stunning Malibu cliff overlooking the vast Pacific, artist Myra Burg had lovingly filled her home and work studio with gorgeous paintings, ceramic sculptures and the heartbeat of her life’s work: hundreds […]
For Jim Kirtley, the executive director of the Palisades-Malibu YMCA, the most painful part of having the building burn to the ground in the January wildfires was the loss of daily interactions with its more than 600 members, its 25 staffers and even the passersby he regularly would engage on the street. During workdays, he […]
The California Community Foundation has established a new fund to support Los Angeles County nonprofit groups that are providing aid amid what it calls a “humanitarian crisis” caused by immigration raids in local communities. “This is not about the politics of the recent events, but their effect on people who have lost a loved one, […]
LOS ANGELES–Celia has decaying teeth, backaches, prediabetes and varicose veins — health issues that could take a worrisome turn for the worse as she lives in the shadows as an undocumented immigrant on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. But she also has help: Harry Le and his street team of care workers from the […]
With nearly 1,400 of its students affected by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Pasadena’s College Access Plan, like many California Community Foundation grantees, became a relief and recovery organization overnight. ALTADENA, CA—Like so many others, Alejandra Surias saw her world turn upside down on Jan. 7. As fast-moving flames tore through Eaton Canyon in one […]