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News Release | July 31, 2025

Pacific Palisades Community Council Working to Recover the “Heart and Soul” of Community

With help from the California Community Foundation, the Council is working to restore the Palisades
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News Release | July 10, 2025

Jewish Free Loan Association Offers Interest-Free Loans to Wildfire Survivors

With support from a grant from the California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Recovery Fund, JFLA has stepped up in a major way
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News Release | July 8, 2025

With Help from the California Community Foundation, the YMCA Continues to Provide Relief as it Rebuilds after the Wildfire

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.
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News Release | June 18, 2025

California Community Foundation Establishes Fund to Help Families, Businesses Affected by Los Angeles County Immigration Raids

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.
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News Release | June 17, 2025

At a Skid Row Clinic, Patients Fear Immigration Raids and Losing Their Coverage in Budget Cuts

Amid growing political and financial uncertainty, dedicated street medicine teams offer a crucial lifeline to vulnerable, undocumented residents.
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News Release | June 2, 2025

How A College Guidance Program Became a Post-Wildfire Lifeline

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.
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News Release | April 8, 2025

Californians Support Immigrants and Access to Critical Safety Net Services

New Poll Finds Strong Majority of California Support Immigrants and their Access to Critical State Safety Net Services
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News Release | February 14, 2025

California Community Foundation Awards Over $30 Million in Wildfire Recovery Grants to more than 200 Organizations

One month after wildfires devastated Los Angeles, CCF awards additional $15 million in second round of grants to support immediate aid and long-term recovery.
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News Release | February 6, 2025

Introducing the Department of Angels

The new public-private initiative will provide vital project management and advocacy to help disaster-stricken Los Angeles communities lead their own rebuilding efforts.
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News Release | January 31, 2025

California’s Philanthropic Leaders Stand United Against Hate & Division

In the wake of political orders and actions that are bringing fear into our communities, leaders reaffirm their commitment to protecting communities, defending progress, and keeping the California Dream within reach for all.
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News Release | January 30, 2025

California Community Foundation Raises $50 Million from Over 36,000 Donors for LA Wildfire Recovery

CCF has raised $50 million from more than 36,000 donors across Los Angeles—and the world—to support the most vulnerable and impacted by the region’s devastating wildfires.
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News Release | January 17, 2025

California Community Foundation Awards $15 million to nearly 130 LA County Organizations, Leading LA Wildfire Relief Efforts

CCF has raised over $30 million from a cross-section of generous donors, including major corporations, foundations, and more than 27,000 individual donors.