Numerous media covered a story highlighting senior wildfire survivors who have received critical support, including direct cash assistance, thanks to a partnership between the California Community Foundation and Pasadena Village. “The Village has offered me unbelievable support. While most people needed computers and electronics, I needed saws and hand and power tools to rebuild my storage shed,” said grant recipient John Jackson, an 80-year-old Altadena resident, who lost his home of 50 years in the Eaton Fire. Pasadena Now; ColoradoBlvd.net; PasadenaMag.com
Miguel Santana was quoted in a story about federal immigration enforcement and the humanitarian emergency in our immigrant communities. Through CCF’s Los Angeles Neighbors Support Fund, more than $3M has been made available to more than 3,500 families struggling to meet basic needs, and we are committed to collaborating with partners across California to support immigrant families in crisis. “During this time of unprecedented challenge, we must act with unprecedented solidarity,” said Santana.
At the California Community Foundation, our mission is clear: expand access to a good life for all. It begins with providing for basic needs. Every day, across Los Angeles County, people wake up and do what they have always done — go to work, take their children to school, care for aging parents, tend to their communities. They are not asking for much. They are asking for a fair shot at a good life.
CCF was highlighted in a story about Chase bank opening its new Pacific Palisades branch more than a year after the 2025 wildfires destroyed the previous location. The story mentioned that JPMorganChase provided more than $2 million in emergency philanthropic support to CCF, American Red Cross and the United Way of Greater Los Angeles to aid immediate relief and recovery.
After surviving terrifying wildfires, a boy found healing and comfort with animals rescued by Malibu’s Big Heart Ranch
Coffee with a Cause and its expansion of its social enterprise model to Highland Park was featured. A California Jobs First Catalyst grant distributed by the California Community Foundation supported the expansion.
A recent Big Heart Ranch event with the Malibu Boys and Girls Club was featured. The event was funded in part by CCF and supported wildfire volunteers and survivors. The story was also covered by Spectrum.
A home is more than shelter. It is the foundation for a stable workforce, healthy communities and the dignity every person needs to thrive. At the California Community Foundation (CCF), our pursuit of a good life for all Angelenos calls us to continually examine whether the policies shaping our region are advancing that vision.
Alex Diaz never gave up on his love for coffee. Now he’s brewing up the good life he always hoped for.
The Music Center unveiled two visual art exhibits created in response to federal immigration raids and highlighting civil rights and community resilience.
A story featured the new “Am I Next?” and “I Belong Here” projection installation at the Los Angeles Music Center. “This is a call to action,” said Miguel Santana. “Am I Next? is more than a question. It is a declaration of courage, a stand for justice and a defense of our most sacred American values, because—until justice returns—none of us is free, none of us is safe.”
A sweeping Los Angeles Times investigation into the displacement patterns of wildfire survivors cited the Department of Angels—a nonprofit created in coordination with the California Community Foundation—whose quarterly surveys have tracked the ongoing housing instability facing tens of thousands of displaced residents, finding that 7 out of 10 people are still in temporary housing more than a year after the fires.