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2020 Grant Recipients

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Grants Awarded During 2020

Santa Clarita Valley

 
Assistance League of Santa Clarita
To renovate the League’s facility and retail store/thrift shop
$30,000
Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley
To provide an online art program to low-income youth in the Santa Clara Valley
$11,000
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley
To provide emergency funding to support programming for low-income youth in the Santa Clarita Valley and to provide remote learning support to students
$50,000
Bridge to Home
For emergency shelter, case management and mental health counseling
$30,000
Carousel Ranch
For the Ready to Work Program providing vocational training and college certification to young adults with disabilities
$25,000
Child and Family Center
To upgrade the Center’s outdated Fire Safety System and computer servers
$25,000
Samuel Dixon Family Health Center
For health, mental and dental services for low-income patients
$30,000
Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley
For temporary housing and support services for homeless families
$20,000
Fillmore Unified School District
For scholarships to college-bound students
$24,000
Hart Union High School District
For scholarships to college-bound students
$149,000
Homes 4 Families
For the Veterans Enriched Neighborhood Program to provide veterans with support services to promote self-sufficiency
$25,000
Million Little
For therapeutic arts programs at Newhall Elementary School and Saugus High School
$10,000
One Step a la Vez
To provide job training and support services to 200 low-income teens in the Santa Clarita Valley
$20,000
San Cayetano Elementary School
For the 25-week art program that serves 450 students
$8,500
Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry
For general operating support during the COVID-19 pandemic
$35,000
Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center
To provide for the needs of seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic
$50,000
Saugus Union School District
For science, technology, engineering, art and math programs serving 10,000 students in TK to 6th grade
$25,500
Single Mothers Outreach of Santa Clarita
For hotel vouchers and emergency services to single mothers in crisis
$25,000
William S. Hart Museum and Ranch
For developing virtual programming highlighting the history of the Santa Clarita Valley
$15,000
 

Santa Maria

Boys and Girls Club of Mid-Central Coast
For food and basic needs to families and to keep staff on payroll during COVID-19
$30,000
California 4-H Foundation
For youth development programming in Santa Barbara, Merced & Fresno counties
$100,000
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
For the Newhall Internship Program to provide College of Agriculture students paid work experience in the campus farm/ranch facilities
$50,000
California Rangeland Trust
For conserving 200,000 acres of rangeland in the central coast counties of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo
$5,000
C.A.R.E.4Paws
For the Mobile Community Medicine and Spay/Neuter Outreach Program in the Santa Maria Valley
$15,000
CSU Fresno
For student scholarships, fellowships and internships at Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
$50,000
Catholic Charities of Los Angeles
For emergency safety net services to low-income families in crisis in Santa Maria
$20,000
Child Abuse Listening Mediation
To expand programming for trauma-afflicted children in North Santa Barbara County
$50,000
Children’s Resource Network of Central Coast
To distribute basic needs items in Santa Maria during the COVID-19 pandemic
$20,000
Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center
For food and support services for youth, families, and seniors in Cuyama Valley
$30,000
Domestic Violence Solutions
For case management and counseling for victims of domestic violence victims in Santa Maria
$16,800
Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara
For support services and mental health counseling for 700 low-income families in Santa Maria Valley
$35,000
Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley
For outreach programs to the homeless during COVID-19; homeless services for transitional-aged youth; and academic support for foster youth
$47,000
Future Leaders of America
For the Santa Maria Youth Leadership and Education Project to provide leadership training and workshops on the college application process
$15,000
Gibbon Conservation Center
For the relocation project to purchase a property to house the Center in northern Santa Barbara County
$30,000
Good Samaritan Shelter
To meet the increased demand for children’s programming during the state’s shelter-in-place order
$20,000
Make-a-Wish Tri Counties
To support the wishes of children battling life-threatening medical conditions in the Santa Maria Valley
$10,000
Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation
For the Crisis Stabilization Unit to provide emergency behavioral health services in Santa Maria
$200,000
NatureTrack
For field trip bus transportation expenses
$20,000
New Beginnings Counseling Center
For housing assistance and support services for 144 low-income veterans and their families in Santa Maria Valley
$25,000
Orcutt Area Seniors in Services (OASIS)
To provide food, PPE, and support services to 1,400 seniors in the Santa Maria Valley during the pandemic
$20,000
Planned Parenthood of California Central Coast
To purchase personal protective equipment for staff and patients at the Santa Maria health center
$20,000
Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition
For the bicycle education program in Santa Maria
$15,000
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
For a digital version of the Youth Education Program
$20,000
Santa Maria Joint Union High School District
For scholarships to college-bound students
$72,000
Santa Maria Philharmonic Society
For the Youth Outreach and Children’s Program to deliver classical music education to 5,500 elementary students
$15,000
Santa Maria YMCA
For a modular classroom to accommodate children during distance learning
$15,000
Transitions – Mental Health Association
For the Growing Grounds vocational program for mentally disabled adults in Santa Maria
$20,000
VTC Enterprises
For virtual life skills training for adults with disabilities in Santa Maria Valley
$20,000
 

San Francisco

BAYCAT
For the Digital Media Arts Pathways Program to provide job training to 185 youth
$20,000
City Surf Project
To introduce 385 middle and high school students to surfing and environmental Education
$35,000
Clinic by the Bay
To provide primary care to 2,600 uninsured patients in San Francisco
$25,000
Community Music Center
For online music lessons for 1,100 students ages 4 to 18
$20,000
Community Tech Network
For the Home Connect Program to provide 600 seniors with internet access, tablets and technology training
$20,000
Curry Senior Center
To provide support to vulnerable seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic
$30,000
DrawBridge
To provide weekly Zoom art classes for 60 children living in an affordable housing facility
$12,000
826 Valencia
For online storytelling and writing workshops for 250 elementary school students
$20,000
Enterprise for Youth
To provide 500 teens with virtual and onsite job training and paid internships
$25,000
Friends of the Urban Forest
For the Green Teens program to expose 40 youth aged 14 to 18 to jobs in arbioculture and other environmental fields
$20,000
Garden for the Environment
For virtual field trips, self-guided tours and small in-person workshops for children and adults to learn about urban gardening
$30,000
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center
To provide 250 students aged 5 to 13 with online academic support, access to computers, and food during COVID-19
$15,000
Hearing and Speech Center
For the Family, Audiology, Counseling, Education, Speech & Language Program serving 150 children and their families
$20,000
Literacy for Environmental Justice
For Candlestick Point Eco-Stewards, an environmental education program
$20,000
Mary Elizabeth Inn
For the Meals Program to provide breakfast and supplemental food for 157 formerly homeless women
$20,000
McKinley Elementary School PTA
For the Star Readers and Math Intervention Program for underperforming K-1 students
$15,000
Openhouse
For remote programs to combat social isolation for LGBT seniors during sheltering in place
$30,000
Point Blue Conservation Science
For the Rangeland Watershed Initiative to implement prescribed grazing and other conservation practices to promote soil health on ranches in Merced County
$25,000
Posse Foundation
To provide 40 high school graduates with support and mentoring to excel in college
$25,000
San Francisco Heritage
For core programs to preserve San Francisco’s historical architecture during the COVID-19 pandemic
$50,000
SCRAP
To provide art supplies and craft projects to San Francisco students during the COVID-19 pandemic
$20,000
Sunset Youth Services
To support youth development and provide support services for vulnerable and disconnected youth.
$25,000
Tech Exchange
To provide 100 underserved San Francisco students with refurbished computers, tech support and internet access
$10,000
   

Fresno

 
Firebaugh High School
For scholarships to college-bound students
$24,000
   

Other

 
California Farmland Trust
For a 60-acre conservation easement on Fiorini Ranch in Merced County
$40,000

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