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K\u00e6re Ventura County Community Foundation-familie,<\/p>\n
Last evening, I read a heartwarming message from James Head, President & CEO of the East Bay Community Foundation, one of our sister community foundations in Northern California. In his note to his community, James spoke of the resilience we have all been collectively demonstrating as we adapt to the presence of COVID-19 in our lives, and of the heroic actions of our community\u2019s healthcare workers, medical researchers, teachers, grocery workers, and so many others. What captured my attention was his additional emphasis of the strength, resilience, and continued commitment of community service being demonstrated throughout our nonprofit sector as well.<\/p>\n
In that same spirit, it is with tremendous enthusiasm that the VCCF Board of Directors is announcing an additional $693,827 in grants to local nonprofits serving our community. <\/strong>(See list of grants awarded below.) This accounts for 100% of the remaining funds raised to-date, and it is because of you that this has been possible! We will continue to raise additional dollars and it is inspiring to know that our community of support has already contributed over $4.5 million in COVID-19 relief efforts. Thank you!!<\/p>\n I\u2019m so grateful to our local nonprofit leaders and to the thousands of community volunteers and donors stepping forward to support our neighbors during this challenging time. Your commitment to the safety and well-being of our neighbors demonstrates the compassion that we are all capable of and helps to remind us all that we are only going to make it through this time\u00a0together.<\/strong><\/p>\n One such group that comes to mind is Epic Lemonade. Epic Lemonade was formed by a group of kids and their parents in November 2018 after the tragic Borderline shooting and the Woolsey and Hill fires swept through Ventura County in the space of 24 hours. The Most Epic Lemonade Stand Ever was created as a way to keep kids busy in service to others when schools were suddenly closed for a few weeks and everyone felt the need to help but didn\u2019t know how. Their lemonade stand evolved into a drive-thru and walk up event on Thousand Oaks Blvd where thousands poured in from the community, donating lemonade, baked goods, supplies, and money and they ended up raising an astounding $70,000 to support those impacted by the mass shooting and wildfires.<\/p>\n With COVID-19, and the shelter-in-place measures in effect, Epic Lemonade stepped up to the help make a difference, yet again. While maintaining social distance, and using social media, this group of community members has raised another $18,000 for the VCCF\u2019s Rapid Response Fund, AND has also found other ways to address the needs they are seeing in their own neighborhoods.<\/p>\n They have started holding drive-thru, \u201csocially-distant safe,\u201d food drives every other Friday for local families and food banks who are struggling to make ends meet! And are volunteering with Harbor House to help with their packed lunch program which is serving almost 300 lunches a day.<\/p>\n Their original lemonade stand was created as a way to make a difference that one day back in 2018, but has now become a movement for our entire community!<\/p>\n This is only one of so many stories that have been shared this past week that have been such an inspiration to me and to our entire VCCF team. We continue to be amazed by the support that is pouring in.<\/p>\n I am in awe at the ingenuity and tenacity of our Ventura County residents as we work to rebuild and reopen our lives. Your continued support ensures that Ventura stays strong through this together.<\/p>\n Den bedste, <\/p>\n <\/p>\n En anonym gave p\u00e5 $1 millioner til 805 UndocuFund vil give et stort l\u00f8ft til udokumenterede arbejdere, der har brug for \u00f8konomisk hj\u00e6lp under pandemien. Mere end 7.000 mennesker i Santa Barbara og Ventura Counties har registreret sig for at f\u00e5 hj\u00e6lp, efter at de har mistet job eller arbejdstid.<\/p>\n \"Vi er begejstrede for denne gener\u00f8se gave, som vil give os mulighed for at hj\u00e6lpe mere end 800 familier,\" siger Eder Gaona-Macedo, administrerende direkt\u00f8r for Future Leaders of America - en af flere nonprofit-grupper, der driver hj\u00e6lpefonden. \"Dette er den st\u00f8rste gave til fonden, siden den blev oprettet i 2018!\"<\/p>\n Den anonyme gave bringer den samlede indsamling til pandemihj\u00e6lp til udokumenterede immigranter op p\u00e5 $2,6 millioner - og der er brug for yderligere $3,4 millioner for at n\u00e5 indsamlingsm\u00e5let p\u00e5 $6 millioner. Ans\u00f8gere til fonden har mistet deres job p\u00e5 lokale restauranter, hoteller, barer, g\u00e5rde og andre virksomheder. Mange, der lever af at g\u00f8re rent, er ogs\u00e5 blevet arbejdsl\u00f8se p\u00e5 grund af krav om social afstand.<\/p>\n \"Familier har ikke arbejdet siden midten af marts og er bagud med huslejen og f\u00f8ler sig desperate over at have r\u00e5d til det mest basale, herunder dagligvarer og regninger,\" siger Eder. \"UndocuFund sender nu $1.200 checks til dem, der har mistet deres job.\"<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As we continue to shelter-in-place together, we want to brighten your week by sharing some of the inspirational work that you make possible.<\/p>\n The following stories come from our Nonprofit Partners who are able to continue their vital work because they have received support from people like you. We will continue to share these impactful updates each week from our partners who are truly making a difference during these challenging times.<\/p>\n At the start of Shelter-In-Place measure, the Southeast Ventura County YMCA launched individual and family assistance grants to help several hundred residents receive funding in Ventura County that met the eligibility criteria as well as transitioned many of their programs to virtual experiences. Read below to learn more about their impact.<\/p>\n \u201cWatching the kids participate in your on-line classes is the highlight of my week. I can’t thank you enough. Thanks for giving them a little piece of their normal life back and providing an outlet of fun and dance! I love it so much!\u201d \u201cI am incredibly grateful that we are given this online exercise option. Before the online classes started, I was doing my own workouts at home that were decent enough exercise, but very lonely! I so look forward to seeing my favorite teachers and classmates and some new faces along the way. The workouts have been effective and challenging, and all of my teachers have obviously been putting significant effort into coming up with new ideas to use during the sessions. I am able to attend several classes every week, and welcome this bit of normalcy in these highly unusual times. Seeing my Y community online is uplifting and energizing. There is no way my husband and I would have altered our membership during this time; we value the YMCA and support its mission. That said, the online options have definitely promoted goodwill for those of us continuing to pay our monthly dues, and are keeping us connected to one another. I hope you will continue to offer online exercise to us.\u201d The Covid pandemic and related fallout has certainly required our team to “pivot”! We have adjusted our services to hopefully better meet the immediate needs in Ventura County as we all try to navigate this new normal.<\/p>\n Our first response included establishing a Coping through Covid support line that people can connect to by phone or internet. This warm line is staffed by a team of mental health clinicians, and is available six days per week in both English and Spanish. People can call in to connect, or get hints on how to stay emotionally well through this pandemic. This project is available because the Ventura County Community Foundation recognized the need, and quickly responded! We are happy to be partnering on this project and those who have accessed the help line are thankful for the connection, and for the helpful tips on how to stay healthy through this.<\/p>\n Our other “pivot” involved our Emotional Life Sills training series. In response, to Covid, we have created a 90 minute Coping through Covid\/Emotional Life Skills web based training that is available to organizations and groups throughout Ventura. This short course allows groups to check in with each other, learn the signs of emotional suffering, and habits to stay healthy through the pandemic, and ideas to ensure we can stay emotionally connected even though we are isolated at home.<\/p>\n We encourage ALL to access the support line,\u00a0more info about it is here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n And we encourage anyone interested in the web based training, reach out to Kirsti Thompson, Director, at\u00a0kthompson@giveanhour.org<\/a><\/p>\n We are thankful to be serving our community through this time. <\/p>\n A local Ventura artist has reached out to VCCF with the intent to donate proceeds from her recently completed piece, “COVID Juggler,” to the the 805 UndocuFund.\u00a0<\/strong>This artwork is made of found and repurposed materials and symbolizes the complexity of impacts of the Coronavirus epidemic on our community and the world.<\/p>\n The piece is currently on display in the front window of the H Gallery & Studios in Ventura. Dimensions are 16″ x 36″. About the Artist: Nova Clite<\/strong>\u00a0is a self-taught mixed-media artist who integrates found, crafted, and recycled objects to create works that both intrigue and challenge. A life-long creative, Ms. Clite recently retired from a three-decades long career in environmental science, with a focus on pollution cleanup. Her scientific knowledge and deep experience inform her artwork with perspective on how the world works and the challenges before us. Yet playful imagination is the primary driver of her compositions in found materials, beads, clay, and paint. Gravity and light play significant roles in her work, including mobiles and free-hanging balance pieces. While still building her portfolio, Ms. Clite has won several awards for her work and continues to stretch both creatively and technically into her art practice. She creates and exhibits her work at her studio at H Gallery & Studios in Ventura, CA.<\/p>\n Inquire at www.novaclite.com<\/a>\u00a0| Studio Nova (#L5), H Gallery and Studios | 1793 W. Main Street, Ventura, CA. Email\u00a0NovaClite.artist@gmail.com<\/a> We’re excited to share a new\u00a0self-care\u00a0video series from our friends at Leading From Within!\u00a0<\/strong>Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing their videos outlining\u00a0self-care\u00a0for our social\u00a0sector\u00a0leaders.\u00a0Check out their first video with Founder & President Ken Saxon below.<\/p>\n As we adjust to this strange summer, we are faced with setting new routines. One aid to your routine for June might be learning more about self-care. Our friends at Leading From Within are sharing one video a week with guidance on the topic. 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\nVanessa<\/p>\nVentura County Rapid Response Fund <\/strong><\/h2>\n
New Grants Awarded<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Anonymous Donor Contributes $1 Million<\/strong>
\nto the 805 UndocuFund – COVID-19<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
Kraften i f\u00e6llesskabet<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Gode nyheder fra dit Ventura County-samfund<\/h3>\n
Syd\u00f8stlige Ventura County YMCA<\/strong><\/u><\/h3>\n
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<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\nWhat the community is saying about YMCA’s online classes:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n\u2014 Kathy Stephens<\/p>\n
\n\u2014 Christina Burg<\/p>\nGiv en time<\/strong><\/u><\/h3>\n
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\nDo not hesitate to reach out!<\/p>\nArtist Auction to benefit 805 UndocuFund<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nPrice is set at $850<\/p>\n
\nor\u00a0call 805-794-3773<\/p>\nNew!\u00a0<\/span>Self-Care in the Nonprofit Sector<\/span><\/strong>
\nA New Video Series from Leading From Within<\/h3>\n