{"id":21636,"date":"2024-09-04T18:31:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T18:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/vccf-power-of-purpose-august-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T09:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T16:04:13","slug":"vccf-power-of-purpose-august-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/vccf-power-of-purpose-august-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"VCCF Power of Purpose - august 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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K\u00e6re Ventura County Community Foundation-familie,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As one of the newest members of VCCF, I can say that in my short five months here, I have witnessed countless examples of our community banding together to formulate solutions to create lasting impact in our shared world. Many of you have taken time out of your busy schedules to share your knowledge and expertise with me, take me on a tour of your organizations, and volunteer your talents to address many of our region\u2019s challenges – turning them into opportunities to strengthen our community together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of these opportunities is the tremendous work being done through the Ventura County Trusted Messengers Network. Together, we are focusing on extreme heat, mental health, water conservation, and economic inclusion through our Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) campaign. These areas have been prioritized by the State of California and are essential for safeguarding our region and ensuring equal access to vital information to keep our community safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No doubt, Ventura County has seen no shortage of change, especially in the last few years. Together, we have risen above challenges and overcome obstacles as so beautifully illustrated during both the 2020 Census Complete Count and Covid-19 Vaccination Initiatives. Through these experiences, we know that receiving information from those you know and trust is a critical component to lasting change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am so honored to be part of this family and thank you all for your continued dedication to our region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Gratitude,
Candice
Candice Tang Nyholt, VCCF Director of Marketing and Communications<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VCCF is honored to be one of 142 grantees selected by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research to help our local nonprofits promote critical critical campaigns on extreme heat, water conservation, and ITIN number access. The Ventura County Trusted Messengers Network is made of 17 groups who will be spreading the word about how you can play a part in helping Ventura County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Congratulations to Our Scholarship Students!<\/h2>\n\n\n
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We are so proud of our 2024 VCCF Scholarship recipients, and incredibly grateful for the donors and volunteer readers who helped made this year’s season possible for almost 400 students! Please watch the video to hear our heartfelt thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VCCF Donor Spotlight – Meryl and Jonathan Chase<\/h2>\n\n\n
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This month’s donor spotlight features Meryl and Jonathan Chase, both passionate volunteers and philanthropists who have passed their giving spirit forward to their son. Read more about their lives and the roles that generosity, community and faith play in them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VCCF Honored at Family Justice Center Gala<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The Ventura County Family Justice Center hosted their Voices of Hope Gala last month, and VCCF was honored as one of three of their “local heroes,” in addition to Dr. Thomas Duncan and Hon. Brian J. Back. VCCF was named Community Advocate of the Year for our work with VCFJC on the Tiny Homes Project. Vice President & Chief Financial and Operating Officer Bonnie Gilles and Board secretary Leah Lacayo accepted the award and spoke at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three Local Nonprofits Nominated 2024 California Nonprofits of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Congratulations to local nonprofits Housing Trust Fund of Ventura County, James Storehouse and Women’s Economic Ventures for being selected as 2024 California Nonprofits of the Year by three state representatives! Learn more about the incredible work these groups are doing in our community by reading below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kraften i f\u00e6llesskabet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gode nyheder fra dit Ventura-samfund<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Global Dental Relief provides free dental care for children worldwide. In April 2024, their two-week dental clinic in Kathmandu, Nepal was led by Dr. Mark Lisagor, retired pediatric dentist from Ventura County who has volunteered for GDR for over 25 years. This is the second GDR trip for Camarillo residents and VCCF Donor Peer Network members Jerry Clifford and BJ Fan. Before Covid, they worked with Mark in Ladakh at 13,500 feet in the Himalayas of India\u2019s northern tip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Nepal, Jerry & BJ joined other volunteers from Germany, Norway, UK, and the US to work with the Nepalese local partners to serve hundreds of children in the region. Their bright smiles and gleaming teeth made the long trip very worthwhile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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K\u00e6re Ventura County Community Foundation-familie, Som et af de nyeste medlemmer af VCCF kan jeg sige, at jeg i mine korte fem m\u00e5neder her har v\u00e6ret vidne til utallige eksempler p\u00e5...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletters"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}