{"id":22339,"date":"2024-12-24T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/?p=22339"},"modified":"2025-03-05T02:27:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T10:27:46","slug":"vccf-power-of-purpose-december-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/vccf-power-of-purpose-december-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"VCCF Power of Purpose - december 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0ea2f070-926c-4b9e-fc28-bf93f02f9fe2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22333\" style=\"width:832px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0ea2f070-926c-4b9e-fc28-bf93f02f9fe2.png 600w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0ea2f070-926c-4b9e-fc28-bf93f02f9fe2-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0ea2f070-926c-4b9e-fc28-bf93f02f9fe2-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>K\u00e6re Ventura County Community Foundation-familie,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I l\u00f8bet af de sidste uger har vi&nbsp;<strong>v\u00e6ret vidne til ekstraordin\u00e6re handlinger af gener\u00f8sitet<\/strong>&nbsp;som ikke kun har forbedret livet for hundredvis af familier i vores samfund, men som ogs\u00e5 har taget fat p\u00e5 nogle af de st\u00f8rste problemer i verden.&nbsp;<strong>Ventura Countys mest presserende udfordringer<\/strong>, herunder adgang til rent vand, fremme af videreg\u00e5ende uddannelse, bevarelse af lokal journalistik og boliger til en overkommelig pris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>P\u00e5 grund af jeres medf\u00f8lelse og urokkelige st\u00f8tte til jeres naboer godkendte VCCF's bestyrelse i sidste uge en yderligere&nbsp;<strong>$650.000 til at hj\u00e6lpe dem, der er h\u00e5rdest ramt af Mountain Fire<\/strong>. Til dato har mere end&nbsp;<strong>$975,313<\/strong>&nbsp;er blevet bevilget, hvilket giver familier adgang til midlertidige boliger, udskiftning af livsvigtigt medicinsk udstyr og andre vigtige ressourcer. Din gener\u00f8sitet har ogs\u00e5 d\u00e6kket akutte dyrl\u00e6geregninger for tilskadekomne k\u00e6ledyr, st\u00f8ttet over 450 dyrev\u00e6rn og givet familier h\u00e5rdt tiltr\u00e6ngt \u00f8konomisk hj\u00e6lp og b\u00f8rnepasning, mens de arbejder p\u00e5 at genopbygge deres liv. Du har hjulpet landarbejdere, som har mistet b\u00e5de arbejde og bolig, og meget mere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeg ville \u00f8nske, at I kunne se den taknemmelighed, disse familier f\u00f8ler for hver enkelt af jer - I giver dem h\u00e5b, minder dem om, at de ikke er alene, og at mennesker, de m\u00e5ske aldrig m\u00f8der, virkelig holder af dem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vi er dybt taknemmelige over for vores partnere hos&nbsp;<strong>Interface b\u00f8rne- og familietjenester&nbsp;<\/strong>og<strong>&nbsp;Frivillige organisationer i Ventura County, der er aktive i katastrofer<\/strong>&nbsp;for deres trofaste engagement i denne kritiske tid. Vi vil ogs\u00e5 gerne takke&nbsp;<strong>Ventura amt<\/strong>is\u00e6r vores folkevalgte og ledelsesteam, for deres utr\u00e6ttelige indsats for at hj\u00e6lpe vores samfund med at komme p\u00e5 fode igen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ud over disse bestr\u00e6belser godkendte VCCF's bestyrelse ogs\u00e5&nbsp;<strong>$511,942.41<\/strong>&nbsp;i tilskud til at st\u00f8tte en bred vifte af virkningsfulde initiativer, herunder f\u00f8lgende:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Forbedring af velv\u00e6re og helbredelse gennem&nbsp;<strong>Nates sted<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lancering af et neurofeedback-pilotprogram med&nbsp;<strong>Oxnard Firefighters Foundation&nbsp;<\/strong>at st\u00f8tte brandm\u00e6nds og f\u00f8rstehj\u00e6lperes mentale sundhed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Udvide adgangen til kunst og kultur gennem&nbsp;<strong>New Art City Theatre<\/strong>som skaber inkluderende muligheder for lokale kunstnere og publikum til at opleve den transformerende kraft i live performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>St\u00f8tte til tidligere hjeml\u00f8se beboere gennem&nbsp;<strong>Boligmyndigheden i byen San Buenaventura<\/strong>&nbsp;ved at d\u00e6kke de f\u00f8rste dyrl\u00e6geudgifter og s\u00f8rge for vigtige forsyninger til deres k\u00e6ledyr, n\u00e5r de flytter ind i nye hjem<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Og meget mere...<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Vi er dybt taknemmelige for VCCF's&nbsp;<strong>Indehavere af donorr\u00e5dgivne fonde<\/strong>&nbsp;som tilsammen har bidraget med en utrolig&nbsp;<strong>$2,202,608.91<\/strong>&nbsp;i tilskud til nonprofitorganisationer i hele vores samfund alene i l\u00f8bet af de sidste par uger. Disse transformerende gaver omfatter meningsfuld st\u00f8tte til organisationer som&nbsp;<strong>Food Share, Project Understanding, Casa Pacifica Centers for Children &amp; Families, Habitat for Humanity, Gold Coast Veterans Foundation og kidSTREAM, blandt mange andre.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Som mange af jer ved, er en af mine yndlingssange nogensinde&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sZTSepCUm9I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Warnes og Joe Cockers \"Up Where We Belong\"<\/a><\/strong>-En sang med en st\u00e6rk p\u00e5mindelse om, at n\u00e5r vi handler i k\u00e6rlighed, kan vi opn\u00e5 det, der synes umuligt. Nu hvor 2024 n\u00e6rmer sig sin afslutning, \u00f8nsker jeg os alle et \u00e5r fyldt med k\u00e6rlighed og den ekstraordin\u00e6re kraft, den bringer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Med dybf\u00f8lt taknemmelighed,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanessa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Vanessa Bechtel, VCCF's pr\u00e6sident og CEO<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/jeff-gorell-1024x656-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22334\" style=\"width:578px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/jeff-gorell-1024x656-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/jeff-gorell-1024x656-1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/jeff-gorell-1024x656-1-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/jeff-gorell-1024x656-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Opdatering om Ventura County Wildfire Recovery and Relief Fund<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vi er forbl\u00f8ffede over den enorme gener\u00f8sitet og venlighed i Ventura County, for alle dem, der har rakt en h\u00e5nd ud for at hj\u00e6lpe deres naboer, der stadig k\u00e6mper med eftervirkningerne af Mountain Fire. Jeres donationer, frivillige arbejde og deling af information har forandret liv og hjulpet familier med at komme p\u00e5 fode igen. Takket v\u00e6re jer er VCCF s\u00e5 taknemmelig for, at vi har v\u00e6ret i stand til at tildele $975.313 til vores samfund, der er h\u00e5rdest ramt af branden. L\u00e6s vores seneste opdatering om lokalsamfundet nedenfor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-25 has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-fl-topbar-bg-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/vccf-community-update-on-mountain-fire\/\" style=\"background-color:#3ca5e7\">L\u00e6s vores opdatering<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Nonprofit-bevillinger \u00e5bner snart!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>VCCF har tre bevillinger, der \u00e5bner i december til Limoneira Foundation Fund, Barbara Barnard Smith Fund for World Musics og Bert M. and Mildred O. Dahl Fund. Hvis din nonprofit er interesseret i at ans\u00f8ge, kan du l\u00e6se mere nedenfor!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-25 has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-fl-topbar-bg-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/grantmaking\/\" style=\"background-color:#3ca5e7\">Ans\u00f8g nu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Opdatering af Caregiver Navigator-programmet<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vccf-hr-040-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"A caregiver, her parent, and her caregiver navigator in her mother's living room\" class=\"wp-image-20739\" style=\"width:343px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vccf-hr-040-scaled-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vccf-hr-040-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vccf-hr-040-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vccf-hr-040-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vccf-hr-040-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vccf-hr-040-scaled-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I 2023,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/caregiver-initiative\/\">VCCF udgav vores introvideo til Caregiver Navigator Pilot Program<\/a>. Et \u00e5r senere vil vores partnere hos Community Memorial Health gerne dele en opdatering om programmet, som nu betjener 493 familier! L\u00e6s kvartalsrapporten nedenfor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Santa Paula Art Museum - Kunstkurser for for\u00e6ldre og b\u00f8rn<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ParentChild.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22562\" style=\"width:241px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ParentChild.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ParentChild-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ParentChild-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ParentChild-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Santa Paula Art Museum tilbyder et nyt kunstkursus for for\u00e6ldre og b\u00f8rn for sm\u00e5 Picassos i alderen 3 til 4 \u00e5r p\u00e5 Cole Creativity Center. Dette seks ugers tosprogede kursus omfatter kreativ leg, cirkeltid, kunst og sange, og der er sponsormuligheder, hvis du gerne vil hj\u00e6lpe lokale familier med at blive en del af dette fantastiske program!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-25 has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-medium-font-size is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-fl-topbar-bg-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.santapaulaartmuseum.org\/youth-art-program-1\/2025-parent-and-child-1\" style=\"background-color:#3ca5e7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L\u00e6s mere<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Kraften i f\u00e6llesskabet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>Gode nyheder fra dit Ventura-samfund<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-of-community.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-of-community.png 820w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-of-community-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-of-community-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-of-community-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Nadine Griffey Academy of Kenya<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Bryd fattigdomscirklen gennem uddannelse<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Nadine-Griffey-Academy-students.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Nadine-Griffey-Academy-students.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Nadine-Griffey-Academy-students-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/vccf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Nadine-Griffey-Academy-students-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nadine Griffey Academy of Kenya, en californisk nonprofit-organisation opkaldt efter pr\u00e6sident og VCCF-fondejer Larry Hines' afd\u00f8de kone, \u00e6ndrer b\u00f8rns liv ved hj\u00e6lp af uddannelse. Akademiet \u00e6rer Nadines minde i hendes passion for undervisning og b\u00f8rn, og de har mange succeshistorier om elever, hvis str\u00e6ben efter deres uddannelsesm\u00e5l bryder fattigdomscirklen i Kenya. L\u00e6s det inspirerende indl\u00e6g om de studerendes akademiske succeser og deres store fremtidsdr\u00f8mme, fra ingeni\u00f8rvidenskab til medicin og jura og meget mere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/nadine-griffey-academy-of-kenya-students-stories-of-inspiration\/\">L\u00e6s mere<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>K\u00e6re Ventura County Community Foundation-familie, I l\u00f8bet af de sidste uger har vi v\u00e6ret vidne til ekstraordin\u00e6re gener\u00f8se handlinger, som ikke kun har forbedret livet for hundredvis af familier i vores samfund, men...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":22333,"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-22339","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\/22339","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\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}