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by Lauren Graf Nate’s Place, A Wellness and Recovery Center, is a nonprofit that provides peer support recovery coaching and healthy replacement activities for teens and young adults at risk…

by Lauren Graf In July, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature categorized the migrating monarch butterfly as “endangered” for the first time ever, two steps away from extinction.…

by Lauren Graf VCCF donor client Larry Hines has transformed his passion for helping others into the creation of his “pride and joy,” the Nadine Griffey Academy of Kenya. The…

The Brian Patrick Gialketsis Memorial Scholarship was created by his family to honor the memory of his son, a passionate advocate for the environment and the LGBTQ community, determined to…

Para versión en español, ver más abajo | For Spanish, see below Complete Reach Committee Newsletter July 2022 Hola, What a whirlwind we’ve gone through! …from COVID to Delta to…

By Lauren Graf Honoring National Make a Difference to Children Month, Dr. Terri Lisagor, VCCF donor client and Isabella Project committee member, spoke about her love-filled philanthropy centered around children…

Von Lauren Graf Zur Feier des Pride Month interviewte VCCF Kim Engberg, Inhaberin des Kimberly J. Engberg Fund for LGBTQ+ Equality und eine engagierte Unterstützerin der lokalen...

By Lauren Graf VCCF interviewed donor-client Laura Brooks, a long-time supporter of the VCCF Scholarship Program and leader on the Scholarship Selection Committee. The committee is composed of community volunteers…

Two of the greatest climate challenges California faces are interconnected — the imperative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow the march of rising temperatures and the necessity of adapting…