El Fondo de Ayuda contra Incendios Forestales destina $5 millones a apoyar a las comunidades californianas afectadas por los incendios forestales de 2018
This press release was shared by The California Community Foundation y puede consultarse aquí.
LOS ANGELES – February 28, 2019 – The California Community Foundation’s (CCF) Wildfire Relief Fund announced it would give $5 million to support immediate and longer-term recovery efforts in communities impacted by the Camp, Woolsey and Hill Fires.
En noviembre de 2018, se desataron tres incendios forestales masivos que devastaron comunidades en el norte y el sur de California. El condado de Butte se enfrentó al incendio forestal más mortífero del país en más de un siglo, el Camp Fire, que mató a 86 personas y destruyó casi 19.000 estructuras. En los condados de Los Ángeles y Ventura, los incendios de Hill y Woolsey causaron tres muertos y obligaron a cientos de miles de residentes a abandonar sus hogares.
The Wildfire Relief Fund’s $5 million in support represents the second round of relief and recovery funding for communities affected by the Camp, Hill and Woolsey Fires, raising the total granted to $6.2 million.
Estas ayudas son posibles gracias al increíble apoyo de personas de todo el mundo que se movilizaron para ayudar tras los incendios. Desde noviembre, más de 22.000 personas, familias, fundaciones y empresas han donado a este fondo para ayudar a quienes han sufrido pérdidas.
Determined through consultation with on-the-ground partners in affected areas, the current grants focus both on the immediate needs of vulnerable residents and on longer-term efforts like economic recovery and bolstering the local social safety net. These grants include $3.5 million in support for Northern California communities affected by the Camp Fire and $1.5 million for Southern California communities impacted by the Hill & Woolsey Fires.
Entre los galardonados figuran:
Socorro en el norte de California
- Fundación Comunitaria del Norte del Valle: serves as a disaster relief and recovery hub, supporting efforts focused on housing, health and wellness, youth, education, community development and economic recovery.
- United Domestic Workers of America: provides food, shelter and other support for domestic and home care workers displaced by the Camp Fire.
- 3CORE: provides small business loans and economic recovery and development planning in communities affected by the Camp Fire.
Ayuda para el sur de California
- Fundación Comunitaria del Condado de Ventura: supports shelter and long-term housing, legal services, education, healthcare and other resources to meet immediate and long-term needs of disaster victims including undocumented immigrant and refugee families who have been affected.
- Alianza de la Costa Central Unida por una Economía Sostenible (CAUSE): provides financial assistance to Ventura County farmworkers who suffered from wage or job loss caused by the Hill and Woolsey Fires.
- Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation: offers financial, rental and food assistance to low-income families in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties experiencing financial hardship as a result of the Hill and Woolsey Fires.
- 211 LA County: provides service referrals and information to individuals and families affected by the Hill and Woolsey Fires.
- The Instituto de Educación Popular del Sur de California (IDEPSCA): provides relief assistance, along with safety equipment and training, to low-wage workers affected by the Hill and Woolsey Fires.
- Conejo Compassion Coalition: offers tailored emergency relief for individuals and families who lost their homes in the fires, with a particular focus on communities that may be overlooked by other government and private disaster relief programs.
- The People Concern: offers housing assistance to Malibu residents experiencing homelessness in and around wildfire-affected areas.
- Los Angeles Regional Food Bank: provides food to individuals and families impacted by the Woolsey Fire.
- Desarrollo profesional en la Comunidad: offers workforce development and employment assistance to low-income individuals who are un- or under-employed as a result of the Hill and Woolsey Fires.
In addition, CCF is working with local nonprofits and other safety net providers in Butte County to gain a deeper understanding of the region’s ongoing recovery needs. The results of this study will help determine future grants focused on the longer-term recovery effort.
“It is an honor to be entrusted with the stewardship of our donors’ gifts and to join them in helping wildfire-affected communities,” said CCF President & CEO Antonia Hernández. “Their generosity is helping new futures to take root, rise above the ashes and burst into bloom.”
La lista completa de subvenciones del Fondo de Ayuda contra Incendios Forestales relacionadas con los incendios de Camp, Hill y Woolsey, junto con fotos e historias de las organizaciones beneficiarias, puede consultarse en la página web del Fondo de Ayuda contra Incendios Forestales. Community Impact Page.
El Fondo de Ayuda para Incendios Forestales de la California Community Foundation apoya los esfuerzos de recuperación inmediata y a largo plazo de los grandes incendios forestales de California, así como los esfuerzos de preparación. Desde 2003, el fondo ha concedido más de $22 millones para apoyar los esfuerzos de socorro y recuperación en todo el estado. Para más información, visite calfund.org/wildfire.
La California Community Foundation es una organización pública de beneficencia desde 1915, que permite a los donantes dedicarse a sus pasiones personales y colaborar con nosotros para abordar las causas profundas de los problemas del condado de Los Ángeles. La CCF administra 1.700 millones de dólares en activos y gestiona 1.700 fundaciones, fondos y legados benéficos. Para más información, visite calfund.org. calfund.org.
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