Mise à jour passionnante sur le fonds de soutien aux voisins du comté de Ventura

Chère famille de la Ventura County Community Foundation,

"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.” — Seneca

This simple truth is at the heart of the Fonds de soutien aux voisins du comté de Ventura. It reflects our core belief that every person matters, and that even the smallest act of kindness can spark hope and make a meaningful difference in the life of another.

Since launching this collaborative effort with our partners just one week ago, we have seen an outpouring of love and support. Because of you, more than $105,000 has already been donated (including pledges) to help our neighbors. We have also received heartfelt messages filled with encouragement, personal stories of resilience, and moving affirmations that this fund is both timely and deeply needed. Your generosity is not only financial, but also a powerful reminder that we are not alone, and that our community stands together.

Thanks to your support, we are now opening a simple and streamlined application for local nonprofits and educational partners to request emergency grants. The funds you have contributed will go directly to trusted organizations providing urgent assistance with food, rental assistance, transportation, childcare, and more. Our goal is to move resources swiftly and compassionately to where they are needed most. We promise to keep you updated as grants are made so you can see the impact of your generosity firsthand.
From the beginning, this effort has been about more than raising money. It has always been about lifting one another up. Choosing care, courage, and compassion in uncertain times. Honoring the dignity of every individual. And, recognizing that generosity is the foundation of community resilience.

Thank you for showing what it truly means to be a community. We will always remember how you stepped forward to help us live our shared values—trust, transparency, equity, compassion, excellence, tenacity, and authentic connection—and turn them into meaningful, lasting action.

If you haven’t yet had the opportunity to contribute, we invite you to join us. There is so much more we can do together to help.
Avec gratitude,

Vanessa Bechtel
Président-directeur général de la Ventura County Community Foundation

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Thank You to Our Partners!

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Le Ventura County Neighbors Support Fund fournit une aide rapide aux familles et aux propriétaires de petites entreprises par l'intermédiaire de partenaires communautaires et à but non lucratif de confiance. Un comité dédié au VCCF, composé de dirigeants locaux respectés, assure une distribution transparente et réfléchie des ressources pour répondre aux besoins humanitaires les plus urgents du comté de Ventura.

Notre priorité absolue est de soutenir l'accès à la nourriture, au logement et aux services essentiels pour les familles locales, tout en aidant notre communauté au sens large à gérer les répercussions économiques de cette crise à multiples facettes.

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Kay Wilson-Bolton, Real Estate Broker and Property Manage

This September will mark Kay Wilson-Bolton’s 50th year as a resident of Santa Paula. During this time, she has been an active member of the community, involved with everything from the Santa Paula Chamber of Commerce to the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley. She even served as Mayor of the City of Santa Paula.

Kay wears many hats and is an established real estate broker and property manager as well as the Chief Financial Officer for the Spirit of Santa Paula. She recently shared with us why she’s a champion of the Ventura County Neighbors Support Fund and how she’s trying to do her part to show our neighbors they are not alone.

“The Ventura County Neighbors Support Fund allows us to share a common thread of compassion and do something today.”