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Camarillo, CA\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014\u00a0Since the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Ventura County Community Foundation donors have granted out an incredible $14 million to support local small businesses, individuals and families in need, our essential workers, and our indispensable nonprofits on the front lines.<\/p>\n This crisis is not over!\u00a0<\/strong>As the current health and economic challenges continue, so do community needs. This is evident by the increase in services from Ventura County Community Foundation partner, FOOD Share Inc. whose organization has gone from serving meals to 75,000 people per month to 150,000 per month since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n To meet the demand for support,\u00a0Amgen Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0has announced it will contribute another $300,000 in matching funds to VCCF\u2019s\u00a0Rapid Response Fund.<\/strong><\/p>\n \"Au cours des prochaines semaines, notre objectif est de collecter un total de $600 000 avec l'aide de ces fonds de contrepartie\", a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Vanessa Bechtel, pr\u00e9sidente-directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale. \"Nous sommes profond\u00e9ment reconnaissants \u00e0 la Fondation Amgen pour son partenariat au cours de l'ann\u00e9e \u00e9coul\u00e9e et pour sa g\u00e9n\u00e9rosit\u00e9 continue dans le soutien aux efforts de secours du COVID-19.<\/p>\n Les fonds collect\u00e9s dans le cadre de la campagne de jumelage b\u00e9n\u00e9ficieront \u00e0 des organisations locales \u00e0 but non lucratif qui r\u00e9pondent aux besoins permanents des personnes et des familles en mati\u00e8re d'aide alimentaire et de logement, de garde d'enfants, de remplacement du salaire, de soins de sant\u00e9 mentale et d'autres services li\u00e9s \u00e0 Covid-19.<\/p>\n En tant que partenaire essentiel du lancement de la\u00a0Fonds de r\u00e9action rapide<\/strong>\u00a0for Ventura County in March 2020, the Amgen Foundation has been there to propel this vital community-wide effort since the very beginning.<\/p>\n \u201cThis new $300K grant brings the Amgen Foundation\u2019s support of VCCF\u2019s Rapid Response Fund to $1M. We commend VCCF for its ongoing\/steadfast efforts to address the enormous challenges faced by our community, particularly supporting local small businesses, individuals, families and our essential workers,\u201d said Eduardo Cetlin, president of the Amgen Foundation.<\/p>\n To date, funds raised and distributed through the Ventura Rapid Response Fund have aided:<\/p>\n \u201cOver the coming weeks, we have an opportunity to raise vital funds for our community members still facing urgent need,\u201d said Bechtel, \u201cVentura County is a place of deep compassion with a desire to help our neighbors. Time and again, we have come together in incredible ways, and I know we can continue our efforts together.\u201d<\/p>\n To support the Rapid Response Fund during this critical matching period,<\/strong>\u00a0La VCCF accepte les contributions financi\u00e8res de particuliers, d'organisations, d'entreprises et d'institutions. Les dons peuvent \u00eatre effectu\u00e9s sur le site VCCF.org.<\/p>\n VCCF will not charge any administrative fees for this fund, 100% of donations will be awarded based on the criteria of the fund.<\/em><\/p>\n A PROPOS DE LA FONDATION COMMUNAUTAIRE DU COMTE DE VENTURA\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Cr\u00e9\u00e9e en 1987, la Ventura County Community Foundation d\u00e9veloppe la philanthropie dans la r\u00e9gion en pr\u00e9servant les h\u00e9ritages gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une gestion prudente du capital caritatif. La fondation honore les intentions des donateurs en prot\u00e9geant les fonds de dotation. L'organisation \u00e0 but non lucratif se sp\u00e9cialise dans la mise en relation des ressources philanthropiques avec les besoins de la communaut\u00e9 pour le b\u00e9n\u00e9fice de tous. L'organisation sert \u00e9galement la communaut\u00e9 par le biais de bourses d'\u00e9tudes, de subventions et de partenariats de collaboration. Pour plus d'informations, veuillez consulter le site\u00a0www.vccf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n ABOUT AMGEN FOUNDATIONTHE AMGEN FOUNDATION<\/strong>The Amgen Foundation seeks to advance excellence in science education to inspire the next generation of innovators and invest in strengthening communities where Amgen staff members live and work. To date, the Foundation has donated more than $350 million in grants to local, regional and international nonprofit organizations that impact society in inspiring and innovative ways. The Amgen Foundation brings the excitement of discovery to the scientists of tomorrow through several signature programs, including Amgen Scholars, Amgen Biotech Experience and LabXchange. 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