Ventura County Community FoundatioN Presents
Creating Lasting Impact in Our Shared World:
An Impact Report Speaker Series
Fridays March 12, 19, 26 & april 9 at 9am
As we approach the one-year mark of social distancing and unprecedented giving, we are pleased to invite you to a special virtual celebration of key accomplishments open to all: Creating Lasting Impact In Our Shared World: An Impact Report Speaker Series
Each impact report event will provide an update on a specific initiative, personal stories from our community, and will include special presentations by key community leaders. Plus, you’ll learn about an incredible upcoming matching campaign opportunity, provided by our friends at the Amgen Foundation!
Click below to register for one (or all) of our upcoming Impact Report Speaker Events:
Farmworker Household Assistance Program
March 12, 2021 | 9:00 am to 9:45 am
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The Farmworker Household Assistance Program (FHAP) was created to support Ventura County farmworkers who have been economically impacted by COVID-19.
Learn more about this unique collaboration between agricultural employers and farmworker advocates working in partnership with the Ventura County Community Foundation, House Farm Workers!, the Farmworker Resource Program, and the County of Ventura
Speakers include:
- Mike Powers, CEO of Ventura County
- Ellen Brokaw, Brokaw Ranch Company and House Farmworkers!
- Talia Barrera, Farmworker Resource Program Manager, County of Ventura
- Supervisor Linda Parks, Ventura County Board of Supervisors
- Scott Hansen, Senior Vice President, Regional Managing Director, Wells Fargo Wealth Management
- Vanessa Bechtel, Presidents & CEO, Ventura County Community Foundation
Impact Testimonials:
Adriana’s Story
“This grant was a big relief for me because I am a single mother with 2 young daughters and am having trouble working and trying to keep my family safe at the same time. Being a single mom, I still have to go to work during this pandemic picking strawberries. Due to working very few hours, I could not keep up with the rent until I received the check. Thank you!”
—Adriana (name changed and translated from Spanish)
Cecilia’s Story
Cecilia’s aide from the Farmworker Household Assistance Program came to her very timely during the holiday season. In the following video, she shares her story and gratitude for being able to provide food and a joyful Christmas for her children. Listen to Cecilia’s story (in Spanish) now.
COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund
March 19, 2021 | 9:00 am to 9:45 am
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The Ventura County Community Foundation, in coordination with the County of Ventura, Amgen Foundation, Southeast Ventura County YMCA, Give An Hour, and the Economic Development Collaborative, has launched theVentura CountyRapid Response Fundto support nonprofit organizations addressing the needs of individuals and families with food and housing support, childcare, wage replacement, mental health care, and more.
The purpose of theVentura County Rapid Response Fundis to support those organizations providing basic human needs to individuals, families, and small businesses in Ventura County.
Speakers include:
- Darla Everett, Senior Manager, Amgen
- Mike Powers, CEO of Ventura County
- Monica White, President & CEO, FOOD Share, Inc.
- Arcenio Lopez, Executive Director, Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project
- Bruce Stenslie, President & CEO, Economic Development Collaborative
- Lisa Safaeinili, MPH, Executive Director, Westminster Free Clinic
- Scott Hansen, Senior Vice President, Regional Managing Director, Wells Fargo Wealth Management
- Vanessa Bechtel, Presidents & CEO, Ventura County Community Foundation
805 UndocuFund
March 26, 2021 | 9:00 am to 9:45 am
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The 805 UndocuFund is a joint effort of immigrant-serving organizations in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties to provide disaster relief to local immigrant families. Direct financial assistance is to help with basic needs, covering the cost of childcare related to school closures, and rental assistance. This fund has been reactivated in light of the serious consequences related to COVID-19social distancing and the impacts these efforts are having on our undocumented neighbors.
The 805 UndocuFund, based on a successful model after the Tubbs Fire in Northern California, will be overseen by immigrant rights groups including CAUSE, MICOP, and FLA, with funds managed by the Ventura County Community Foundation.
Speakers include:
- Eder Gaona-Macedo, Executive Director, Future Leaders of America, Inc.
- Claudia Armann, Executive Director, McCune Foundation
- Mike Powers, CEO of Ventura County
- Scott Hansen, Senior Vice President, Regional Managing Director, Wells Fargo Wealth Management
- Vanessa Bechtel, Presidents & CEO, Ventura County Community Foundation
Wildfire Recovery Funds
April 9, 2021 | 9:00 am to 9:45 am
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- Anne Whatley, Facilitator, Ventura County Long Term Disaster Recovery Group
- Kirsti Thompson, Director, Give-An-Hour California
- Megan Glynn, Chief Development Officer, Southeast Ventura County YMCA
- Marni Brook, Director of Lending, Women’s Economic Ventures
- Scott Hansen, Senior Vice President, Regional Managing Director, Wells Fargo Wealth Management
- Vanessa Bechtel, Presidents & CEO, Ventura County Community Foundation