{"id":23635,"date":"2025-11-13T10:43:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/?p=23635"},"modified":"2025-11-13T10:43:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:43:26","slug":"ventura-county-neighbors-support-fund-matching-opportunity-announced-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/ja\/ventura-county-neighbors-support-fund-matching-opportunity-announced-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventura County Neighbors Support Fund Matching Opportunity Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article was originally published by Vida.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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(From l. to r.) back row is Finley West, Mike Soules, Mike Silacci, Aidan Miner, Julia Stermer, Kinsey Cohen, Leslie Leavens, and Calleen Pardinas; front row is Roshin Mathew, Candice Tang Nyholt, Vanessa Bechtel, Sierra Kettenburg, and Leah Lacayo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Second Round of Grants Recently Distributed to Eleven Community-Based Organizations<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Momentum is building with the announcement of a new matching opportunity for the Ventura County Neighbors Support Fund, a community-wide effort to support local families and small businesses experiencing sudden hardship and disruption. Through the generosity of the Brokaw Family Fund, donations up to a total of $50,000 will be matched, doubling impact for this vital humanitarian effort that offers a coordinated and trusted way for residents to step up and support one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Brokaw Family Fund normally focuses on bettering the lives of farm workers but now all our immigrant neighbors are threatened,\u201d said Ellen Brokaw. \u201cNon-profits are overwhelmed with requests from families for life-sustaining help. We hope this challenge will inspire others to contribute whatever they can to help all our neighbors in need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Elena Brokaw presenting at the October Ventura County Neighbors Support Fund convening on behalf of the Museum of Ventura County.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The latest round of grants amount to $134,000, and recipients include Catholic Charities, Ventura County; Conejo Community Outreach; House Farm Workers!; Lucha, Inc.; Mixteco\/Ind\u00edgena Community Organizing Project (MICOP); Oxnard College Foundation; Safe Passage Youth Foundation; Samaritan Center \u2013 Simi Valley; Saticoy Food Hub; Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church and Spirit of Santa Paula. In total, over $454,000 has been donated or committed to the Ventura County Neighbors Support Fund to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Convened by the Ventura County Community Foundation, the Ventura County Neighbors Support Fund & Coalition is led by over 30 partners and counting. The broad coalition behind the Fund includes business, civic, nonprofit, education and faith-based leaders from across Ventura County. Multiple cities have come on board as partners of the vital humanitarian effort as well, such as Thousand Oaks, Port Hueneme, Fillmore, Ventura and Camarillo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am so humbled by just how generous our community is, and so proud of what we have been able to accomplish together in the last few weeks,\u201d said Ventura County Community Foundation Board Chair Leah Lacayo. \u201cWith this new matching opportunity for the Ventura County Neighbors Support Fund, we can double our impact to support our Ventura County community. We are grateful to the Brokaw Family Fund for their generous contribution and for taking action to support our neighbors in need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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(From l. to r.) David Yoshitomi , Bernardo Perez, Vanessa Bechtel, Dr. Ray Bowman, and Haider Alawami.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

One hundred percent of every contribution to the Ventura County Neighbors Support Fund will directly support:<\/p>\n\n\n\n