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At our annual meeting, both staff and board members stepped forward to seed the Keeper of the Dream Scholarship in Honor of Scott Hansen, VCCF Board Chair (2015-2021)<\/strong>. This annual scholarship will support Ventura County residents who are currently enrolled in college as a sophomore, junior, or senior, and attending either an approved vocational school, community college, or 4-year university. The main requirement is that a student demonstrate perseverance in the face of adversity and a commitment to our core values of trust, transparency, compassion, equity, tenacity, excellence,<\/strong> and authentic connection<\/strong>, all traits that Scott possesses in spades.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t often get a chance to share my personal gratitude for Scott\u2019s service to our community, and just can\u2019t let this moment go by without sharing a bit more with you.<\/p>\n First, Scott embodies what it is to be a fiduciary, meaning, he puts our clients\u2019 and our community first, always! I\u2019ve never seen him shy away from doing what\u2019s right, no matter how hard, and he is guided by a deep sense of integrity and commitment.<\/p>\n One of the many examples of this was the morning after the Thomas Fire. After losing his own home that first night, Scott was on the phone with me before dawn the next morning helping your community foundation immediately respond and raise funds to help those who were most negatively impacted. Under his leadership, VCCF granted more than $1 million in the first three weeks to support nonprofit organizations serving those most in need, including providing emergency support to families, access to childcare, and relief aid to our community\u2019s farmworkers and service workers.<\/p>\n Less than a year later, when the mass shooting at Borderline Bar and Grill took the lives of twelve of our neighbors and impacted hundreds more, Scott was my most strategic thought partner in helping us work through an extremely sensitive and complex situation. With his help more than $4.135 million was granted to families who had loved ones taken from them and those present at the time of the shooting. Of course, in that same 24-hour period, VCCF once again found itself responding to two more wildfires, granting more than $3.71 million to-date (not including donor advised funds grants) in disaster response related to Hill and Woolsey.<\/p>\n Scott brainstormed hundreds of logistics with me throughout the 2020 census, supported the launching of our Caregiver Initiative, advocated for support for our small business community and farmworkers, and has lent his financial brain anytime we needed. Throughout COVID-19, he has helped steward over $60 million to our community. As Scott passes the torch to our incoming Board Chair, Sean Leonard<\/strong>, I\u2019m grateful that he is continuing as a Board Member, and I\u2019m proud to have been able to serve with him these many years.<\/p>\n Please be assured, Scott took great care in working with the VCCF Board of Directors to appoint Sean Leonard as his successor. For those who have not yet met Sean, you will just love working with him! I look forward to featuring Sean in our upcoming newsletter and for you getting to know him as we do.<\/p>\n Finally, over the past month, because of the generosity of our community, the Ventura County Community Foundation has granted more than $729,000 to local organizations. Now, our greatest priority is to help raise the remaining funding needed for the Programa de assist\u00eancia aos agregados familiares de trabalhadores agr\u00edcolas<\/strong>. I hope you will consider joining me to support our hardworking neighbors during this very challenging time by donating today.<\/p>\n Felicidades para si, Vanessa Bechtel, Presidente e Diretora Executiva<\/p>\n During his tenure as Chair, Scott Hansen has overseen close to\u00a0$100 million in grantmaking<\/strong>\u00a0to the Ventura County community, including VCCF\u2019s disaster response efforts to help those impacted by the Thomas, Hill, Woolsey wildfires and Borderline mass shooting, as well as its COVID-19 relief efforts. Hansen has also championed the community foundation\u2019s 2020 Census outreach efforts, Caregiving Initiative, Farmworker Household Assistance Program, Vaccine Outreach & Education, scholarships to over 1,000 students, and grants to more than 500 local nonprofit organizations.Read More<\/p>\n Some of Sean\u2019s more notable projects are Disney Concert Hall, the Camarillo Library and over 5,500 units of affordable housing throughout Central and Southern California. He has also taught Construction Management at UCLA Extension & USC\u2019s Graduate School of Civil & Environmental Engineering.<\/p>\n Sean is a first-generation immigrant born and raised in Hong Kong, and has lived in Ventura County for over 30 years. Sean & his wife Gwen currently reside in Oxnard. He serves on the Boards of A Community of Friends (which develops and operates affordable housing for people with mental illness), Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families, and volunteers for numerous other nonprofit organizations.<\/p>\n Through the generosity of\u00a0donors and the hard work of the FHAP team,\u00a03.465 fam\u00edlias de trabalhadores agr\u00edcolas em dificuldades receberam $1.000 subs\u00eddios em dinheiro em 2020.<\/strong>\u00a0So far in 2021, 172 farmworker families have received cash grants, with an additional 15 families scheduled to receive grants this October. In addition, the Board of Supervisors, inspired by the many donors to FHAP, allocated more than $3 million.<\/p>\n As the pandemic\u2019s devastation continues, farmworker hardships have deepened and increased as debts pile up, rent goes unpaid, and families become increasingly desperate. Requests for financial assistance continue to pour in, and an additional\u00a02,800 additional farmworker families needing financial assistance<\/strong>\u00a0have now been registered and qualified. With more requests coming in, we need your help more than ever! Please give what you can, as soon as you can.\u00a0Cada d\u00f3lar faz a diferen\u00e7a.<\/strong>Fazer um donativo<\/p>\n This October, VCCF visited two locally-based nonprofits, the Native Plant Nursery with the Santa Monica Mountains Fund and the Ojai Raptor Center, as part of our environmental listening tour for local nonprofits focused on nature, climate, and wildlife.<\/p>\n
\nVanessa<\/p>\nScott Hansen Passes Board Chair Torch
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<\/a>After six years as the\u00a0Chair of the Board of Directors for the Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF), Scott Hansen<\/strong>, Regional Managing Director for the Valley Market of Wells Fargo Private Wealth Management,\u00a0is passing the baton to VCCF\u2019s incoming Board Chair, Sean Leonard<\/strong>.<\/p>\nMeet Chair Sean Leonard<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Sean Leonard is the new VCCF Board Chair<\/strong>. He joined the Board in 2019 and has previously served as Secretary. Sean is President and CEO of S. L. Leonard & Associates, Inc. which he founded in 2004. S.L. Leonard is a certified Minority Business Enterprise that provides Owner\u2019s Representation, Project and Construction management for nonprofits, public agencies, developers, businesses and investors.<\/p>\nPrograma de assist\u00eancia aos agregados familiares de trabalhadores agr\u00edcolas<\/h3>\n
<\/a>Em mar\u00e7o de 2020, o\u00a0Programa de assist\u00eancia aos agregados familiares de trabalhadores agr\u00edcolas (FHAP)<\/strong>\u00a0was formed to provide emergency relief to the thousands of farmworkers in Ventura County facing devastating economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the program began, it has successfully provided direct assistance to help farmworker families meet their basic needs in Ventura County, which is home to more than 40,000 farmworker households.<\/p>\nVCCF Scholarships Open<\/h3>\n
We are excited to announce that the A candidatura a uma bolsa de estudo VCCF 2022 j\u00e1 est\u00e1 aberta!<\/strong> Temos mais de 85 oportunidades de bolsas de estudo para os estudantes se candidatarem e podemos atribuir mais de 1,3 milh\u00f5es de d\u00f3lares em bolsas de estudo<\/strong> to students in Ventura County! This year, we are implementing a soft deadline of December 10, 2021<\/strong>. Any student who submits their application by the soft deadline will have VCCF staff review the application for any errors. Students will then have the opportunity to address any errors before the final deadline of January 21, 2022<\/strong>. We are also hosting convening\u2019s and supports for students who need assistance, these will take place every week until the January 21, 2022 deadline. If you have any questions about the VCCF scholarship program, please visit our webpage or contact Malena McKaba via email at mmckaba@vccf.org<\/a>Candidatar-se agora<\/p>\nVCCF Visits Native Plant Nursery
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\nThe Native Plant Nursery, Santa Monica Mountains Fund<\/a>
\n401 W Hillcrest Dr, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360<\/p>\n
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