California Community Foundation

08/04/2026

Tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes as fast-moving wildfires devastate communities in and around Spokane.

For Los Angeles, this devastation carries a painful familiarity. After the January 2025 wildfires, we saw how urgently communities need support and how long recovery can take.

Organizations on the ground are providing shelter, meals, medical support and other essentials while preparing for the recovery ahead. Swipe through to learn about six organizations helping affected families and communities, and save or share this resource with someone looking for a way to help.

For more information and links to each organization’s website, visit: https://www.calfund.org/news-and-events/spokane-fires-relief-resource-guide/

08/04/2026

St. John's Community Health sees health as inseparable from stability, dignity and trust. While treating Brandi for hepatitis C, the center’s resource team also helped her find housing. After the Boyle Heights warehouse fire, that same commitment moved beyond the clinic as St. John’s worked with CCF and other partners to distribute protective equipment and deployed five mobile units to care for residents.

CCF is proud to support St. John’s because meeting basic needs requires care built around the whole person and the conditions shaping their life, helping make a good life possible for all.

Read the full story: https://www.calfund.org/news-and-events/st-johns-community-health-offers-a-safety-net-of-healing-and-hope/

07/28/2026

Handsinthesoil is creating space for an essential part of wildfire recovery: grieving, reconnecting and healing together.

Through our Wildfire Recovery Fund and Community Healing and Restoration initiative, CCF has supported HITS as it helps Altadena residents strengthen community bonds and renew their relationship with the land. This is how recovery can help build a safer, more connected Los Angeles and move us toward a good life for all.

Read the full story: https://www.calfund.org/news-and-events/walking-through-fire-how-one-nonprofit-is-guiding-eaton-fire-survivors-from-grief-to-renewal/

07/28/2026

The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center created its mural as a symbol of hope, resilience and solidarity while rebuilding from the Eaton Fire. Its defacement with antisemitic graffiti is an act of hate against a community already recovering from profound loss.

CCF stands with our grantee partner PJTC and Jewish communities across Los Angeles County. Antisemitism has no place here. We remain committed to building a region where every community can live with safety, dignity and belonging, and where a good life is accessible to all.

07/27/2026

No community should have to face a crisis alone. Philanthropy has a responsibility to invest early, strengthen local networks and help communities prepare before threats to their safety and democratic freedoms arrive.

In “No City Stands Alone,” our President and CEO Miguel A. Santana joins McKnight Foundation President Tonya Allen and MacArthur Foundation President John Palfrey to reflect on what Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Chicago learned when large-scale federal immigration enforcement tested their communities and civic infrastructure.

Their experiences offer five lessons for how philanthropy can prepare communities, protect democracy and help build a good life for all.

Read the full essay in the Stanford Social Innovation Review: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/philanthropy-no-city-stands-alone

07/23/2026

When a parent is detained, the impact reaches every part of a family’s life.

Capital & Main’s “LA Raids” series, supported by CCF, shares the stories of families across Los Angeles affected by immigration enforcement. The latest follows Esmeralda and her daughters as they try to hold their family together while Jesús, their primary provider and caregiver, remains in detention.

We’re proud to support this series because families living through these experiences deserve to be heard. Their stories show what is at stake, from keeping food on the table to protecting children’s health and education. They also remind us why standing with immigrant families is part of building a good life for all. 💙

Read the full story: https://capitalandmain.com/a-daily-phone-call-holds-together-a-family-divided-by-detention

07/23/2026

For nearly 30 years, Pilipino Workers Center (PWC) has brought Pilipino workers together to advocate for fair pay and create change that lasts.

CCF is proud to have partnered with PWC for more than 15 years. Their work shows how organizing can build economic opportunity by strengthening workers’ ability to shape their futures. That is part of our vision for Los Angeles: a good life for all.

Read the full story: https://www.calfund.org/news-and-events/pilipino-workers-center-empowers-community-to-fight-wage-theft-exploitation/

Cover photo provided by Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California.

07/21/2026

Ricardo Ordaz has always loved cooking the Mexican stews he learned from his mother. After losing his parents and his home, he experienced homelessness. Now, he’s building toward a new career in the St. Joseph Center kitchen. 🧑‍🍳

Through our Impact Fund, CCF directs timely support to trusted local organizations that understand their communities and can respond quickly as needs evolve. We are proud to support St. Joseph Center, which every year:
🏠 Helps place nearly 2,500 people into safe, permanent housing
🍽️ Serves 41,500 hot and nutritious meals
🎓 Graduates 170 people from job-training programs
💚 Provides more than 29,000 mental health services

At CCF, we believe working toward a good life for all means meeting basic needs today while building real economic opportunity for tomorrow.

Read more: https://www.calfund.org/news-and-events/as-federal-budget-cuts-shred-the-social-safety-net-st-joseph-center-ramps-up-support/

07/17/2026

A federal judge has ordered immediate reforms at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, including access to clean drinking water, nutritious meals, adequate medical care and disability accommodations. The ruling also requires independent monitors to oversee compliance while the litigation continues.

This is an important step toward protecting the health and constitutional rights of people held in immigration detention.

We are proud to count Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, Immigrant Defenders Law Center and Public Counsel among CCF’s grantee partners. Their work, alongside Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and people directly affected by conditions at Adelanto, shows what’s possible when advocacy and legal action stand up for those who need it most.

At CCF, we remain committed to working toward a future where every person is treated with dignity and has the opportunity to live a good life.

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U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes ordered the government to make sweeping changes to medical care, sanitation, food, recreation, disability accommodations and visitation.

07/15/2026

We’ve lost count of how many team jerseys have made their way into the CCF office over the past few weeks (though Mexico has been the clear favorite 🇲🇽🫶)! Today’s England vs. Argentina semifinal celebration had our staff fully enjoying the sense of community that makes the World Cup so special. ⚽️