From the American Canyon Eagle: NapaLearns uses grant funding to bolster student math, coding skills
September 19, 2018, By Eagle Staff NapaLearns has received a grant from the Napa Valley Community Foundation to further support math and robotics curriculum for middle and high school students. One of 14 grant recipients, NapaLearns was awarded $5,000 from NVCF, plus another $2,500 from an anonymous donor, that will […]
From the Sacramento Bee: Want to help fire victims? Don’t send any more stuff
Jul 31, 2018 , By Ryan Sabalow And Cynthia Hubert It happens every time there’s a major disaster like the Carr Fire. Kind people desperately want to help victims whose homes were destroyed, so they organize donation drives and ship truckloads of used clothing, furniture, canned goods, bottled water and […]
From Napa Valley Register: Napa Valley Community Foundation starts new program to help wildfire victims
June 21, Register Staff Napa Valley Community Foundation has started a program to help homeowners and renters replace essential household contents, make repairs or rebuild homes that were damaged or destroyed as a result of the October wildfires. Grants are now available to Napa County homeowners whose primary residence was […]
From Napa Valley Register: Sen. Dodd honors Napa Valley Community Foundation as Nonprofit of the Year
June 7, Register Staff The Napa Valley Community Foundation has been honored as Nonprofit of the Year for the Third Senate District by Senator Bill Dodd. “The foundation has a strong track record of filling gaps and addressing urgent needs,” Dodd, D-Napa, said in a news release. “Its work following […]
From St. Helena Star: Napa Valley Community Foundation offers small business fire recovery grants in Napa County
May 21, Star Staff The Napa Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) has started a program to help small businesses that suffered physical losses or economic injury as a result of the October 2017 wildfires. Grants are now available to Napa County businesses that applied for a disaster loan from the U.S. […]
From Napa Valley Register: Affordable apartments for 50 Napa families to begin construction
April 28, Kevin Courtney In a new south Napa neighborhood where car dealerships, stores and market rate apartments will soon be sprouting, so too will a 50-unit apartment project for low-income families. A ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday marked the start of construction of Stoddard West apartments on Gasser Foundation land […]
From KRCB North Bay Public Media: Fire Recovery Series: Napa Valley Foundation Takes Lessons From Quake to Aid Fire Survivors
April 26, 2018, Steve Mencher
From Napa Valley Register: October wildfires impacted nonprofit groups in Napa and Sonoma
April 10, 2018, Register Staff A new survey conducted by the Center for Effective Philanthropy reports that 85 percent of nonprofit organizations in the North Bay—spanning arts and culture, education and the environment, and health and social services—have been impacted by the October 2017 wildfires. In February and March, the […]
From Napa Valley Register: Our view: Arising better and stronger after fires
April 7, 2018, Napa Valley Register Editorial Board This weekend marks six months since the outbreak of the deadly wildfires that swept over Napa County and other parts of the North Bay, killing 44 and destroying nearly 9,000 structures. Many of the areas burned by the fire have begun to […]
From LA Times: In Northern California, forgotten victims of the wildfires struggle to regain their footing
December 16, 2017, By Robin Abcarian NAPA, Calif. — Claudia and Francisco Alvarez had what they thought was a perfect situation in the mountains west of Calistoga in Napa County. For several years, they worked and lived on the grounds of a rustic guest ranch with their two children, Steven, 7, […]
From Napa Valley Register: Napa’s Disaster Relief Fund has helped 7,000 fire victims
November 22, 2017, Register Staff Since the outbreak of the Napa fires in early October, a special fund established to provide immediate and long-term assistance to those affected by the disaster has helped more than 7,000 residents, organizers report. The Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund, which is housed at […]
From Napa Valley Register: V. Sattui Winery, Castello di Amorosa to donate $100,000 for disaster relief
October 11, 2017, Register Staff V. Sattui Winery and Castello di Amorosa will be making a joint contribution of $100,000 to the Napa Valley Community Foundation Disaster Relief Fund. The NVCF will be distributing grants from this fund to organizations providing crucial services for those impacted by the fires including, […]
From Napa Valley Register: Beckstoffer matches Warrior player donation for fire relief
October 30, 2017 Longtime Golden State Warriors fan and vineyard owner Andy Beckstoffer announced that Beckstoffer Vineyards will match Golden State Warriors superstar Klay Thompson’s donation of $1,000 per point he scores to North Bay Fire Relief for a total of three home games. Beckstoffer’s matching donation will be $1,000 […]
From NBC Los Angeles: Livermore Valley Leans In: Fire Relief Fundraiser
October 11, 2017, Alysia Gray Painter WINE COUNTRY SUPPORT: It’s been a common and urgent question over the last few days among people watching the active fires in Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino Counties: “What can I do?” Many offers of help have poured in to various agencies since Monday, Oct. 9, […]
From KQED News: Tech Giants Respond to Wildfires Close to Home
October 11, 2017, By Michelle Cheng As deadly wildfires continue to rip through Northern California, Bay Area-based tech giants are responding to the crisis with digital features and by working with local communities. Since Airbnb activated its disaster response tool to help those impacted by the fires on Monday, more than 200 people […]
From The Mercury News: Facebook, Google, Apple offer tools, money to help with Wine Country fires
October 11, 2017, Levi Sumagaysay Bay Area News Group Northern Californians affected by wildfires are using Silicon Valley tools such as Facebook’s Safety Check, Google search’s SOS Alert and a Google crisis map. But the tech giants are also helping by donating money to aid and recovery efforts for the […]
From Bustle: How To Help California Wildfire Victims From Anywhere In The Country
October 10, 2017, By Madhuri Sathish Ongoing wildfires in Northern California have left at least 23 people dead, according to CNN’s latest report, and at least 285 people remain missing. An estimated 23 major wildfires are burning across five counties, impacting approximately 170,000 acres — predominantly in wine country. Roughly […]
Fast Company: How to help Napa fire victims: 8 things you can do for California’s Wine Country right now
October 10, 2017 California’s Wine Country is in a state of emergency as more than a dozen wildfires burn through large swaths of land in Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, and Yuba counties. The fires have destroyed at least 1,500 structures, caused at least 10 fatalities, and forced an estimated 20,000 […]
From Napa Valley Register: Napa Valley Community Foundation creates a disaster relief fund for fire victims
October 10, 2017, Register Staff In response to several major Napa County fires that have displaced thousands of area residents, Napa Valley Community Foundation has activated a Disaster Relief Fund for fire victims. The Fund was originally established in response to the South Napa earthquake of 2014 with a $10 […]
From Napa Valley Register: Forum looks at impacts of federal immigration policy on Napa County
September 7, 2017, Maria Sestito YOUNTVILLE — One day after a rally was held showing solidarity with Napa Valley’s immigrant population, a forum convened to discuss the topic of immigration at the Yountville Community Center. Randy Capps of the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. was the key speaker at […]
