Our response to COVID-19 and help available
In response to a declared emergency in Napa County, we’ve launched a COVID-19 Fund to address the public health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in our community. To learn more, read our press releases of March 12 here, March 20 here and and April 7 here. To donate to […]
An Open Letter to Our Community
We’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to breathe in America of late. Or more pointedly, who gets to breathe, and breathe freely, in America. COVID-19 has taken more than 110,000 lives in the United States, and the last stop for many who became gravely ill was a […]
Getting assistance after the wildfires
Help is still available for Napa County residents who suffered losses as a result of the October 2017 Napa Fire Complex. All services are free of charge and confidential, and available regardless of the immigration status, age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion of those who need support. All disaster relief programs are […]
Our 2018 Community Impact Report
When thousands of generous donors come together with the most effective nonprofits in the Valley, we achieve collective impact. Every day, we gather generous hearts and bright minds to solve the problems that lie beneath the surface of this beautiful place we call home. In 2018, we distributed more than $14 […]
The One Year Anniversary of the Napa Wildfires
One year ago, a ferocious series of fires tore through Napa Valley and the North Bay. More than 1,300 structures were damaged in our community, including 653 homes that were completely destroyed. Seven people lost their lives and 70,000 acres were charred in what is still — after another year […]
Our response to the wildfires and how you can help
In response to the Napa County fires of October 2017, NVCF has activated the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund to provide assistance and critical services to those who live or work in Napa County and are suffering as a result of the Napa Fire Complex. If you are looking to […]
Working to help those in need
Since October 8, our nonprofit partners have helped more than 15,000 people in Napa County to recover. Watch a short video below about some of the work done with the grants we’ve made from the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund.
Helping students succeed in college
When our donors want to help students in Napa Valley achieve their full potential, they open a Scholarship Fund at NVCF. Our donors have chosen the types of students they wish to support, and NVCF currently has Scholarship Funds that help: military veterans; high school students who are first in their families to […]
Citizenship Ceremony in Napa, California on March 31, 2016
When we had the opportunity to host the first-ever United States Naturalization oath ceremony in Napa, we were proud to watch 21 people–representing 12 nations–sworn in as U.S. Citizens. More than 150 people were in attendance for the historic moment. If you couldn’t attend, watch the video below for highlights of […]
Creating a stronger community one new citizen at a time
When our immigration study revealed that Napa County has 9,000 citizenship-eligible Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs), aka Green Card holders, but many were not taking the important step towards achieving citizenship due to an absence of a robust legal services infrastructure, we launched the One Napa Valley Initiative (ONVI), a three-year campaign to create new […]
