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You Do ADU, Part 2: How to pay for your ADU

Posted on: Apr 13, 2023

April 5, 2023, Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times Once you’ve decided to build an ADU, the real fun starts: finding a way to pay for it. That won’t be an issue if you’ve got enough money in the bank to buy a Ferrari — go ahead and start interviewing contractors. Everyone else will have to…

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Napa County affordable loan program for ADU construction officially launches

Posted on: Mar 20, 2023

March 17, 2023, Edward Booth, Napa Valley Register Napa County’s first-in-the-country forgivable loan program for accessory dwelling unit construction has officially launched, the county announced in a Friday press release. The loans are intended to make it easier for people to build ADUs, which are living quarters that can be attached or detached from a…

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Grapevines: Scholarships offered for winery and vineyard employees

Posted on: Feb 21, 2023

February 18, 2023 by the Napa Valley Register The Napa Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) has established the Robert Alexander Scott Scholarship Fund, which will make its first scholarship awards this year. The scholarship is made possible by Bruce Scott, former CEO of Scott Laboratories, and memorializes his son, Robert Alexander Scott (Alex). The Petaluma-based Scott…

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How to Help Turkey and Syria Recover

Posted on: Feb 8, 2023

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early on Monday, February 6.  Reported as the most devastating earthquake to strike the region in almost a century, it has flattened thousands of buildings while the death toll, currently over 5,000, continues to rise. We have vetted a number of organizations that are providing…

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Napa Grapevines: Queen launches health care scholarship fund

Posted on: Jan 30, 2023

January 27, 2023 by the Napa Valley Register Queen of the Valley Foundation and Napa Valley Community Foundation announced they have launched a Healthcare Scholarship Fund to help financially support those that live in Napa Valley with their desire to enter into the field of health care. Applications will be accepted from Jan. 9 to…

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UpValley Family Centers offers free bilingual tax prep

Posted on: Jan 24, 2023

January 24, 2023 By the St. Helena Star   The UpValley Family Centers will offer free tax preparation services through the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program from Tuesday, Jan. 24, through Tuesday, April 18. The UVFC has been providing free tax filing assistance to qualifying individuals and families since 2005, helping to generate…

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Thank you donors for support

Posted on: Dec 5, 2022

Dec 2, 2022 Letter to the Editor in the Napa Valley Register   As Optimist Youth Basketball begins its new season, I would like to acknowledge the generous grants we received this summer from the Gasser Foundation and Napa Valley Community Foundation, namely its Donor Advised Funds: the Turley Family Fund; the Thacher Family Fund;…

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