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Sparking dialogue on key issues and trends

Posted on: Jun 4, 2013

When a groundbreaking book was published about the sweeping demographic changes taking place across the nation, we invited the author, Paul Taylor, to Napa to talk about this important topic. We convened a group of local donors and stakeholders to meet with Paul and discuss his findings, which are based on several decades of demographic…

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Backing new and effective programs

Posted on: May 21, 2013

When Napa Emergency Women’s Services (NEWS) wanted to try a different approach to helping victims of domestic violence, we engaged one of our donors to provide seed funding. NEWS developed a team that delivers crisis intervention services immediately, on the scene of a domestic dispute, and connects victims to help from other agencies. Their program shifted…

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Press Release: One Napa Valley Initiative

Posted on: Apr 24, 2013

Napa Valley Community Foundation Launches One Napa Valley Initiative.  Focus is on Naturalization Services for Legal Permanent Residents.  Thousands of Others Could Also be Served if Immigration Reforms Are Enacted. Napa, CA — April 24, 2013 — Napa Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) today announced the One Napa Valley Initiative, a three-year investment of more than…

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From Los Angeles Times: $1 Million Will Go to Naturalize Immigrants in Napa County

Posted on: Apr 23, 2013

April 23, 2013, 2:18 pm • Lee Romney • SAN FRANCISCO -- The Napa Valley Community Foundation on Tuesday announced it would invest $1 million over the next three years to help the county's legal immigrants become U.S. citizens. The initiative comes a year after the release of a comprehensive analysis of Napa County's immigrant community…

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From Napa Valley Register: Mulligan Helps Build Foundation for Community

Posted on: Sep 19, 2012

September 18, 2012 6:12 pm  •  Jennifer Huffman • Terence Mulligan is the president of the Napa Valley Community Foundation, which distributes $2 million to $3 million annually to local charities. Mulligan moved to Napa in 2004 to become president of the Napa Valley Community Foundation. The nonprofit works sort of like a philanthropic investment bank,…

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From American Public Media’s Marketplace: Napa Valley Immigrants Pay Their Way

Posted on: May 7, 2012

Jeff Tyler discusses the fiscal impact of immigration on Napa County in this interview with Napa Valley Community Foundation President, Terence Mulligan. Kai Ryssdal: It's not likely immigration policy's going to be a big national issue in November. Congress and the White House agreed to disagree on that a couple of years ago. Locally, though, it's much more of a concern, depending…

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From La Opinión: La economía de Napa la mueven los inmigrantes

Posted on: May 4, 2012

Por: Pilar Marrero / pilar.marrero@laopinion.com PUBLICADO: MAY, 4, 2012 3:00 El valle de Napa, con sus plantíos de uva, sus grandes fincas y su prestigiosa industria del vino, es un motor económico de California. Pero no tendría la vitalidad que hoy tiene – y el prestigio mundial- si no fuera porque cuenta con una mano de obra especializada…

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From American Public Media’s Marketplace: In Napa, Civic Leaders Try to Grow a Hispanic Middle Class

Posted on: Dec 13, 2011

Jeff Tyler discusses creating a Latino middle class in Napa County in this interview with Napa Valley Community Foundation President, Terence Mulligan, and other local nonprofit leaders. Kai Ryssdal: A report out here in California last week shows that less than half the families in this state are middle-class anymore. Yes, part of that's a bad economy, but the…

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From New York Times: Aware of Its Dependence, Napa Takes Care of Migrant Workers

Posted on: May 26, 2011

By SCOTT JAMES • A worker trimmed excess branches and leaves from vines. Nearly every drop of Napa County’s world-class wine is produced by migrant labor. This time of year, that means the workers are suckering vines — pulling off, by hand, tiny sprouts that might hinder the growth of healthy grapes. Just as painstakingly,…

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