We’re proud to support the inaugural LA Funders’ Collaborative Leadership Awards, recognizing community-based leaders working to advance green infrastructure and climate equity across Los Angeles County. View the full list of award recipients here: https://bit.ly/4alFT8L

We join 23 California foundations in calling on officials to declare public health emergencies in response to violent immigration enforcement. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4axLKca #HealthWithoutFear #PublicHealthEmergency #ImmigrantHealth #RacialEquity

The next governor of California will shape how the state responds to attacks on civil rights. At a CCF-backed forum, three candidates shared how they would approach immigration policy, public services, and state-level resistance to federal actions: https://bit.ly/3Z5M4sl

"June 6, 2025; 9:15 a.m. A moment that Angelenos had never before seen. For philanthropist Miguel A. Santana, activist Angelica Salas and journalist Memo Torres, the federal assaults demanded action—and they leaped into it." Read the full article: https://bit.ly/4bjNlmV

Why do cities like Los Angeles so often find themselves on the front lines of democratic struggle? This article explores why LA matters in moments like this, and how Angelenos have modeled collective resistance and solidarity across sectors. Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3NKqkQe

ABC7 covered yesterday’s United We Stand: Defending Democracy and Each Other summit in Los Angeles, where community leaders and advocates came together to discuss rising threats to democratic norms and immigrant rights. Read or watch here: https://bit.ly/4qDL4Yz

Tomorrow! United We Stand: Defending Democracy and Each Other. Be part of the day by tuning into our Gubernatorial Forum, featuring Xavier Becerra, Antonio Villaraigosa, and Betty Yee. It will be livestreamed starting at 12:15 pm: https://www.youtube.com/@UnivisionLosAngeles #UnitedWeStand26

Los Angeles visual artists, mark your calendars! Applications are opening soon for the California Community Foundation Fellowship for Visual Artists. 📅 Applications open January 26 at 9:00 am 📅 Deadline: March 1 at 11:59 pm To learn more, visit: https://bit.ly/49QKCiB #LosAngelesArt #ArtInLA

Dr. King challenged the nation to confront housing inequality as a moral responsibility, not an abstract problem. One year after the Eaton and Palisades fires, that responsibility is still very much unresolved. Stats are from the most recent Dept of Angels survey.

Echoes of History will explore how culture, organizing, and collective memory push back against authoritarianism. If this post found you, consider this an invitation to use our discount code CCFECHOES for $50 off (in-person) or $5 off (virtual). Tickets: janm.org/democracy

When democracy works, problems can be challenged. When it doesn’t, they become permanent. If this post found you, consider this an open invitation to use our code CCFECHOES for $50 off (in-person) or $5 off (virtual). We'd love to see you there. Tickets: janm.org/democracy

CCF’s Rising Together: A Year of Impact is a direct look at the first year after the Eaton and Palisades fires through the lens of survivors, nonprofit partners, and the community response that followed. Dive into the interactive report here: https://risingtogether.calfund.org/

With song, procession, and ceremony, the Palisades community came together today to honor the twelve lives lost in the Palisades Fire. We’re honored to support this work and to stand alongside Palisades Long Term Recovery Group and other community-led efforts guiding recovery for the road ahead.

Honored to have our long-term wildfire recovery work featured in Sunset Magazine. One year on, this work continues thanks to the sustained generosity of donors who understand that recovery takes years, not months. Read the article here: https://bit.ly/3N79lra

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been highlighting stories from Angelenos Rise Together, our 2025 magazine—a collection of stories that reflect what we witnessed during one of the most challenging years in recent memory. Read the full magazine here: https://bit.ly/3Z02BxP #WildfireRecovery

"The lingering pain and anxiety unleashed on Jan. 7, 2025 by the Eaton and Palisades fires is illustrated in a new survey and in a pop-up art installation that opened over the weekend in downtown Los Angeles." Read more: https://lat.ms/3N0sFq2 #WildfireRecovery #LosAngeles

“In the aftermath of the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires, a new force for recovery and advocacy emerged in Los Angeles: the Department of Angels. Read the Department of Angels’ story, page 42: https://issuu.com/calfund/docs/angelenos_rise_together?fr=sNmZiYzg5Mjc2NTk

"With Us: Walk With Fire Survivors Through Sight, Sound, and Story," is a new immersive installation inviting Angelenos to walk alongside wildfire survivors through art, audio. City Market Social House, open now through Jan. 7 from 12–8 pm. Admission is free. #WildfireRecovery

"With Us: Walk With Fire Survivors Through Sight, Sound, and Story," is a new immersive installation inviting Angelenos to walk alongside wildfire survivors through art, audio. City Market Social House, open now through Jan. 7 from 12–8 pm. Admission is free. #WildfireRecovery

“Like so many others, Alejandra Surias saw her world turn upside down Jan 7. As fast-moving flames tore through Eaton Canyon, the Pasadena High School senior fled her home with her family in the dead of night." Read College Access Plan’s story, page 24: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD

“Months after evacuating from the Palisades fire, Lena Latiff recently returned to her beloved Casa Gateway affordable housing community. 'I keep thanking God I’m home,' said Latiff, 70." Read the story of Casa Gateway’s reopening, page 38: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD

“When Francesca and John first saw the smoke from the Palisades fire, they packed up quickly, only grabbing a small bag. The next morning, they noticed their garage Ring camera had gone dark." Read Pepperdine Disaster Relief Clinic’s story, page 28: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD

During NYELA, images of everyday Angelenos were illuminated across the Hall of Records, calling attention to the real human impact of federal immigration raids & the growing uncertainty facing many families and communities. About the campaign: aminextla.org #AmINext

Thank you to the survivors, families, volunteers, partners & supporters who helped make this moment possible & continue to stand with communities on the long road to recovery. You can help wildfire survivors rebuild: https://www.calfund.org/ccf-wildfire-recovery-fund/ #RoseParade #WildfireRecovery

To highlight the reach of the Wildfire Recovery Fund, CCF this week released an interactive report entitled “Rising Together: A Year of Impact.” View the interactive report here: https://risingtogether.calfund.org/ #WildfireRecovery #LosAngeles

“Just minutes after a firestorm ignited a swath of destruction through Altadena on January 7, the exodus began. A pony. A pot-bellied pig. Hundreds of cats and dogs." Read Pasadena Humane's story, page 4: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD Photo credit: Pasadena Humane

“On January 7, someone typed, “There’s a fire on the mountain!” and just like that, [the Whatsapp group] became our evacuation network.” Read the Eaton Fire Survivor Network's story, page 20: https://issuu.com/calfund/docs/angelenos_rise_together?fr=sNmZiYzg5Mjc2NTk

Families and friends of the 31 loved ones lost in the Eaton and Palisades fires came together yesterday to share stories, tears and hugs. Read the full story here: https://www.calfund.org/news-and-events/loved-ones-lost-in-wildfires-remembered-with-rose-parade-float-flowers/

“‘CORE helped our family get back on our feet,’ Sullivan said. ‘We were really in a tight spot … we didn’t have a lot of funds coming in and they were there right at the right time.’” Angelenos Rise Together, page 6: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD #WildfireRecovery

"Rising Together" honors lives lost and the families who are still navigating recovery. Seeing survivors guide this work affirms what this project is about: healing, community and the power of coming together. To support wildfire survivors, visit: https://www.calfund.org/ccf-wildfire-recovery-fund/

“For years, Iretha Warmsley has volunteered with Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE), packaging bags filled with bread, corn, chili, spaghetti sauce and other essentials for neighbors in need.” Angelenos Rise Together, page 32: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD

Wildfire survivors from Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena began decorating the “Rising Together” float over the weekend, reminding the world that recovery is far from over. You can help wildfire survivors rebuild by contributing to CCF’s Wildfire Recovery Fund: https://bit.ly/4pZFpvG

“‘I was just thinking: “thank God, thank God. We now have some money to help us to stay afloat until we can just get things organized.” This was just overwhelming,’ Anderson said.” Read about The Change Reaction in Angelenos Rise Together, page 34: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD

“They began lining up at 6 a.m., waiting on a Pasadena street corner to receive food that would sustain them for a week amid heightened community needs triggered by the recent wildfires and immigration raids." Angelenos Rise Together, page 8: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD

“Bumdog Torres has called himself a ‘career homeless bum’ and ‘a complete nobody’ and revels in that. Except he’s not a nobody. He is one of the city’s most celebrated photographers of unhoused people, who has lived on the streets himself.” Angelenos Rise Together, page 14: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD

“For Jim Kirtley, executive director of the Palisades-Malibu YMCA, the most painful part of losing the building in January’s wildfires was missing daily interactions with 600 members, 25 staffers and even the passersby he regularly greeted on the street.” Page 40: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD

“The Edwards-Goodman family’s towering 30-foot oak isn’t just a tree—it’s family. When the Eaton Fire [reduced] their home to ash, the family was devastated. Amid the heartbreak, they were relieved to find the old oak still standing." Page 22: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD #WildfireRecovery

Happy Holidays from all of us at CCF! ✨ Thank you for being part of our work toward a good life for all in Los Angeles County. Wishing you a season filled with warmth, connection, and community.

“The young mother with a four-month-old baby strapped on her back has not been able to afford any meat for her family of four for weeks. Her husband is too fearful to leave home for his restaurant job after immigration agents launched raids.” Angelenos Rise Together, page 30: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD

“On a stunning Malibu cliff, artist Myra Burg had lovingly filled her home and work studio with paintings, sculptures and the heartbeat of her life’s work: supplies to create cylindrical tapestries. And then it was gone. All of it.” Page 10: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD #WildfireRecovery

“About 30 families found solace and strength Saturday, when they gathered with others whose loved ones had also been taken by immigration agents.” We're sharing stories from Angelenos Rise Together, our 2025 collection. CHIRLA’s story starts on page 36: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD

“The [Pacific Palisades Community Council]’s cohesive leadership was called on as never before when wildfires ignited Jan. 7 and tore through the community... upending life as they knew it.” We're sharing stories from Angelenos Rise Together, our 2025 collection. Page 12: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD

We’re honored that The Guardian is highlighting 'Am I Next?'—our public art campaign projecting Angelenos asking a critical question: if constitutional rights can be ignored, who among us is truly safe? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/20/los-angeles-public-art-trump-ice-raids

“Rasheed Ali and Gayle Nicholls-Ali were celebrating their 43rd wedding anniversary in the Bahamas when they saw news of wildfires back home.” We're sharing stories from Angelenos Rise Together, our 2025 collection. Read the full story starting on page 18: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD

“For 52 years, hundreds of gardeners worked the earth at Altadena Community Garden to grow fruit, vegetables and flowers. Now they tend its soil to regrow their community.” We're sharing stories from Angelenos Rise Together, our 2025 collection. Read the full story, page 26: https://bit.ly/3MW0DvD

Today, State Senator Sasha Renée Pérez announced $4 million in investments to support rebuilding and restoration projects that will help bring Eaton Fire survivors home. CCF is the philanthropic partner serving as the intermediary to distribute the state funds.

The targeted attack on Jewish community members at Bondi Beach in Sydney is deeply disturbing, made all the more painful as it occurred during Chanukah—a time meant for reflection, resilience, and community. Chanukah reminds us that hope and perseverance endure even in dark moments.

Sneak Peek: “Rising Together” - Wildfire Survivors Will Have a Dedicated Float in the 137th Rose Parade® Read more: https://www.calfund.org/news-and-events/rising-together-wildfire-survivors-will-have-a-dedicated-float-in-the-137th-rose-parade/

CCF President & CEO Miguel A. Santana was featured on The Raid, a new investigative podcast that delves into current deportation efforts in America. He discusses why standing up for core American values matters now more than ever. Watch or listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAbJrfhO6OE

For 25 years, Centro CHA has strengthened economic opportunity for Latino and immigrant families in Long Beach—creating culturally responsive pathways to education, employment, and long-term stability. We asked Centro CHA five questions about their work and are sharing their answers here.