Proposed federal budget cuts under H.R. 1 threaten to strip more than one million Angelenos of access to food assistance, health care, and housing. Read more: https://bit.ly/4lTIv37 To support our work: https://bit.ly/487qSqz

Pasadena Now highlights Coffee With A Cause’s expansion to Highland Park, driven by data identifying the area as a hub for foster youth. Proud to support this investment in opportunity. Read more: https://bit.ly/4uXMKP7

At CCF, we invest in the people, industries, and ideas that drive economic opportunity across Los Angeles. We are thrilled to support the release of the Spring 2026 Otis College Report on the Creative Economy. RSVP today to attend in person or online: https://bit.ly/3PKWVq5

After the Eaton Fire, EmpowHer Institute launched a boxing-based wellness program with Brick City Boxing to help girls safely channel stress and build confidence. This work was made possible through funding from CCF’s Wildfire Recovery Fund. 🎥 Watch: https://bit.ly/4rJAsXH

Happy First Day of Spring, Los Angeles! Did you know oyster mushrooms can heal fire-damaged soil? 🍄 At Altadena Community Garden, with support from CCF, sunflowers are blooming and gardeners hope to soon find their way back to the plots they love: https://bit.ly/4s674ff #WildfireRecovery

Immigrant workers have been among the hardest hit by the LA wildfires, losing jobs and livelihoods as the community around them changed. Grateful to support Big Heart Ranch and Boys and Girls Club of Malibu in making sure recovery reaches everyone. #WildfireRecovery #Immigration

"Wonderfully ordinary in the best possible way," Maggie said of the day she spent at Big Heart Ranch, supported by CCF, with her husband and young son Cooper, who explored goats, pigs and donkeys with dirt on his hands and frosting on his face. #WildfireRecovery #AnimalRescue

Today, CCF convened three powerhouse community leaders to brief our board on the real, on-the-ground stakes of looming federal funding cuts for Los Angeles: Jim Mangia of St. John's Community Health, LaShonda Diggs of the LA County DPSS, and Lourdes Castro Ramirez of HACLA.

Healing looks different for everyone. Thank you to the Los Angeles Daily News for capturing what it looked like at Big Heart Ranch last weekend—where CCF-funded programming brought together wildfire volunteers and survivors for a day of connection and renewal: https://bit.ly/4rxWD3b #AnimalRescue

The California Community Foundation is proud to have supported a daylong healing event at Big Heart Ranch—a wellness center and animal sanctuary just off Pacific Coast Highway—hosted together with the Boys and Girls Club of Malibu. #WildfireRecovery

65% of CCF's staff identify as women, and we've been a majority-female organization since our earliest days. Today we celebrate the women who bring their brilliance, care and passion to this work every single day. Happy International Women's Day to all the incredible women in our community. 💛

Proud to support Coffee with a Cause—with funding from CCF, LAEDC, and California Jobs First, their Rosebud Coffee just opened a second location, offering great coffee and paid career training for young adults in LA County. ☕ Pasadena: 7 am–3:30 pm ☕ Highland Park: 8 am–3 pm #EconomicOpportunity

In celebration of Black History Month, CCF is proud to honor partners who are preserving Black legacy while shaping a more just future. In the wake of the wildfires, Altadena Rising is doing more than rebuilding — they are fighting for justice: https://www.altadenarisingnow.org/ ✊🏾 #BHM

We’re proud to announce the newly elected Investment & Sustainability Advisory Committee for the California Jobs First LA County Collaborative — led by newly elected co-chairs. Learn more + meet the co-chairs: https://bit.ly/4r4DTbc Join a Working Group: https://bit.ly/3OHQjZ6

CCF will continue advancing work at the intersection of democracy, immigration, and community stability, because it's essential to a thriving Los Angeles. We are proud to stand alongside elected leaders working to make a good life accessible to all Angelenos. #StateoftheUnion

Am I Next?—a public art campaign with faces of Angelenos asking that urgent question & stories of those taken in immigration raids. Now at: Gloria Molina Grand Park (from sunset daily) through March 2026 The Music Center (9 am-10 pm) through October 2026 aminextla.org

Los Angeles visual artists: this is your reminder that applications for the California Community Foundation Fellowship for Visual Artists close March 1 at 11:59 PM! To apply, visit: https://www.calfund.org/grants/fellowship-for-visual-artists/ #LosAngelesArt #LocalArtists #ArtInLA

Wishing everyone celebrating Lunar New Year a season of renewal and possibility as we enter the Year of the Horse. We’re grateful for the communities across Los Angeles County whose cultures, traditions, and leadership strengthen our region every day. #LunarNewYear #YearoftheHorse #LosAngeles

Presidents’ Day is officially Washington’s Birthday, but democracy has never belonged to one office or one person. It’s sustained by communities who participate, organize, and lead together. #PresidentsDay #Democracy #Immigration #Solidarity

Love builds LA. We see philanthropy as an act of love: choosing long-term commitment and trusting communities to lead their own solutions. That belief guides our work across Los Angeles County. Today and every day, we love LA. #HappyValentinesDay #LosAngeles

This Black History Month, we honor a legacy that has always understood something fundamental: communities take care of each other. This legacy lives on through action. Support the Black LA Relief and Recovery Fund and help invest in Black-led recovery: https://bit.ly/43aNYv7

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