By Staff Report / Friday, August 6th, 2021 / Latest news, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Good Works: Amgen contributes to homelessness relief; Bayer Fund gives for Ventura County blood drives
The United Way of Ventura County has received a $100,000 grant from The Amgen Foundation for the second time since 2019, to support the United Way’s United to End Homelessness Initiative. The United to End Homelessness Initiative is a landlord engagement program in Ventura County. The program’s goal is to prevent homelessness by increasing the Read More →
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Santa Barbara County’s COVID-19 Joint Response Effort is closing its relief fund after distributing $5.8 million to those in need since the start of the pandemic. The creators of the COVID-19 Joint Response Effort are The Santa Barbara Foundation, United Way of Santa Barbara County and the Hutton Parker Foundation. The groups announced the end Read More →
By Staff Report / Friday, July 16th, 2021 / Latest news, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Good Works: Nonprofits honored in Sacramento; new board and staff members in region
Five nonprofits in the tri-county region have been named Nonprofit of the Year for 2021 for their California legislative districts. State Sen. John Laird, whose 17th District includes all of San Luis Obispo County, has chosen to honor El Camino Homeless Organization, a nonprofit in San Luis Obispo that helps people struggling with hunger and Read More →
By Dana Brakman Reiser, Brooklyn Law School The Supreme Court tossed out a California law requiring nonprofits to report their major donors to state officials. In a 6-3 ruling, the court said the law, intended to fight fraud, subjected donors to potential harassment and violated their First Amendment rights. Dana Brakman Reiser, a legal scholar Read More →
The Community Bank of Santa Maria drew two more winners on July 8 for its $20,000 charity giveaway. The bank, which is celebrating 20 years this year, is drawing the names of two charities every month as part of a pledge to donate $20,000 to local non-profits. The bank’s customers submit the charities that go Read More →