Education Tools for Success: My Mom’s Legacy Guest Post: Gabriela Robles, CEO and President As a young girl in El Monte, California, every other community had a Girl Scout troop but ours. My mom’s perspective of education was broad. She knew what it takes for people, particularly female minorities, to succeed. Girl Scouts was a
St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund Sends Immediate Support to Morocco and Libya Late last week, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 44 miles southwest of Marrakesh in the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco. It was the largest earthquake in the region in over a century. Initial reports are devastating, indicating that at least 2,900 people
The New College Crisis Guest Post - Jason Lacsamana, Director, Programs and Partnerships For many students, September is a month of excitement and anticipation. For some individuals and their family units, “try hard, work hard, and you’ll be okay” doesn’t apply. Several factors outside of the classroom impact their current and future well-being. Parents,
https://youtu.be/WtNPC8yI920 Rooted in Love: The Community Based-Organizations of Our Education Initiative Communities thrive when people learn in environments that are responsive to their needs. Unfortunately, systemic injustice causes inequitable resources, creating a racial and economic gap in opportunity and achievement. We established the Education Initiative to build relationships with community partners to develop
What Does Racism Have to Do with Disaster Relief? Guest Post - Jason Lacsamana, Director, Programs and Partnerships In mid-August, the Guardian published an article recognizing a link between excess deaths of Black, brown, and Indigenous people and the increase in Atlantic storms. In the 30 years from 1988 to 2019, there were 179
Distribution of OKI and HİJ bags filled with school and hygiene needs of children, Hatay Support to Life (Center for Disaster Philanthropy) Equity-Focused Investment Strategies for Disaster Relief and Recovery In the face of escalating natural disasters and humanitarian crises, the need for effective and equitable disaster relief and recovery strategies has never been more
Evolving Past the Dollars in Disaster Response and Resiliency Guest Post - Gabriela Robles, Chief Executive Climate change is making our fragile planet even more vulnerable. The frequency, intensity, and destruction of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, floods, and wildfires pose a rising significant threat to the livelihood of communities. Since the St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund
SJCPF’s Commitment to Maui: Hope Where It’s Needed Most The St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund (SJCPF), the grantmaking foundation of Providence, has been monitoring the Hawaii fires since their outbreak. To aid in the response, SJCPF is making two (2) immediate grants for Maui wildfire relief to local organizations to center community experience and
Rooted in Love: Adelanto Water Justice Coalition Water-related issues impact the health and livelihood of communities disproportionately. Unidos Por Un Adelanto Mejor, partners of SCJPF’s Community Building Initiative (CBI), are addressing water justice and quality issues in North Adelanto, a city in San Bernardino County in the high desert region of Southern California. The immediate
The Summer Struggle Guest Post - Jason Lacsamana - Director, Programs and Partnerships Not every family is an "all hands on deck" family. Some families have two parents working full time or beyond full time. A staggering number of families in the United States (23%) have only one parent at home. As hard as it
