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San Diego Community Foundation Awards 26 Grants To Brighten Seniors’ Holidays

November 18, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—The San Diego Seniors Community Foundation today awarded grants to 26 local nonprofit organizations intended to support more than 4,000 socially isolated seniors throughout the region. The grant program, in its second year, is funded through the foundation’s No Senior Alone Matching Holiday Challenge—an ongoing fundraising campaign that hopes to double the amount raised…

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Orange County Philanthropists Grant $200 Million in 2 Years, Setting New Record

November 18, 2021
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Cynthia Esparza knows nothing of the Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF), even though it may have saved her and her children’s lives. The 32-year-old mother of three had found herself on the verge of homelessness after a series of events that started in January 2020 when she walked out of her home—her children in tow—…

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Escondido Community Foundation Awards $228K to Nine Mental Health Groups

October 2, 2021
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ESCONDIDO, Calif.—A philanthropic organization today awarded $228,000 to nine Escondido-based organizations intended to improve the social and emotional wellbeing in the city. The Escondido Community Foundation, an affiliate of The San Diego Foundation, provided the award to address issues of social isolation, anxiety, depression, suicide, and abuse, and to provide specific support for young people in…

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