Local Organizations Granted Over $68K for Holiday Programs

Press release from the HAF+WRCF:

Volunteers with the Trinity Congregational UCC Church/Weaverville Community Food Cupboard deliver food to needy residents as part of their annual Thanksgiving dinner program.

HAF+WRCF has awarded 63 grants totaling $68,395 to charitable organizations and projects through its annual 2022 Holiday Funding Partnership Grant Program.

Partners of the grant program include Humboldt Health Foundation, the Mel & Grace McLean Foundation, the Smullin Foundation and Providence, Community Health Investment. The grants ensure the holiday season is special for those facing housing and food insecurity.

Each organization received funding for holiday assistance programs that supply food, clothing, and other basic needs to youth, senior, and low-income families in California’s Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties, and Oregon’s Curry County. Grant awards ranged from $500 to $2,000. The grant recipients include: 

2-1-1 Humboldt Information and Resource Center

Adult Day Health Care of Mad River

Arcata Family Resource Center

Arcata House Partnership

Arcata Presbyterian Church

Bicoastal Media

Boys & Girls club of the Redwoods

Bridgeville Community Center

Brookings Harbor Booster Club / Brookings Elks Lodge #1934 

Brookings Harbor Community Helpers, Inc.

Brookings Nazarene: Community Care Ministry

California Tribal TANF Partnership – Del Norte

California Tribal TANF Partnership – Humboldt

Carlotta Family Resource Center

Chetco Activity Center

Christian Help Food Bank

Church of the Joyful Healer

Coos County Foster Parents Association

Curry County Juvenile Department

Dream Quest – Willow Creek Youth Partnership

Eureka Rescue Mission

Food for People

Fortuna Adventist Community Services

Fortuna Family Resource Center 

Free To Fly Foundation

Friends of Casterlin School 

Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of California / Garberville Veterans Association

God-Snacked Outreach Ministry

Golden Age Center

Grace Good Shepherd Church

Trinity County Fair Association

Hayfork Community Center, Inc. 

Healy Senior Center

Hoopa Early Head Start

Humboldt County Office of Education Foster – Homeless Youth Services

Humboldt Senior Resource Center

Hupa Family Resource Center

Trinity Food Outreach, Inc. / Hyampom Food for Folks 

Manila Community Resource Center

Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots

Marshall Family Resource Center

Mateel Community Center Inc

Mattole Valley Resource Center

McKinleyville Community Collaborative

Mountain Chapel Assembly of God of Weaverville

North Coast Growers’ Association

Northcoast Children’s Services

Oasis Advocacy & Shelter, Inc.

Our Daily Bread Ministries

Pine Hill South Bay Family Resource Center

Redwood Adult & Teen Challenge

River Life Foundation

Chetco Activity Center / Rotary Club of Brookings-Harbor 

Society of St Vincent de Paul – Particular Council of the Redwood Region

Southern Humboldt Family Resource Center 

St. Joseph Pantry Shelf

The Common Good

Trinity Congregational UCC Church / Weaverville Community Food Cupboard

Trinity County Arts Council Association

Trinity Food Outreach Inc

United Indian Health Services, Inc.

Westside Community Improvement Association

Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of California / WISH (Women and Children’s Crisis Shelter in Southern Humboldt) 

HAF+WRCF is grateful to be part of ensuring our communities’ youth and families are provided with the necessary resources this winter. To learn more about the annual Holiday Funding Partnership, contact the Grants Team at [email protected].

ABOUT HAF+WRCF

Humboldt Area Foundation was established in 1972 and was joined by its affiliate Wild Rivers Community Foundation in 2004. Today, the foundation acts as a single entity that serves Trinity, Del Norte, and Humboldt counties in California, and Curry County, Oregon, as well as the 27 Tribal Nations and Indigenous Territories across this region. The Foundation’s strategy focuses on building a “Just Economy, Healthy Ecosystems and Environments, Thriving Youth and Families, and Racial Equity.” The Foundation operates affiliates such as the Humboldt Health Foundation, the Native Cultures Fund, the Redwood Region CORE Hub and other major initiatives. This important work and geographic commitment ensure the diverse representation across several factors including age, race, experience and socio-economic backgrounds.  

For more information about services provided by the foundation, visit hafoundation.org or call (707) 442-2993.