Fighting Food Insecurity With Community-Grown Garden Produce
$52,500 granted between 2020 and 2024 to help address food insecurity and teach children about the food system with school and other gardens.
Read MoreThe Community Foundation of San Carlos is thrilled to announce the 16 San Carlos organizations receiving 2024 Community Grants. The grant program strengthens the well-being of our community by amplifying the outsized impact of small local nonprofits. These nonprofits represent a variety of causes important to our community, from tutoring support in our public schools to inclusive activities for seniors. The grants total $150,000, with individual organizations receiving one-year grants between $2,000 and $15,000. We know the Foundation’s support will go far.
$52,500 granted between 2020 and 2024 to help address food insecurity and teach children about the food system with school and other gardens.
Read More$29,000 granted between 2021 and 2024 for providing assistance for the immigrant community, including basic needs, employment, health, and legal assistance including support for the Multicultural Institute’s Life Skills and Day Laborer Program.
Read More$42,000 granted since 2021 to the local chapter who serve as a safety net to the San Carlos community by providing food, rent, utility assistance, furniture, and clothing.
Read More$35,000 granted from 2021 to 2024 for promoting economic mobility and access to quality career pathways for adult immigrants who are enrolled in community college.
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Read More$44,500 granted since 2021 for general operating support and COVID-19 assistance
Read More$36,000 granted between 2021 and 2024 for providing tutoring to academically struggling K-8 students in San Carlos and Redwood City.
Read More$45,000 granted since 2020 for serving adults (18+) with psychiatric disabilities (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression, anxiety) with socialization and daily and job skills development.
Read More$10,000 granted for increasing opportunities for children in K-8th grade with mild to moderate learning differences to achieve academic and social success (Fall 2023).
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$5,000 granted 11/26/2021 to provide program support for Yoga/Meditation and/or PE/Movement enrichments. (Fall 2021)
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Arbor Bay School - $4,500 granted 5/2/2020 (Covid Round 1)
$4,500 granted 10/28/2020 (Covid Round 4)
Emergency relief funds for general operating expenses.
Read More$5,000 of general operating funds granted on 11/26/2021 to the Service League of San Mateo County to provide support for the Hope House residential program.
Read More$9,000 granted 11/26/2021 to provide general operating support to meet the increased food assistance needs of low-income individuals in our community. (Fall 2021)
$50,000 granted 4/7/2020 to support food and grocery to San Carlos community. (Covid Strategic Grant)
Read More$5000 granted on 11/26/2021 for General Operating expenses to PARCA (Partners and Advocates for Remarkable Children and Adults) to support the Cedar Street House Residential program. (Fall 2021)
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$6000 granted on 6/10/2021 for General Operating expenses to PARCA (Partners and Advocates for Remarkable Children and Adults) to support the Cedar Street House Residential program.
Read More$10,000 granted on 11/26/2021 to provide support for LifeMove’s behavioral health program (“Behavioral moves”). (Fall 2021)
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$8,000 granted on 6/9 to LifeMoves to provide basic needs, including mental health services, for families experiencing or at risk of becoming homeless. (Spring 2021)
Read More$5,000 granted 11/26/2021 of generation operating funds to assist families in the San Carlos area with food, housing, and wrap-around services. (Fall 2021)
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$5000 granted on 6/10/2021 for General Operating support to Home & Hope in support of serving families facing homelessness in our community. (Spring 2021)
Read More$5,000 granted on 11/26/2021 to provide $2.5K for grocery gift cards for students, $2K for greenhouse revitalization, and $500 for art supplies for service learning projects. (Fall 2021)
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$5000 granted 6/15/2021 to Friends of Redwood for initiatives that support Redwood High School families facing food insecurity. (Spring 2021)
Read More$5000 granted 11/26/2021 of General Operating Support to Family Connections for educational, enrichment, food & mental health programs. (Fall 2021)
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$5000 granted 6/15/2021 of General Operating Support to Family Connections to support development of curriculum content and enrichment programming for children and their parents. (Spring 2021)
Read More$8,500 granted 11/26/2021 for general operating support to aid domestic abuse victims and their families in the San Carlos area. (Fall 2021)
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$5,000 granted 6/8/2021 for General Operating Support to Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) to keep domestic violence survivors and their children safely housed in the San Carlos area.
Read More$8,500 granted on 11/26/2021 to provide general operating support toward Community Volunteer advocates for children in foster care or involved in the juvenile justice system in the San Carlos area. (Fall 2021)
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$5000 granted 6/10/2021 in support of General Operating to CASA of San Mateo County supporting Community Volunteer advocates for children in foster care or involved in the juvenile justice system in the San Carlos area.
Read More$10,000 granted 11/26/2021 to provide general operating support towards the community’s mental health needs. (Fall 2021)
$8000 granted on 6/9/2021 to One Life Counseling Center to provide mental health therapy for low-income clients, including for economically disadvantaged students over the summer. (Spring 2021)
$3,000 granted on 10/28/2020 (Covid Round4)
$5,000 granted 5/2/2020. (Covid Round 1)
Read More$5,000 granted on 11/26/2021 to provide general operating support for housing, training, food, and educational programs in the San Carlos area. (Fall 2021)
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$1,000 granted on 5/18/2020 to provide crisis response services, including general operating expenses and emergency assistance for clients. (Covid Round2)
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