COVID-19 Relief: How Your Gifts Are Making A Difference

How are we faring in Santa Cruz County?
What needs and emerging issues are our neighbors facing?
How is local giving helping those hardest hit by COVID-19?

Your gifts to the Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Relief Fund have helped thousands right here at home. Join Community Foundation CEO Susan True and nonprofit leaders on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis sharing stories of strength, struggle, and resilience of local families in this crisis. You'll walk away with a better understanding of how COVID-19 is impacting your neighbors across our county and how your gift has made a difference.

In this online event you’ll hear stories from:

• Erica Padilla-Chavez from Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance on the mental health and digital divide impacts on youth.
• Laura Segura from Monarch Services on the increase in domestic violence and support needed for survivors.
• Maria Elena de la Garza from Community Action Board on the undocumented community facing the most significant loss of income and a burden of health risk.
• Willy Elliot-McCrea from Second Harvest on the response to spiking hunger among our working poor and unemployed neighbors.
• Fe Silva-Robles and Nereida Robles from Senderos on the importance of trust when connecting families to the resources they seek.