June 28, 2020 – The Anaheim Community Foundation has announced $1.35 million in grants to 54 nonprofit organizations to support response and recovery efforts in Anaheim. These new grants extend support started in April when ACF launched a “Rapid Response” Grant Program that provided $1.45 million in grants to 40 nonprofit organizations to address immediate needs facing residents due to the COVID-19 crisis.
The newest round of Response & Recovery Grants are focused on emerging needs facing youth, families, seniors, and others with limited access/resources. These include food/meal distribution; household and hygiene supplies; Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); groceries; gas/transportation; distance learning programs; and information/support services.
ACF thanks the Anaheim City Council for allocating $3 million to ACF since March as part of the city’s $15 million Economic Recovery Plan. It has enabled ACF to lead philanthropic outreach efforts and support the work of Anaheim’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
To date, ACF has awarded over $2.8 million in grants to 65 individual organizations providing vital support to Anaheim residents in need.
Response and Recovery Grantees
ACF’s new Response & Recovery Grants total $1,354,950 to advance the work of 54 nonprofit organizations (both previous grantees and new applicants). This will provide a variety of support and services throughout Anaheim over the next two to six months.
| Meals on Wheels OC | Continue Grab & Go food distribution for seniors | $135,000 |
| Anaheim Family YMCA | Pre-packaged meals for adults transported into neighborhoods | $120,000 |
| L.A. Hospitality Training Academy | Meals for Anaheim food and service workers with lack of resources | $100,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs | Meals and mental health support for youth and families | $75,000 |
| Anaheim Union High School District | Help families with lack of resources, including baby supplies, PPE, groceries, food, gas | $50,000 |
| Vineyard Anaheim Church | Expand mobile pantries to under-resourced areas | $50,000 |
| Higher Ground | Continue food and grocery distribution program at Lincoln park | $49,350 |
| Caterina’s Club | Meal preparation and pantry packs to agency partners to feed Anaheim children | $45,000 |
| Love Anaheim | Continue providing volunteer “care partners” and personal supply kits for partners and residents | $38,000 |
| City Net | Connect homeless to resources, shelter/ housing, and long-term placements | $37,500 |
| Community Action Partnership of OC | Food boxes, grocery vouchers, supplies for low-income families | $37,500 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Food distribution throughout Anaheim | $37,500 |
| Lutheran Social Services of SoCal | Food, gas, hygiene products & bus passes for families in need | $36,000 |
| 211 Orange County | Critical information and referral services for thousands of Anaheim residents | $35,000 |
| Voice of Refugees, Inc. | Food/meal distribution and youth summer programming | $35,000 |
| Grandma’s House of Hope | Food and supplies for homeless women | $30,000 |
| The Priority Center | Support Anaheim residents in serious need of mental health supportive care | $25,000 |
| Family Promise of OC | Shelter, food, groceries, gas, and support to help the unemployed transition from homelessness | $20,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Orange County | Leadership packs and virtual summer camp for Anaheim girls | $20,000 |
| Project Hope Alliance | Outreach to Anaheim motel families for educational and technology needs during the school year | $20,000 |
| Sudanese American Assoc. | Food support for families | $20,000 |
| AltaMed Health Services | PPE safety supplies and hand sanitizer for the low-income patients | $18,000 |
| Community Health Initiative of OC (CHIOC) | Information/referrals to safety net programs like CalFresh and Medi-Cal | $18,000 |
| Girls Inc | SupHERvision enrichment program for at-risk and underserved girls | $18,000 |
| Alzheimer’s Orange County | Food and PPE supplies for Anaheim seniors | $15,000 |
| Delivering With Dignity (Moonridge Foundation) | Collaborative program with nonprofits, restaurants/food providers to feed vulnerable families in Anaheim | $15,000 |
| Grace Medical & Social Services | Food for families with limited access to resources | $15,000 |
| Illumination Foundation | To help with PPE safety supplies for shelter residents | $15,000 |
| WTLC (Women’s Transitional Living Center) | PPE, supportive services, food, transportation, and essentials for survivors and their families | $15,000 |
| Bracken’s Kitchen | Food/meal preparation, produce, and dairy products for Anaheim distribution programs | $12,500 |
| ESCRI | Bilingual program materials, supplies, and classes/counseling for residents near the East Anaheim Corridor | $12,500 |
| Chrysalis | Job assistance and referrals to help people come out of poverty and into the workforce | $10,000 |
| Emilio Nares Foundation | Transportation for low-income Anaheim children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses | $10,000 |
| Fristers | Help teenage parents build healthy and stable lives through Connect to Success program and Learning Boxes for preschoolers | $10,000 |
| Give for a Smile | “Promotoras” providing support and information in low-income Anaheim families | $10,000 |
| Giving Children Hope | Weekly food to Anaheim families who are food insecure | $10,000 |
| GOALS | Distance learning and food distribution service projects. | $10,000 |
| Miracles for Kids | Continue food and supplies for critically-ill children | $10,000 |
| MOMS Orange County | Groceries, baby necessities, phone cards, and bus passes for pregnant/new mothers in need | $10,000 |
| Project Access | Food, supplies, and services to low-income Anaheim residents | $10,000 |
| Radiant Health Centers | Food and mental health services for people with health limitations | $10,000 |
| Santa Ana College Foundation | Vouchers to help low-income Anaheim students | $10,000 |
| StandUp for Kids | Tutoring, groceries, supplies, and support to Anaheim students | $10,000 |
| TGR Foundation | STEM enrichment programming to underrepresented youth in Anaheim | $8,500 |
| Anaheim Alana Club | Food distribution to seniors, homeless and those with limited access | $8,000 |
| Big Brother Big Sisters of Orange County | Support mentees, mentors and families to fill distance learning gaps | $7,500 |
| Access Anaheim, Inc. dba Carbon Creek Shores | Cleaning/sanitizing supplies, personal care items, and gift cards for low-income and impaired adults | $5,600 |
| Special Service for Groups, Inc. | Food/grocery gift cards to help Anaheim residents facing barriers and instability | $5,500 |
| Access California Services | Food vouchers for low-income Anaheim residents | $5,000 |
| Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center | Safely connect isolated seniors to the arts and creativity | $5,000 |
| Renewable Farms | Growing and distributing fresh produce to Anaheim residents in need | $5,000 |
| Southern California Hospice Foundation | PPE safety supplies for Anaheim hospice workers | $5,000 |
| United Across Borders Foundation | Food distribution in low-income neighborhoods. | $5,000 |
| Veterans Legal Institute | Legal support services for Anaheim-based veterans. | $5,000 |
