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COVID-19 Response Fund

Funder: Pasadena Community Foundation

Status: One-time pandemic relief fund (2020-2021)

Geographic Scope: Greater Pasadena area

Focus Areas: Emergency assistance for communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, including:

  • Food security and food distribution programs

  • Housing assistance and rental support

  • Healthcare and telehealth services

  • Childcare support

  • Technology access and internet connectivity

  • Mental health and wellness support

  • Youth support services

  • Support for essential workers and vulnerable populations
  • Background: As the coronavirus pandemic continued, PCF launched the COVID-19 Response Fund to address the increasing needs of residents and organizations struggling with day-to-day needs.

    Total Distributed: By end of 2020, PCF awarded $2.6 million in pandemic relief response

    October 2020 Round: $460,000 distributed to 40 organizations

    Example Grants:

  • $25,000 to All Saints Church for Safe Haven Bridge to Housing program (storage lockers for homeless individuals)

  • Support to Friends in Deed for rental assistance

  • Support to ChapCare and Community Health Alliance of Pasadena (CHAP) for telehealth and in-person medical services

  • Support to Friends Outside in LA County (FOLA) for job readiness workshops and internet connectivity

  • Support to Adelante Youth Alliance for interactive youth sessions, food gift cards, and internet connectivity

  • Support to Stars for "Stars to Go" food distribution program

  • Support to Achieving Access Together Project by Adelante Youth Alliance for grocery gift cards, mobile hotspots, and data plans
  • Contact Information:

  • Pasadena Community Foundation

  • 301 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 810

  • Pasadena, CA 91101

  • T. 626.796.2097

  • F. 626.583.4738
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    food-securityhousingmental-healthhardshipnonprofits

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