CZI Community Fund
Launched in 2017, the CZI Community Fund supports local organizations that are leading work to bring increased equity, power, and opportunity to communities in and around Redwood City, where CZI is headquartered.
Requests for Applications
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Able Works
Issue Areas Workforce Development |
Able Works equips individuals with financial education, life skills, and assets that enable them to live free from oppression and poverty.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Workforce Development |
201820192020 |
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Aim High for High School
Issue Areas Education |
Aim High for High School creates lifechanging opportunities for students in the community. Aim High nurtures the promise and potential of middle school students from low-income neighborhoods; prepares students for high school, setting them on the path to college and future success; and inspires the next generation of teachers and educational leaders.
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East Palo Alto, Redwood City |
Education |
2020 |
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Alameda County Health Pathway Partnership - Emergency Medical Service Corps
Issue Areas Health Care/Mental Health, Workforce Development |
Emergency Medical Services Corps (EMS Corps) works to increase the number of underrepresented emergency medical services workers through youth development, mentorship, and job training. EMS Corps is a sponsored project of Alameda County Health Pathway Partnership (ACHPP).
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Health Care/Mental Health, Workforce Development |
2020 |
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Belle Haven Community Development Fund
Issue Areas Workforce Development |
Belle Haven Community Development Fund's (BHCDF) mission is to engage the Belle Haven community in advocating for common goals and to broker resources that foster sustainable community development. BHCDF is a sponsored project of Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto |
Workforce Development |
201820192020 |
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Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula
Issue Areas Education, Food Security |
The Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula offers at-risk young people a safe place where they can build positive peer and adult relationships. BGCP has resources and programs in place so individuals can succeed in school and beyond.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Education, Food Security |
20192020 |
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CASA of San Mateo County
Issue Areas Security/Safety |
CASA of San Mateo County's mission is to ensure that all abused and neglected children under court protection have a consistent and caring adult who speaks on their behalf and helps them reach their full potential.
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East Palo Alto, Redwood City |
Security/Safety |
20192020 |
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Gatepath
Issue Areas Education, Health Care/Mental Health |
Gatepath empowers people with special needs to achieve their full potential through innovative, inclusive programs and community partnerships including educational, therapeutic, vocational, and family support services.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Education, Health Care/Mental Health |
20192020 |
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Communities Overcoming Relationship Abuse
Issue Areas Homelessness, Housing, Immigration, Security/Safety |
Communities Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) provides safety, support, and healing for individuals who experience abuse in an intimate relationship, and educates the community on how to break the cycle of intimate partner abuse.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Homelessness, Housing, Immigration, Security/Safety |
20192020 |
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East Palo Alto Academy Foundation
Issue Areas Education, Health Care/Mental Health |
East Palo Alto Academy Foundation’s mission is to ensure that all students will graduate college-ready and empowered with the knowledge, skills, and passion to positively impact their own lives, their community, and the global society.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto |
Education, Health Care/Mental Health |
201820192020 |
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Eastside College Preparatory School
Issue Areas Education, Housing |
Eastside College Preparatory School is committed to opening new doors for students historically underrepresented in higher education through a challenging and engaging curriculum that supports the potential of every student to enter and succeed in a four-year college and transition to a professional career.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Education, Housing |
201820192020 |
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Ecumenical Hunger Program
Issue Areas Food Security, Homelessness |
Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP) seeks to provide compassionate, dignified and practical assistance to families and individuals experiencing economic and personal hardship through material help, support services, and advocacy for neighbors in need.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Food Security, Homelessness |
20192020 |
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Faith in Action Bay Area
Issue Areas Housing, Immigration |
Faith In Action Bay Area (FIABA) develops community leaders who organize to change systems in order to create racial and economic equity in the Bay Area.
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East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Housing, Immigration |
20192020 |
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Family Connections
Issue Areas Education |
Family Connections is founded on the idea that a positive family dynamic is key to a child’s “success.” In that spirit, Family Connections fosters a family learning community focused on discovery and growth for underserved children and their parents and caregivers.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Education |
20182020 |
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Free At Last: Community Recovery and Rehabilitation Services
Issue Areas Health Care/Mental Health, Homelessness |
The mission of Free At Last: Community Recovery and Rehabilitation Services (Free At Last) is to rebuild the community from within, reclaim addicts, and give people who failed in the past the chance to succeed in the future.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Health Care/Mental Health, Homelessness |
201820192020 |
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Fresh Lifelines for Youth
Issue Areas Security/Safety, Workforce Development |
Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) breaks the cycle of juvenile crime, violence, and incarceration through legal education, leadership training, and one-on-one mentoring.
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East Palo Alto, Redwood City |
Security/Safety, Workforce Development |
20192020 |
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Girls To Women
Issue Areas Education, Security/Safety |
Girls to Women provides broad-spectrum after-school and summer programming for low-income girls and young women. The organization places an emphasis on the whole person and aims to impact holistic support and development.
This grant is for general support of their work in Belle Haven, East Palo Alto
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto |
Education, Security/Safety |
201820192020 |
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HIP Housing
Issue Areas Housing, Workforce Development |
Human Investment Project (HIP) Housing's mission is to invest in human potential by improving the housing and lives of people in our community through three programs: Home Sharing, Self Sufficiency, and Property Development.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Housing, Workforce Development |
20192020 |
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Immigration Institute of the Bay Area
Issue Areas Immigration |
The Immigration Institute of the Bay Area (IIBA) provides high quality legal services, education, and civic engagement opportunities to immigrants, refugees, and their families as they join and contribute to the community.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Immigration |
201820192020 |
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JobTrain
Issue Areas Education, Workforce Development |
JobTrain is committed to improving the lives of people in our community through assessment, job skills training, and high-potential career placement.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Education, Workforce Development |
201820192020 |
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Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
Issue Areas Immigration |
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County (LASSMC) fights social injustice through civil legal advocacy for people living in poverty and ensures the basic necessities of life including safe and affordable housing, health care, economic security, secure immigration status, education, and freedom from violence and abuse.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Immigration |
20192020 |
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Live In Peace
Issue Areas Education, Transportation |
Live In Peace exists to empower youth and young adults to reclaim the vision for their future. Live in Peace’s unique relational based approach creates positive peer groups and new norms, that help students take full advantage of the academic support.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, Redwood City |
Education, Transportation |
20182020 |
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Multicultural Counseling and Educational Services of the Bay Area
Issue Areas Immigration |
Multicultural Counseling and Educational Services of the Bay Area (MCESBA) provides services that help individuals and families develop culturally rooted problem-solving strategies to manage life’s challenges and to promote values and dignity. MCESBA is a sponsored project of One East Palo Alto.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto |
Immigration |
201820192020 |
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Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto
Issue Areas Education, Immigration |
Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto's mission is to uplift Latino families in East Palo Alto and the mid-peninsula through community education, leadership development, and advocacy.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Education, Immigration |
20192020 |
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One East Palo Alto Neighborhood Improvement Initiative
Issue Areas Health Care/Mental Health, Homelessness |
One East Palo Alto’s (OEPA) mission is to develop resident leaders, broker resources and services, build the capacity of individuals and organizations, and advocate for change leading to the improved social, physical, spiritual, educational and economic well-being of East Palo Alto residents and families.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto |
Health Care/Mental Health, Homelessness |
2020 |
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One Life Counseling Center
Issue Areas Health Care/Mental Health, Immigration |
One Life Counseling Center (One Life) believes that access to mental health services should be readily available and comfortable. One Life counsels, advocates, and nurtures its clients, community, and schools, and serves everyone in need of services, including those who are unable to pay.
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North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Health Care/Mental Health, Immigration |
2020 |
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Pangea Legal Services
Issue Areas Immigration |
Pangea Legal Services offers legal defense services to immigrants at risk of deportation residing in East Palo Alto, Redwood City, and San Mateo county. They work with partners to train immigrants in participatory legal defense strategies, and to provide representation for immigrants in deportation proceedings through a community-led defense model.
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East Palo Alto, Redwood City |
Immigration |
20182020 |
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Peninsula Bridge
Issue Areas Education, Health Care/Mental Health |
Peninsula Bridge transforms the lives of highly motivated, low-income students by preparing and supporting them for success in college preparatory high school programs and four-year colleges with robust academic and social emotional year-round support.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Education, Health Care/Mental Health |
2020 |
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Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center
Issue Areas Education, Health Care/Mental Health |
Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center (PCRC) partners with individuals, groups and institutions to empower people, build relationships, and reduce violence through collaborative and innovative processes. We envision a future where all members of society engage and collaborate to create a strong, vibrant community.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto |
Education, Health Care/Mental Health |
2020 |
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Project WeHOPE
Issue Areas Homelessness, Security/Safety |
Project WeHOPE's mission is to help people become healthy, employed, and housed using innovative solutions such as the WeHope Shelter, the Dignity on Wheels mobile hygiene project, and H.O.P.E. Jobs certification courses.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Homelessness, Security/Safety |
201820192020 |
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Ravenswood Family Health Center
Issue Areas Health Care/Mental Health |
Ravenswood Family Health Center (RFHC) improves the health of our community through culturally sensitive, integrated primary and preventive health care for all, regardless of ability to pay or immigration status, and by collaborating with community partners to address the social determinants of health.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Health Care/Mental Health |
201820192020 |
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Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
Issue Areas Workforce Development |
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center (Renaissance) breaks the cycle of poverty by bringing the power of entrepreneurship to individuals and families from under-resourced communities and populations.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Workforce Development |
20192020 |
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Retraining The Village
Issue Areas Housing, Workforce Development |
Retraining the Village reintroduces, reignites, and redirects individuals who are released from incarceration and at risk of homeless and jobless circumstances.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Housing, Workforce Development |
2020 |
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Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
Issue Areas Food Security |
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley’s mission is to lead the community to ensure that anyone who needs a healthy meal can get one. They deliver and distribute healthy food, including more fresh produce than almost any other food bank in the country, through a network of 310 nonprofit partners at 1,000 sites.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Food Security |
2020 |
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Services Immigrant Rights & Education Network
Issue Areas Immigration |
Services Immigrant Rights & Education Network (SIREN) empowers low-income immigrants and refugees in Northern and Central California through community education and organizing, leadership development, civic engagement, policy advocacy, and immigration legal services.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Immigration |
201820192020 |
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St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room
Issue Areas Food Security |
St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room provides hot nutritious meals, take-home groceries, and a safe place for fellowship to needy men, women, children, and families in our area by waiving eligibility requirements and limits on number of visits—no questions asked.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Food Security |
20192020 |
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St. Francis Center
Issue Areas Education, Security/Safety |
St. Francis Center is committed to providing services with compassion, not judgment. It helps Redwood City families live in dignity and become self-supporting members of the community by providing food, clothing, shower and laundry facilities, rental assistance, and apartments for low- and very low-income residents.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Education, Security/Safety |
2020 |
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Tax-Aid
Issue Areas Immigration |
Tax-Aid provides year-round free tax services to strengthen our San Francisco Bay Area community. They offer their free services through the extraordinary contributions of their skilled volunteers.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Immigration |
2020 |
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The Multicultural Institute
Issue Areas Education, Workforce Development |
The Multicultural Institute accompanies immigrants in their transition from poverty and isolation to workforce participation and prosperity.
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North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Education, Workforce Development |
20192020 |
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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul San Mateo
Issue Areas Food Security, Homelessness |
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County (SVdP) brings talent and resources to families and individuals who are often invisible—the working poor, the homeless, immigrants, and all people living in the margins.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Food Security, Homelessness |
20192020 |
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Youth United for Community Action
Issue Areas Education, Housing |
Youth United for Community Action (YUCA) is a grassroots community organization created, led, and run by young people of color from low-income backgrounds. YUCA provides a safe space for young people to empower themselves and work on environmental and social justice issues to establish positive, systemic change through grassroots community organizing.
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Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City |
Education, Housing |
2020 |