Community Fund - Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

CZI Community Fund

Launched in 2017, the CZI Community Fund supports organizations in Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City to address basic and most urgent needs identified by local communities. We proudly support and partner with local organizations working to solve these challenges.

Silvia Isaac and Juaquin, eating snacks at the East Palo Alto YMCA’s Nana Y Yo program to help caregivers and pre-school age children focus on developing and learn together.

September 28, 2017 | Silvia Isaac and Juaquin, eating snacks at the East Palo Alto YMCA’s Nana Y Yo program to help caregivers and pre-school age children focus on developing and learn together. Photograph By Chandler West

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The CZI Community Fund supports local organizations to address basic and most urgent needs identified by the community. The 2020 CZI Community Fund will focus on organizations providing services and support to the communities of Belle Haven, Eas... The CZI Community Fund supports local organizations to address basic and most urgent needs identified by the community. The 2020 CZI Community Fund will focus on organizations providing services and support to the communities of Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City.

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This second round of funding will support organizations responding to needs in Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City. Through the Community Fund, CZI aims to bolster organizations addressing the fundamental health and safety... This second round of funding will support organizations responding to needs in Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City. Through the Community Fund, CZI aims to bolster organizations addressing the fundamental health and safety needs of vulnerable families and individuals and are creating...

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In January 2018, the CZI Community Fund announced its inaugural cohort of 41 Bay Area organizations implementing community-led solutions. These organizations addressed some of the most basic and urgent needs identified by residents and local leaders... In January 2018, the CZI Community Fund announced its inaugural cohort of 41 Bay Area organizations implementing community-led solutions. These organizations addressed some of the most basic and urgent needs identified by residents and local leaders in critical areas. The feedback we received from these grantees, as...

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Recipient	Recipient Overview	Locations	Issue Areas	Years
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.	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Workforce Development	201820192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	East Palo Alto, Redwood City	Education	2020
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). ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Health Care/Mental Health, Workforce Development	2020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto	Workforce Development	201820192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Education, Food Security	20192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	East Palo Alto, Redwood City	Security/Safety	20192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Education, Health Care/Mental Health	20192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Homelessness, Housing, Immigration, Security/Safety	20192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto	Education, Health Care/Mental Health	201820192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Education, Housing	201820192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Food Security, Homelessness	20192020
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.	East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Housing, Immigration	20192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Education	20182020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Health Care/Mental Health, Homelessness	201820192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	East Palo Alto, Redwood City	Security/Safety, Workforce Development	20192020
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 ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto	Education, Security/Safety	201820192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Housing, Workforce Development	20192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Immigration	201820192020
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.	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Education, Workforce Development	201820192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Immigration	20192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, Redwood City	Education, Transportation	20182020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto	Immigration	201820192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Education, Immigration	20192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto	Health Care/Mental Health, Homelessness	2020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Health Care/Mental Health, Immigration	2020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	East Palo Alto, Redwood City	Immigration	20182020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Education, Health Care/Mental Health	2020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto	Education, Health Care/Mental Health	2020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Homelessness, Security/Safety	201820192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Health Care/Mental Health	201820192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Workforce Development	20192020
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.	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Housing, Workforce Development	2020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Food Security	2020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Immigration	201820192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Food Security	20192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Education, Security/Safety	2020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Immigration	2020
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.	North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Education, Workforce Development	20192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Food Security, Homelessness	20192020
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. ... Read More — Read Less	Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Redwood City	Education, Housing	2020

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