By Rubayi Estes | Director, Evaluation and Learning
Funds from the GlobalGiving online campaign are intended to contribute to the Community Disaster Relief Fund for long-term recovery efforts from the Thomas Fire and 1/9 Debris Flow in Santa Barbara County.
With the help of our GlobalGiving Foundation and other donors the Santa Barbara Foundation announced the first round of grants from the Community Disaster Relief Fund (CDRF). “When disaster strikes, an average 73% of contributions go to immediate relief, while less than 5% goes to recovery and rebuilding, a process that can take up to 10 years. Long after media attention has shifted away from our devastated communities, we know there will still be significant long-term needs for our neighbors trying to rebuild their lives.” Barbara Andersen, Chief Strategy Officer of the Santa Barbara Foundation.
Activated in the aftermath of an emergency, the CDRF supports nonprofit organizations that play a role in short-term and long-term recovery, providing critical services including emergency food distribution, immediate shelter and long-term housing, emotional and spiritual care, economic and rental assistance, education, healthcare, and more. These nonprofits support victims directly, and require funding to meet growing need.
With the genrosity of the GlobalGiving Foundation, initial grantees were awarded a total of $275,000. $75,000 grant from the Global Giving Foundation went to community healing, rebuilding homes, and financial recovery for vulnerable communities. No funds have been raised through our online campaign at this time.
Riviera Care Center for Long Term Care for Leaders ($25,000) to provide leadership for the Community Long Term Recovery Group and the Community Wellness Team subcommittee, disaster education for local organizations' leaders/staff/governing boards and community groups, and therapeutic services including counseling, post-disaster organizational development coaching, and bodywork.
Hospice of Santa Barbara ($25,000) to provide grief counseling, community stress support, training, support groups, grief crisis debriefings, and information/resource referral to children, families who lost family members, friends of the victims, first responders, school teachers and nonprofit staff, and the general public.
Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County ($25,000) to provide mud removal, rebuilding, construction, and rehabilitation phase of disaster relief and continuing its core work of building affordable homes for low-income families in our community.
805 UndocuFund This grant will serve Santa Barbara County disaster affected immigrants in the ways mentioned above. This fund is unique because it will serve undocumented immigrants who do not qualify for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
A second phase of distribution of funds through an open grant application process is anticipated in Fall 2018.
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