Impact Grant
May’s Coachella Valley Grant Recipient: California Paws Rescue
Local nonprofit California Paws Rescue was chosen May 2023 Spotlight Grant recipient. California Paws Rescue gives abandoned pets a safe, secure, and loving place to recuperate, socialize, and get the medical care they need to recover and be ready to join a new home and family. Since 2011, the nonprofit rescue has carried out over
Continue ReadingApril Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient: Autism Society Inland Empire
April’s Coachella Valley Spotlight grant of $25,000 goes to the Autism Society Inland Empire. The local nonprofit creates connections and aims to empower everyone in the Autism community with the resources they need to live fully. According to the organization, 1 in 26 children in California are now diagnosed with Autism. More than 1700 families
Continue ReadingDesert Cancer Foundation supports local cancer patient
The March 2023 Coachella Valley Spotlight grant of $25,000 goes to the Desert Cancer Foundation. The local nonprofit organization helps pays for cancer care for local valley residents who otherwise could not afford or access care. Related story: March Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient: Desert Cancer Foundation DCF plans to use the grant from the H.N.
Continue ReadingMarch Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient: Desert Cancer Foundation
Local nonprofit Desert Cancer Foundation is dedicated to helping pay for cancer care for residents who need financial assistance. DCF is the only nonprofit organization that makes direct payments toproviders on behalf of valley residents who otherwise could not afford access to care and treatment. The program covers the high cost of cancer care for
Continue ReadingNonprofit Drone Flyers Academy teaches local students the world of drones
February’s Coachella Valley Spotlight grant of $ 25,000 from the H.N & Frances C. Berger Foundation goes to the local nonprofit Drone Flyers Academy. It’s a chance for students to take flight. DFA gives hands-on drone flight training to underserved communities in the valley. Sebastian Galve was one of the students who participated in the
Continue ReadingFebruary Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient: Drone Flyers Academy
This month’s Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient is the local nonprofit Drone Flyers Academy. The organization’s mission is to help underserved communities, and people create exciting and rewarding careers in the growing professional field of drone piloting by providing education and workforce training. Some of those careers include real-estate drone photography to flying AI passenger-carrying drones.
Continue ReadingJanuary Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient: Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert
The Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient for January 2023 is the Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert. The museum is a resource for children and families to experience the joy of learning about themselves and the world around them. The museum inspires personal growth by engaging curiosity and creativity through hands-on explorations of exhibits and programs.
Continue ReadingDecember Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient: Desert Best Friend’s Closet
December’s Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient is the local nonprofit Desert Best Friend’s Closet. The organization helps clients be successful while looking for employment. Anyone in need is provided with a variety of professional clothing, from male and female clothes to shoes and jewelry. In 2008, Desert Best Friend’sloset surveyed human resources representatives in the Coachella
Continue ReadingNovember Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient: Shay’s Warriors – Life After Cancer
Local nonprofit Shay’s Warriors’ mission is to inspire, inform, empower and help heal cancer survivors and their families through health, fitness, and the mind-body connection. Shay’s Warriors-life after cancer was founded in 2018 when Shay Moraga was told there was “no evidence of disease.” While usually celebrated, the nonprofit says the reality is no one
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