Laurie Aldern, Author at IECF

David Hernandez Named IECF’s Forest & Fire Coordinator

Apr 11, 2023 | blog

In keeping with our commitment to environmentalism, IECF is pleased to announce that David Hernandez has been named to the newly created position of Regional Forest and Fire Coordinator. Hernandez will coordinate a two-year block grant of $1.6 million through the...

Spotlight on A Coming of Age Foster Family Agency: Working to Make Families Whole Again

Apr 7, 2023 | blog

A Coming of Age Foster Family Agency (FFA) works with abused and neglected children providing placement in the homes of certified foster parents. The organization also provides support services including case management, counseling and behavioral health care. All the...

Women’s Giving Fund Spring Fling Honors the 2023 Woman of Achievement

Apr 3, 2023 | blog

A note from Nefertiti Long and Michelle Decker about the Women’s Giving Fund: On Sunday, March 26, 2023, IECF hosted the Women’s Giving Fund Spring Fling and inaugural Woman of Achievement awards presentation with a banquet hall filled with compassionate,...

Gloria Macias Harrison: Leading by Example

Mar 30, 2023 | blog, donor stories

For over 50 years, Gloria Macias Harrison has dedicated her life’s work to the betterment of her community through communication, activism and education. As co-founder of El Chicano newspaper and co-owner of Inland Empire Community News, her family-run publications...

Keeping Community Journalism in the IE Strong

Mar 30, 2023 | blog

In January, the CIELO Fund at IECF awarded $280,000 in inaugural grants. Grants were distributed to programs that address education equity, civic engagement, health access, economic mobility and immigrant services in the Latino community. The CIELO Fund grantmaking...