CASA of San Bernardino County currently has 220 foster youth waiting for a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) to be a champion for their future. CASA volunteers commit to a minimum of 18 months, meeting in person with the foster child they are matched with once a...
The Inland Empire Community Foundation supported and advocated for legislation that directly impacts children and youth in both the childcare and K-16 spaces; legislation that was recently signed by the Governor. At IECF, in order to ensure that children and youth...
In five short years – two of them complicated by the pandemic – IECF’s Women’s Giving Fund (WGF) has awarded $90,000 to organizations serving vulnerable women in the IE. In 2017, a diverse group of local businesswomen launched IECF’s Women’s Giving Fund with a...
Teresa Rhyne, an estate planning attorney in Riverside, is IECF’s Professional Advisors Champion for 2021/2022! She joins 38 other Professional Advisors who have received this distinction over the past four decades. It’s our way of honoring and celebrating...
Domestic violence is abusive behavior that can include intimidation, physical and/or sexual violence, and a pattern of power and control over an intimate partner. The ripple effect on families can be devastating and long-term. This year, the Women’s Giving Fund...
