Spotlight on The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California: a beacon for change
In just a short period, The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California has emerged as a vibrant force. The nonprofit is dedicated to providing various public programs that focus on civil rights and the region’s civil rights history.
Spotlight on Grantee, Benjamin Jeong: creating smiles in the Inland Empire comedy scene
Recently, Jeong received a grant from the Inland Empire Community Foundation through the Creative Corps Inland SoCal Program, which offers grants to local, regional, and statewide organizations in 58 counties for unemployed and underemployed artists. The grants allow artists to create public awareness messages and projects in support of civic engagement and community participation.
Celebrating our Brouse Legacy Society members, Professional Advisor Champions and endowed fundholders with thanks for their vision of a better future
Every year during the holiday season, we look forward to our annual Brouse Legacy Society end-of-year celebrations in the Coachella Valley and Riverside/San Bernardino! It's a wonderful time to gather with our Brouse Legacy Society members, Professional Advisor...
Spotlight on Power Speaks Louder: transforming the lives of youth in crisis, low-income families, and the homeless
Power Speaks Louder (PSL) has made valiant attempts to service the underserved communities throughout Coachella Valley in the seven years it’s been running. Think of it as a multidimensional non-profit organization that administers several programs and services to “transform” the lives of youth in crisis, low-income families, and the homeless.
Spotlight on the Lake Elsinore Historical Society: preserving the memories of the community
Lake Elsinore Historical Society was founded in 1996 to preserve the history of the Elsinore Valley. While there are many descendants of the pioneers who settled in the region, no one was collecting this information and housing it for future generations. A volunteer-run organization, the Society maintains a museum, curates community historical knowledge, and works with the city of Lake Elsinore when it needs historical information.
Spotlight on Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital Foundation: expanding their support for families with medical challenges
Families throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties rely on Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital as the only dedicated pediatric hospital in the region, serving more than 1.2 million children.
Spotlight on the Family Service Association of Redlands: a pillar in the community for over 125 years
Founded in 1898 by Alfred Smiley, the Family Service Association of Redlands has come alongside families in need and in crisis to help them return to a place of self-sufficiency for 125 years. The agency provides basic yet vital support to low-income households, at risk of homelessness or homeless in the East and Central Valley of San Bernardino County. The agency’s goals are to fight hunger and homelessness in the region with a primary focus on households with children under 18 and elderly, disabled and on fixed incomes.
Spotlight on Riverside Arts Council: annual festival includes visual interactive art experience
Established in 1977 as a main source for arts-related services, information, education and outreach, The Riverside Arts Council supports and sustains the arts on several fronts, which made this year’s Riverside Art & Music Festival (on Oct. 7) all the more alluring
Spotlight on California Creative Corps Fund Grantee, Sarah Louise Wilson: seeing the creative process in vivid color
As an artist working diligently and passionately in the community, Wilson recently received a grant from the Inland Empire Community Foundation and the California Creative Corps Fund, which provides grants to local, regional, and statewide organizations in 58 counties to fund unemployed and underemployed artists.
Spotlight on California Creative Corps Fund Grantee, Makeda Kumasi: watching talent fuel the creative mind
The Umoja Ensemble of the Inland Empire, for instance, is one significant group that Kumasi funnels her talents into. The group’s mission is to assist in restoring and regenerating the physical, psychological, and spiritual health of the populations served. This is primarily done through the preservation, practice, and presentation of African Arts. Think of it as a kind of Pan-African “art edutainment.”