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