Seventeen years ago, Kristi Perez discovered that foster kids were receiving little support once they aged out of the system. She heard that once they turned 18, they were given a trash bag for their belongings, wished good luck and sent out into the world. After...
Founded in 1897 as the Riverside Humane Society, Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center has been caring for the community’s animals and their people for over 100 years. Today, the organization is a limited-entry adoption center and clinic that strives to eliminate the...
Boys & Girls Club of San Gorgonio Pass has 15 locations between Cabazon and Yucaipa that serve over 1,200 kids. The organization provides after-school and additional programming at schools in the Banning, Beaumont and Yucaipa Calimesa Unified School Districts....
Myra Hernandez and Lakeisha Hohl developed a friendship while working together at a foster family agency. The two women have a background in working with children with disabilities, years of experience as social workers and both have master’s degrees in psychology....
This opinion piece by Julie Makinen Palm Springs Desert Sun originally appeared in the Desert Sun, Monday, December 19, 2022. Stories of giving are important. The community foundation wants to help us bring them back The new Desert Community News Fund at the Inland...
As 2022 comes to an end, we’re filled with gratitude for all those who have given to and through IECF. By donating to IECF or establishing a fund with us, your philanthropy became personal, local, visible and impactful. Your contributions have turned the page...
