This article originally appeared in the Press Enterprise, February 2022. When Danielle Townshend moved from Tennessee to California, she discovered that her children were the only Black students in their classroom. Seeing a need for community and culturally relevant...
This article originally appeared in the Press Enterprise, February 2022 Youth Action Project (YAP) was launched in 1998 to create systems and programming that are led by youth voices. The organization creates opportunities for youth to develop new skills and habits...
This article originally appeared in the Desert Sun, February 2022 In 2008, Linda Biggi founded Loving All Animals with a mission of being a conduit for the welfare of the animals in the Coachella Valley. The organization sought to assist shelter and rescue...
Learn more about how IECF and the Black Equity Initiative of the Inland Empire are helping organizations like Starting Over, Inc end systemic racism in the IE. We’ve given over $740K through the IE Black Equity Fund this year – and with the assistance of our generous...
The original article appeared in the Desert Sun, February 2022. For more than 70 years, Boys & Girls Club of Palm Springs has guided children to achieve success in academics, health and leadership. Trained staff who act as mentors facilitate programming at the...
IECF is pleased to announce the opening of The Dr. Horace Jackson Legacy Scholarship Fund. The fund was established in 2021 to award scholarships to a John W. North High graduating student who demonstrates the same kind of commitment to education and inclusivity as...