Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center, $17,251
The Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center was awarded a grant in the amount of $17,251 from the SJICF Emergency Response Fund for the COVID Learning Pod.
The Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center was awarded a grant in the amount of $17,251 from the SJICF Emergency Response Fund for the COVID Learning Pod.
The following grants have been made from the SJICF Emergency Response Fund: 4/1/2020 – $22,000 to the SJI Family Resource Center for Emergency Funds 4/15/20 – $3,800 to the SJ Island Ag Guild for the Food Hub 4/16/20 – $20,000 to the SJI Family Resource Center for Emergency Funds 4/23/20 – $2,000 to the SJI…
The school year has officially ended and there is a familiar – yet uncharted – switch to a COVID-19 style summer on San Juan Island.
In June, SJICF launched an ad campaign designed to reach members of our island communities who may not be comfortable asking for help.
Islanders uniting to assist fellow islanders have provided a bright spot during the COVID epidemic. Immediately following the outbreak of the disease in Washington state, the San Juan Island Community Foundation created an emergency response fund has generated $181,445 in less than eight weeks.
The following grants have been made from the SJICF Emergency Response Fund: 4/1/2020 – $20,000 to the SJI Family Resource Center for Emergency Funds 4/15/20 – $3,800 to the SJ Island Ag Guild for the Food Hub 4/16/20 – $20,000 to the SJI Family Resource Center for Emergency Funds 4/23/20 – $2,000 to the SJI…
The SJI Community Foundation continues to work closely with nonprofits and other county services to ensure a coordinated response to the COVID-19 crisis. To create a publicly accessible resource for both residents and nonprofit services, SJICF has launched the San Juan Island Community Response Hub website.
In the last three weeks, SJICF has raised $145k for the newly established SJICF Community Emergency Response Fund. The fund was created to meet the increasing community needs as a result of COVID-19 response.
At an emergency board meeting last week, the San Juan Island Community Foundation solidified its commitment to providing additional emergency funding and nonprofit support for the duration of COVID-19 response.
The San Juan Island Community Foundation has established the SJICF Emergency Response Fund to meet critical needs in the San Juan Island community resulting from an emergency or crisis affecting San Juan Islanders.