Grants Made Through Partnership with East Bay Community Foundation
Dec. 22, 2008, Oakland, CA – The East Bay Community Foundation today announced that 29 East Bay non-profit organizations will receive more than $1.4 million in charitable donations from Chevron Corporation. Chevron used Foundation research on community needs and the Foundation’s knowledge of local non-profit organizations to identify recipients of its grants.
Contributions from $25,000 to $50,000 will be given to each of the local non-profit organizations, which are dedicated to addressing basic human needs – like providing food, shelter, youth services, free health clinics and crisis centers.
"Non-profit organizations have been hit hard by the economic crisis," said Nicole Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation. "While the holiday season usually generates substantial donations for non-profit organizations, some donors aren’t able to give as much as they have in years past, so we’re pleased and appreciative that Chevron is making this significant donation that helps feed, clothe, shelter and support many people and families throughout the East Bay."
Some of the non-profit organizations that received donations include the Alameda County Community Food Bank, Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments, Building Futures with Women & Children, First Place for Youth, Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center and Family Bridges, Inc.
"We are extremely grateful to Chevron Corporation," said Suzan Bateson, executive director of the Alameda County Community Food Bank. "Chevron’s donation will help us provide food to the deluge of families and senior citizens contacting us each day. This will definitely ease the burden of parents and older community members as they struggle in these uncertain times."
"As an East Bay company, we're concerned about how current economic conditions are affecting our communities," said Chevron representative David Feldman. "This is an investment in the social safety net of the East Bay and we're glad to share some of our resources with those most in need."
To identify needs in the East Bay and the recipients of the grants, Chevron drew upon the Foundation’s 2008 "East Bay Community Assessment", a 110-page report that examined 58 different studies on needs in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, as well as the expertise of the Foundation’s staff and their knowledge of the service providers serving the communities of the East Bay.
"We’re pleased to have had the opportunity to partner with Chevron in the process of identifying the most pressing needs in the East Bay and of identifying the organizations that are seeing more and more people come to them for help in these difficult economic times where unemployment, loss of financial stability, and rising costs have a tremendous impact on many people," said Taylor.
"As a result of our research and as a result of the knowledge we have of the organizations and programs that address critical needs, we’re able to be a source of expertise for directing investments aimed at making the East Bay a better place and helping Chevron with its partnerships." |
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