Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

We asked you to describe how you felt about the way our community came together in 2020. Here's what you said. We are going to hold these words in our hearts and hope you do too as we continue to work, give, collaborate, and care for each other in 2021.

We all have lots of questions about how COVID-19 is affecting us locally. A more contagious variant? Vaccine roll out? Get your COVID-19 questions answered by local experts Dr. Gail Newel and Dr. Marm Kilpatrick in this free virtual event (in Spanish & English) hosted by Lookout Santa Cruz. Thursday 1/21 at 6 PM. https://lookout.co//gail-newel-marm-kilpatrick-covid-2021-

The ways our community came together in 2020 show us the collective power of generosity, care, and collaboration. As we begin 2021, join us for an event on Friday 1/22 at noon to gather inspiration and strength for the work ahead. https://www.cfscc.org/events/2020together Catholic Charities - Diocese of Monterey, Center for Farmworker Families, UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, Salud Para La Gente, Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County, Boulder Creek Recreation and Park District, Amah Mutsun Land trust, AmahMutsun TribalBand, Pajaro Valley Unified School District Cruzio Internet, Digital NEST

As we begin 2021, we don’t yet know all that will be asked of us, but we do know that the 2020 lessons of generosity and collaboration will continue to be our guides. We are honored to share the "2020 Report to the Community" -- stories about the collective impact of your giving, the work of our nonprofit partners, and a road map for how to heal and rebuild in 2021. https://www.cfscc.org/articles/impact-update-2020

2021 has been...interesting thus far. How about some music to lift our spirits and remind us of the caring community of musicians & artists who are helping raise money for the Fire Response Fund! An encore evening of music, art & impact with Love You Madly this Friday, January 15 (Pacific time). More info at https://www.santacruzfirerelief.org/