OUR FOCUS AREAS
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our work. Our vision is a more equitable community for all, therefore we prioritize funding that supports communities that are historically and/or currently underserved with respect to socioeconomic status, race, identity, or ability.
CHILD AND YOUTH EDUCATIONAL EQUITY
We seek to fund organizations working to improve educational equity, opportunity, or education-related services for children and youth from pre-K through high school in the areas of:
Early childhood education and development
Out-of-school time and summer learning
Programs that work to close achievement and opportunity gaps
Career and/or college readiness tools and skills for high school students
Arts education, cultural education, and creative expression
ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY & SUSTAINABILITY
We seek to fund organizations working to ensure everyone has equal access to resources and safe spaces, across environmental issues in the areas of:
Access to environmental resources - healthy food, homes, water and green space
Countering environmental burdens - pollution in air, water, and land
Providing educational resources around sustainability and climate change preparedness
Advancing participation in the green workforce
Promoting systems change that includes meaningful and inclusive participation in the environmental decision-making process, that promotes environmental justice and equitable environmental policies
HOUSING AND HOME STABILITY
We seek to fund organizations delivering trauma-informed services that focus on housing solutions and home stability for families, youth, and adults in the areas of:
Prevention of homelessness and helping people stabilize and keep their housing
Emergency, temporary, and transitional housing and shelters
Housing placement
Resources and support that help prevent adverse childhood experiences or provide healing resources for families experiencing housing/home instability
Wrap-around services that strengthen housing/home stability including mental and physical health services, recovery support, and domestic violence advocacy
WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
We seek to fund organizations that advance the economic security and financial well-being of women by removing barriers to work in the areas of:
Job readiness - including skills training, trades, and education
Adult literacy and language proficiency
Financial literacy
College and post-secondary success
Accessibility to affordable and reliable childcare
Accessibility to safe and affordable healthcare including physical, mental, dental, and reproductive health