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Wildfire and Disaster Relief

Supporting our communities affected by natural disasters.

Our community college students, faculty, and staff are already being impacted by California’s devastating wildfire season, which has burned more acres in the state this year than in the previous two combined.

How Your Gift Helps

Your generous donation provides emergency relief during these difficult times and support for recovering and rebuilding. Past recipients of donors’ support have used the funds to cover their disaster-related needs, including relocation expenses, replacing laptops, and buying supplies, transportation, clothes, and food that were lost or destroyed during evacuations.

Hubs of Recovery and Local Support

Our California community colleges serve as the heart and hub for communities throughout our state. They play a critical role in disaster response and recovery, serving as evacuation centers, information hubs, deployment sites, helipads, and providers of first responders. And, in a local crisis, they are in a unique position to get aid to those in need.

FoundationCCC established this fundraising effort to support community colleges throughout the state when their students, faculty, and staff are impacted by natural disasters. It launched with an inaugural gift by Evergreen Valley College in 2017, and we have since partnered with local colleges to distribute more than $200,000 through this effort.

Donate to Wildfire and Disaster Relief

Please give now to support our community college family. Donations by check can be sent to the Foundation for California Community Colleges, PO Box 744586, Los Angeles, CA 90074-4586, specifying “Wildfire and Disaster Relief”.

Student Voices: Stories of Impact

College of the Siskiyous, Student

“The Dixie fire went right through my hometown of Greenville CA, burning everything in it including my home. I applied for a Wildfire Relief Aid Grant because a couple weeks before I had to move for college we were evacuated and I was not really packed for it. I thought I was going to have a couple of weeks to pack but I was wrong. I had less than 30 minutes to try and grab as much as I could out of my room and help my family pack what they needed. We left so many belongings in our house. We lost everything. I am applying because it’s not just going to help me with paying my rent living here, but I don’t need to ask my family for money to help me at school.”

Wildfire and Disaster Relief Fund – For California Community Colleges

We recognize that disaster situations are dynamic and evolving. If your California community college and its campus community are currently affected by wildfires or other disasters, please reach out to us at [email protected] for assistance.