“Nourishing the community takes a village,” says CEO Erica Padilla-Chavez. “We are fortunate that Santa Cruz County is filled with people who want to give back.”
The latest round of federal homelessness response grant funds at more than $6 million is set to be distributed across Santa Cruz County to a handful of service providers this year, according to congressional leaders.
The Santa Cruz Warriors will celebrate their eighth annual “Pajama Night” at their home game against the Stockton Kings at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday.
Walnut Avenue Family and Women's Center has been helping families in Santa Cruz County since 1933 albeit originally as the YWCA. The center struggled during the pandemic but are slowly bouncing back to their former level of community support and beyond.
Britannia Arms is donating 50% of proceeds all day long on Sept. 27 to the Capitola Wharf Enhancement Project (an all-volunteer community group). Breakfast starts at 10:30 a.m., followed by lunch and dinner. The group is raising funds to enhance the city of Capitola’s Wharf Resiliency and Public Access Project creating extra features like picnic tables.