Drive fulfills vacation needs
Household Giving Tree lately concluded its Vacation Want Drive, offering presents for greater than 56,000 Bay Space youngsters, seniors and adults transitioning from homelessness.
“We surpassed our 2022 present purpose by over 10,000 presents,” Jennifer Cullenbine, president and co-founder of the Milpitas-based nonprofit, stated in a press release. “It seemed a bit bleak in early December, however the neighborhood rallied.”
The necessity for Household Giving Tree’s companies within the 14 Bay Space counties it serves has elevated previously three years because of the pandemic and the following financial downturn. The common earnings for the two-parent households the nonprofit helps is about $4,500 a month.
For extra data, go to familygivingtree.org.
Clear water grants
Valley Water is accepting purposes for its 2023 Protected, Clear Water Grants Program, which gives funding for tasks that help the mission of offering secure, clear water for a wholesome life, setting and economic system.
The Grants & Partnerships Program is a part of the Protected, Clear Water and Pure Flood Safety Program, a parcel tax Santa Clara County voters overwhelmingly renewed in November 2020. For 2023, Valley Water has a complete of $1.4 million with no minimal or most quantity per undertaking that matches into the next classes: water conservation, air pollution prevention, volunteer cleanup efforts and schooling, wildlife habitat restoration and entry to trails and open area.
Functions are due by March 10. Valley Water will host a digital workshop March 1, 10-11:30 a.m., the place candidates can be taught extra in regards to the obtainable grants and their necessities. For extra data, go to valleywater.org/grants.