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News & Action
New Focus for Foundation

East Bay Community FoundationWe have set a new course to transform lives of those most in need in the East Bay.  We’ll focus on two compelling issues.  We’ll work in four communities of need.  And we’ll harness the forces of other key resources in the East Bay.  For the story on how and why, click here.
 
Young Children: Providing Support Early
Support for ChildrenAn important part of our new course is support for young children to succeed.   When children are successful in pre-school up to the third grade, they have the foundation to complete a solid education.  And that means economic opportunity as they reach adulthood.  For details, click here.
 
Economic Opportunity for Adults, Families
Economic OpportunitiesEconomic opportunity is crucial for stable and thriving adults, families, and communities.  Alongside our work supporting children to succeed is our work advancing economic opportunities for adults and families -- particularly those with barriers to achieving employment and financial stability.  For details, click here.
 
Our Leadership Attracting Necessary Partners
Community PartnershipsGetting things done means harnessing the “power of many.”  Needs of the East Bay outweigh resources of any single entity in government, business, philanthropy or the non-profit sector.  Our new Department of Public & Private Partnerships aims the financial clout and leadership of many resources at the same targets.  For details, click here. 
 
New Research on Community Needs
graphOur attention-getting research on communities in the East Bay synthesizes 58 studies, enabling us to be a source of intelligence on demographics, family self sufficiency, early child care, education, health, and crime and public safety.  To see it, click here. 
 
A Stake in the Ground
A Stake in Our CommunityWe asked ourselves: “What do we really stand for?”  “Are we really serious about it?”  Together, our board of directors and staff thought long and hard about those questions.  What we agreed upon is something we all believe in.  To see what we believe in, click here.
 
Applying for a Grant?
Community Meetings Beginning Aug. 13, we’re holding community meetings in a number of locations on our new grant guidelines, which are posted in the “Grantmaking” section on this website.   To see the meeting schedule, click here.
 
ABC TV News Affiliate Tells Our Story
KGO TV News SegmentSan Francisco’s KGO TV News features our work connecting those interested in philanthropy to causes that make the East Bay a better place.  To see the story now, click here.
 

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