Grantee Year: 2026

General operating funds will empower military children to participate in an extracurricular activity of their choosing, fostering wellbeing and bolstering their support systems!

Funds will empower youth leaders to serve over 90 families through community service projects, toy drives, and fundraising events, helping students discover their purpose and families find hope in their hardest times.

Funds will empower Mentor For Change to connect first-generation low-income and unhoused youth in East Los Angeles with caring adult mentors, helping them build confidence, explore college pathways, and access life-changing opportunities for college admissions.

Funds will enable them to expand Books Open New Worlds by continuing to provide books, introduce literacy workshops, and family reading events to at least 50 students in the community. Funding will ensure that every child has access to engaging, culturally relevant reading materials and opportunities to explore life beyond their daily environment.

Funds will provide free and low-cost therapy to Marin’s foster and adoptive families, strengthening their resilience and reducing placement disruptions. With this support, more children will remain safely connected to their schools, friends, and communities.

Funds will empower Make-A-Wish Northeastern and Central California as they grant 290 wishes, ensuring that no child wishes one more unnecessary day for the power of a wish.

Funds will empower Hope Harbor to provide a transformative program to 20 at-risk, homeless teens, blending preventive care, life skills, and education. Through trauma-informed support, mentorship, and academic support, teens acquire the tools to heal, grow, and establish a foundation for long-term stability, self-sufficiency, and community engagement.

Funds will help empower 100 families to change their own destinies, giving them the tools they need to leave homelessness behind.

Funds will help transform their playground into an interactive, imaginative space where children can explore, learn, and grow beyond the limits of their everyday world.

Funds will enable GCH to share approximately 13,300 meals with hungry children and families through the We’ve Got Your Back program. This will improve childhood focus and learning capacity, stabilize growth and development, reduce the likelihood of chronic disease, and improve household stress and anxiety levels.