AARON RODGERS
NORCAL FIRE RECOVERY
GRANT PROGRAM
This grant program is focused on efforts that address health and wellness for youth in Butte County, especially in the Camp Fire footprint. The annual grant program accepts applications at the beginning of the year and awards grants in April.
Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Grant Program
El Fondo de Recuperación de Incendios de Aaron Rodgers NorCal se estableció inmediatamente después de Camp Fire para apoyar los programas que ofrecen estabilidad a los jóvenes frente a la crisis, respaldan la infraestructura local de deportes juveniles y respaldan el proceso de devolver viviendas permanentes y transitorias a los quemados. zona.
Fondo de recuperación de incendios de Aaron Rodgers NorCal
El Fondo de Recuperación de Incendios de Aaron Rodgers NorCal se estableció inmediatamente después de Camp Fire para apoyar los programas que ofrecen estabilidad a los jóvenes frente a la crisis, respaldan la infraestructura local de deportes juveniles y respaldan el proceso de devolver viviendas permanentes y transitorias a los quemados. zona.
Recipient | Description | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Paradise Charter Middle School | To replace books and materials lost to the fire for their library. | $10,100 | 12/26/2019 |
Paradise Charter Middle School | To provide supplies to 6th-grand students to attend the Shady Creek Outdoor School. | $13,156 | 12/26/2019 |
Paradise Charter Middle School | To provide the opportunity for 155 students grades 6-8 to go on annual field trips free of charge. | $25,000 | 12/26/2019 |
Gridley Recreation Center | To expand and repair Gridley Vierra Park for the benefit of those displaced from the Camp Fire. | $50,000 | 12/06/2019 |
Paradise Adventist Church | To build 200 storage sheds for those affected by the Camp Fire in partnership with Maranatha Volunteers International. | $50,000 | 10/16/2019 |
Golden Feather Union Elementary School District | To repair and renovate a playground for the use of students in Concow. | $50,000 | 10/07/2019 |
The University Foundation, CSU Chico | To establish a program to provide physical activity classes to students affected by the Camp Fire. | $25,000 | 08/13/2019 |
Paradise Recreation and Park District | To establish a program to reduce the effects of trauma on children through nature programs. | $50,000 | 07/30/2019 |
Everybody Healthy Body | To convene health and educational leaders for a coalition focused on strategies and action to support human recovery, particularly reducing youth trauma stress. | $50,000 | 06/27/2019 |
Butte College Foundation | To establish a special fund to support students affected by the Camp Fire who are in danger of dropping out. | $50,000 | 06/03/2019 |
Never Enough Athletics | Never Enough Athletics requested assistance to fund scholarships for players affected by the Camp Fire to participate in the program. | $25,000 | 04/29/2019 |
Ability First Sports | To fund a summer program and expand year-round programs to better serve the increased population following the Camp Fire. | $18,080 | 04/25/2019 |
El fondo se estableció con una generosa contribución de $ 1 millón de la Fundación Aaron Rodgers, que fue igualada por State Farm y Walmart. El fondo se ha visto reforzado por miles de donaciones adicionales, tanto grandes como pequeñas. El fondo ha otorgado más de $ 700,000 desde que comenzó, apoyando a más de 40 organizaciones y financiando docenas de programas para ayudar a promover un sentido de normalidad para los niños que perdieron tanto en Camp Fire, además de apoyar varias iniciativas de vivienda colaborativa.
The Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund was established in 2018 with $1 million from the Aaron Rodgers Foundation. The fund has been bolstered by thousands of additional donations, including contri-butions after Aaron hosted “Jeopardy” as well as proceeds from a celebrity golf event.
The fund has supported dozens of organizations and programs to help promote a sense of normalcy for young people as well as supporting several housing initiatives. The fund continues to issue grants for recovery from several Northern California wildfires, including $50,000 for relief efforts after both the Thompson Fire and Park Fire in Butte County in 2024.
Grants from the Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund have totaled $1.9 million.
Las subvenciones del año pasado apoyaron la renovación y expansión de parques. y áreas de juego en Gridley y Concow, un programa de actividad física dirigido a los afectados por Camp Fire para ayudar con los impactos físicos y mentales del desastre, un programa separado que coordina múltiples organizaciones en el condado de Butte para ayudar a los jóvenes a lidiar con el trauma al hacer que interactúen con la naturaleza de nuevas maneras. y un gran programa de colaboración para proporcionar y construir cobertizos en el área de la cicatriz de la quemadura para ayudar a quienes perdieron sus hogares a proteger su propiedad.