The trustees of the Harriet H. Samuelsson Foundation recently awarded grants totaling $610,000 to 13 local non-profit organizations providing remote and in-person services to youth and adolescents in Ventura County. Grants ranged from $20,000 to $100,000, and were allocated as follows to local organizations:
$45,000 to CAREGIVERS: Volunteers Assisting the Elderly for matching a teen volunteer with a senior citizen to assist with indoor and outdoor home maintenance, lawn mowing, window washing, vacuuming, laundry, and home organization.
$40,000 to CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates) to support a Juvenile Justice Program Manager and two parttime case supervisors, including recruitment and training of a Spanish-speaking case supervisor.
$30,000 to Girls Scouts of California’s Central Coast to provide STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programming and mental wellness services to girls in Ventura County.
$30,000 to Ventura Family YMCA to provide scholarships to disadvantaged children and those from low-income households to participate in YMCA programming, including: third grade learn-to-swim lessons, safe play activities, and adaptive programming for children with special needs.
Grants are awarded in the spring and fall of each year. The deadline for letters of interest for Fall 2023 grants is September 30, 2023. For more information about the Harriet H. Samuelsson Foundation, including instructions on how to apply for a grant, please visit the Foundation’s website at www.samuelssonfoundation.org.
The Harriet H. Samuelsson Foundation was established in 2005 upon the death of Harriet H. Samuelsson, an Oxnard philanthropist, at age 96. The Foundation awards over $1 million in grants each year to organizations providing services for the health, education, guidance, or welfare of children under the age of 18 residing in Ventura County, or to organizations conducting cancer research.
