Throughout Northern California, the safety and wellness of the community often begin with some of the hardest-working organizations, those focused on delivering services and programs that offer accessible food and housing, healthcare and mental health support, as well as disaster relief and public safety programs.Their work supports the region's most vulnerable communities, many of which have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.As part of its quarterly grant-giving, the Pacific Power Foundation, a nonprofit arm of Pacific Power, has announced $314,952 in new funding to directly support community organizations across the three states it serves. These safety and wellness grants are one of four grant cycles offered by the foundation year after year.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');"We're proud to collaborate with our communities to build a strong, resilient future together," said Todd Andres, Pacific Power’s regional business manager, Northern California. "These organizations are our local heroes – working tirelessly to deliver safety, health and wellness programs to neighbors in our communities, and we're honored to support their work."The following six grants were given to local organizations in Northern California:Boys & Girls Club of Greater Shasta for trauma-informed staff development workshops to better support the social, emotional and mental wellness of local youth. Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern Oregon to support low- and no-cost credit counseling and financial education, in English, Spanish and ASL, for residents in Del Norte and Siskiyou counties in Northern California. Great Northern Services to serve healthy lunches to children from low-income families during the summer when school meals are not available. Rural Human Services to support Harrington House, a domestic violence shelter, in the purchase of dog houses and pet beds so domestic violence survivors can bring their pets to the shelter. Siskiyou Family YMCA for installation of glass garage doors on the YMCA’s aerobics room to create indoor/outdoor exercise opportunities for improved health of clients. Siskiyou Spay Neuter Incentive Program to help community members who are low-income, have disabilities or mental impairments and would benefit from pet companionship pay for the necessary care of their pets, including vaccinations, spays, neuters and even pet housing in emergency situations.About the Pacific Power Foundation:The Pacific Power Foundation is part of the PacifiCorp Foundation, one of the largest utility-endowed foundations in the United States. The foundation was created by PacifiCorp, an electric utility serving 2 million customers in six Western states as Rocky Mountain Power (Utah, Wyoming and Idaho) and Pacific Power (Oregon, Washington and California).The foundation’s mission, through charitable investments, is to support the growth and vitality of the communities served by Rocky Mountain Power and Pacific Power. Since it started in 1988, the PacifiCorp Foundation has awarded more than $60 million to nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.pacificpower.net/foundation. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });