Addressing Critical Needs

Whether through stable housing, access to healthy food and mental health services, or safety from violence and abuse—we are providing essential lifelines to our neighbors at critical moments in their lives. Through our support of organizations that provide direct services, we are working to ensure everyone has access to resources and opportunities that enable them to thrive.

The Trust recognizes the value and complexity of caregiving. We support organizations using family-centered or intergenerational approaches to improve outcomes for children and youth (ages 0-24) facing trauma, people with disabilities who are seeking increased opportunities for employment or education, and low-income aging adults who need supportive services. The racial and ethnic wealth gap impacts all parts of life, including our ability as a society to care for each other and promote wellbeing. For these reasons, we prioritize place-based organizations in Black and Latine communities, groups that are led by people of color, and organizations that advance community-led solutions.

The Trust knows that we cannot effect lasting change through programmatic intervention alone. Therefore, we provide resources to organizations working across programs and sectors to innovate new models and solutions, effect systemic change, and strengthen the social impact sector.