In January 2026, representative leaders from government, civic, labor, and community organizations officially submitted a petition to Fresno County in support of the Fresno County Transportation Improvement Act, a proposed 30-year ballot measure that would replace Fresno County’s current Measure C, a half-cent transportation sales tax set to expire in 2027.     CVCF is a proud supporter of this coalition of community leaders and the proposed measure they have crafted together

Bridge 2 College was inspired by Johnny Baltierra’s tumultuous upbringing, leading him to pose the question, “how do I change the lives of kids like me?”  Baltierra was born in Mexicali, Mexico and grew up in Fresno, without a father and a not-so-fatherly stepfather. At 17 he had a child with his now wife, Susan. He and Susan started from humble beginnings, navigating being young parents while simultaneously working to achieve their educational and career goals. Baltierra wor

Driving through the beautiful greenery and rolling hills of Woodlake, CA enraptures a moment of peace and unity in a world so often filled with chaos and division. That is what attendees of the  Sequoia Riverlands Trust's  (SRT) Dry Creek Nursery grand re-opening experienced on March 6, 2026.   Dry Creek Nursery is a Catalyst Project of the Central Valley Community Foundation’s  Sierra San Joaquin Jobs  (S2J2) Initiative. The nursery was one of eight projects selected by S2J2

Human trafficking is an epidemic in the Central Valley due to the region’s centralized location between Los Angeles and San Francisco and the numerous interconnected freeways. In 2025, there were 24 human trafficking related cases filed by the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office.   Many local nonprofits work tirelessly to change the narrative for victims of human trafficking and raise awareness of this horrific, widespread tragedy.  The Central Valley Justice Coalition (