A community-led effort in 2017 garnered the attention of then-California Governor Jerry Brown. The effort resulted in the awarding of a $70 million Transformative Climate Communities grant to the City of Fresno. The grant supported a variety of community improvements including the revitalization of Mariposa Plaza in downtown Fresno. Photo courtesy of the Fresno City & County Historical Society. All rights reserved. In 2017, in a remarkably short amount of time, a group of

The Portuguese celebrations in Tulare, CA, primarily center around the traditional Holy Ghost (Festa do Espírito Santo) and Our Lady of Fatima events, hosted through the T.D.E.S. Portuguese Hall of Tulare. These annual community traditions feature lively parades, traditional sopas (soup) lunches, church crownings, and festive music. Photo courtesy of the Fresno City and County Historical Society. All rights reserved. From Fado music and festas to bullfights and more, Portugu

The Archive of the Fresno Historical Society is vast – spanning well over 170 years. New technology will allow for the digitization of thousands of photographs and paper records to be shared with the public in new and exciting ways. Photo courtesy of the Fresno City & County Historical Society. All rights reserved. For over a century, the Fresno City and County Historical Society has safeguarded the region’s collective memory. It is the oldest nonprofit in the Central Vall

Since 2018, FISH Philanthropy, a volunteer charitable fund supported by the Central Valley Community Foundation, has raised and awarded $371,065 to local nonprofits. To ensure fiscal responsibility, the Fund identifies beneficiaries through four pillars: local needs first, embrace diversity, collaboration with the larger community and youth inspiration. Past recipients include: Marjaree Mason Center, CASA, Poverello House, Boys & Girls Club of Fresno County and Breaking the

Another Level Training Academy Founder and CEO Nia Hodge leads a community healing circle with neighborhood residents and youth. The event was a collaboration between ALTA and Alley in the Valley (Wellness to the West and Breath of Evolution). In the heart of Southwest Fresno, there’s a small house with an enormous impact. It is home to Another Level Training Academy (ALTA), where Nia Hodge turned her grief into a catalyst for community transformation, one person at a time.