This Day Fresno

About This Day Fresno

This Day Fresno is a series of films following eight nonprofits in Fresno, California and the work they are doing to improve their respective neighborhoods.

Told through the voices of residents, civic leaders, and neighborhood nonprofits,
This Day Fresno explores the complex array of challenges that face distressed communities and the hope that arises when neighbors come together.

Each month will feature a different nonprofit, granting a behind-the-scenes look at the historical
and cultural landscape of Fresno’s disinvested communities, and the stories of people fighting against the status quo.

The featured nonprofits are part of the Communities Organized for Resident Empowerment (CORE) Initiative at the Central Valley Community Foundation.

This Day Fresno is a production of:

CVCF Blog

It’s Time to Reinvest in Southwest with St. Rest Community EDC

Jul 22, 2019 | C.O.R.E. Initiative, CVCF News, This Day Fresno

By Laura Ramos, Community Engagement Associate Saint Rest Baptist Church has maintained a footprint in the Fresno community for the last 75 years. They have become one of the largest and most recognized congregations serving Southwest Fresno families. The southwest...

At Home in the Lowell Neighborhood!

May 28, 2019 | C.O.R.E. Initiative, CVCF News, This Day Fresno

By Laura Ramos, Community Engagement Associate A couple of weeks ago, Central Valley Community Foundation (CVCF) staff took a trip to the Lowell Neighborhood for the Lowell Historic Home Tour. Visitors were welcomed into four unique and charming homes, all of which...

Chinatown Fresno Foundation Sees a Better Future for Chinatown

May 14, 2019 | C.O.R.E. Initiative, CVCF News, This Day Fresno

By Elisabeth Parra, CVCF Intern For as long as I can remember I have been told not to go the Chinatown alone. As someone who grew up going to church in the downtown area, I have never been one to shy away from the homeless people or to be afraid of the “rough”...

Live Again Brings Light to Parkway Drive Children

Mar 28, 2019 | C.O.R.E. Initiative, CVCF News, This Day Fresno

By Elisabeth Parra, CVCF Intern In 2012, Richard Burrell, founder and CEO of Live Again Fresno (LAF), and his wife Roxanne Burrell went to Parkway Drive and what they found touched their hearts and changed lives for years to come. When the Burrell’s first went to the...