Community Works Consulting Inc.

Happy International Grants Professional Day!

Today is a moment to pause and celebrate what my fellow grants professionals do every single day — and the extraordinary collective impact they create. That impact is not just raising money, but what that funding makes possible.

The work of our team at Community Works Consulting has resulted in our clients being better positioned, better funded, and better equipped to change lives. In just the last year, our grant work has supported:

· People living with dementia receiving dignified, supported care
· Children from low-income families accessing dental and orthodontia services
· Abused and neglected children healing through comprehensive mental health care
· Families experiencing homelessness and food insecurity finding stability
· Research and services advancing emerging medical practices
· Incarcerated individuals staying connected with family — reducing recidivism dramatically
· Foster youth finding forever homes and accessing health care
· Communities organizing for environmental justice, housing, and civic engagement
· First-generation college students, returning moms, and underserved youth accessing higher education and good jobs
· Communities gaining access to the arts — museums, musical theater, ballet, and more

That is an impact worth celebrating. We are so proud to work along side each and every one of our team of grants professionals.

To every grants professional out there: We see you! And we honor your hard work. Thank you for the dedication, the care, and the expertise you bring to this work.

Happy Grants Professional Day.

"The California Strategic Growth Council has awarded $1.75 million to the Gateway Cities Regional Climate Collaborative (GCRCC), a new multi-stakeholder partnership comprised of the Southeast Los Angeles (SELA) Collaborative, TreePeople, GRID Alternatives, the Los Angeles County Chief Sustainability Office, with the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (COG) leading this dynamic group of partners to enable just climate solutions in Southeast LA. The GCRCC proposal was ranked first of the six teams approved for this inaugural round of funding of just over $8.5 million, and the 45 collaboratives that applied."

We are so excited to have worked with our client, the SELA Collaborative, to support the efforts that made this investment possible! Congratulations to the collaborative members! Such exciting work ahead of you.

The SELA Collaborative is stewarding incredible and important change in the southeast Los Angeles region. We are proud to be a part of their team. Thank you for the opportunity to "help you change the world!"

Here is the press release -

www.selacollab.org