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Impact Areas

Human Services

We help our neighbors facing food insecurity and homelessness, as well as special populations like older adults and those with learning differences and developmental or intellectual disabilities.

Funding Priority

Senior Grants

One of our longest-running grant programs has helped countless older adults access specialty care and resources while navigating the challenges and opportunities of aging.

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Funding Priority

Food Security

We assist organizations that address food insecurity and operate food pantries throughout the Greater Pasadena area.

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Funding Priority

Visually Impaired Individuals

The Vista Nova Renaissance Endowment supports blind and visually impaired individuals through the Vista Nova Grant Program.

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The Results

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$335,000

Food Security Grant funding awarded since 2022.

$1.2 million

Support for Older Adults

To date, PCF has granted $1.2 to support senior well-being by helping to expand services and opportunities that promote dignity, connection, and quality of life for older adults.

$816,225

An instrumental bequest

Bequest left to PCF by Cornelia Eaton in 1995, designated for the care of older adults. This landmark gift allowed PCF to form its Senior Grant Program.

Human Services Donors and Funds

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Endowed Support for Seniors

An unexpected bequest in 1995 led to the creation of PCF’s Senior Grant Program.

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Altadena Meals on Wheels

In 2024, a vital Altadena organization used PCF funding to jump start its services following a pandemic closure.

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The Rawn Endowment

The Rawn Endowment has been instrumental in growing our support for older adults.

Featured News and Stories

Explore all the ways this area of interest has uplifted older adults, unhoused individuals, and those experiencing food insecurity in the Greater Pasadena area.

Aug
02
a team of volunteers at a local food pantry distribution smile and pose for the camera

Senior Grant Spotlight: Mano a Mano Food Pantry

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pasadena’s National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) implemented a plan to urgently respond to the twin public health and unemployment crises that were rapidly unfolding. NDLON quickly launched a food pantry program called Mano a Mano (Hand in Hand) at the Pasadena Job Center on North Lake Avenue […]
Aug
02

Senior Grant Spotlight: Pasadena Village

One of PCF’s six 2022 Senior Grants will help Pasadena Village provide transportation for older adults in the Pasadena area, as well as fund the new Walking with Ease program, an evidence-based method of helping seniors exercise safely. Pasadena Village is a membership organization of adults over the age of 55 with a mission to […]
Dec
09

A Key to a Locker Is Key to Success for Housing Program

With its new Safe Haven Bridge to Housing program, All Saints Church now serves as the site for a unique housing model that shelters homeless individuals safely on its campus. A Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) COVID-19 Response Fund grant helped to add a critical component to the program: storage lockers for participants. Beginning in March, […]
Aug
02
a team of volunteers at a local food pantry distribution smile and pose for the camera

Senior Grant Spotlight: Mano a Mano Food Pantry

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pasadena’s National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) implemented a plan to urgently respond to the twin public health and unemployment crises that were rapidly unfolding. NDLON quickly launched a food pantry program called Mano a Mano (Hand in Hand) at the Pasadena Job Center on North Lake Avenue […]
Aug
02

Senior Grant Spotlight: Pasadena Village

One of PCF’s six 2022 Senior Grants will help Pasadena Village provide transportation for older adults in the Pasadena area, as well as fund the new Walking with Ease program, an evidence-based method of helping seniors exercise safely. Pasadena Village is a membership organization of adults over the age of 55 with a mission to […]
Dec
09

A Key to a Locker Is Key to Success for Housing Program

With its new Safe Haven Bridge to Housing program, All Saints Church now serves as the site for a unique housing model that shelters homeless individuals safely on its campus. A Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) COVID-19 Response Fund grant helped to add a critical component to the program: storage lockers for participants. Beginning in March, […]