If you hike, bike, or re-create in the San Gabriel Mountains, you have undoubtedly seen Altadena Mountain Rescue Team (AMRT) at work. They are true superheroes in our local foothills. Established in 1951, AMRT is one of the oldest search and rescue teams in the United States. It is one of eight rescue teams in…

In October of this year, the Altadena Library Foundation was awarded a $50,000 PCF Capital Campaign Grant in support of its major renovation and expansion project at the Bob Lucas Memorial Library, one of two libraries in the Altadena Library District. The project nearly doubles the usable square footage of the branch library by adding…

Ten young adults exiting foster care learned this fall that, with funding support from Pasadena Community Foundation, they had landed a spot in the invaluable job-readiness internship program at Coffee with a Cause (CWAC). The program accepts up to 20 youth per quarter and provides employment-skills training following Specialty Coffee Association of America standards. PCF…

Five Pasadena-area food distribution centers will have a little more to give this season with $125,000 in grant assistance from Pasadena Community Foundation: First AME Church, Friends in Deed, Foothill Unity Center, PACTL, and NDLON. PCF has disbursed $335,000 in Food Security Grants in the last two years. In 2022, in the face of unprecedented…

This year, PCF funded several nonprofits in the focus area of the Environment and Animal Welfare. These organizations are invaluable in helping our community better understand the critical importance of land connectivity, wildlife, and biodiversity, and their combined impact on the health of our local ecosystems. A 2024 PCF Capital Grant will help Arroyos &…