News & Updates

Go For Broke National Education Center (GFBNEC) to enhance their exhibition of "Defining Courage" Our grant will help to fund a formative evaluation, and exhibition enhancements for their permanent exhibition “Defining Courage”. This project examines...

Kizuna's Service Learning Program by Kizuna Little Tokyo Our grant to Kizuna's Service Learning Program will help provide seniors in the Japanese American community with the opportunity to learn digital skills while developing technological confidence....

Kokoro Assisted Living, Inc. receives grant for their rooftop garden Kokoro’s new rooftop garden will be a therapeutic outdoor area for residents to visit with family or fellow residents, or to just get some needed sunlight. Residents will also be able to...

Sakura Kai is moving to a new site Our grant supports the Sakura Kai Senior Center by providing its members with an uninterrupted continuation of programs, as they transition to a new site. Sakura Kai Senior Center is currently located in the El Cerrito...

2018 February Grant awarded to Watsonville-Santa Cruz JACL Our 2018 February Grant will assist in updating the Kizuka Hall Senior Center at Watsonville-Santa Cruz JACL, which serves Santa Cruz county. The Kizuka Hall Senior Center was built in the 1950s,...

Fresno Art Museum receives grant for their exhibition Our grant will support the Fresno Art Museum’s exhibition of Kay Sekimachi’s Innovations in Forms and Materials. Sekimachi is a pioneer in the fiber art movement, known for her innovative techniques,...

Alzheimer's Greater Los Angeles receives grant for "Faces of Caregiving" Awareness and Education Campaign Our grant to The Alzheimer’s Greater Los Angeles's "Faces of Caregiving" Awareness and Education Campaign will help to produce a series of bilingual...

2017 September Grants awarded to five JA Community Organizations We are excited to announce the completion of our 2017 September grant cycle. The Board of the JA Community Foundation has approved grants to five nonprofit organizations serving Japanese...