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Dear friends,

Today, it’s been two years since the Napa Fire Complex swept through Napa Valley and deeply impacted our community.

In the last two years, Napa Valley Community Foundation has distributed 9 million dollars to provide relief services and financial assistance to thousands of our friends and neighbors -- people who lost homes, personal property or income because of the wildfires. 

We know that disaster recovery work takes years, not months. That’s why we are still here to help, in partnership with thousands of generous people, like you.

To learn about how to get assistance, click here . To read more about what’s been accomplished so far and our plans moving forward, read our press release, below.

Sincerely and gratefully yours,

Terence P. Mulligan
President
Napa Valley Community Foundation
Tuesday, October 8, 2019, Napa, CA – In the last two years, the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund managed by Napa Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) has distributed $9.2 million to help those affected by the October 2017 wildfires. Of this amount, $6.4 million has been distributed in the form of direct financial assistance to more than 2,400 workers, households and small businesses -- who lost homes, personal property or income because of the fires. Total distributions have increased by $3 million since the first anniversary of the fires in October of 2018, largely driven by a program that is making cash grants of up to $35,000 to help qualified homeowners with repairs or rebuilding; and cash grants of up to $12,500 to help qualified renters replace essential household items.... Read more.