Updates (5/7/25)
Recovering Together: Rebuilding Life After the Fires
Thursday, May 22, 2025
10:00 am to 2:30 pm
Braille Institute, 41 North Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90029
Join the California Commission on Aging as they spotlight the real challenges — and resilience — of older adults and people with disabilities rebuilding their lives after wildfire.
At this special informational hearing, you’ll hear directly from individuals with lived experience, passionate community advocates, and local experts on the challenges faced by older adults and people with disabilities in the aftermath of disasters.
Together, we’ll dive into critical conversations about:
- Addressing Urgent Needs
- Rebuilding After Disaster
- Planning for the Future
This informational hearing is a chance to listen, learn, and better understand the real-life challenges faced in the wake of disaster, like the recent LA wildfires.
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore solutions that make a real difference.
- View the agenda: https://ccoa.ca.gov/Events/
- Register to join us in person: https://recovering_together.eventbrite.com
- Or tune in via Zoom: https://rebrand.ly/recovering_together
Updates (4/25/25)
Archstone Foundation is committed to sharing resources for older adults who have been impacted by the January wildfires in Los Angeles, including those listed below:
- Our recent grant of $100,000 to the California Community Foundation (CCF) will support the CCF Wildfire Recovery Fund efforts to provide intermediate and long-term recovery needs of older adults. Learn more here.
- The Altadena Community Preservation Fund recently launched a direct cash assistance grant for individuals 65 and older. The fund provides up to $15,000 grants for uninsured or underinsured homeowners in Altadena. See flyers in English and Spanish for additional details.
- American Red Cross recently launched Round 2 of their financial assistance program for individuals living in the Palisades and Eaton burn scar areas. Details about eligibility can be found on this page.
Original post (1/10/25)
Joining with partners and colleagues throughout the state, the Board and staff of Archstone Foundation want to express our deepest sympathies to all those who have been affected by the horrific wildfires still burning in the Los Angeles area. The loss of life and property is devastating.
We encourage everyone to respect the evacuation orders that are in place. We hope you, your families, and friends remain safe. For those who need immediate help or are interested in providing support to those displaced by this disaster, we’d also like to share the 2025 Philanthropy California Disaster Response page from Philanthropy California, an alliance of Northern California Grantmakers, Southern California Grantmakers, and Catalyst of San Diego and Imperial Counties. This page provides helpful resources and a carefully vetted list of California Response Funds that accept donations.
At Archstone Foundation, our staff will be reaching out to grantees and partners throughout Southern California to understand the fires’ impact on older adults, people living with disabilities, caregivers, and their families, especially those from communities that have faced unfair and unjust treatment and may be disproportionately affected by natural disasters like these. While we will seek to understand how we can best serve as a resource in the current emergency, we understand that full recovery will require a sustained and long-term investment. Archstone Foundation remains dedicated to serving as a partner in the work needed to help older people and to rebuild our communities.
