Humboldt Area Foundation is the community foundation of and for the citizens of the Redwood, Trinity and Wild Rivers Region. Humboldt Area Foundation was founded on May 3, 1972 by Vera Perrott Vietor. Since 1972, Vera's vision has been echoed by literally thousands of neighbors committed to building a better community. Through the generosity of the community, Vera's original $2.4 million has grown to more than $78 million and has resulted in nearly $60 million in grants and scholarships to local charitable organizations and students throughout our community.

Since 1975, Changing Tides Family Services, formerly Humboldt Child Care Council, has provided diverse services to children, youth, families, individuals, and the community. Each day, Changing Tides Family Services makes it possible for thousands of families and individuals to maintain or increase their incomes, to keep family members living in their homes or community, and to enhance their physical, emotional, or developmental well-being. Changing Tides Family Services provides quality, community-based services which demonstrate the agency's values: respect, integrity, excellence, health and wellness, flexibility, and fiscal responsibility. WHO IS CHANGING TIDES FAMILY SERVICES? Nestled on the “Lost Coast” side of the “Redwood Curtain,”Changing Tides Family Services is a dynamic full service agency dedicated to increasing the health and success of children,youth, families and individuals in Humboldt County. Guided by a dedicated staff and a committed Board of Directors, our organization was established in 1975 as the Humboldt Child Care Council, and has grown to employ over 200 full and part time staff who cover more than 4,000 square miles in providing an array of child care, behavioral health, and special needs services. We are proud of our knowledgeable and caring employees – some of whom have more than two decades with the organization – and of the wide range of services we provide to thousands of people in our community. Our passion for the well being and success of children and families in our community has been rooted in diverse representation on our Board, in our staff, and from our partnerships from almost every public and private sector of Humboldt County, including local industry, higher education, private business, healthcare, and our local tribal nations. We are dedicated to helping children, families and parents find and make best use of the resources within and around them while strengthening our community’s ability to improve the quality of life

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