• Community Foundation Grants Integral in Charity’s Vitamin A Supplementation Program

    Santa Barbara, CA – Vitamin Angels, a global aid charity that provides nutritional support to women and children in need, has been able to reach 4,000,000 children thanks to grants from The S.L. Gimbel Foundation Fund of The Community Foundation ® to support its programs providing vitamin A to at-risk populations globally.  In 2018, Vitamin Angels received…

  • What May Come of Dreams

    When the seeds of malnutrition are stopped before they sprout, the opportunities for a child’s future blossom. Rather than worry about their babies’ basic health needs, mothers can watch their little ones grow and thrive. Instead of stressing about day-to-day survival, they can dream about their child’s long-term potential.  For the moms we serve, vitamins…

  • Overcoming Obstacles – Stories of Strength from Around the World

    Resources for Remote Communities On the map, a tiny pinpoint marks the province of Xocoyolo as due East from Mexico City toward the Gulf of Mexico. A satellite view of the area shows little more than a scattering of buildings clustered along highway Puebla 575, and lots of lush, green vegetation. In communities like these,…