Best Buddies is a program where students with intellectual or developmental disabilities can pair up with other students who want to lend a helping hand as their buddy. Our grant is enabling this program to exist at Malibu High School. It was brought to our attention by a student who will be spearheading the MHS chapter.

Big Heart ranch provides after-school activities supporting the Malibu school system. The program will support year-round equine therapy for 100 kids including summer programs for $25,000. Money will be used for restoration and programming.

Brain Balance are after-school learning centers that offers a program of brain training, exercise, simple physical exercises, skills training, and dietary advice that it says helps children with developmental and learning disabilities.

CA Wildlife Center needs construction work so they can serve animals that were affected by the Woolsey Fire. Local populations of squirrels and other small mammals were pushed out of their habitat. Our funds will help them expand their facilities, including a nursery for small mammals, to be able to better serve our animal friends.

Homebound offers free one-on-one financial consultations for people who are rebuilding after the fire. Their experts will help people determine if their home plans are realistic, and figure out what they can and can’t do in the process. Most people affected by the fires were not prepared to endure a rebuild, so having this kind of expert guidance is crucial.

KBUU endured major damage to their facilities and broadcasting equipment due the fire. They provide an important public service to Malibu, so we offered them funding for sustainable solar equipment and transmission equipment. We also provided a grant to support engineering studies.

Mighty Under Dogs surf therapy camp was created in collaboration with Malibu Foundation to provide fire-affected kids with a therapeutic retreat from the difficulties that the fire presented. M.U.D. instructors specialize in helping kids with developmental challenges such as autism. The positive effects of their program is incredibly clear by the final day of the camp.

Mountains Restoration Trust is dedicated to preserving the natural and cultural resources of the Santa Monica Mountains through habitat restoration, education, land acquisition, and conservation easements. We are helping them rebuild their plant nursery, which is responsible for planting 3,000 native plants per year, was lost in the fire.

The Nature Trust is committed to protecting natural areas of the Santa Monica mountains for habitat conservation, nature-based education, and outdoor recreation. Our grants will help them restore 5 Key Structures lost in the fire, including the seven mobile homes, 2 horse barns and corrals, and the equipment and tool barn.

Pepperdine Law is offering legal support and advocacy for victims of the Woolsey Fire. They are creating a legal clinic which will provide these victims with advice related to FEMA support, insurance and financing questions, navigating permits and HOA's, and other obstacles they may face in the rebuilding and recovery process.

Roots and Wings offers emotional support and counseling to people who are affected by trauma. Our grants are allocated for people affected by the Woolsey Fire who require these services. These programs serve Malibu and unincorporated Malibu for both kids and adults.

Seminole Springs suffered major destruction from the fires. To help them restore a sense of community and joy, we are helping them build a playground so that families can have an outlet to let loose and have fun. We are very much looking forward to seeing the smiles it brings to all generations of residents.

Terrapin Bright Green hosted a charrette to create the “Malibu Rebuilder Guide” which details in-depth strategy and advice for low and middle income home rebuilders who plan to stay in Malibu. The plans are affordable, resilient, sustainable, and environmentally conscious.

United in Harmony's overnight-camp is designed to help homeless and foster children develop positive self-esteem and provide them with a break from the tension of their daily lives. Our grant will help them recover their lost supplies and rebuild the facilities where Camp Harmony is held.

Upward Bound House is offering to coordinate with our case managers and help families who have become homeless as a result of the Woolsey Fire. They offer services that help place individuals in temporary housing and jobs as they work toward permanent living situations. Approximately 25 transitional, burned-out, homeless families will be helped.

Young Actors Project Drama Therapy programs operates out of the Malibu Playhouse as a community venue for young actors. The program will cover 6 months of Drama Therapy for 30 kids that have been affected by the fires.