The McConnell Foundation Grants $1 Million
to One SAFE Place
Capital Campaign
The McConnell Foundation Board of Directors
announced today a pledge of $1 million in support of the One SAFE Place Capital
Campaign. The new shelter, named the Sierra Center, will more than double
One SAFE Place's current capabilities for helping victims of domestic and
sexual abuse, and will accept women, men and their children.
This extraordinary gift also establishes a new
partnership between One SAFE Place and The McConnell
Foundation who will be the founding sponsor of the One SAFE
Place - One SAFE Community Initiative.
"During the planning process for our
campaign, the individuals we interviewed expressed a strong interest in finding
practical, longer-term solutions to address the problem of domestic violence
and sexual abuse," said Jean King, Executive Director of One Safe
Place. That evolved into the vision for the One SAFE Place -
One SAFE Community Initiative, a forum that will aim to produce a model for
change that can be implemented in Shasta County and other communities across
the state and the nation. Plans for the new initiative are still in the
very early stages, but the goal is to create an annual summit that brings
together thoughtful leaders and serves as a forum for innovation.
Bill Cox, Chairman of the Board of The
McConnell Foundation said, "The Board agreed to play a major role by
partnering with entrepreneurs and others who have demonstrated success by
implementing a creative approach to solving problems and who bring new
perspectives to building a model that will affect measurable change in
communities. The mission of The McConnell Foundation is to help build
better communities through philanthropy. The Board feels the core focus
of the One SAFE Place - One SAFE Community Initiative aligns perfectly with our
mission. We are excited to partner with One SAFE Place and the community
leaders who have stepped forward to support the campaign in a significant way,
such as Sierra Pacific Foundation, The Redding Rancheria and others who are
committed to this critical capital campaign."
About The McConnell Foundation
The McConnell Foundation is an independent
foundation located in Redding, California. As a Northern California broad-based
funder, grants are awarded to 501(3)(c) nonprofit organizations, public
education institutions, and government entities. The Foundation began making
grants in 1988 and has provided funding for projects in the areas of Arts &
Culture, Community Vitality, Education, the Environment, Health Care,
Recreation and Social Services.