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Rotarian Foundation Of Livermore Awards Over $236K In Community Grants

Grants were awarded to over 28 nonprofit organizations, and to programs within LVJUSD.

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2025 Grant Recipients with RFL Grant Co-Chairs Philomena Rambo (left) and Jeff Youngsma (right) holding the ceremonial check with Livermore Club President Marc Roberts (left) and Livermore Valley Club President Beth McCormick (right).
2025 Grant Recipients with RFL Grant Co-Chairs Philomena Rambo (left) and Jeff Youngsma (right) holding the ceremonial check with Livermore Club President Marc Roberts (left) and Livermore Valley Club President Beth McCormick (right). (RFL/Irving Stowers)

LIVERMORE, CA — The Rotarian Foundation of Livermore awarded a total of $236,804 to 28 community organizations whose work aligns with their mission of supporting youth, seniors, veterans, and underserved members of the community.

The following organizations received awards of up to $10,000 at a ceremony attended by Livermore Mayor John Marchand and Councilmember Kristie Wang at the Robert Livermore Community Center:

  • Ambassadors of Compassion - Mental Health Education for Livermore Students
  • Assistance League of Amador Valley - Operation School Bell
  • Axis Community Health - Dental Imaging for Pediatric and Adult Patients
  • CALICO Center - Comfort & Prevention Resources for Families
  • CityServe of the Tri-Valley - Database Software Bridge Funding Project
  • Culinary Angels - Meals for Cancer Patients and Caregivers
  • Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area - Services for Livermore Area Clients
  • Goodness Village - Programs that Transform Lives, Strengthen Community, Restore Dignity
  • HIVELY - Mobile Family Resource Center
  • Little Miracles - Fill the Baby Essentials Gap
  • Livermore Area Recreation & Park District Foundation - LARPD Community Support Program
  • Livermore Fusion TOPSoccer - The TOP Soccer Program
  • Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District - Concussion Prevention Football Helmets
  • Monthly Miracles - Christmas Miracles Event 2025
  • NAMI Tri-Valley - Family-to-Family Classes
  • Open Heart Kitchen - Community Meal Program
  • Partners for Change - Disciplined Decision Making for Meaningful Life Improvement
  • Set to Thrive - Thrive Bag Program for Foster Kids
  • Sleep in Heavenly Peace - Community Bed Build 2025 Livermore
  • Spectrum Community Services - Emergency Preparedness Kits for Homebound Seniors
  • Sunflower Hill - Sunflower Hill Garden with Direct Delivery to Livermore Providers
  • Tri-Valley Conservancy - Discovery: Youth in Nature Program
  • Tri-Valley Haven - Support for Residents at Sojourner House Homeless Shelter
  • Valley Veterans Foundation - Scholarships & Emergency Funding for Veteran Students

RFL also partnered with the Livermore Valley Education Foundation to share the cost for several grants supporting programs within the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District:

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  • Christensen Middle School - Enhancing Hands-On Science Learning
  • Junction Ave School PTA - School Garden for Learning, Health, and Community
  • Livermore High School Ceramics Program - Kiln Replacement
  • Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Nurses - Vision, Dental, & Medical Care for Underserved Students

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