Our community of grassroots leaders, nonprofits and funders are committed to pursuing transformative approaches that will achieve well-being and housing for all in California.
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” We’ve accomplished a lot of work in the last few years since the pandemic and the shift towards racial equity. That work happened because of organizers.
This plan is a marker of how to supply resources for the work that is happening all throughout the state of California.”
Bold and coordinated investments
We are building on what we learned in our first four years of work, sharpening our focus where movement leaders want it most. In our next phase, we are expanding our solution set where movement leaders have told us it is needed, and where we are able to make an impact.
Housing
as a human right and pillar of dignity and stability
Community
power and resilience
Racial Justice
equitable practices for housing justice
A regional strategy
We support strategic collaboration and connection to build community power at the local, regional and statewide levels.
Statewide Networks
Invest in Equity to Meet California’s Housing and Community Needs
Statewide community leaders are organizing in Sacramento as well as in cities and counties across California to enact policies that center residents and their needs as opposed to developers and speculators.
Read Case StudyBay Area
Bay Area Expands Housing Justice to Encompass Community Well-Being
Organizers across the Bay Area are increasing their focus on mental health and well-being, recognizing how the challenges communities face lead to very real and human consequences.
Read Case StudyCentral Valley
Central Valley Builds Power to Guarantee Homes for All
In addition to pushing for expansive eviction protections, Central Valley leaders launched the Homes Guarantee campaign in early May 2021.
Read Case StudyInland Region
Inland Region Powers Multi-Racial Organizing for Housing Justice
Community partners used targeted resources and convening infrastructure to organize, advocate, and push back against systemic racism and housing discrimination.
Read Case StudyLos Angeles
Advancing A Housing Justice North Star
LA organizations designed and united in a vision for housing justice that continues to guide their work today.
Read Case Study$13.2M
Raised and committed
79%
of Community Advisor organizations are led by people of color
43
Community Advisors and partners
11
Funding partners
Inside our community
Stories, insights and lessons learned.
Insights Co-Design
Inland Region Impact Brief: Powerful Multi-Racial Organizing for Housing Justice
Co-Design
[VIDEO] F4ICA Statewide Convening: Gathering and Grounding In Community-Led Strategy
Press Co-Design
Expanding the Scope of Trust-Based Philanthropy: How Funders are Helping Reshape Learning & Evaluation
Insights Co-Design
Mindset Shift: How F4ICA is Using Learning and Evaluation to Measure Our Accountability to Community Partner [VIDEO]
It takes all of us
F4ICA is a collaborative funding initiative co-designed with grassroots leaders and made up of diverse foundations committed to supporting community-driven solutions to racial and economic justice.