DISPLACED
In recent years, global economic and social forces have brought dramatic changes to Oakland, California. Year after year, rents grow higher, housing becomes scarcer, and longtime residents fear being pushed..Read More
Second Responders Grants Launch
During the summer of 2019, in the aftermath of a devastating wildfire and flood season, California Humanities announced a new grant focus area for state nonprofits: Second Responders: The Humanities..Read More
1st State Funding
In 2019, for the first time in its 44-year history, California Humanities received $1 million in funding from the State of California. Prior to 2019, California Humanities had relied solely..Read More
CA 2020 Initiative–Democracy & The Informed Citizen
California’s 13.5 million residents under the age of 25—a number greater than the total population of 46 other states—don’t always see the issues that matter to them reflected in the..Read More
Straight Outta Fresno
When one thinks of hip-hop, the city of Fresno might not be the first place that comes to mind. However, after receiving an inaugural Humanities for All grant from California..Read More
On the Road
The On the Road with California Humanities conversation series was part of the Pulitzer Prize Centennial Campfires Initiative, an extensive collaboration between 46 state humanities councils with funding from the..Read More
CRIP CAMP
When CRIP CAMP, a documentary film about the origins of the disability rights movement received a 2021 Oscar nomination, it was the first time in the 92-year history of the..Read More
Library Innovation Lab Awarded 2020 Schwartz Prize
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, most aspects of public life shuttered overnight, and maintaining a sense of community became more important than ever before. That year, ten..Read More
California Humanities Releases Equity Values Statement
Equity—the principle at the heart of the humanities—is a steadfast commitment, constantly developing and evolving, and never “done.” To honor the centrality of equity, in late 2017, California Humanities began..Read More
CA CARES Humanities Relief and Recovery Grants
The CA CARES Humanities Relief and Recovery Grants supported public humanities organizations and humanities practitioners that had experienced a decrease or loss of revenue, programming opportunities, loss of paid staff,..Read More
