Imagine a child you love being put into the foster care system.
Now imagine you only get to spend two hours visiting with them
Marcella Foundation funds helped Sierra Child and Family Services secure a new long-term space.
New Space for Foster Care
Grant Awardees
A New Space for Foster Care
Walls going up in the new Sierra Child & Family Services space in September 2023
The office was completely flooded
In April 2023, after the second highest snow year on record, South Lake Tahoe experienced significant flooding. Unfortunately, part of the office space where Sierra Child and Family had been for over 10 years was affected by flooding, which caused significant damage to its operations and left Sierra with less space than needed.
Time for a new location
Sierra moved to a new location, which was suited to its staff and clients, but there was a significant one-time tenant improvement cost to outfit the space to be welcoming and inviting to serve our community for the long term. The one-time grant to fund tenant improvements put Sierra on a long term sustainable path in a wonderful new space. The grant was also intended to improve biological family and foster youth visits with larger, more inviting and warm spaces for the community during family visits.
This project began in 2023.
“With the Marcella Foundation’s support, we can create a space that is inviting, warm, welcoming and safe where we can provide these services for the long-term. Ultimately, this funding will increase our agency's capacity to nurture and heal the most vulnerable children and families in our community.”
— Megan Neumann, Sierra Child & Family Services