WHO IS REBUILD PARADISE FOUNDATION

The Rebuild Paradise Foundation, incubated through the North Valley Community Foundation, is a grassroots movement of Camp Fire survivors and community leaders from public and private sectors who are dedicated to serving the long-term needs of Butte County's disaster affected residents, businesses, and workforce. Founded by Charles Brooks in January of 2019 under the mentorship of Rebuild Northbay Foundation, we have established this non-profit foundation to provide access to resources and to help lower barriers to entry for those repopulating the disaster affected areas. The Rebuild Paradise Foundation is proud to partner with other non-profits, corporate donors, private donors and government agencies to accomplish our mission. We are currently seeking funding for our Defensible Space-Gravel Grant. At this time we are no longer accepting applications for this program. Once we meet our funding goal, we will open the program back up to qualified applicants.

“Our Future is Bright” Mural – our gift to the community

To mark the 5th anniversary of the Camp Fire, RPF is honoring our community’s incredible growth by creating a sunset-themed tile mural at Paradise Community Park. It will showcase handprints, ages, and initials of the 2,500+ children currently living here. The mural will serve as a permanent tribute to the strength & unity of our community and a reminder that our kids have a bright future here on The Ridge. The project consists of three phases, with the initial handprint collection and construction phases concluded, the tiling of the walls is currently underway. We expect the murals to be finished by the 6th year anniversary of the Camp Fire. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place on Saturday, November 9th, 2024 and we invite the entire community to come see the exciting reveal!

You can contribute to this project by sending a check through the mail to Rebuild Paradise Foundation, 6067 Skyway Suite B, Paradise, CA 95969. Or by making a donation via Venmo @Rebuildparadisefoundation VENMO
Donors contributing $100 or more prior to October 1, 2024 will be acknowledged on a permanent plaque on the mural.

A special THANK YOU to everyone who has contributed financially, offered words of encouragement, and provided volunteer labor! This monumental project would not be possible without each and every one of you.

AREAS OF IMPACT

RESIDENTS

Residents are the key to rebuilding a thriving community. Through resources and grants, we work to attract, retain and incentivize the repopulation of residents to the Camp Fire footprint. For economic recovery, getting residents back into homes is an immediate and primary focus of Rebuild Paradise Foundation.

BUSINESSES

To support economic viability in our community, we wish to retain and incentivize the opening and reopening of businesses. We do so through dissemination of information and are currently exploring grant opportunities to support businesses in disaster area commercial zones.

WORKFORCE

With jobs being in great demand before the fire, it is now vitally important to help support the return and growth of workforce development. We advocate for, provide support, and collaborate with partner agencies actively involved in supporting workforce development.

ADVOCACY

Utilizing our partnerships with collaborative organizations, we leverage private sector knowledge and resources to assist in areas of need. In our advocacy efforts, we foster meetings between all parties and make sure the community’s voice is heard at the local, state, and federal level.