Bits & Pieces

Working Wardrobes new CEO is Bonni Pomush, former executive director, The Samueli Center for Progressive Judaism. She brings 25 years of experience in the nonprofit world and has a track record of securing more than $6 million in funding in a capital campaign and $1 million from events in partnership with board members and volunteers. … U.S. Bank Foundation awarded Girls Inc. with a $25,000 grant to support its Girls Meet the Workforce externship, where girls receive crucial support in navigating the process of college and career preparedness. … Farmers & Merchants Bank collaborated to obtain $25,000 in grant funding from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco’s 2021 AHEAD Program to support programs at Second Chance Orange County, which provides job and life skills training to low-income clients recovering from drug and alcohol addictions, many of whom are homeless, formerly incarcerated, and/or living with mental and physical disabilities.