The Picerne Family Foundation has selected the J3 Foundation for the 2025 Social Entrepreneur Fund, a three-year renewable capacity building grant.  J3 provides research-based in-class and after-school reading curriculum along with a lending library of books to nearly 900 in-need fourth graders in 24 Title I schools in Los Angeles. The mission of the J3…

The Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of three teachers to lead the Global Sustainability Project in school year 2024-25. Jennifer Walters, an Advanced Placement Biology teacher and Kimberly Rapp, an AP Environmental Studies teacher will co-lead students from Corona del Mar High School. Because of their outstanding performance in co-leading a group of…

After a rigorous application process, 10 students selected to participate in the Global Sustainability Project from Dana Hills High and 10 students from Edison High began work on local sustainability projects. This month, Dana Hills High students are establishing a restoration, research and education zone where future 5th grade students will study the effects of…

Awards are focused on providing opportunities for accomplished mental health professionals to implement a “dream project” that will have significant impact for the people and nonprofits they serve. This year the foundation approved 9 proposals from mental health professionals. Among those receiving support were Open Paths Counseling Center, enabling them to launch a new psychoeducational…

The Picerne Family Foundation is pleased to announce that 18 artists have been selected to participate in the 2023 Artist Outreach Project. Each of the artists listed below were awarded $15,000 plus funding for materials to pursue a year-long arts based therapeutic, mentoring or educational project of their own design for people who would otherwise…

The Global Sustainability Project (GSP) gives California high school students the opportunity to actively engage in ecological sustainability, both locally and internationally. July 18, 2023 – With the post-COVID resumption of international travel, the Picerne Foundation is continuing the Global Sustainability Program.  Dolores Dang-Wright, a teacher at Dana Hills High School, and Greg Gardiner at…