Napa Valley Community Foundation To Host Fire Recovery Town Hall

NAPA VALLEY, CA — The Napa Valley Community Foundation is hosting a virtual town hall to ensure residents affected by the LNU Lightning Complex Fires and the Glass Fire can access cash aid and other resources the nonprofit has to offer.

Scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, the town hall will also help Napa Valley Community Foundation "better understand the recovery needs of our community," said Terence Mulligan, president of the Napa Valley Community Foundation.

"In the months since the LNU Lightning Complex and Glass Fires swept through our Valley, Napa Valley Community Foundation has distributed $2 million to provide relief services and financial assistance to thousands of our friends and neighbors — people who lost homes, personal property or income because of the wildfires," Mulligan said.

The Hennessey Fire, the largest of the LNU Lightning Complex Fires of August 2020, caused three fatalities in Napa County and destroyed more than 300 single-family homes in Napa County.

In September 2020, just a few weeks after containment was reached on the Hennessey Fire, the Glass Fire broke out in Napa Valley, destroying more than 300 homes and more than 340 Napa Valley wineries and other businesses.

"And, what we know from our experience with past disasters is that the hard work of recovery often takes years, not months. That’s why we always pledge to be here for fire survivors through each stage of recovery, and to do our best to listen to the voices of those in our community on the path to rebuilding their lives and homes."

Napa Valley Community Foundation together with Napa County Supervisor Diane Dillon, UpValley Family Centers and a cadre of the Foundation's nonprofit partners are putting on the Recovery Town Hall at 7 p.m. March 10 and invite all residents and business owners affected by the LNU Lightning Complex Fire or Glass Fire to attend.

Dillon will speak on the state of recovery and important rebuild deadlines, and information will be available about resources to help rebuild and emergency financial assistance.

There will be a question-and-answer session, and Napa Valley Community Foundation will seek feedback on additional needs fire survivors may have.

"We are grateful to the thousands of people — from our own backyard to across the country —whose generosity has made this work possible," Mulligan said.