SPTF envisions a county without suicide and aims to accomplish this by implementing a full range of strategies, starting from prevention and early intervention. Your donations to the SPTF will help increase prevention and early intervention services, and help our community members better understand and recognize the signs and symptoms of suicide risk.
Your donations to the Step Up program will be used for collateral items (i.e., T-shirts, backpacks, etc.), venue rental, event food, printing, speakers' fees, awards, materials, and other items associated with Step Up—a movement to encourage youth to participate in extracurricular activities, foster positive associations, and connect to constructive social networks.
The funds donated to the Human Services At-Risk Youth fund benefit youth who are participating in an employment program and working to make the transition to adulthood and self-sufficiency. This program helps youth in need of emergency monies for necessities such as transportation, work apparel, utilities, medical, dental, and prescription expenses.
Contributing toward the support of our local veterans through the VSO General Fund is a great opportunity for the members of the community to give back and thank veterans for their services.
The Kings/Tulare Area Agency on Aging helps provide programs and activities for local senior citizens, from arts and crafts to Medicare counseling, line dancing to home-delivered meals. Your donations to the Area Agency on Aging will help us continue to provide a wide range of services and activities to encourage older Americans to remain healthy, active, and involved in the community.
For more than five decades the Lily Pond was a popular water feature in Mooney Grove Park. Due to the increasing cost of repair and maintenance over time, the Lily Pond is been non-functional for the past 15 years. To avoid demolition and to honor the history of the Lily Pond, the County is seeking donations from the community to help repair and restore the Lily Pond.
Donations to the Homeless Fund will help supply toiletries, clothing, identification card/application fees, furnishings, or cooking utensils/appliances, or may fund expenses like a utility bill or car repair for those experiencing, at risk for, or exiting homelessness.
The Friends of Tulare County Board of Directors thanks you, our residents and donors, for everything you have done to support and bring awareness to the organization. 2023 was busy, and it was wonderful to see so many of you at our events and participating in our donation drives.
It is the time of year when Friends of Tulare County renews its annual commitment to the residents of Tulare County to assist underrepresented populations of all ethnicities and cultures through donations, charitable giving, and grant funding. If you have previously donated to or supported our organization, we thank you for your incredible contributions.
We thank you all for your continued support for the many vital initiatives Friends of Tulare County promotes. Our impact has been felt throughout the county, from over 25,000 youth who have received a toy from our holiday Child Welfare Services (CWS)-Children’s Toy Drive to the over 4,000 homebound seniors in our county who have been gifted warm items through our K/T AAA Stockings for Seniors Holiday Drive. We encourage you to explore our page and learn more about the incredible programs and initiatives we support.
Let’s continue to build our community and support the residents who need it the most. To learn more about how you can make a difference, call (559) 624-8000 or email FriendsTC@tularecounty.ca.gov.
If you would like to donate to one of the programs listed on our website go here or send a check payable to:
FRIENDS OF TULARE COUNTY
5957 South Mooney Blvd.
Visalia, CA 93277
Note: Please indicate the program on the memo line of your check.
County employees may make donations through payroll deductions by downloading and filling out the County Employee Payroll Deduction form found on our About Us page.