Maggie’s Be Cafe, located in Hudsonville, MI, is a coffee shop that employs approximately 23 individuals with a spectrum of disabilities. The vision of the cafe was to provide a place in the community where individuals with disabilities could have a sense of purpose, accomplishment, and connectedness through employment. The café is also staffed with employees who serve as mentors to the baristas and facilitators in operating the facility. The café which opened in June of 2021, has been a great success and has been a win/win for the community as well as for the staff and employees. The Robert Nelson Foundation is proud to support the vision of Maggie’s Be café with a gift of $5,000 to assist with their vision of expansion and continued development.

The Life Learning Center is a special education program that serves students ages 18-26 across a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds as well as serving students that exhibit a wide range of needs associated with their developmental disabilities. The goal of the program is to build confidence, appropriate social and communication skills, pre-employment skills, as well as functional life skills, all within community and domestic settings. The Robert Nelson Foundation is proud to have given a gift of $7,500 to assist with the Life Learning Center’s program needs.

San Joaquin Delta College of Stockton, CA operates The Veterans Resource Center (VRC) that serves as the centralized hub for all student veteran, service member, and dependents needs. The center offers a wide array of services and resources, including a space where student military affiliates can connect with one another or participate in the Student Veterans Alliance (SVA) Club.  The VRC is designed to be sensitive to the transition from military to civilian life as well as education success. 

The Robert Nelson Foundation is proud to announce that is has provided an $18,500 grant to be used solely for the purpose of establishing a peer-to-peer mentoring program under a three-year contract using the PAVE program. The Robert Nelson Foundation is honored to be associated with such a wonderful program as The Veterans Resource Center.

CASA of Los Angeles (CASA/LA) mobilizes community volunteers to advocate for children and youth who have experienced abuse and neglect. Founded in 1978, CASA/LA is an independent nonprofit organization that recruits, trains, and supports qualified volunteer advocates who transform the lives of children and youth in LA County’s child welfare system The Robert Nelson Foundation is proud to give a gift of $15,000.00 to this organization that helps so many children in the Los Angeles area.

The Robert Nelson Foundation is proud to support this organization that helps those in need to make stronger communities with a gift of $15,000.00.

Food Forward is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to fight hunger and prevent food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people in need and inspiring others to do the same. The produce recovered by Food Forward is donated to 350+ hunger relief agencies in Los Angeles and seven surrounding counties., college student assistance programs, Food Forward’s initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020 was the launch of a large-scale emergency expansion initiative to help meet the great and growing need for free and fresh food.

The Robert Nelson Foundation proudly partners with this great organization to help feed the hungry and aid with this expansion with a gift of $20,000.00.

On behalf of everyone at Food Forward, our hunger relief partners, and the communities they serve, thank you for the Robert Nelson Foundation’s generous grant of $20,000. We appreciate this new partnership that will help us be a dependable source of nutritious fruits and vegetables to our Southern California neighbors experiencing food insecurity

Rick Nahmias
Founder/Chief Executive Officer, Food Forward

PESA (Parents,Educators/Teachers & Students in Action) is a non-profit entity that has been able to partner with various government agencies to improve our community. Through these partnerships PESA has been able to support the Teen Court Program of the Los Angeles Superior Court, Safe Passage Program of the Los Angeles City Attorney Office, Pathways to Law School Program of the Los Angeles Community College District, and special needs children residing in the County of Los Angeles.

The Robert Nelson Foundation is proud to support this organization that helps those in need to make stronger communities with a gift of $15,000.00.