The organization said it has helped other local organizations bring in more than $14 million in funding over the years by providing data that pinpointed critical needs in the region. The nonprofit’s annual budget has been between $1.1 million and $1.4 million in recent years, but the bank accounts are now virtually empty.
Author Archives: Nova Blanco-Rico
Nova Blanco-Rico is a California Local News Fellow, reporting for the Independent on health and health care organizations in the Coachella Valley. He earned his master's degree in journalism from USC Annenberg. Nova previously worked as an associate producer at KTLA 5 and a reporter at The Press-Enterprise, covering local politics and community news. He has also written for the LAist, Los Angeles Magazine, The LA Local and CALÓ News. Aside from storytelling, Nova is also passionate about photography and can typically be found outside with his Sony camera taking pictures of nature.
