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“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese proverb The McConnell Foundation is providing a contingent grant to the […]

On May 22, Viva Downtown hosted their annual State of Downtown at the Atrium. They asked The McConnell Foundation’s Program Officer for Community Vitality to reflect on what she’s [...]

Here’s what we’re learning about the power of *temporary* places in the process of catalyzing long-term change in cities. This, in preparation for a temporary activation of the former [...]

On April 17, 2018, The McConnell Foundation closed escrow with the city of Redding on the former Redding Police Station located at 1313 California Street in downtown Redding. The due […]

The McConnell Foundation has granted Viva Downtown a grant to help support live music in downtown through a series: Summer Nights with Major Seventh. Viva Downtown is a National Main […]

It is important to look back in order to look forward. So at a time when the community is embarking on revitalization projects in downtown–and specifically along California Street–it [...]

On January 23rd, 2018, Carl & Linda Bott of Free Fire Radio (KCNR) interviewed City Manager Barry Tippin as well as The McConnell Foundation’s Rachel Hatch about downtown community [...]

Watch this video for a quick look at Community Vitality highlights from 2017 and a sneak peek at what 2018 has in store…  

Redding Fashion Alliance Receives Grant from The McConnell Foundation to Activate Underutilized Space Downtown Redding, California (Wednesday, December 20, 2017) — The McConnell Foundation [...]

Kudos to RussellStudio for bringing the vision to life on a potential downtown mixed use project at the corner of Tehama & California: Ryan Russell did great work visualizing some […]