Fortuna Is Getting A Community Pool!
The ERV Community Center Foundation is building a community aquatic facility in Fortuna, with construction funded by the McLean Foundation. The project fills a critical gap in the Eel River Valley, where there is currently no community pool available.
The Gene Lucas Community Center and McLean Campus
The Gene Lucas Community Center and the McLean Campus were completed in 2020. This endeavor was a dream of the Foundation for over a decade. Giving to the Eel River Valley has been the mission of the McLean Foundation with this building and campus being the largest gift ever. The campus hosts 2 buildings; a 23,000 square foot Community Center that offers office space to multiple nonprofits, a commercial kitchen, classrooms and rental spaces and a 16,000 square foot building home to the Humboldt Senior Resource Center. Both buildings reside on 30 acres surrounded by wetland ponds and walking trails. http://glccenter.org
Fortuna Community Health Center, Open Door 
The Foundation was instrumental in the financing and fundraising for this state of the art health clinic that serves the people of the ERV. With a donation of $2 million and another $3 million generously supported by the community, this facility will serve the region for generations.