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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and the chief executive of the California Community Foundation<\/a>, Miguel Santana, are launching a program<\/a> focused on helping residents in Altadena and Pacific Palisades rebuild on their own terms after last month\u2019s wildfires<\/a>.<\/p>\n The California Community Foundation,\u00a0Snap, Spiegel, and Snap CTO Bobby Murphy are committing $10 million in funding to staff the program, which is called the Department of Angels<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOur purpose is to ensure that the communities impacted by the Eaton and Palisades megafires steward their own recovery,\u201d a press release<\/a> announcing the program reads. \u201cThe Department of Angels is not a government or private-sector initiative; it is a grassroots, community-driven network focused on ensuring impacted residents have control over their recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n The Department of Angels will provide independent resources and project management support to help impacted residents and will work alongside existing community leaders and organizations.<\/p>\n