As Daniel prepared to have gender-affirming surgery, he knew he would need a safe place to heal for several weeks after the procedure. But in New Mexico, where he lived, there wasn’t a medical facility where he could afford to go to get around-the-clock care. So, he hopped in his van and drove 900 miles [...more...]
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Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
At Futures Explored’s new Concord studio, the air hums with possibility. Cameras roll, lights flicker, and a young director named […more…]
Sarah Gentle was 17 and in foster care when she had a meeting with her Individualized Education Plan (IEP) team. […more…]
What began in the heart of the Castro as a community dance for LGBTQ+ youth has blossomed into a life-changing […more…]
Social Justice
In communities across America, a tragic reality plays out daily: 92% of people facing legal issues do not have the […more…]
Gabriel was stunned when he opened a notice from his landlord: his rent was going up by 16.6%. “I felt […more…]
Homelessness
In the heart of San Francisco’s Bayview district, Diana had called the same house home for over two decades. But […more…]
Health & Wellness
In West Oakland – an area with deep roots in Black art, food, and community – access to fresh foods […more…]
In the fall of 1992, Lois Pavlow was seeking a solution. Living in San Francisco, she had an extra coat […more…]
On a weekday morning in Milpitas, a woman stocks produce at Safeway, greeting customers by name. This simple scene is […more…]
For the Environment
The banana slug moves silently across the forest floor, a strange but welcoming ambassador to the redwood cathedral above. For […more…]
For the Children
When families have a child with a critical illness, not only do they face the medical crisis; they face emotional […more…]
In the heart of Silicon Valley, students attend well-funded public schools, and yet another story unfolds in those same hallways. […more…]
The Teaching Well was on on KTVU FOX 2! As the new school year approaches, teacher burnout remains one of the […more…]
For the Animals
Wilma Melville founded the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation in 1996, a year after witnessing the dearth of rescue dogs […more…]
We’re proud to share that Sage Compassion for Animals founder, Dr. Julie Smith and Board Member, Dr. Lissa Richardson, were […more…]
On Saturday, June 6, 2026, Berkeley Humane will host two exciting events in one incredible day, all at the same location and […more…]
Family Well-Being
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the latest data from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System […more…]
When Barbara Carberry’s extended family were welcoming a new baby, she faced a dilemma: what meaningful gift could she give parents who already had […more…]
Emergency Services
Four-Star Rating for 15th Consecutive Year Highlights Operational Excellence and Humanitarian Impact Charity Navigator, America’s top independent nonprofit evaluator, has […more…]
In the wake of catastrophic flooding across parts of Central Texas, search efforts began in affected areas, where first responders […more…]
Education
Who among us doesn’t have a cherished memory of a stellar teacher who made a crucial, lasting impact on our […more…]
The National Writing Project (NWP) operates as the nation’s largest network of teacher-leaders focused on writing, with 150 university-based sites […more…]
In 2014, East Palo Alto sat in the shadow of Silicon Valley’s giants – Facebook, Google, Stanford – yet thousands […more…]
Community Resilience
Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI) was founded nearly 80 years ago in Menlo Park by a group of forward-thinking women in […more…]
The call came on a Tuesday morning in July. Eliana*, 22 and struggling with her homework, learned that her parents […more…]
Since 2019, the cost of living in the city by the Bay has skyrocketed by 54%, forcing teachers, essential workers, […more…]
Advocacy
Gun violence. The phrase has become almost blandly ubiquitous in American culture. But to those who have experienced the piercing […more…]