For nearly 30 years, Mentor Tutor Connection (MTC) has been a constant, supportive presence for students navigating the most challenging paths to graduation. Today, we are deepening that commitment through a new, specialized program at Alta Vista High School, serving students who need community just as much as the classroom. Group Mentoring Program Mission Alta [...more...]
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Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
“Sometimes success feels like staying afloat,” says Briana, a former foster youth describing her uphill journey. At 18, “emancipated” from […more…]
At Futures Explored’s new Concord studio, the air hums with possibility. Cameras roll, lights flicker, and a young director named […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 Sierra Leone, a struggling mother of two named Christiana sought an abortion from the only source she knew. Untrained, […more…]
February is the coldest month of the year — and the need for shelter from theelements is urgent. You can […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
The Teaching Well was on on KTVU FOX 2! As the new school year approaches, teacher burnout remains one of the […more…]
When families have a child with a critical illness, not only do they face the medical crisis; they face emotional […more…]
The 14-year-old girl from El Salvador had never been away from home, but Carolina* knew she had to run. The […more…]
For the Animals
Each year in the U.S., hundreds of thousands of cats and dogs are surrendered to shelters – or tragically euthanized […more…]
In the San Francisco Bay Area, a family’s love for their pet can be tested by the high cost of […more…]
Wilma Melville founded the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation in 1996, a year after witnessing the dearth of rescue dogs […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
Santa Barbara-based Direct Relief has been awarded the 2025 Seoul Peace Prize for its longstanding humanitarian work in delivering medical resources to […more…]
In the rolling hills outside Santa Paula, California, a stirring ceremony is afoot. Four young first responders from Oklahoma Task […more…]
Education
In 2014, East Palo Alto sat in the shadow of Silicon Valley’s giants – Facebook, Google, Stanford – yet thousands […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…]
Being the first in your family to attend college is a remarkable achievement, but one that also comes with a […more…]
Community Resilience
The call came on a Tuesday morning in July. Eliana*, 22 and struggling with her homework, learned that her parents […more…]
Join Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI) for our 34th annual Authors Salon on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at the fabulous Grand Bay Hotel (former […more…]
Since 2019, the cost of living in the city by the Bay has skyrocketed by 54%, forcing teachers, essential workers, […more…]
Advocacy
There is only one thing Brady: United Against Gun Violence (Brady) Chief Development and Engagement Officer Liz Dunning wants you […more…]