Although Berkeley is less than an hour’s drive from the hub of Silicon Valley, the region’s innovation and resources remain inaccessible to many of this city’s public school students. In the Berkeley Unified School District, white and Asian American students currently make up the majority of aspiring STEM professionals, while Black and Latinx students are [...more...]
When the pandemic forced the world to go virtual, the team at Pivotal – a nonprofit offering long-term coaching, scholarships, internships, and more to help foster youth succeed – quickly found out just how deep [...more...]
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…]
“Sometimes success feels like staying afloat,” says Briana, a former foster youth describing her uphill journey. At 18, “emancipated” from […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…]
In West Oakland – an area with deep roots in Black art, food, and community – access to fresh foods […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…]
The Teaching Well was on on KTVU FOX 2! As the new school year approaches, teacher burnout remains one of the […more…]
In the heart of Silicon Valley, students attend well-funded public schools, and yet another story unfolds in those same hallways. […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…]
We’re proud to share that Sage Compassion for Animals founder, Dr. Julie Smith and Board Member, Dr. Lissa Richardson, were […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
Most baby care equipment assumes parents can reach over high crib rails and lift infants while standing. For the growing […more…]
A mom in East Palo Alto went to jail for stealing diapers; her kids went to foster care. According to […more…]
Emergency Services
Direct Relief navigates the war zones in Ukraine to deliver cystic fibrosis medications, transports Mpox vaccines to clinics in the […more…]
SDF-trained human remains detection (HRD) team Jon Munguia & Clifford of Los Angeles County Fire Department and live-find SDF-trained teams Josh Davis & […more…]
Education
Who among us doesn’t have a cherished memory of a stellar teacher who made a crucial, lasting impact on our […more…]
Being the first in your family to attend college is a remarkable achievement, but one that also comes with a […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…]
Community Resilience
Since 2019, the cost of living in the city by the Bay has skyrocketed by 54%, forcing teachers, essential workers, […more…]
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…]
Advocacy
Gun violence. The phrase has become almost blandly ubiquitous in American culture. But to those who have experienced the piercing […more…]