This past May, Legal Assistance to the Elderly fielded a call about a 92-year-old senior being evicted in San Francisco. Even for Laura Chiera, who sees cases of elder eviction, abuse, fraud, and foreclosures regularly as the executive director of the San Francisco nonprofit, the call was unnerving. “That’s insane to think of a 92-year-old having to live on the street,” Chiera says. “It’s shocking how many unhoused people in San Francisco are seniors.” The [...more...]
Sixteen canine disaster search teams trained by the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) have joined the ranks of hundreds of two- and four-legged rescuers from across the country, answering the call for assistance from [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
Julie López played soccer for as long as she can remember. Growing up in a family of seven in Sylmar […more…]
Yeardley Love was a vibrant University of Virginia lacrosse player when she was killed by her ex-boyfriend three weeks before […more…]
By the end of high school, Isaiah C. had already mapped out his future political career path. First, he’d get […more…]
The Arts
At Aurora Theatre Company’s Alafi Auditorium, no audience member is more than 15 feet away from the stage. They all […more…]
When Creativity Explored began in San Francisco’s Mission District in 1983, the nonprofit for artists with disabilities operated out of […more…]
On a recent morning at Holocaust Museum LA (HMLA), Betsy, a docent, was leading a tour group of 20 LA […more…]
Social Justice
Youth Leadership Institute (YLI) is redefining leadership for the youth of 21st century America. Faced with deepening inequities in their […more…]
Raphael House was founded in 1971 in Northern California as the first homeless shelter specializing in keeping families together. The […more…]
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) transformative integral education, grounded in wellness, healing, social impact, and higher consciousness. Dr. Patsy Tito, one of their many successful alumni, is […more…]
Homelessness and Housing
Raphael House was founded in 1971 in Northern California as the first homeless shelter specializing in keeping families together. The […more…]
When Cody Van Felden turned 18, she became homeless after her foster parents kicked her out of the house because […more…]
Growing up in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point, a diverse yet historically under-resourced community, Zaria Clemmons knew from a young age […more…]
Health
All parents want their babies to grow up happy, healthy, and well cared for. But with diapers costing a monthly […more…]
As the Program Manager of Social Medicine for the fast-paced emergency room of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma […more…]
Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI) was founded in the old-fashioned spirit of charity. A group of forward-thinking women in Menlo Park […more…]
Global Reach
In the wake of Maui’s tragic 2023 wildfires, relief organizations and the goodwill of the world at large poured into […more…]
Sixteen canine disaster search teams trained by the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) have joined the ranks of hundreds […more…]
The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation is thrilled to announce it was recently selected as one of the 2024 Best […more…]
Fostering Care
As Joymara Coleman, a former foster youth, got ready to start college, she wanted a therapist in the Bay Area […more…]
Elizabeth* received the heartbreaking call that no grandmother is prepared for: her daughter, Maria, was neglecting her six young children […more…]
When Cody Van Felden turned 18, she became homeless after her foster parents kicked her out of the house because […more…]
Family Well-Being
Help a Mother Out is excited to announce that its fearless leader, Lisa Truong, recently had an Op-Ed published in […more…]
As a new parent raising her daughters in the Bay Area, LuLu Roberts found herself far from her own large […more…]
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) transformative integral education, grounded in wellness, healing, social impact, and higher consciousness. Dr. Patsy Tito, one of their many successful alumni, is […more…]
Environment
Originating in Yosemite National Park high in the glaciers above Tuolumne Meadows, the Tuolumne River flows through diverse landscapes and […more…]
Before the pandemic, Brad Adams, then the executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia Division, would often drive his two […more…]
We are thrilled to celebrate the grand opening of Dos Rios, California’s newest State Park. This project, initiated by Tuolumne […more…]
Education
We are thrilled to celebrate the grand opening of Dos Rios, California’s newest State Park. This project, initiated by Tuolumne […more…]
Most people are familiar with the phrase “Friendly Fire” – typically combat-related terminology that refers to the inadvertent shooting of […more…]
Holocaust Museum LA broke ground on November 15, 2023 on the Jona Goldrich Campus, designed by award-winning architect Hagy Belzberg. […more…]
Community Resilience
As a new parent raising her daughters in the Bay Area, LuLu Roberts found herself far from her own large […more…]
In the wake of Maui’s tragic 2023 wildfires, relief organizations and the goodwill of the world at large poured into […more…]
The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation is thrilled to announce it was recently selected as one of the 2024 Best […more…]
Animals to the Rescue
The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation is thrilled to announce it was recently selected as one of the 2024 Best […more…]
In the wake of Maui’s tragic 2023 wildfires, relief organizations and the goodwill of the world at large poured into […more…]
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1 in 5 children ages 3 to 17 has a […more…]
Advocacy
Maria Venegas, a PICO California leader based in San Francisco, is an immigrant mother. Evicted twice during the pandemic, she […more…]
For 45 years, Legal Assistance to the Elderly (LAE) has been a beacon of hope for San Francisco’s most vulnerable […more…]
This past May, Legal Assistance to the Elderly fielded a call about a 92-year-old senior being evicted in San Francisco. […more…]