In Berkeley, a city known for its resources and progressive values, 1 in 3 students face socio-economic barriers, contributing to one of the nation’s largest achievement gaps. Guided by our mission to champion equitable public education, the Berkeley Public Schools Fund is dedicated to bridging opportunity gaps district-wide, ensuring resources reach the areas of greatest need. Basic needs are the foundation of learning. When students arrive at school hungry, they struggle to focus, participate, or [...more...]
Tylon Sizemore Last Spring, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) led its 11th annual Quest for Democracy (Q4D), a day of critical advocacy turning out hundreds of people to converge on the Capitol to [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
Sherry “Dusty” Harris was a single mother raising three daughters in a subsidized housing complex in the Western Addition of […more…]
Soccer and poetry may seem like an unusual pairing, but America SCORES Bay Area knows it’s a magical mix with […more…]
How can we ensure young people have healthy, promising futures? By giving them the resources, relationships, and environments that support […more…]
Well Being & Health
Bembe* – a 32-year-old father and husband – experienced severe physical and emotional violence in Guatemala because he is Maya […more…]
At 2 am, the phone rings at the Contra Costa Crisis Center. A 15-year-old boy, voice trembling, reaches out. He […more…]
Growing up as a gay, Black man in Oakland, George Jackson has strong ties to the community he serves. The […more…]
Getting the Message Out
Maty Thiane was a 14-year-old teenager from Senegal when she was uprooted from all she knew and loved and moved […more…]
Rhett Ayers Butler describes himself as a lucky child. With collected airline miles from his father’s job and a travel […more…]
Fostering Care
Sarah Gentle was 17 and in foster care when she had a meeting with her Individualized Education Plan (IEP) team. […more…]
“What appeals to me so much about A Home Within is the kind of person that makes the commitment to […more…]
Emergency Services
How many times has a family stared in slack-jawed wonder as the adorable new family dog tears around and around […more…]
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
“Your life won’t work out if you don’t do well in school.” “You’re a disappointment or a failure if you […more…]
In Berkeley, a city known for its resources and progressive values, 1 in 3 students face socio-economic barriers, contributing to […more…]
Although Berkeley is less than an hour’s drive from the hub of Silicon Valley, the region’s innovation and resources remain […more…]
Advocacy
Youth Speaks alumni include an Obama speechwriter, the founder of a Black-owned media tech company, and the youngest inaugural Poet […more…]
Legal Services for Children deeply believes that every youth deserves to grow up feeling safe and nurtured. Unfortunately, there are […more…]
Since its founding in 1978, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) has been at the forefront of criminal justice […more…]
A Helping Hand
A mom in East Palo Alto went to jail for stealing diapers; her kids went to foster care. According to […more…]
Xochtil Larios was only 16 when she found herself behind bars and caught up in the criminal justice system. She […more…]