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
On Friday, June 14th CURYJ hosted the first of our 3 Summer Town Nights events. We kicked off the series with our traditional […more…]
When Alyssa was 15, she came under court protection due to physical abuse. In the foster system, she endured 17 […more…]
By age 17, Xochtil Larios had experienced the foster care system, homelessness, and incarceration in juvenile hall for “like my […more…]
The Arts
Holocaust Museum LA broke ground on November 15, 2023 on the Jona Goldrich Campus, designed by award-winning architect Hagy Belzberg. […more…]
When Creativity Explored began in San Francisco’s Mission District in 1983, the nonprofit for artists with disabilities operated out of […more…]
“It’s not the thoughts or the prayers.It’s the actionsIt’s how we stared down the barrel. Stared untilthe barrel lowered until […more…]
Social Justice
“It’s not the thoughts or the prayers.It’s the actionsIt’s how we stared down the barrel. Stared untilthe barrel lowered until […more…]
On a recent morning at Holocaust Museum LA (HMLA), Betsy, a docent, was leading a tour group of 20 LA […more…]
“Hope.” This overworked noun can read like a blasé greeting card shorthand to those who have no need of it. […more…]
Homelessness and Housing
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…]
This past May, Legal Assistance to the Elderly fielded a call about a 92-year-old senior being evicted in San Francisco. […more…]
Health
As Joymara Coleman, a former foster youth, got ready to start college, she wanted a therapist in the Bay Area […more…]
As the Program Manager of Social Medicine for the fast-paced emergency room of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma […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…]
Global Reach
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…]
Sixteen canine disaster search teams trained by the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) have joined the ranks of hundreds […more…]
Fostering Care
As Joymara Coleman, a former foster youth, got ready to start college, she wanted a therapist in the Bay Area […more…]
When Alyssa was 15, she came under court protection due to physical abuse. In the foster system, she endured 17 […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
Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI) was founded in the old-fashioned spirit of charity. A group of forward-thinking women in Menlo Park […more…]
As a new parent raising her daughters in the Bay Area, LuLu Roberts found herself far from her own large […more…]
All parents want their babies to grow up happy, healthy, and well cared for. But with diapers costing a monthly […more…]
Environment
Before the pandemic, Brad Adams, then the executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia Division, would often drive his two […more…]
Originating in Yosemite National Park high in the glaciers above Tuolumne Meadows, the Tuolumne River flows through diverse landscapes and […more…]
International poaching and smuggling crimes may seem distant to people who live in California, but the consequences of these illegal […more…]
Education
On a recent morning at Holocaust Museum LA (HMLA), Betsy, a docent, was leading a tour group of 20 LA […more…]
Six-year-old Yahaira’s favorite part of school was looking at picture books. But as her vision became worse, she couldn’t enjoy […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
ACCESS U Foundation’s co-founders, Brad Rothenberg and Joaquín Escoto, ran a successful for-profit youth soccer company for nearly twenty years, […more…]
The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation is thrilled to announce it was recently selected as one of the 2024 Best […more…]
Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI) was founded in the old-fashioned spirit of charity. A group of forward-thinking women in Menlo Park […more…]
Animals to the Rescue
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1 in 5 children ages 3 to 17 has a […more…]
The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation is thrilled to announce it was recently selected as one of the 2024 Best […more…]
Sixteen canine disaster search teams trained by the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) have joined the ranks of hundreds […more…]
Advocacy
For 45 years, Legal Assistance to the Elderly (LAE) has been a beacon of hope for San Francisco’s most vulnerable […more…]
Most people are familiar with the phrase “Friendly Fire” – typically combat-related terminology that refers to the inadvertent shooting of […more…]
This past May, Legal Assistance to the Elderly fielded a call about a 92-year-old senior being evicted in San Francisco. […more…]