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Pedro Arista, senior director at San Francisco’s Hirsch Philanthropy Partners, has a saying: “Collaboration moves at the speed of trust.” Pedro Arista, Senior Director at Hirsch Philanthropy Partners. Arista, a philanthropic advisor at Hirsch, is a strong advocate for community-centered approaches to philanthropy that are influenced by Trust-Based Philanthropy and Participatory Grantmaking. In these frameworks, funders look to communities for insights, solutions, and decision-making power, treating them as trusted partners working together to achieve greater racial equity and systems change. Since 2017, in partnership with the Hellman Foundation team, Arista has led the Hellman Foundation’s Collaborative Change Initiative, which has [...more...]
Jamie Allison, an experienced leader in philanthropy, is on a mission to catalyze meaningful change in the eclectic San Francisco Bay Area. Originally from Tennessee, Allison has cultivated deep roots in San Francisco for more than 20 years. Her daily enthusiasm for the city’s beauty and potential is palpable. Recently, while driving on Market Street with her godsons, Asher and Kyle, the view of downtown appeared before them. Allison bounced in her seat, grateful for and astonished by its splendor. “This is home for me. I 100% absolutely love San Francisco. I love waking up here every day and I [...more...]
Arlene Stanich-Prince, Executive Director of Ohlhoff Recovery Programs. Ohlhoff Recovery Programs Executive Director Arlene Stanich-Prince has witnessed the barriers her clients face in accessing treatment in the Bay Area again and again.But she also knows this from personal experience. Her husband, insured by a prominent managed care organization, had to wait four months to see a mental health professional several years ago, and then was allowed to see that person only five times. If he wanted to continue his sessions, he’d have to see another therapist and start the process all over again – so he decided to go outside [...more...]
Queen Adu-Poku, CEO of Royal Emotional Care. At the start of the 2023 school year, San Francisco public schools received $1.28 billion to spend on 48,000 students – that’s nearly $27,000 per child. But in the coming years, that number is expected to decline dramatically. The city gives out funds based on school attendance, and numbers are expected to go down. That’s due to a number of factors, including people deciding to pull their kids from public schools and moving out of the Bay Area entirely. With the needs of students having only increased in the wake of the pandemic, [...more...]
Holocaust Museum LA honored icon Arnold Schwarzenegger with the “Award of Courage” at the 15th annual gala on Monday, November […more…]
For the last 65 years, Ohlhoff Recovery Programs has treated people battling drug and alcohol addiction. That experience, together with […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…]
Youth Leadership Institute (YLI) is redefining leadership for the youth of 21st century America. Faced with deepening inequities in their […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…]
Elizabeth* received the heartbreaking call that no grandmother is prepared for: her daughter, Maria, was neglecting her six young children […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…]
Originating in Yosemite National Park high in the glaciers above Tuolumne Meadows, the Tuolumne River flows through diverse landscapes and […more…]
When Lee Dunne was growing up in England, football (or soccer – depending on who you’re talking to), was the […more…]
Raphael House was founded in 1971 in Northern California as the first homeless shelter specializing in keeping families together. The […more…]
Maria Venegas, a PICO California leader based in San Francisco, is an immigrant mother. Evicted twice during the pandemic, she […more…]
Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI) was founded in the old-fashioned spirit of charity. A group of forward-thinking women in Menlo Park […more…]
Yeardley Love was a vibrant University of Virginia lacrosse player when she was killed by her ex-boyfriend three weeks before […more…]
In the wake of Maui’s tragic 2023 wildfires, relief organizations and the goodwill of the world at large poured into […more…]
World-renowned for its legendary wineries and best-in-class hotels, Napa Valley attracts visitors from across the globe. Often overlooked is the […more…]
This past May, Legal Assistance to the Elderly fielded a call about a 92-year-old senior being evicted in San Francisco. […more…]
As a new parent raising her daughters in the Bay Area, LuLu Roberts found herself far from her own large […more…]
When Cody Van Felden turned 18, she became homeless after her foster parents kicked her out of the house because […more…]
On a recent morning at Holocaust Museum LA (HMLA), Betsy, a docent, was leading a tour group of 20 LA […more…]
All parents want their babies to grow up happy, healthy, and well cared for. But with diapers costing a monthly […more…]
“Hope.” This overworked noun can read like a blasé greeting card shorthand to those who have no need of it. […more…]
“We would love it if kids didn’t need to go through a legal process that removed them from their family’s […more…]
By age 17, Xochtil Larios had experienced the foster care system, homelessness, and incarceration in juvenile hall for “like my […more…]
When Creativity Explored began in San Francisco’s Mission District in 1983, the nonprofit for artists with disabilities operated out of […more…]
Before the pandemic, Brad Adams, then the executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia Division, would often drive his two […more…]
As Rachel Bryant, a Black-Latina alumna of the counseling psychology graduate program at California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in […more…]
International poaching and smuggling crimes may seem distant to people who live in California, but the consequences of these illegal […more…]
When Alyssa was 15, she came under court protection due to physical abuse. In the foster system, she endured 17 […more…]
Most people are familiar with the phrase “Friendly Fire” – typically combat-related terminology that refers to the inadvertent shooting of […more…]
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1 in 5 children ages 3 to 17 has a […more…]
By the end of high school, Isaiah C. had already mapped out his future political career path. First, he’d get […more…]
At Aurora Theatre Company’s Alafi Auditorium, no audience member is more than 15 feet away from the stage. They all […more…]
Julie López played soccer for as long as she can remember. Growing up in a family of seven in Sylmar […more…]
As Joymara Coleman, a former foster youth, got ready to start college, she wanted a therapist in the Bay Area […more…]
Check out the details below, and RSVP links for both of Brady’s upcoming events: Join us on Monday, October 23, […more…]
Shelter and supportive housing programs at Homeward Bound of Marin will serve more just-picked vegetables in the coming months, thanks […more…]
Scott’s transformational investment in REDF showcases the strength of the employment social enterprise solution for advancing economic inclusion and equity […more…]
Firearm Suicide Prevention Day, part of Suicide Prevention Month, was created to educate about America’s growing firearm suicide crisis and promote […more…]
On San Francisco’s foggy Treasure Island, a daughter and father duo found a place to call home that addresses their […more…]
One Goal. Prevent Cancer. As a rare disease nonprofit, we understand the challenge of having little information and no treatments. […more…]
Check out these videos to keep up with the amazing work that Friends of the Children are doing in our […more…]
A Collection of Stories of People Who Came Close to Gun Suicide Every day in America, 67 parents, siblings, partners […more…]
Wu Yee Children’s Services Presents the 2023 Visionary Dinner and Gala: Stories Across Time. Uniting Communities for Brighter Futures. Wu […more…]
Income inequality in Marin is among the highest in the nation, and race plays a large role in who is […more…]
Summer opens with a clear path to ending veteran homelessness in Marin County! Crews demolished old warehouses this spring and […more…]
Mayor Shen Thao’s office nominated CERI staff member Sophal Yin as an honoree for the AAPI Heritage Month for the […more…]
On April 11, 2023, CERI officially opened the doors at our new office on Grand Ave in Oakland. We marked […more…]
A Home Within is thrilled to announce that we’ve acquired approval through the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer CE […more…]
YLC first launched the Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) in 2008. QPI is a strategy, method, and approach to transforming a foster care […more…]
Marin County is one of the wealthiest counties in the United States. Yet many in our community go without the […more…]
May is Foster Care Awareness Month and John Burton Advocates for Youth is delighted to be celebrating it with a […more…]
The RUNX1 Research Program (RRP) is holding its annual X-Out Cancer Campaign during the month of May. This year, we are debuting the RRP […more…]
JBAY is closing in on its first year of the Critical Needs and Opportunity Fund and one thing is clear: it has […more…]
We’re excited to announce that on April 12th, 2023 Congressman Mark DeSaulnier visited the CASA office in Concord, CA to […more…]
25 years of unconditional support. 25 years of long-term relationships. 25 years of never kicking anyone out of our program. […more…]
Join Friends of the Children Bay Area on Thursday, April 27, 2023 6:00-9:00PM for their Find Your Spark! 2023 Gala […more…]
All kids deserve the ability to play soccer. The mission of San Francisco Youth Soccer is to support youth soccer and […more…]
In 2022, Brady launched a statewide End Family Fire campaign in partnership with the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) to […more…]
“What am I doing here?” That is the question that foster youth Yuki Huang asked herself when she lived in […more…]
Support local students from low-income backgrounds to and through college at 10,000 Degrees’ annual gala, ONE Amazing Community, April 29th: […more…]
We are so proud of YLC’s Policy Director, Jenny Pokempner, on being named the American Bar Association’s Fearless Children’s Lawyer […more…]
Community Action Marin makes it possible for people in Marin to achieve well-being by providing the vital services they need. […more…]
In January and February, Wu Yee celebrated the Lunar New Year and Black History Month in San Francisco! Wu Yee […more…]
Spend the evening of Saturday, May 13th, with your community to help Bay Area families experiencing homelessness at the beautiful […more…]
Yeah, Art! is proud to be one of the featured nonprofits alongside Youth UpRising on NBC’s docuseries “Play It Forward,” featuring the […more…]
To My Community, My name is Violet and I need you! Being a former foster youth and first-generationundocumented student ignites […more…]
Please save the date for Community Action Marin’s annual fundraising event—STEP UP MARIN! —featuring live music, scrumptious food, and community connections […more…]
In her beautiful children’s book, Amanda Gorman writes, “I can hear change humming in its loudest, proudest song. I don’t […more…]
Culinary training and support services to enter the workforce will grow at Homeward Bound of Marin with help from $750,000 […more…]
Raphael House — the only privately-funded family homeless shelter in San Francisco — announces the launch of their Executive Leadership […more…]
On Sunday, February 5th, Holocaust Museum LA’s staff members and curators of the traveling exhibition “Hidden History: Recounting the Shanghai […more…]
Tom is a Bay Area native and has been a dedicated community builder and fundraiser. As a board member for […more…]
Community Action Marin, the county’s largest nonprofit anti-poverty agency, helps over 20,000 individuals each year. Our team works hard to ensure […more…]
This is a critical time of year for our Safety Net Services team, as winter weather, soaring electric bills, and food […more…]
Please join us for the first virtual Unsung Heroes event on Thursday, December 8th, 2022 from 3-4:30pm PST. We will be celebrating […more…]
On the eve of Veterans Day, Homeward Bound of Marin celebrated a future community in Novato that brings the countywide […more…]
War. Climate change. Poverty and inequality. Protecting democracy. Advancing education for women and girls. Multiple agencies could spend years tackling […more…]
The Giving List was created to make it easier for you to navigate the dizzying array of worthwhile causes and […more…]
“How are the moms? What else can we do?” Donors with the Marin Community Foundation (MCF) have been enthusiastically asking […more…]
Anthony Pico was homeless, unemployed, and had aged out of the foster care system when he started seeing a therapist […more…]
Believe. Partner. Connect. These three values animate the work of 10,000 Degrees, a uniquely successful Bay Area organization supporting students […more…]
Young women in the world often find themselves in perpetual combat with a system that has historically silenced and oppressed […more…]
In this golden age of documentaries, turbocharged by the streaming revolution, who is making sure that film’s potential to drive […more…]
After emigrating from Bulgaria in 1928, Alexander Angel Krem graduated from George Williams College in Chicago with a degree in […more…]
A mother passing you on the sidewalk. An elderly man waiting for the bus. A child playing soccer with your […more…]
The Continuum Foundation, a two-year-old nonprofit with big ambitions, is developing a completely sustainable and regenerative retreat center on 30 […more…]
When Krista and Danny Keller’s only son, Enzo, became desperately ill without an explanation, their world spun. Then Enzo could […more…]
During the first few weeks after David began mentoring Ronald, he would find the five-year-old child sound asleep, not participating […more…]
Well before Silicon Valley’s diversity problem routinely made headlines, The Hidden Genius Project began to tap into the talents of […more…]
As Daniel prepared to have gender-affirming surgery, he knew he would need a safe place to heal for several weeks […more…]
The Marin Art and Garden Center was established in 1945 through the foresight of a group of local women who […more…]
Mercy Center in Burlingame has been a spiritual oasis for the last four decades, a place of healing and transformation. […more…]
“Ne Tentes Aut Perfice.” This is the Latin motto that students and faculty at Dunn School, a private co-ed college […more…]
Founded in 1971 and nestled on 12 acres in Woodside, the National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy (NCEFT) is internationally […more…]
While Adrian Tirtanadi was working in community development, he came upon an idea: If everyone could access legal help, poverty […more…]
For many young people, the world can feel hostile. For LGBTQ youth, this feeling is too often a grim reality. […more…]
Support doesn’t end when you leave Raphael House, a long-term family shelter with a legacy of breaking barriers in Lower […more…]
Before 2009, Tim and Monica Babich were living in denial about Tim’s RUNX1 familial platelet disorder (RUNX1-FPD). After Tim’s aunt […more…]
In Scotty Kober’s eyes, soccer is the most versatile sport in the world. Anywhere, anytime, anyone can play – all […more…]
Robynne Jeisman simply wants young people to find a safe place where they feel like they truly belong. As the […more…]
The American Dream tells us that with enough grit and determination, anyone can pull themselves up by their bootstraps and […more…]
Esperanza was 19 years old and living in Malawi when she faced a serious health crisis. While giving birth to […more…]
Performance in the classroom, strong friendships, career success, and financial independence – these all start with a stable home life. […more…]
“You can’t be what you can’t see.” This quote from civil rights activist Marian Wright Edelman is the guiding force […more…]
Since 1970, Youth in Arts has been helping students find their voices through the arts and creativity. “We try to […more…]
Co-founder of the only tech news website for Black millennials; head writer for Disney+’s upcoming superhero series starring a Black […more…]
25 years of unconditional support. 25 years of long-term relationships. 25 years of never kicking anyone out of their program. […more…]
In contemplating the scope and destruction wrought by gun violence, it is understandable to despair. But inaction won’t save your […more…]
Over the past few years, California’s leadership has responded boldly to the well-documented youth mental health crisis – one that […more…]
Kanley Souet-Pich was familiar with the struggles of refugees as a young mother living in Oakland in 2019. Born in […more…]
Doria Robinson grew up in a tough neighborhood in Richmond, California. Liquor stores and fast food restaurants lined almost every […more…]
Despite being one of the wealthiest counties in the country, Marin County is one of the least racially equitable in […more…]
Alex Diaz, 26, first encountered the youth organizing and community building nonprofit Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ, pronounced […more…]
Every week, JFCS East Bay resettles three to four refugee families, the majority of whom have been arriving from Afghanistan […more…]
Here’s something you might not expect to hear from foster kids: “I want to spend more time with my lawyer.” […more…]
As a kid, Nilda Palacios was sexually abused at home and at school. She tried to escape into a relationship, […more…]
The San Francisco Bay Area is an exceptional place to live and raise a family. But it shouldn’t be just […more…]
Serving in the U.S. Army, Andrew learned to persevere through adversity. He later spent years living outdoors in a tiny […more…]
In 2018, a few months after Elizabeth Clews exited the foster care system at 18 years old, she was pregnant […more…]
Perhaps, if you were watching the Giants and Padres play in Oracle Park one recent evening, you might have seen […more…]
When two children got lost during a hike in rural New York with oncoming rain commingling with the darkening night, […more…]
Plastic is causing unprecedented damage to the earth, wildlife, and humanity. This year, researchers found microplastics in Antarctica’s snowfall and […more…]
Dr. Monique LeSarre wakes up in the middle of the night, over and over again, with the same thought: “I […more…]
At 18, after a youth spent in foster care, homeless shelters, and other county institutions, Dontae Lartigue rolled up his […more…]
The San Francisco Public Press wants you to know two things: the truth behind the major problems afflicting the Bay […more…]
The year was 2003, and the philanthropic sector was going through a period of significant evolution. Every day, new technologies […more…]
For 24 years, Students Rising Above (SRA) has helped thousands of students facing poverty and systemic barriers achieve success. “We […more…]
Ian, a former prison inmate paroled on the streets of San Francisco, knows how to do a tough day’s work. […more…]
Jessica Kahlman knows that many Bay Area students have yet to lay eyes on a majestic coast redwood or dip […more…]
Five-year-old Noah was almost legally blind, pressing his nose against the page to make sense of the words. Then a […more…]
At 20, Jacqueline Rodriguez found herself at a critical junction in her life. If she continued on her path, the […more…]
In 1945, William Zimdin, an Estonian immigrant who had fled fascism to California, dedicated his fortune to sending relief parcels […more…]
When tech entrepreneurs Michael and Xochi Birch launched a private social club, dubbed The Battery, in San Francisco almost a […more…]
When we at The Giving List spoke with Rhea Suh last year (“Bringing Environmental Justice Home”), she had just taken […more…]
In recent years, as racism, antisemitism, and bigotry have exploded around the world, the lessons of the Holocaust seem increasingly […more…]
The work we’re doing to advance racial and economic justice across the county is about inspiring hope and transforming lives. […more…]
YLC launched the Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) over a decade ago as a national movement committed to ensuring that all […more…]
Music, cheers, and applause energized guests and staff as Homeward Bound of Marin celebrated the Grand Opening at Jonathan’s Place, […more…]
We make it possible for people in Marin to achieve well-being by providing the education, mental health, and vital services […more…]
While extracurricular and enrichment activities like summer camp, dance lessons and sports are a key part of most children’s childhood, […more…]
At Community Action Marin we are focused on supporting family well-being through necessary direct services, childcare services and supports, and […more…]
Youth Law Center’s Quality Parenting Initiative has created a national movement to change the policies, practices, and culture of foster […more…]
Running the county’s largest nonprofit social services agency keeps the Community Action Marin team of over 200 staff busy. A […more…]
The participation of directly impacted youth in reform of our punitive and ineffective juvenile justice system is both necessary and […more…]
California’s juvenile justice system intervenes in the lives of some of the children who have experienced the greatest challenges, and […more…]
Everyone in Marin deserves the opportunity to have a roof over their head, nutritious food, and greater well-being. During 2021, in the face of unprecedented need and inequity and […more…]
The White House announced today that the Department of the Interior will reduce and eventually phase out the sale of […more…]
We are very excited to welcome Artavia Berry aboard as At The Crossroads’ new Executive Director. Artavia joins ATC with […more…]
YLC’s new investigative report, Designed to Fail, in partnership with Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) exposes the inhumane and abusive treatment […more…]
We’re close to meeting the fundraising goal for our Equitable Recovery Action Plan but need help to get to the finish line. […more…]
Preventing gun violence] is the number one issue for me.” — Coach Steve Kerr Thirty-six years ago, Golden State Warriors […more…]
We’re sharing news about our recent in-person event held at the The Battery in San Francisco. The event was hosted […more…]
May is #NationalFosterCareMonth, a time to recognize and highlight the experiences of those impacted by foster care systems. But at […more…]
A housing community that will end homelessness for 18 people is poised to bloom in Corte Madera as the newest […more…]
Please join us for our next free Continuing Education event! Did you know that when you volunteer with A Home […more…]
We’ve been thinking a lot about what an equitable recovery means for individuals and families across Marin. For some people, […more…]
May is National Foster Care Month, and during May, your donations up to $40,000 will be doubled. It’s the largest […more…]
YLC launched the Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) over a decade ago as a national movement committed to ensuring that all […more…]
If you had the chance to speak to the world at this moment, what would you say? To what or […more…]
Juma’s latest venture, Steep Creamery and Tea, is set to become a new kind of learning laboratory for Juma youth. […more…]
The San Francisco Public Press works on behalf of its readers and listeners to deliver in-depth and data-driven investigative reporting […more…]
Caregivers are the earliest and best advocates for children, and have the lived experience and expertise to inform how and […more…]
We invite you to join Community Action Marin, along with other community leaders and advocates for equity, to a special evening. […more…]
“Testimonies are perhaps the most powerful tool in bringing Justice to the victims.” —Reb Shlomo of Bobov In commemoration of Holocaust […more…]
A message from At The Crossroads Executive Director, Charles Lerner: “I have worked in nonprofits for over 25 years and […more…]
Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP and NCLR File Federal Complaint in Florida’s Northern District On March 31, 2022, lawyers from […more…]
The American tax code favors the generous by offering significant financial benefit to those that give to charity. On the […more…]
In what is being heralded as a historic win for advocates working to tackle the plastic pollution crisis, parties to […more…]
With the eruption of war in Ukraine, Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) quickly mobilized to begin accepting donations for […more…]
Marin County has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic better than other parts of California and the country. With high vaccination rates […more…]
Each year the At The Crossroads (ATC) team sits down to reflect on our organizational goals and progress, and set […more…]
Mentors 4 College, a unique, one-to-one college mentoring program for high school students and their parents, announced today that it […more…]
Today, the United States Senate voted 66-31 to confirm Chantale Wong to serve as the Director of the Asian Development […more…]
Listening to the needs of community this past year changed how Community Action Marin worked. Our Safety Net Services team […more…]
2022 Leadership Award recipients tackle the state’s most critical and high-profile challenges The James Irvine Foundation today announced the recipients of […more…]
The cosmetics industry generates approximately US$ 341.1 billion annually—and 120 billion units of plastic packaging, most of which are not […more…]
CURYJ youth are organizing for a future free from policing and incarceration. Xochtil Larios, our Youth Justice Program Associate and […more…]
While she had built a successful career, Lisa Greer wasn’t born into wealth. But when her husband Josh’s company, RealD, […more…]
Ryan had big plans as he looked forward to high school. As the school year began online, however, his dreams […more…]
Juma Ventures, alongside The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula, Year Up, and The San Francisco 49ers Academy, is […more…]
The lingering COVID-19 pandemic has required agencies across the health care spectrum to review their service-delivery models to ensure they […more…]
We’ve laid a table at Homeward Bound with inspiring events for 2022, starting with a graduation for trainees at Fresh […more…]
The largest database of ATF gun store inspection reports ever released to the public, exposing gun stores cited for breaking […more…]
Brady released a new report and a webpage on the “Origin of an Insurrection: How Second Amendment Extremism Led to […more…]
In December 2021, East Bay Children’s Law Offices, East Bay Family Defenders and Dependency Legal Services released results about their […more…]
Many of the individuals that At The Crossroads works with report that accessing services can be difficult. During COVID-19 these […more…]
Help us to Make It a Brighter 2022 for All. What not everyone realizes is that that there are still […more…]
When John Armour joined Capital Group Private Client Services more than 20 years ago, one of his first assignments was […more…]
When a flood of Afghan refugees began arriving in the Bay Area this fall, their plight was immediately understood by […more…]
No requirements. No finish line. Nobody gets kicked out. The San Francisco nonprofit At The Crossroads (ATC) practices a model […more…]
As devastating wildfires, a deadly global pandemic, and bitter political division make life feel chaotic, KQED has been a constant, […more…]
To those who say we can’t reduce gun violence in America, Tony Porter has a response: “Remember when we didn’t […more…]
A child comes into your life. Your response is an unqualified commitment to them – no matter what they say […more…]
We launched The Giving List to help the important nonprofits featured in this book spend less time fundraising and more […more…]
The Youth Law Center’s Executive Director Jennifer Rodriguez knows just how hard being a child in the foster care and […more…]
Outdoor education is a right, not a privilege – everyone deserves to know the joy of a bracing hike among […more…]
Who hasn’t wondered why, in an immensely wealthy and creative city like San Francisco, no one can move the needle […more…]
For the Cohen sisters, taking on the embodiment of the fossil fuel and climate crisis – plastic – started with […more…]
Meredith Curry is a veteran in the field of college access, having advised and led student-support organizations throughout California. Over […more…]
Every nonprofit has its superpower. For the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), it might be predicting the future. “If […more…]
It didn’t take long for Darrell Booker to impact one of the largest tech corporations in the world: Microsoft. In […more…]
Unbroken. Uncompromising. Unapologetic. Those three words, says George Galvis, succinctly describe the character of the Bay Area youth leadership and […more…]
In 2005, Napa County officials came to On The Move, a local nonprofit, desperate to move the needle on positive […more…]
For underperforming public schools across the country, the myriad challenges are plain to see. Too often, for students in those […more…]
If you drive through the Tenderloin, a rough-and-tumble part of San Francisco where California’s income inequality gap is on full […more…]
Two decades ago, André V. Chapman was torn between his executive sales job in Silicon Valley and a nonprofit he’d […more…]
Getting older is an isolating experience for anyone. For disabled and formerly unhoused veterans of a largely forgotten war, it’s […more…]
When COVID-19 shut down the Bay Area in March 2020, Sunday Friends Foundation had to pivot from hosting programs at […more…]
Veronica Toscano has overcome tremendous obstacles, regularly facing poverty and violence throughout her childhood in the South Bay. Her family […more…]
The year was 2003, and the philanthropic sector was going through a period of significant evolution. Every day, new technologies […more…]
Sandra beat breast cancer several years ago, yet continues to struggle with anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Luckily, to […more…]
The San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (SFBATCO) is rooted by the bonds of childhood friendship. Rodney Jackson, Jr. and […more…]
Often, the first question foster youth ask their court appointed special advocates, or CASAs, is: Who’s paying you? The answer: […more…]
In March 2020, the U.S. government awarded Seneca Family of Agencies an important contract to coordinate mental health services for […more…]
Not long after the pandemic immobilized supply chains, causing a shortage of basic necessities at San Francisco Bay Area food […more…]
As early as I can remember, my life has been an emotional rollercoaster. My family would go from being stable […more…]
Medicine often starts with a story. And the story Dr. Monique LeSarre tells about health and San Francisco’s African-American community […more…]
Ivana Jagodic Meholick was pregnant with her second child when she suffered panic attacks about a potential miscarriage. But they […more…]
When the pandemic forced the world to go virtual, the team at Pivotal – a nonprofit offering long-term coaching, scholarships, […more…]
Although you’ll seldom see them in comic books, search dogs are the closest thing to real life superheroes. Not only […more…]
Anne was a senior at Hollywood High School hoping to become a veterinarian. But the daughter of a single mom […more…]
Alvin Yu wanted to be the first in his family to go to college. But he needed a job to […more…]
Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) was founded in San Francisco in 1850, the same year as the State of […more…]
What if you could invest in an organization that, with an annual budget of $2 million, has produced $3.3 billion […more…]
“Helping kids in foster care reach their full potential.” The lightbulb went off, as it often does, during a walk. […more…]
For more than 40 years, Human Rights Watch has investigated human rights abuses, exposed the facts, and demanded change in […more…]
Out on the streets, Librado said his plans were “just to survive.” He worked full-time at a local electronics store […more…]
Lisa Truong was a new mom at home with her baby at the height of the Great Recession, when an […more…]
In 2023, on the Main Post of San Francisco’s historic Presidio, Futures Without Violence will open the Courage Museum, an […more…]
If news breaks about your giving, are you ready to respond? If you want to share a story about the […more…]
The first time Ali Knight walked into a prison at age 25, he was surprised to see a childhood friend […more…]
Rosemary “Rosie” Dyer spent 34 years behind bars for fatally shooting an abusive husband who’d dug a pit in which […more…]
Elaine Guarnieri-Nunn was attending a Facing History and Ourselves seminar about the steps that led to the Holocaust years ago […more…]
“I was one of those kids who thought he didn’t have a future.” This is what Samuel Carter, now 29, […more…]
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