San Jose struggles to reduce homeless count
San Jose’s unhoused population is not as big as initially reported, but the number of chronically homeless people continues to grow, new...
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BAY AREA CHARITY NEWS
Bay Area Non-Profits
- Jan 3
DECADE-LONG VOLUNTEER BRINGS REASSURANCE TO BAY AREA CHILDREN LIVING IN SHELTERS
Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Avery Robins. Read her story and nominate an outstanding volunteer or family as a Daily Point of...
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Bay Area Non-Profits
- Dec 12, 2022
Bay Area charities see uptick in donations on Giving Tuesday. Here's how you can help
Giving Tuesday is a day that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give. It was created in 2012 to encourage people to do good....
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Bay Area Non-Profits
- Nov 19, 2022
Bay Area Girl Scouts Lend a Helping Hand
Girl Scouts from troop 61707 visited the Bay Area site this Summer to help with puppy socialization and a few volunteer activities. They...
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Bay Area Non-Profits
- Nov 13, 2022
Operation Freedom Paws founder recognized for services to Bay Area Veterans
Mary Cortani started Operation Freedom Paws in 2010 with financing from friends and family, and a “passion” to train service dogs and...
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Bay Area Non-Profits
- Oct 22, 2022
New nonprofit meets SF’s homeless where they are, one step at a time
Brad Reiss, 60, didn’t always think about the importance of socks until he started passing them out to homeless people in the Tenderloin....
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Bay Area Non-Profits
- Oct 1, 2022
Bay Area Non-Profit Launches 24/7 Crisis Text Line for Teens
The Bay Area youth charity, A Brighter Day, has officially partnered up with Crisis Text Line; now anyone can text BRIGHTER to 741741 to...
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Bay Area Non-Profits
- Sep 24, 2022
Can Santa Rosa end family homelessness? New Catholic Charities project says yes
Catholic Charities in Santa Rosa, California, has opened a new homeless services center opened to help families and others at risk of...
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Bay Area Non-Profits
- Aug 30, 2022
San Jose woman's nonprofit gives foster teens, young adults path to academic success
Nationwide, about half of all foster kids drop out of high school and fewer than 3% make it through four years of college. A Bay Area...
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