Veterans

Bay Area counties among most generous in California, according to study

A new study suggests that Northern California’s pocketbooks are frequently opened for charitable causes, with six counties in the Bay...

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...

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...

Operation Freedom Paws celebrates a decade of helping veterans with service dogs

Operation Freedom Paws is celebrating a decade of life-changing therapy. The nationally renowned nonprofit organization pairs veterans,...

How service dogs safeguard, deepen relationships and save us from ourselves

Leadership coach John Bates was speaking at a TED conference in front of a huge audience when his dog Flash walked across the stage,...

Nonprofits have saved us. Now let's save them

As we mark a year of life under lockdown, Americans are reflecting on COVID-19’s devastating toll: a year of loss, closures and anxiety....