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BAY AREA CHARITY NEWS


South Bay nonprofits get school supplies to low-income kids
Two local nonprofits expect to provide school supplies to almost 3,000 low-income students through their respective back-to-school...


How Santa Clara County non-profits and parishes came together to distribute 17 million meals
As COVID-19 spread across Santa Clara County in March 2020, local charities heard the first pleas for help and developed a new food...


“Just a people person” has been handing out joy for years, getting back smiles at work and at a home
You may not be able to see it, but even covered by a Covid mask, Bobby Thomas’s smile lights up the meat counter he presides over at...


Sharks Foundation, SAP Provide Grant to CityTeam For Mobile Food Pantry
The Sharks Foundation and SAP have partnered to provide a $500,000 grant to local non-profit organization CityTeam (@CityTeam) to fund...


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,...


She was homeless and abused. Now, she’s a CEO in Silicon Valley
The question, as she stood in front of a roomful of angry neighbors complaining about her youth homeless shelter, made Andrea Urton’s...


In a pandemic, reaching San Jose’s homeless is a matter of trust
The road to Jurassic Park starts on a cul-de-sac in north San Jose. You have to go out of your way to find it — off the road, onto a...


The Power of Cake
Let’s talk about cake. Cake is the product of layering cooked batter, moist frosting and varying toppings. It comes in every flavor...


Girls in the Wild
Somewhere deep in the California wilderness, a group of teenage girls wearing matching hiking boots are lugging massive backpacks through...


Redwood City: Homeless residents to spruce up city as volunteers in new pilot program
In an effort to benefit the city and homeless residents, officials plan to spend about $757,000 over the next two years to spruce up city...


San Francisco non-profit aims to empower homeless through farm-to-table training
A non-profit in San Francisco is working to provide a second chance to those who are in need. The organization "Farming Hope" teaches...


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....
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