A mom in East Palo Alto went to jail for stealing diapers; her kids went to foster care. According to the California Poverty Measure, approximately 375,000 babies in California do not have the diapers they need, and their families are going to extraordinary lengths to prevent serious infections. Diapers can cost upwards of $120 per child per month. This is a huge expense for low-income families struggling to make ends meet. “A child needs between [...more...]
Rhett Ayers Butler describes himself as a lucky child. With collected airline miles from his father’s job and a travel agent for a mother, Butler had seen the wilds of Botswana, Ecuador, and Zimbabwe before [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
Sherry “Dusty” Harris was a single mother raising three daughters in a subsidized housing complex in the Western Addition of […more…]
How can we ensure young people have healthy, promising futures? By giving them the resources, relationships, and environments that support […more…]
Soccer and poetry may seem like an unusual pairing, but America SCORES Bay Area knows it’s a magical mix with […more…]
Well Being & Health
Growing up as a gay, Black man in Oakland, George Jackson has strong ties to the community he serves. The […more…]
At Partnerships for Trauma Recovery (PTR), we recognize that language is more than just communication—it is a bridge to healing. […more…]
Bembe* – a 32-year-old father and husband – experienced severe physical and emotional violence in Guatemala because he is Maya […more…]
Getting the Message Out
Rhett Ayers Butler describes himself as a lucky child. With collected airline miles from his father’s job and a travel […more…]
Maty Thiane was a 14-year-old teenager from Senegal when she was uprooted from all she knew and loved and moved […more…]
Unlike mainstream media, Mongabay is dedicated to consistent, in-depth reporting on deforestation, biodiversity, and environmental justice. Our investigative journalism has: […more…]
Fostering Care
“What appeals to me so much about A Home Within is the kind of person that makes the commitment to […more…]
Sarah Gentle was 17 and in foster care when she had a meeting with her Individualized Education Plan (IEP) team. […more…]
Emergency Services
Santa Barbara-based Direct Relief has been awarded the 2025 Seoul Peace Prize for its longstanding humanitarian work in delivering medical resources to […more…]
Direct Relief navigates the war zones in Ukraine to deliver cystic fibrosis medications, transports Mpox vaccines to clinics in the […more…]
How many times has a family stared in slack-jawed wonder as the adorable new family dog tears around and around […more…]
Education
Imagine a high school student in the 90th percentile or higher of their class who is enthusiastic about learning and […more…]
Although Berkeley is less than an hour’s drive from the hub of Silicon Valley, the region’s innovation and resources remain […more…]
“Your life won’t work out if you don’t do well in school.” “You’re a disappointment or a failure if you […more…]
Advocacy
Last Spring, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) led its 11th annual Quest for Democracy (Q4D), a day of […more…]
April is National Poetry Month! Youth Speaks believes poetry is a powerful tool for young people to speak up, be heard, and […more…]
Since its founding in 1978, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) has been at the forefront of criminal justice […more…]
A Helping Hand
A mom in East Palo Alto went to jail for stealing diapers; her kids went to foster care. According to […more…]
Xochtil Larios was only 16 when she found herself behind bars and caught up in the criminal justice system. She […more…]