A teenage boy stands in juvenile court, shoulders tense. His crime wasn’t violence or dealing drugs, but hustling candy for pocket money, a desperate effort to help his struggling family weighed down by fractured relationships and substance abuse. Credible Messengers on staff at Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY) met the boy while he was [...more...]
25 years of unconditional support. 25 years of long-term relationships. 25 years of never kicking anyone out of their program. “We’re one of the very few organizations that really has a stated mission of meeting [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
Youth Speaks alumni include an Obama speechwriter, the founder of a Black-owned media tech company, and the youngest inaugural Poet […more…]
We know it’s only October, and you’re probably thinking more about pumpkin spice and Halloween costumes than the holiday season. […more…]
A teenage boy stands in juvenile court, shoulders tense. His crime wasn’t violence or dealing drugs, but hustling candy for […more…]
Social Justice
Gabriel was stunned when he opened a notice from his landlord: his rent was going up by 16.6%. “I felt […more…]
In communities across America, a tragic reality plays out daily: 92% of people facing legal issues do not have the […more…]
Homelessness
In the heart of San Francisco’s Bayview district, Diana had called the same house home for over two decades. But […more…]
Health & Wellness
In West Oakland – an area with deep roots in Black art, food, and community – access to fresh foods […more…]
In the fall of 1992, Lois Pavlow was seeking a solution. Living in San Francisco, she had an extra coat […more…]
On a weekday morning in Milpitas, a woman stocks produce at Safeway, greeting customers by name. This simple scene is […more…]
For the Environment
The banana slug moves silently across the forest floor, a strange but welcoming ambassador to the redwood cathedral above. For […more…]
For the Children
The 14-year-old girl from El Salvador had never been away from home, but Carolina* knew she had to run. The […more…]
In the heart of Silicon Valley, students attend well-funded public schools, and yet another story unfolds in those same hallways. […more…]
The Teaching Well was on on KTVU FOX 2! As the new school year approaches, teacher burnout remains one of the […more…]
For the Animals
We’re proud to share that Sage Compassion for Animals founder, Dr. Julie Smith and Board Member, Dr. Lissa Richardson, were […more…]
Each year in the U.S., hundreds of thousands of cats and dogs are surrendered to shelters – or tragically euthanized […more…]
Wilma Melville founded the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation in 1996, a year after witnessing the dearth of rescue dogs […more…]
Family Well-Being
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the latest data from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System […more…]
In March 2009, Lisa Truong was nursing her nine-month-old baby while her three-year-old toddler napped when an episode of The […more…]
Emergency Services
Direct Relief has a new President and CEO, Amy Weaver having taken the reins from retiring Thomas Tighe, who over […more…]
How many times has a family stared in slack-jawed wonder as the adorable new family dog tears around and around […more…]
Education
The National Writing Project (NWP) operates as the nation’s largest network of teacher-leaders focused on writing, with 150 university-based sites […more…]
Who among us doesn’t have a cherished memory of a stellar teacher who made a crucial, lasting impact on our […more…]
In 2014, East Palo Alto sat in the shadow of Silicon Valley’s giants – Facebook, Google, Stanford – yet thousands […more…]
Community Resilience
Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI) was founded over 76 years ago in Menlo Park by a group of forward-thinking women in […more…]
Since 2019, the cost of living in the city by the Bay has skyrocketed by 54%, forcing teachers, essential workers, […more…]
The call came on a Tuesday morning in July. Eliana*, 22 and struggling with her homework, learned that her parents […more…]
Advocacy
In a season of difficult national news pertaining to guns in America, Brady: United Against Gun Violence celebrates a massive […more…]