Juma’s latest venture, Steep Creamery and Tea, is set to become a new kind of learning laboratory for Juma youth. With support from the Citi Foundation’s Community Progress Makers Initiative and other generous donors, Juma is poised to evolve Steep from an ice cream and boba tea shop into the next iteration of Juma job [...more...]
Join Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI) for our 34th annual Authors Salon on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at the fabulous Grand Bay Hotel (former Sofitel) in Redwood City/Redwood Shores. Get your tickets now to experience a literary journey featuring [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
At Futures Explored’s new Concord studio, the air hums with possibility. Cameras roll, lights flicker, and a young director named […more…]
A teenage boy stands in juvenile court, shoulders tense. His crime wasn’t violence or dealing drugs, but hustling candy for […more…]
Young people are on the frontlines, often literally, of the world’s cultural and political battles. But rarely given opportunities to […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 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…]
In Sierra Leone, a struggling mother of two named Christiana sought an abortion from the only source she knew. Untrained, […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
When families have a child with a critical illness, not only do they face the medical crisis; they face emotional […more…]
In the heart of Silicon Valley, students attend well-funded public schools, and yet another story unfolds in those same hallways. […more…]
The 14-year-old girl from El Salvador had never been away from home, but Carolina* knew she had to run. The […more…]
For the Animals
Wilma Melville founded the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation in 1996, a year after witnessing the dearth of rescue dogs […more…]
We’re proud to share that Sage Compassion for Animals founder, Dr. Julie Smith and Board Member, Dr. Lissa Richardson, were […more…]
On Saturday, June 6, 2026, Berkeley Humane will host two exciting events in one incredible day, all at the same location and […more…]
Family Well-Being
A mom in East Palo Alto went to jail for stealing diapers; her kids went to foster care. According to […more…]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the latest data from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System […more…]
Emergency Services
The Search Dog Foundation (SDF) has announced the deployment of seven specialized canine disaster search teams to Washington state as […more…]
For nearly 80 years, Direct Relief has stood ready to meet the cascading challenges of global disasters, delivering life-saving medicines, […more…]
Education
Being the first in your family to attend college is a remarkable achievement, but one that also comes with a […more…]
In 2014, East Palo Alto sat in the shadow of Silicon Valley’s giants – Facebook, Google, Stanford – yet thousands […more…]
The National Writing Project (NWP) operates as the nation’s largest network of teacher-leaders focused on writing, with 150 university-based sites […more…]
Community Resilience
The call came on a Tuesday morning in July. Eliana*, 22 and struggling with her homework, learned that her parents […more…]
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…]
Advocacy
In response to the tragic unintentional shooting death of 15-year-old Ethan Song in Connecticut, Ethan’s Law was introduced in Congress […more…]