On Friday, June 14th CURYJ hosted the first of our 3 Summer Town Nights events. We kicked off the series with our traditional Juneteenth Festival, honoring the fight for Black liberation, and the ACA8 campaign to end involuntary servitude behind bars.Our new location in Fruitvale Village (at Fruitvale Bart Station) hosted community groups, local vendors, and performances by [...more...]
Wu Yee Children's Services Presents the 2023 Visionary Dinner and Gala: Stories Across Time. Uniting Communities for Brighter Futures. Wu Yee Children's Services, a grassroots, city-wide nonprofit committed to supporting children and families in San [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
Congratulations to Doug Paniagua & Austin Le for having their stories transformed into short plays at Lodi’s 2nd Annual Fresh Ink Fest. This event, […more…]
Youth Speaks alumni include an Obama speechwriter, the founder of a Black-owned media tech company, and the youngest inaugural Poet […more…]
“Sometimes success feels like staying afloat,” says Briana, a former foster youth describing her uphill journey. At 18, “emancipated” from […more…]
Social Justice
In communities across America, a tragic reality plays out daily: 92% of people facing legal issues do not have the […more…]
Gabriel was stunned when he opened a notice from his landlord: his rent was going up by 16.6%. “I felt […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
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…]
In West Oakland – an area with deep roots in Black art, food, and community – access to fresh foods […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 Teaching Well was on on KTVU FOX 2! As the new school year approaches, teacher burnout remains one of the […more…]
In the heart of Silicon Valley, students attend well-funded public schools, and yet another story unfolds in those same hallways. […more…]
When families have a child with a critical illness, not only do they face the medical crisis; they face emotional […more…]
For the Animals
On Saturday, June 6, 2026, Berkeley Humane will host two exciting events in one incredible day, all at the same location and […more…]
In the San Francisco Bay Area, a family’s love for their pet can be tested by the high cost of […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
When Barbara Carberry’s extended family were welcoming a new baby, she faced a dilemma: what meaningful gift could she give parents who already had […more…]
Most baby care equipment assumes parents can reach over high crib rails and lift infants while standing. For the growing […more…]
Emergency Services
Direct Relief has debuted a new public service announcement featuring Emmy Award-winning actress, comedian, and long-time supporter Jane Lynch. In […more…]
The Search Dog Foundation (SDF) has announced the deployment of seven specialized canine disaster search teams to Washington state as […more…]
Education
In 2014, East Palo Alto sat in the shadow of Silicon Valley’s giants – Facebook, Google, Stanford – yet thousands […more…]
Who among us doesn’t have a cherished memory of a stellar teacher who made a crucial, lasting impact on our […more…]
Being the first in your family to attend college is a remarkable achievement, but one that also comes with a […more…]
Community Resilience
Join Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI) for our 34th annual Authors Salon on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at the fabulous Grand Bay Hotel (former […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
Gun violence. The phrase has become almost blandly ubiquitous in American culture. But to those who have experienced the piercing […more…]