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BAY AREA CHARITY NEWS
Bay Area food banks experiencing ‘alarming’ volunteer shortages
Five major Bay Area food banks are calling on the public to help after all the nonprofits reported “alarming” volunteer shortages in...
Resource Fair Brings Warm Clothes, Services To San Jose Homeless
Worrying about the living conditions at one of the largest homeless encampments in the Bay Area, a local nonprofit hosted a resource fair...
South Bay nonprofit unveils market for food-insecure clients
In creating a new space for clients to choose their food, West Valley Community Services not only upgraded but rebranded the space in its...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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