Category : Nonprofit

While the San Jose Sharks hockey team battles its way through the 2019/2020 season, its official charity – the San Jose Sharks Foundation – is battling for Bay Area families and children. Established in 1994, the Foundation “is dedicated to enhancing the lives of underserved youth and families in the community with an emphasis in […]

Officially launched in 1996 by Stanford graduate Gary Riekes, the Riekes Center in Menlo Park has made it a mission to “provide each student with the best possible opportunity to define and accomplish individual goals, build character and learn transferable life skills through Creative Arts, Athletic Fitness and Nature Awareness, in an environment of non-judgment […]

When Lynne Tingle discovered that her Australian Shepherd puppy, Milo, was blind and deaf, she was determined to give him a good life. Tingle developed a series of taps to communicate with Milo, which proved to be a learning process for both that evolved into an unbreakable bond. “Given a chance to live, Milo became […]

Memorial Day is a stark reminder about the sacrifice men and women make to serve in the American military. Fortunately for those who serve, there are selfless organizations such as the Wounded Warrior Project that work hard to help military veterans and their families. “Veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, […]

Earth Day will be celebrated around the world on April 22, and four-star charity Earth Day Network is encouraging environmental awareness and education now and throughout the year. The organization’s mission is “to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide.” “Growing out of the first Earth Day (on April 22, 1970), Earth Day Network […]

Ice911, a Silicon Valley-based nonprofit founded by Stanford consulting professor Dr. Leslie Field, is working to mitigate climate change by restoring ice in the Arctic. “We can preserve Arctic ice by spreading our eco-safe reflective sand on top of ice in a strategic location of the Arctic,” the organization states on its website. “The sand […]

The not-for-profit Toys for Tots program has distributed more than 547 million toys since its founding in 1947. Toys for Tots was launched more than 70 years ago by Marine Corps Reserve Major Bill Hendricks and his wife, Diane. The first Toys for Tots poster was designed by Walt Disney himself. The U.S. Marine Corps […]

California has suffered through the deadliest wildfires in state history as the Camp Fire in northern California’s Butte County and the Woolsey and Hill fires in southern California’s Ventura County have combined to burn more than 200,000 acres and destroy more than 9,000 structures. More than 50 people have died in the fires, according to […]

As Thanksgiving Day approaches and families prepare for their traditional meals, there will be a number of low-income families throughout the Bay Area who will not be able to afford to eat. Enter Second Harvest Food Bank, a longtime champion in the battle to end local hunger. Second Harvest has been serving Santa Clara and […]

A troubling United Nations report on climate change issued earlier this month warned of devastating consequences to the planet by 2040 if greenhouse-gas emissions are not curtailed. Groups such as the Green Spa Network (GSN) are taking action now to help combat climate change.  GSN launched a Tree Planting Initiative with the goal of planting […]