Meet the diabetic alert dogs who save lives
Donations will help Early Alert Canines support training and dog care and provide supplies to volunteer families who look after the animals before they’re placed with clients.
Housing helps at-risk Oakland man put down roots during pandemic
Donations will help East Bay Innovations purchase basic emergency items and supplies for more than 175 OakDays facility residents’ medical needs, including oxygen, evacuation chairs and mobility aids, client- and diet-specific food supplies, go-kits, battery packs and chargers.
Lions Center helps people regain the independence they lost when their eyesight dimmed
Donations will help Lions Center for the Visually Impaired offer vision services to older adults, group classes and activities for those with reduced vision and early detection exams for eye diseases.
Their grief brought them together; now they help others on the same painful path
Donations will allow Contra Costa Crisis Center to staff their Grief Counseling Services Coordination. The Crisis Center has been facilitating such conversations since 1963. The nonprofit is accredited by the American Association of Suicidology, and it provides 24/7 support and counseling for those in crisis, in distress, or feeling suicidal, 365 days a year. Its mission is to keep those in crisis alive until the storm passes.