Woman’s career goal back on track thanks to Rubicon Programs
Donations will help Rubicon Programs provide provide job counseling, job placement, behavioral health and legal services for 1,700 people with barriers to employment.
Goodness Village sparks creative energy for formerly unhoused neighbors
Goodness Village will use donations to support a creative arts space in the organization’s planned building of a community center. The money will fund tables, storage and art supplies.
This San Mateo man — a former inmate — is now saving lives
Donations will be used by Horizon Services/Cherry Hill to create and distribute 1,000 safety and comfort kits to homeless individuals with substance abuse issues living in San Leandro and Oakland encampments and spread awareness of the sobering center.
Stepping out of the darkness and into the light
Donations will help the Bay Area Rescue Mission provide 20,000 meals for those in need of food during a six-week period. Meals are served 365 days per year to residents in the nonprofit’s shelters and to unhoused people in the area and those on the verge of being homeless.
After years in the foster system, a young woman gets a room of her own
Donations will help First Place for Youth provide housing, counseling, education and employment support to 140 young adults ages 18-25 in Contra Costa and Alameda counties who are transitioning from the foster care system.