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F.I.S.H. of Sanibel-Captiva, Inc
I volunteer at fish. They go over and above to help those neighbors in need. The food bank and Back Pack programs help provide food for families. They help the elderly with transportation and visits.... more
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Oakland Nonprofits and Charities
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Junior State of America Foundation
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.95439 stars 285 reviews
Romi wrote:
As a teenage pacific islander, it was quite difficult to gauge how difficult university classes would be. In attending Stanford and Princeton via JSA summer school, my eyes were truly opened to the hard work still ahead as I graduated high school. In... more »
Arts & Culture
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PlanetRead
- Location:
- Piedmont, CA
4.82576 stars 132 reviews
sn1986 wrote:
Working with PlanetRead in the summer of 2006 gave me excellent exposure to using technology and media for educational change. While things in India are often disorganized, and PlanetRead could focus more on internal organization, their... more »
Education
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Playworks
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.98473 stars 131 reviews
Alleysha T. wrote:
Playworks is the best non-profit I know of! They are the only non-profit focusing on the epidemic of the deterioration of play. Playworks truly values healthy play, inclusion, respect, and healthy community with both the children they serve and with... more »
Children & Youth
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The Breakthrough Collaborative Inc
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.94949 stars 99 reviews
hppsmom wrote:
I love the concept of this organization - getting deserving kids on the path to college while also inspiring you teachers. That said, I see that there is a tremendous amount of turnover in the organization which would cause me concern as a donor. more »
Children & Youth
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Medical Education Cooperation With Cuba
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.88889 stars 90 reviews
jsouers wrote:
I am a student at the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in Cuba, a full scholarship program that graduates over 10,000 students a year to work in uderserved communities. I am so grateful to MEDICC for their work with the students. They help us... more »
International
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Dancin Power
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 89 reviews
ben_13 wrote:
Our organization Soccer Without Borders has worked with Dancin Power for the past two summers in Oakland and San Jose, CA where Dancin Power teachers have led amazing dance workshops with our youth during the Oakland and San Jose Refugee Community Soccer... more »
Children & Youth
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The Freedom Story
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.96429 stars 84 reviews
cclouie wrote:
The SOLD Project is an inspiration to families and children in both Thailand and the United States. As a volunteer, I have had to opportunity to travel to Thailand and work alongside SOLD and am continually impressed with their efforts. Within a year,... more »
Children & Youth
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Family Violence Appellate Project
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 80 reviews
Writer wrote:
I am an advocate working for clients at the trial court level. I have seen first hand how the work done by FVAP is changing the atmosphere and outcome of family violence cases in California. more »
Crime & Law
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Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.69492 stars 59 reviews
J. Sparks wrote:
As the current world food crisis amply demonstrates, humanity at large and the Western world in particular really needs the knowledge and wisdom of this group! Reading "Diet for a Small Planet" and "Food First" as a teenager changed my life, making me... more »
Food
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Reading Partners
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.94118 stars 51 reviews
jdgnjudi wrote:
Turtoring one on one with a struggling school child brings such joy into my life! As I work together with the child, I love to watch eyes sparkle, smiles spread across the face as we work together to learn to love reading. I view my role as not only... more »
Children & Youth
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Seneca Family of Agencies
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.83333 stars 48 reviews
mym8n1 wrote:
Writing on behalf of many concern families of Black, Latino and minorities of Urban areas, PLEASE pay close attention! POVERTY PIMPS, lots of good people but they don't do nothing for youth of color! POVERTY PIMPS, they target cities specifically... more »
Children & Youth
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Oakland Youth Chorus
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.89583 stars 48 reviews
Kwamegirl wrote:
My daughter is a participant in Oakland Youth Chorus' All-City Miracle Chorus and this organization is TERRIFIC! The teachers are fantastic and all come together to create a wonderfully diverse repertoire for these children to learn. They learn classical... more »
Arts & Culture
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BANANAS, Inc.
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.95556 stars 45 reviews
NanT wrote:
Bananas is a client-centered, child and parent advocate of the best kind. Their services are geared to the needs of children and supportive of parenting, a difficult job under the best of circumstances. more »
Children & Youth
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Wardrobe for Opportunity
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.97619 stars 42 reviews
Michelle S. wrote:
WFO provides continuous support for individuals getting on their feet and settled in with a job and career. WFO stays with them and offers support and nurturing unlike any other employment-focused organization. We are program partners and together we... more »
Job Training
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Lincoln
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.85366 stars 41 reviews
lgedigian wrote:
Lincoln Child Center (with locations and programs in Oakland, Hayward, and Concord, CA) is an amazing resource for families in the East Bay. I am most impressed by their dedicated staff. Whenever I get the change to speak to a Lincoln employee, I am moved... more »
Children & Youth
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National Council on Crime and Delinquency
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.89474 stars 38 reviews
John Crombach wrote:
I am a board member however I am also a client that was served by NCCD. NCCD was involved in a couple of projects involving the City of Oxnard addressing issues of gang and youth violence. NCCD was instrumental in the selection and training of the street... more »
Children & Youth
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The Mosaic Project
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 36 reviews
Marley wrote:
I am a teacher that brought my 4th grade students to the Mosaic Project camp in Napa and was blown away by how together the program is. After five days and four nights at Mosaic, my kids came home singing songs like "Fighting is not the solution..."... more »
Civil Rights
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Bella Vita Rescue
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.90625 stars 32 reviews
dessertqueen wrote:
We adopted 2 dogs from this rescue and we adore them. They backed their training and even taught us about diet, we highly recommend Bella Vita Rescue Team. more »
Animals
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Community Education Partnerships
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 30 reviews
schavez331 wrote:
CEP is a great organization. I volunteer in their tutoring program and the support that they provide not only to the students but also to me as a volunteer is invaluable. CEP is providing services to a population of students that are historically ignored... more »
Children & Youth
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Building a Solid Foundation
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
2.69231 stars 26 reviews
ladydogtrainer wrote:
This organization appears to be a scam. Their website shows them in Oakland, but the government website shows them to be in Long Beach and we saw one gentleman with paperwork showing them in Fontana. The e-mail addresses and phone numbers are no good.... more »
Mental Health
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Gratitude Alliance
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 26 reviews
rachcrow wrote:
I currently volunteer with Gracias by helping with the newsletter, writing blog posts and with social media posts. We have also donated to the Kenya project where our son volunteered earlier this year. There are so many issues that need addressing in... more »
Mental Health
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Sierra Club
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.27273 stars 22 reviews
Lisa C wrote:
This is an effective organization. From Colorado to Washington, DC, I have volunteered for Sierra Club on and off since the early 1990s. Most recently, I have volunteered with the DC Chapter and worked professionally in partnership with their headquarters... more »
Religion
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.45455 stars 22 reviews
JSPuskar wrote:
I have been a supporter of St. Vincent de Paul Society in Oakland for decades. I have followed their work in supporting the folks on the margins of society in my city, and I am very impressed with the work they do in feeding the hungry, helping those... more »
Job Training
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Mind Body Awareness Project
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
5 stars 21 reviews
anahatasound wrote:
Being involved with MBA has been a dream. To have the opportunity to teach inside of the facility has greatly shaped a stronger sense of mission for me. It works, the teens really want what we are bringing and are using it. more »
Children & Youth
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Bay Area Legal Aid
- Location:
- Oakland, CA
4.42857 stars 21 reviews
Tom wrote:
In my experience, Bay Area Legal is staffed by dedicated professionals who really believe in what they are doing. Bay Area Legal organized training in Family Law which featured very useful materials and presentations by family court judges and experienced... more »
Crime & Law
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