Alameda Point Collaborative
Alameda Point Collaborative is a supportive housing community that uses all its resources to help families and individuals break the cycle of homelessness and poverty. We are the largest supportive housing provider for homeless families [...]
Americans for Responsible Solutions
On January 8, 2011, a mentally ill young man shot Congresswoman Gabby Giffords in the head, killed six of her constituents, and wounded 12 others. Since that tragedy in Tucson, America has seen too many [...]
Beginnings Inc.
It’s about giving the smallest among us a chance… Imagine how tough it is to be a child…learning to walk and climb and jump…learning how to use the toilet and how to get dressed…learning how to speak [...]
City Arts & Lectures
Since 1980, San Francisco-based non-profit City Arts & Lectures has offered unique programs with leading figures in arts and ideas. Each year there are more than fifty lectures and onstage conversations – and a few [...]
Envision Academy
Photo Caption: 2013 Envision Academy graduate Hector Sanchez receiving his diploma from Envision Schools Superintendent Gia TruongUpon graduation, Hector earned Envision Academy’s 2013 Jackie Robinson Scholarship, an award given to a student who demonstrates college readiness [...]
Foundation of the Sacred Stream
The Foundation of the Sacred Stream has been offering classes and trainings since 2002. Thousands of students have taken classes or trainings and the curriculum has steadily grown since the first classes were offered. In [...]
Larkin Street Youth Services
Larkin Street was founded in 1984 by a group of local business owners, church members, and neighbors who were concerned by the rising number of young people engaging in risky behaviors on the streets of San Francisco. [...]
Planned Parenthood
We are a trusted health care provider, an informed educator, a passionate advocate, and a global partner helping similar organizations around the world. Planned Parenthood delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to [...]
Richmond District Neighborhood Center
The history of Richmond District Neighborhood Center is a testimony to the power of successful community activism. The Center was founded in 1980 as Richmond District residents rallied to save the former Lucinda Weeks School [...]
Starr King Elementary School
Located on the southwestern slope of Potrero Hill in San Francisco, Starr King Elementary School serves students from the immediate Potrero Hill neighborhood as well as San Francisco at large. Honoring the spirit of our [...]
Stepping Stone
Stepping Stone: A Private Residential Facility Offering Treatment for Women In Recovery Mission Stepping Stone’s mission is to assist women in early recovery from alcohol and other drug abuse to rebuild their lives and re-enter society. We [...]
Swords to Plowshares
When Their Service Ends, Our (or Their) Mission Begins: War causes wounds and suffering that last beyond the battlefield. Swords to Plowshares’ mission is to heal the wounds, to restore dignity, hope, and self-sufficiency to all veterans [...]
The Loretto Community
The Loretto Community is a congregation of Catholic vowed Sisters and both lay and vowed Co-members. The Community is an outgrowth of the Sisters of Loretto. We were founded on the Kentucky frontier in 1812, [...]
The National Women’s History Museum
The National Women’s History Museum’s vision is to build a world-class museum at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The National Women’s History Museum currently raises awareness and honors women’s diverse experiences and achievements through [...]
The New Leader Scholarship
The New Leader Scholarship provides aid to extraordinary upper division and graduate students in San Francisco/Bay Area public universities. We are committed to supporting economically and socially disadvantaged youth, mainly people of color, who have [...]
The San Francisco Drydock
The Dry Dock is a safe, friendly facility dedicated to providing support to 12-Step group meetings. If you are on the road to recovery, please attend one of the many meetings held at our facility.. [...]
Vida Verde
Providing free, overnight, environmental learning experiences for students who don’t otherwise get the opportunity. V.V. was born from the need to offer inner-city kids the opportunities and experiences that can ignite imagination, link classroom lessons [...]