Category Archives: Children and Families

Richmond Police Activities League

RPAL provides both 1:1 and small group mentoring. Mentors participate in a an orientation to mentoring; are trained in facilitating mentees’ development of a “Life Map” using curriculum designed by The Life Plan Institute and the California Mentor Foundation; and …
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Be a Mentor

Be a Mentor is a mentoring agency with 20 years of experience matching at risk youth with caring and qualified adults to help guide them through difficult times and enrich their lives with new experiences and unique insights.

Youth Homes, Inc.

Youth Homes, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to serving the needs of abused and neglected foster children and adolescents in California’s San Francisco Bay Area. We provide intensive residential treatment programs and community-based counseling services that promote the …
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Hollyhill Hummingbird Farm

Hollyhill Hummingbird Farm, a nonprofit corporation, is made up of staff and volunteers from the Silicon Valley working toward building a better community and a better world. The goal of Hollyhill Hummingbird Farm is to educate the community on food …
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Jumpstart

Jumpstart aims to close the gap in educational achievement between children from low-income communities and their wealthier peers, before that gap appears. In pursuit of this goal, Jumpstart recruits and trains college students, called Corps members, to help preschool-aged children …
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Family Violence Law Center

FVLC employs a dedicated group of women and men from a variety of backgrounds who together work towards a shared vision of a future without domestic violence. We are attorneys, psychologists, and advocates. Many of us are survivors of domestic …
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Reader’s Gym

Readers Gym is a nonprofit organization originally founded by middle school and high school students who are committed to dedicate time and effort in helping others to maximize their learning abilities. The founders understand that not everyone are given the …
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Slide Ranch

The mission of Slide Ranch is to connect the Bay Area with farm-based environmental education that focuses on the principles of sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship. By cooking, gardening, caring for animals and exploring country and coast, we teach students …
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Boost! West Oakland is a non-profit offering no-cost, one-on-one tutoring to K-5 students at Lafayette Elementary School in West Oakland. Our kids WANT to be tutored and look forward each week to that special one-on-one time. Each tutor is provided …
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