Category Archives: Alameda
Tandem, Partners in Early Learning
Tandem™ has been providing early literacy and family engagement programming to the Bay Area for 13 years. We believe that if we are ever to close the opportunity gap, we have to do it by sparking joy, and everyone must … 
My New Red Shoes
My New Red Shoes provides Bay Area homeless and low-income children with a $50 clothing gift card and a new pair of shoes so that they can start the school year proud and ready to learn. In 2014, My New …
Ann Martin Center
Ann Martin Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk children, youth, and their families in Alameda County by providing psychotherapy, educational therapy, diagnostic assessment, and training. We promote healthy emotional development and effective learning skills. …
Coming of Age:Bay Area
http://www.ComingofAge.org/BayArea
Education? Arts? Health? Environment? How will you help change our world? Coming of Age:Bay Area has extraordinary volunteer positions for people 50-plus. We’ll help you find the perfect opportunity to keep you connected and contributing to the community. Positions are …
Alameda County Social Services Agency
http://www.alamedasocialservices.org
Our mission is to promote the economic social well being of individuals, families, neighborhoods and communities. The Alameda County Social Services Agency is comprised of 2,200 men and women working collectively and in partnership with community-based organizations, neighborhood groups and …
Alameda Backyard Growers (ABG)
http://www.alamedabackyardgrowers.org/
Alameda Backyard Growers (ABG) is a community-wide network of gardeners in Alameda, California. We grow food in our own yards and donate extra fruit and vegetables to the Alameda Food Bank. In the process, we get to know our neighbors, …
The Urban Farmers
http://www.theurbanfarmers.org
Why is it that each year, thousands of pounds of fruit rot on backyard fruit trees, while some Americans go hungry? It’s not that homeowners don’t want to share. The problem is one of coordination. How do we get the …
The Beat Within
The Beat Within conducts weekly conversation and writing workshops within Bay Area juvenile halls. Our volunteers, or facilitators, are the ambassadors of The Beat program withing the halls, conducting the workshops and encouraging the youth to participate and write.
Alameda County Social Services Agency
https://alamedasocialservices.org/public/community/volunteering/index.cfm
Our mission is to promote the economic and social well-being of individuals, families, neighborhoods, and communities in Alameda County. The SSA Community Ambassadors Program seeks enthusiastic, dedicated, and dependable volunteers age 15+ for a variety of engagement opportunities, including greeting …
CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children Alameda County
http://www.casaofalamedacounty.org/
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program is a nationally-based organization that provides one-on-one court advocacy to abused, neglected and abandoned children who are dependents of juvenile court.
Continuing support has been provided by 