Category Archives: Education and Literacy
Centro Legal de la Raza: Youth Law Academy
Centro Legal de la Raza, founded in 1969, provides free or low-cost, bilingual, culturally-sensitive legal aid, community education and advocacy for low-income residents of the Bay Area, including monolingual Spanish speaking immigrants
Minds Matter San Francisco
Minds Matter is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to helping motivated students from low-income families achieve academic success. Each student is matched to a pair of young professional mentors who provide individualized support and guidance to help the student navigate … 
Super Stars Literacy
http://www.superstarsliteracy.org
We give every child the foundation for lifelong learning and achievement. Super Stars Literacy classroom volunteers support students by acting as one-on-one tutors, leading small group activities, and assisting the lead teacher with his or her classroom. Many of our …
10 Books A Home
10 Books A Home is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves families whose children are tracked to attend kindergarten in a school district where only 22% of 3rd graders read at grade level. 10BH positions children to succeed by providing families …
Napa Valley Museum
http://www.napavalleymuseum.org
Situated mid-valley in the historic town of Yountville, between St. Helena and Napa, the Museum provides unique experiences that enrich the cultural fabric of our community through exhibitions and educational programs. At Napa Valley Museum, explore the connections between our …
The All Stars Project of the San Francisco Bay Area
http://www.allstars.org/content/bay-area-all-stars
The All Stars Project of the San Francisco Bay Area (ASP of SF Bay Area) brings innovative, performance-based development opportunities to youth throughout the Bay Area’s poorest neighborhoods. All Stars’ after-school programs support young people to grow as leaders and …
Breakthrough Silicon Valley
Our dual mission reflects our desire to positively change the path of each of our student’s lives, to increase the number of talented teachers joining the education workforce, and to have a beneficial impact on our community. To that end, …
Room to Read
We envision a world in which all children can pursue a quality education, reach their full potential and contribute to their community and the world. To achieve this goal, we focus on two areas where we believe we can have …
Carr Educational Foundation – Daraja Academy
Carr Educational Foundation Our vision is to cultivate the power of personal potential – and we have launched the Daraja Academy, our first project, aimed squarely at that vision. We believe one girl can change the world. Daraja Academy is …
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.
Continuing support has been provided by 