Category Archives: Education and Literacy
Book Wagon SF
The Book Wagon puts free books into the hands of children. After a pandemic year of closed schools, we are facing an ‘all hands-on deck’ moment. It is up to all of us to respond to this moment by promoting … 
English Together
https://englishtogether.org/make-a-difference
Bringing People Together English Together addresses the two-fold challenge of building community and providing opportunities for immigrant workers to develop practical English-speaking skills. Workers become more confident in using English. Workers and volunteers come together breaking down barriers and building …
Fortitude Careers
https://www.fortitudecareers.org/
Fortitude is a comprehensive youth and community development program that addresses several core community issues: job readiness, employment, mental health challenges, diminishing crime and poverty, and individual leadership development. We address the status of unemployed young adults who have no …
African Library Project
https://africanlibraryproject.org/
African Library Project establishes partnerships with African-based organizations that specialize in education, library or community development. Our partners must be capable of supporting the development of 30-60 libraries per year. We work in English-speaking African countries that meet our criteria …
mentor Tutor Connection
http://www.mentortutorconnection.org
Mentor Tutor Connection places trained volunteer tutors at Mountain View Whisman elementary and middle schools. MTC also places trained volunteer mentors at the three MVLA high schools.
Canal Alliance
Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. We are a nonprofit champion of immigrants who are challenged by a lack of resources and an unfamiliar …
Project Second Chance
t is estimated that one in five adults in California struggles with reading, such that they would be unable to handle basic literacy tasks. Project Second Chance was founded in 1984 to help tackle this problem. Since that time, PSC …
Wu Yee Children’s Services
WHO: Highly skilled, energetic professionals seeking to get involved philanthropically in their community by volunteering and fundraising to serve immigrant and low-income children and families. WHY: As a Wu Yee Ambassador, you have a unique opportunity to contribute to programs …
The Book Club of California
We print limited edition and letterpress publications collected by individuals, libraries, and institutions around the world, and host dynamic programs and exhibitions that offer insight into publishing, printing, literature, and the history of California and the West. Our special collections …
African Library Project
http://www.africanlibraryproject.org
The African Library Project was founded in 2005 by Chris Bradshaw and her family from Portola Valley, California. While visiting remote villages in Lesotho, a small mountainous kingdom in Southern Africa, Chris was inspired to work toward ending the cycle …
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