Category Archives: Policy Advocacy
Berkeley Schools Volunteers (BSV), Berkeley Public Schools Fund
https://www.berkeleypublicschoolsfund.org
The Berkeley Public Schools Fund is the largest source of outside funding to directly reach teachers and programs in every Berkeley public school, from Pre-K through 12th grade. Our mission is to inspire and empower an extraordinary public education for … 
Know a Vet?
Know a Vet? is an advocacy program, focusing on assisting veterans, and their families, access and use the VA benefits they are entitled to receive. We also will assist veterans not eligible for VA benefits, and their family members, find …
SunWork Renewable Energy Projects
SunWork (sunwork.org), a Milpitas-based nonprofit, installs solar electricity systems on small-energy-footprint homes with the help of its cadre of trained volunteers. We also do installations for other nonprofits, such as schools and churches. Our mission is to make solar energy …
YWCA Berkeley/Oakland
Our three goals guiding all our work are the elimination of racism, the economic empowerment of women and the development of leaders. We invite you to become a member, attend classes or volunteer in our many programs in: mentoring, leadership …
Breathe California
Breathe California has many services to promote lung health and clean air. Our current focus is on Asthma, Air Quality, Tobacco Prevention and Control and Lung Health Research
Eviction Defense Collaborative
http://www.evictiondefense.org
The Eviction Defense Collaborative is the principal organization in San Francisco helping low-income tenants respond to eviction lawsuits. Each year we provide emergency legal services and rental assistance to over 5,000 tenants in San Francisco through our drop-in clinic on …
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 …
United Nations Association of San Francisco
The United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) is a membership organization dedicated to inform, inspire, and mobilize the American people to support the ideals and vital work of the United Nations. For 70 years UNA-USA has …
Social Justice Collaborative
http://socialjusticecollaborative.org/
SJC is dedicated to the promotion of social welfare through the defense of human and civil rights. We provide free and low-cost legal services to low-income individuals who cannot afford private counsel. SJC ensures that everyone can obtain fair representation …
Upwardly Global
Today there are more than 1.8 million immigrants in the U.S. who are college-educated, have the legal right to work, but are unemployed or significantly underemployed. In their home countries they were engineers, doctors, scientists, accountants, and nonprofit professionals. In …
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