Category Archives: Sports and Recreation
Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors
Description of Organization and/or Volunteer Opportunities Available: BAADS is an all volunteer organization that strives to make sailingaccessible to people with disabilities. We have five larger keelboatswhich sail on Sundays and 20 small boats which sail on Saturdays. weask all … 
Wooden Boats for Veterans
Since 2015 we’ve given sail training to veterans, future veterans and their families on the water to provide physical, mental and emotional therapy for their injuries brought about by operational service. We provide three programs; sailing training, experiential sailing, and wooden …
Lichen Oaks Adaptive Riding Center
Lichen Oaks Adaptive Riding Center is 501(c)3 organization that provides therapeutic horsemanship and horseback riding lessons to any individual with specialized needs. The organization runs on volunteers to operate which includes leading horses and side walking next to the riders …
Northwest YMCA
http://www.ymcasv.org/northwest/html/volunteer.html
Get involved at the Northwest YMCA. Across the United States, more than 500,000 business leaders, community advocates, parents, teens and individuals who want to give back and support their neighbors volunteer at the Y. That’s because in 10,000 neighborhoods nationwide …
Spokeland Bicycle Collective
http://www.spokeland.org/volunteer
Spokeland is a not-for-profit, community-driven bicycle cooperative that aims to reach out locally and foster Oakland unity. We support the use of bicycles as a viable means of transportation as well as a healthy recreational activity. We are focused on …
California State Parks Foundation
CSPF’s Park Champions Program holds volunteer work days in state parks across California. This program was created in response to the unprecedented budget cuts that California State Parks face right now. In partnership with California State Parks, Park Champions provide …
The First Tee of the East Bay
http://www.thefirstteeeastbay.org/club/scripts/public/public.asp
The mission of The First Tee of the East Bay is to impact the lives of youth in the Oakland and Hayward areas by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game …
Lemonade – A Yoga Program
Lemonade provides ongoing weekly yoga classes to underserved youth in San Francisco’s juvenile justice system. Our program builds mentally and physically stronger youth, establishes self-awareness and focus, and encourages youth to listen to their bodies, take steps to change patterns, …
Mercy Housing
http://www.mercyhousing.org/about
Mercy Housing, a national nonprofit organization, is working to build a more humane world where poverty is alleviated, communities are healthy and all people can develop their full potential. We believe that affordable housing and supportive programs improve the economic …
Real Options for City Kids
Real Options for City Kids (ROCK) is dedicated to nurturing the healthy development of children by listening attentively to their needs and by providing opportunities to those who might not otherwise have access. ROCK aims to promote the positive development …
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