Category Archives: Emergency and Safety

East Bay Agency for Children, Circle of Care

Healthy conditions are not distributed equally across our communities. Poverty, racism, and policies and laws that don’t support all families create barriers to wellness for many Bay Area families. EBAC’s transformational programs help children, youth, and families recover from trauma; …
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Mobility Matters

Can you Drive? Mobility Matters has Rides for Seniors, and Rides 4 Veterans, a free, one-on-one, escorted, door-through-door, volunteer driver program to its services for ambulatory seniors and veterans residing in Contra Costa County who were unable to drive or …
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Berkeley Food & Housing Project

Since 1970, Berkeley Food & Housing Project has been a compassionate provider of homeless services. We believe that everyone has a basic right to food, housing, and stability, and we work one-on-one with our clients to help them move toward …
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Bay Area Crisis Nursery

Bay Area Crisis Nursery is a gateway organization, dedicated to helping children and their families in times of extraordinary stress. We often see evidence of how larger social, economic and urban issues are affecting our local communities and the families …
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LinkAges

linkAges Community is a network that helps members form meaningful connections with people of all ages through rewarding exchanges of abilities and interests. Communities are strengthened as members connect with one another to share and learn skills or to give …
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Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments (SAVE)

SAVE’s mission is to strengthen every individual and family we serve with the knowledge and support needed to break the cycle of violence and build healthier lives. We have volunteer opportunities available in the following program areas: Office, Outreach, Direct …
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The Tree Monkey Project

Tree Monkey Project is dedicated to improving people’s lives through the strategic use of tree climbing skills and equipment, and protecting the forests and their sensitive habitats in the process. The Tree Monkey Project needs help in the following ways: …
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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 …
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Drowning Prevention Foundation

Do you know someone who drowned or had a near-drowning experience? These terrible accidents can largely be prevented through education and layers of protection. The Drowning Prevention Foundation, a Bay Area nonprofit agency that works to create awareness and advocate …
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Rape Trauma Services

The work of Rape Trauma Services is to stop cycles of suffering, for the well-being and the health of individuals and of the community. Our services are grounded in the philosophy that ending violence in all of its forms requires …
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