Category Archives: Peninsula

PAWS – Pets Are Wonderful Support

PAWS - Pets Are Wonderful Support

PAWS believes that the healing impact of the human-animal bond is one of the best supports available for medically vulnerable individuals, and mounting evidence indicates that this bond can yield valuable health outcomes. For many people, having a companion animal …
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Palo Alto Humane Society

Palo Alto Humane Society

The Palo Alto Humane Society is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit, charitable, volunteer-supported organization. PAHS is one of the few humane societies nationwide with no animal shelter. Instead of managing animals inside a shelter, we work to keep animals out of …
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Muttville

Muttville

Muttville is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to improving the lives of senior dogs. On a local level, Muttville rescues senior dogs and finds them new homes or gives them hospice. On a global level, Muttville provides information about caring …
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Museum of the African Diaspora

Museum of the African Diaspora

The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) is a San Francisco based nonprofit organization that was conceived as a cornerstone of the economic and cultural revitalization of downtown San Francisco. Since it opened in December 2005 MoAD has become an …
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Mission Dignity

Mission Dignity

Mission Dignity Youth-led Peer Education and College Resource Center Mission Dignity is a community-based youth-led organization located in San Francisco’s Mission District. Mission Dignity’s vision is to improve the lives of culturally diverse youth by creating a new environment filled …
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Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

Open space lands offer a respite from everyday life, an oasis of nature and fresh air, and an opportunity to experience and learn about the diverse natural environment that contributes to our quality of life in the Bay Area. Purpose …
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Meals on Wheels, Meals of Marin, and Other Food Programs Near You

Meals on Wheels, Meals of Marin, and Other Food Programs Near You

Every day Meals on Wheels and other Bay Area meal programs deliver and serve thousands of meals to the elderly, homebound, homeless, and needy. Your volunteer help is needed in a variety of ways – from delivering meals, to grocery …
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Meals on Wheels of San Francisco

Meals on Wheels of San Francisco

Our agency’s mission of delivering nutritious balanced meals to homebound seniors in San Francisco has remained the same since our founding in 1970. For 40 years, MOWSF has set the standard for alleviating the financial and emotional costs of premature …
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Marin Community Food Bank

Marin Community Food Bank

Effective January 1, 2011, San Francisco Food Bank and Marin Food Bank are partnering to accomplish the singular goal of feeding more people at risk of hunger in Marin. Since 2008, both Food Banks have been serving Marin, each distributing …
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March of Dimes

March of Dimes

In local communities across the country, we’re helping moms take charge of their health, and supporting families when something goes wrong. The March of Dimes also acts globally: sharing best practices in perinatal health and helping improve birth outcomes where …
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