Category Archives: Santa Clara

Companion Animal Rescue Effort

Companion Animal Rescue Effort

CARE’s mission is to find good, permanent homes for dogs and puppies that were abandoned, relinquished, or found and never reclaimed. CARE will provide temporary shelter, food, love, and medical care to these foster pets until they are placed. In …
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Breast Cancer Emergency Fund

Breast Cancer Emergency Fund

Breast Cancer Emergency Fund responds quickly and compassionately to provide emergency financial assistance to low-income women and men of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties who are in active treatment for breast cancer, in order to cover basic …
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Bill Wilson Center

Bill Wilson Center

Each year, Bill Wilson Center serves more than 10,000 clients in Santa Clara County through our various programs. Bill Wilson Center programs focus on housing, education, counseling, and advocacy. Bill Wilson Center is committed to working with the community to …
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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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Jewish Community Federation – Volunteer Placement

Jewish Community Federation - Volunteer Placement

The Jewish Community Federation works to protect and enhance Jewish life in our community through fundraising, strategic planning and providing funding for programs that care for those in need; that strengthen and secure the safety of the Jewish people; and …
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Jewish Coalition for Literacy

Jewish Coalition for Literacy

Who We Are The Bay Area Jewish Coalition for Literacy (JCL) is an affiliate of the National Jewish Coalition for Literacy. JCL aims to help reverse the trend of illiteracy across the country by mobilizing thousands of volunteer reading tutors, …
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General Hospice Information

General Hospice Information

For information on Hospice in your area please call the National Hospice Organization help line at (800) 658-8898 or write National Hospice Organization 1901 N. Moore St., Ste 901 Arlington, Virginia 22209 In California contact the California State Hospice Association …
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Hidden Villa

Hidden Villa

Hidden Villa is a nonprofit educational organization that uses its organic farm, wilderness, and community to teach and provide opportunities to learn about the environment and social justice. Hidden Villa stretches over 1600 acres of open space in the foothills …
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Gardening

Gardening

Whether you want to volunteer one day or every day, there are dozens of garden-type volunteer groups anxious to know you. Here is how to get started: Decide what you want to do and how often. Some programs call for …
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The Trail Center

The Trail Center

The Trail Center is a non-profit volunteer organization formed in 1983 to provide and promote quality non-motorized trail opportunities for all people in San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Francisco counties. The Trail Center works with government agencies, …
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