Peninsula College Fund received a $10,000 grant from this publication s Holiday Fund campaign, which it used to bolster its services providing support for Bay Area high schoolers who are the first in their families to attend college.
From a "club kid" to a staff member, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula, an Almanac Holiday Fund recipient, shares how its programs build leaders from a young age.
Rockdale community members are partnering with Rockdale Downtown Association and the City of Rockdale to host the city's first annual "City of Angels."
Since its inception in 1996, the Day Worker Center has matched thousands of day laborers and employers, with the idea of providing a fair and transparent exchange of services. As a collective, workers determine the hourly rate of pay.
Acterra is a Palo Alto-based nonprofit that has invested in providing local public school teachers with tools to teach their students about the science behind climate change and ways they can be part of the effort to combat it.