nonprofit

  • Two CA nonprofit leaders win AARP Purpose Prize

    Leaders of two nonprofits in California have won the 2024 AARP Purpose Prize, which honors people over age fifty who are making a difference. Don Schoendorfer from Irvine, who designed a wheelchair that can be distributed easily in developing countries through his nonprofit, “Free Wheelchair Mission,” is the first. Dr....
  • Oakland Nonprofit Fills Community Fridges to Combat Hunger

    Local nonprofits in the Bay Area are tackling hunger in low-income neighborhoods by stocking corner stores and “community fridges” around town with free healthy meals. The HOPE Collaborative in Oakland has received a $5,500 grant to help with this effort, from the Health, Environment, Agriculture and Labor Food Alliance – known as...
  • Former Stockton mayor launches nonprofit to end poverty in California

    Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, who made a political name championing a guaranteed income program, is hoping to take his policy ideas statewide by launching a new nonprofit aimed at reducing poverty in the Golden State. Tubbs, who relocated to Los Angeles after losing reelection in 2020 and now serves...
  • Organizaciones sin fines de lucro lideradas por Afroamericanos apoyan a comunidades de NC durante pandemia

    WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Organizaciones sin fines de lucro lideradas por negros en Winston-Salem están trabajando para ayudar a los residentes con la escasez de alimentos, el acceso a Internet y otros problemas agravados por la pandemia. El reverendo Willard Bass es codirector de la cooperativa SHARE Cooperative, una organización que...
  • Black-Led Nonprofits Supporting NC Communities During Pandemic

    WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Black-led nonprofits in Winston-Salem are working to help residents with food scarcity, internet access and other issues exacerbated by the pandemic. Rev. Willard Bass, executive director of the Institute for Dismantling Racism, and co-founder and co-director of the SHARE Cooperative, an organization which runs a food co-op...
  • Assistance League Organization Gives School Uniforms to 3992 Students

    Nonprofit Assists 39 Elementary Schools in San Jose San Jose, California – The Assistance League of San Jose is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization whose signature philanthropic project provided school uniforms to 3992 students from families who might have found it difficult to purchase uniforms for their children this school...
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