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El ex presidente Jimmy Carter, quien falleció el domingo 29 de diciembre a los 100 años de edad, tuvo un enorme efecto en el Estado Dorado mucho más allá de su presidencia, según líderes de organizaciones sin fines de lucro de California. Carter y su esposa Rosalynn fueron voluntarios...
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Former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday December 29 at 100 years of age, had a huge effect on the Golden State far beyond his presidency, according to California nonprofit leaders. Carter and his wife Rosalynn volunteered for four decades with Habitat for Humanity, helping to build...
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Zayna Syed CalMatters Las personas que han pasado tiempo en la cárcel pueden aprender a reparar y vender bicicletas si ingresan a un programa de cohorte de Community Cycles of California, una organización sin fines de lucro con sede en San José que ayuda a las personas que generalmente...
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Zayna Syed CalMatters People who have spent time in jail can learn how to repair and sell bikes if they get into a cohort program for Community Cycles of California, a San Jose-based non-profit that helps people who typically face barriers to employment develop business skills. The non-profit gives...
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Los latinos representan el 40% de la población de California, pero más del 56% de los estudiantes de las escuelas públicas desde preescolar hasta el grado 12º. Sin embargo, las tasas de graduación de bachillerato de los latinos son las más bajas de cualquier otro grupo étnico. Ahí es donde entra...
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Latinos make up 40% of California’s population and more than 56% of K-12 public school students. However, Latino high school graduation rates are low, prompting a national effort to encourage parental involvement. The Parent Institute for Quality Education is a nonprofit focused on social justice and equity-based approaches, empowering families to...
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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....
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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...
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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...