The CBS News Bay Area Icon Award honors our local community heroes who do outstanding service to make our San Francisco Bay Area a better place.
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The CBS News Bay Area Icon Award honors our local community heroes who do outstanding service to make our San Francisco Bay Area a better place.
Two Oakland natives began spreading holiday cheer after a whimsical decision 17 years ago drove them to give back to their childhood community.
Make a sandwich. Make a difference. It's what a San Francisco woman does all year long to feed the unsheltered in San Francisco neighborhoods.
Five million children are impacted by a parent's cancer diagnosis, according to the CDC, and two Bay Area leaders are harnessing the power of community to bring them hope and healing.
The Matt Garcia Foundation continued the work of the Fairfield native who declared as a sixth grader that he would one day hold public office.
For the last 32 years, a Livermore man has kept a decades-old rodeo tradition alive for children living with developmental challenges.
Kerry Rich and Mizpah Brown-Rich are walking alongside families living with autism. The husband and wife remember how heart-wrenching it was when their son, Joshua, was diagnosed years ago at age 2.
A San Francisco man is planning his 53rd annual party to generate toy donations for underserved children over the Christmas holidays.
The retired stockbroker wanted to help break the cycle of poverty among at-risk children. So, she founded Financial Literacy for Kid$ in 2020.
Two San Francisco natives are sharing their love of surfing to empower young people who are facing trauma in their lives.
A Bay Area pediatrician is making sure girls don't get left on the sidelines when it comes to the long-term benefits of playing team sports.
While two-thirds of women say high tuition is a barrier to enrolling in college, compared to less than half of men, a South Bay woman has found a creative way to help bridge the gap
More than 40 years ago, some 150,000 refugees came to the U.S. to flee the oppressive Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. One woman who resettled in the East Bay was inspired to serve newcomers who come to America to start over.
A Fremont family launched a nonprofit that teaches school children about beach safety after their visit to a beach in 2021 ended in tragedy.
A Peninsula woman has made it her mission to celebrate birthdays of shelter residents, making sure people living with homelessness are not forgotten while providing them hope for the future.
A Peninsula woman has been a source of hope and help the homeless in northern San Mateo County for nearly 30 years.