California State Senate Passes Bill Letting Nonprofits Run Parks
A bill designed to make it easier for state parks to enter operating agreements with nonprofits has passed the Senate with little opposition.
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A bill designed to make it easier for state parks to enter operating agreements with nonprofits has passed the Senate with little opposition.
A local nonprofit is dedicated to donating bicycles to all needy children in Santa Clara County. Since 2005, TurningWheels For Kids has donated 11,000 bikes to local kids.
Sacred Heart hopes to give away 2,000 backpacks filled with school supplies on August 12th but to meet that goal they need more help from the community.
Reading Is Fundamental has partnered with Macy's in their latest "Be Book Smart" campaign to raise 1 million books for underserved children across the country.
Project Open Hand is using peanut butter to spread their help to the critically ill, homebound, elderly and those living with HIV/AIDS.
Decorated with a giant ribbon and bow, the 75,000 square foot building estimated at $9 million is a gift from the Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
It's hard raising money for charity in a tough economy, but an East Bay man helps devise creative events to do just that.
An online simulation tool was launched Thursday that lets people decide for themselves how to balance California's budget. "The California Budget Challenge" has been updated to reflect the cuts made in March and the governor's May revision.
With gas hitting $4.50 a gallon, it's a huge additional expense for Bay Area food banks, said Tami Cardenas with the Second Harvest Food Bank in San Jose.
The cast of the Broadway hit show 'Stomp' has partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank to Stomp Out Hunger.
An East Bay nonprofit that works on homeless prevention is using unique loan opportunities to get low income families into previously foreclosed homes.
Monday, the National Arts Index was out, offering the first comprehensive look at how the arts fared during the recession thus far.
Taking a page of the corporate world, non-profits are using mergers to help more people.
The end of the holidays doesn't change a thing for people in need, and the lines at the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano County prove it, said executive director Larry Sly.
A San Jose charity planned to hand out 20,000 toys to low income families by the end of the day Wednesday. Some parents even camped out overnight outside Sacred Heart Community Service.
The St. Anthony Foundation is hoping to collect thousands of homemade scarves to hand out to clients on Christmas Day.
A nearly four-year-old dog rescue organization from San Francisco found itself in the national spotlight, thanks to the generosity of the nation's talk show "queen," Oprah Winfrey.
Needy families and the homeless lined up around the block as volunteers at Sacred Heart Community Service handed out thousands of holiday food boxes Monday, more than the organization has ever tried to distribute before.
With a week to go before Thanksgiving, turkey and food donations are coming in a little too slowly at South Bay charities.
A San Jose man has put out a call for Bay Area residents to empty their closets for a good cause. He set his sights on spearheading the largest shoe drive ever for the needy.
